Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Marswolf68 
- Chart updated: 12/24/2025 20:45
- (Created: 02/03/2019 23:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
944
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
6,319
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
6,984
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Year of Release:
1979
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30,593
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Year of Release:
1971
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21,005
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,766
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,321
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Uriah Heep | 6 | 6% | |
| Steppenwolf | 6 | 6% | |
| Dr. Feelgood | 5 | 5% | |
| The Who | 5 | 5% | |
| Roxy Music | 4 | 4% | |
| Dave Edmunds | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 20th to 12thDown By The Jetty by Dr. Feelgood |
| Up 2 from 19th to 17thMy Sportin' Life by John Kay |
| Up 1 from 16th to 15thBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 14th to 20thArmed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thStoned Guitar by Human Instinct |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thWho's Next by The Who |
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| ! | 09/08/2025 11:31 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2024 17:19 | Johnnyo | 2,568 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2022 11:37 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/30/2024 17:20 | #306715
Quality chart. Nice selection of the rockier side of the ‘70’s.
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Larcx13 11/07/2020 15:39 | #260326
I was gonna give you 100. But then I saw no Pink Floyd record....
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From NSPE 02/24/2020 00:17 | #248194
Very 'rocky'
That's fien
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