The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70s
by Planet Rock (2019) 
Planet Rock is the largest rock radio station in the UK. These are their best albums of 1970s. From a readers' poll in Issue 15 (2019).
(Official website: https://www.planetrock.com)
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Year of Release:
1970
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Year of Release:
1977
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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Deep Purple | 6 | 6% | |
| AC/DC | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Aerosmith | 3 | 3% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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A total of 18 charts from recognised sources are available for 1970s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 796 user submitted charts covering this period.
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| Top 100 Albums of the 1970s | Pitchfork | 1970s decade chart | 2004 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970s | Uncut | 1970s decade chart | 2023 | |
| The Top 150 Albums of the ’70s | Treble | 1970s decade chart | 2019 | |
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| The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70s | Planet Rock | 1970s decade chart | 2019 | |
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