Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by musicchezroberts 
This Greatest music album chart purely relates to the 1970s. It was determined by rating each individual song on an album out of 10 and adding those up, then averaging that over the number of songs on the album. The albums were then ranked by their average score. Hope you enjoy the chart!
- Chart updated: 02/05/2019 11:15
- (Created: 02/04/2019 21:01).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
629
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13
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,087
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
392
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
45,039
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
708
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,120
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,062
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 100% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 4 | 10% | |
| 10cc | 3 | 8% | |
| Rainbow | 3 | 8% | |
| David Coverdale | 2 | 5% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
| Bread | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36th The Best Of Bread by Bread |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Paranoid by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th 24 Carat Purple by Deep Purple |
| New entries |
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 The Sound Of Bread: Their 20 Finest Songsby Bread |
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