Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by zowie 
around mid 70s I got a portable record player and some singles. no albums and this was the start of my record collecting. my first album I got was elo.s a new world record. most of the albums in this chart I have owned at one time or another.
- Chart updated: 10/23/2019 14:45
- (Created: 09/29/2019 12:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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3,494
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
1,726
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,549
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
2,988
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
17,702
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,678
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,331
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1971 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1972 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1979 | 30 | 30% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 11% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 8% | |
| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Billy Joel | 3 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 3 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 3% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 24 from 59th to 35th Tapestry by Carole King |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th The Fine Art Of Surfacing by The Boomtown Rats |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf |
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