Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 10/19/2026 02:45
- (Created: 05/26/2019 17:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
720
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
5,634
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
698
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
2,514
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,303
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Year of Release:
1977
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2,440
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
345
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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 | % | |
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| 1970 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1971 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1972 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1977 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1978 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1979 | 22 | 22% |
| 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% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 3 | 3% | |
| Jethro Tull | 3 | 3% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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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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