Top 78 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Bruunshaab 
- Chart updated: 07/24/2019 08:15
- (Created: 02/25/2019 21:55).
- Chart size: 78 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,141
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Year of Release:
1978
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6,148
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Year of Release:
1977
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30,786
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Year of Release:
1970
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7,337
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,676
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Year of Release:
1972
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19,688
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
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1971
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19,338
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Year of Release:
1975
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11,642
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,039
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
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1970
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9,475
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Total albums: 78. Page 1 of 8
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Top 78 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 9 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 9 | 12% | |
| ABBA | 5 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 5% | |
| John Lennon | 3 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 3% | |
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24 | 31% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 78 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 10th to 4th Let It Be by The Beatles |
| Up 2 from 7th to 5th Imagine by John Lennon |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 2nd to 6th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7th Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8th A Night At The Opera by Queen |
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