Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Jameth 
- Chart updated: 09/24/2023 13:15
- (Created: 06/24/2019 14:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1974
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4,081
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,197
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,645
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,140
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2023]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,052
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
9,059
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2019]
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1971
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Rank Score:
1,515
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2023]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,169
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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 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1971 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1972 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Santana | 2 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Steeleye Span | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 84 from 99th to 15th Faust IV by Faust |
| Up 65 from 76th to 11th Tago Mago by Can |
| Up 28 from 46th to 18th Troubadour by Dorothy Carter |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 24th to 34th Chicago by Chicago |
| Down 8 from 11th to 19th Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Down 7 from 13th to 20th Caravanserai by Santana |
| New entries |
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 Rock Bottomby Robert Wyatt |
| Third by Soft Machine |
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sssvnnn 12/31/2020 16:35
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