Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Madrocker 
The 70's included some excellent music, a great deal of very average music and, well..disco. Please peruse this list, comment on it, rip it apart and/or admire it. Above all, enjoy!
- Chart updated: 02/25/2019 20:15
- (Created: 02/25/2019 17:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1979
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30,303
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1971
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38,065
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1972
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19,449
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1971
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20,889
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1975
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20,418
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1971
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18,902
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1977
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30,588
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1979
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24,601
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1973
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12,392
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1973
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59,103
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Ramones | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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From Marswolf68 11/07/2020 19:06 | #260336
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