Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s
by StreakyNuno 
- Chart updated: 08/31/2025 15:45
- (Created: 04/21/2019 09:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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43,703
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2024]
Year of Release:
1975
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15,061
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
11,611
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
480
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 20% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 7 | 14% | |
| Genesis | 5 | 10% | |
| Yes | 3 | 6% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 6% | |
| Jethro Tull | 2 | 4% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
| Jean Michel Jarre | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| New entries |
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| The Yes Album by Yes |
| Communiqué by Dire Straits |
| The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen |
| Breakfast In America by Supertramp |
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| 01/31/2020 00:39 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 01/30/2020 00:05 | stangetzaway | 174 | 89/100 |
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sssvnnn 01/06/2025 06:48 | #306824
good start - go on
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From stangetzaway 01/30/2020 00:05 | #247308
No Neil Young!
No Bob Dylan!
No Herbie Hancock!
No Miles Davis!
No Joni Mitchell!
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