Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Wasinski 
- Chart updated: 02/06/2025 20:45
- (Created: 10/19/2019 23:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1976
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6,831
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
415
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,580
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
4,882
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,310
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,354
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
580
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
7,066
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Year of Release:
1974
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508
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Sparks | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Edgar Broughton Band | 3 | 3% | |
| Ramones | 3 | 3% | |
| Gong | 3 | 3% | |
| Buzzcocks | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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
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Down 7 from 14th to 21st |
Down 3 from 83rd to 86th |
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