Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by svk4ever 
- Chart updated: 08/05/2025 18:15
- (Created: 05/26/2019 17:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
689
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
5,632
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
747
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,630
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2019]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
2,632
Rank in 1977:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
292
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1971 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1972 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1977 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1978 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1979 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kansas | 6 | 6% | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 5 | 5% | |
| AC/DC | 5 | 5% | |
| Barclay James Harvest | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Alice Cooper | 4 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 69th to 68th Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Up 1 from 68th to 67th Double Live Gonzo! by Ted Nugent |
| Up 1 from 67th to 66th Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 54th to 69th From The Inside by Alice Cooper |
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