Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
Brandon8 
- Chart updated: 09/23/2023 16:45
- (Created: 05/04/2020 00:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Fav Tracks - The Logical Song, Breakfast In America, Take The Long Way Home - Genres - Pop, art rock, soft rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
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1979
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5,056
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Fav Tracks - Family Affair, (You Caught Me) Smilin, Running Away - Genres -
Funk, psychedelic funk, avant-pop, avant-soul [First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Funk, psychedelic funk, avant-pop, avant-soul [First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,328
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Fav Tracks - The Robots, The Model, Neon Lights - Genres - Synth-pop, electronic
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,517
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Fav Tracks - Carry On, Teach Your Children, Helpless - Genres - Folk Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,455
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Fav Tracks - Imagine, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth - Genres - Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,199
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Fav Tracks - Mind, Life During Wartime, Heaven - Genres - New wave, psychedelic funk
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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7,302
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Fav Tracks - Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, Shout It Out Loud - Genres - Hard Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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1,120
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Fav Tracks - Toys In The Attic, Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion - Genres - Hard Rock, Blues Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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2,311
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Fav Tracks - Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back In Town, Cowboy Song - Genres - Hard Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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2,765
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Fav Tracks - Sonic Reducer, All This and More, I Need Lunch - Genres - Punk Rock
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2020]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Lou Reed | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 49 from 84th to 35th Country Life by Roxy Music |
| Up 31 from 64th to 33rd For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music |
| Up 26 from 65th to 39th Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 51 from 49th to 100th Young Loud And Snotty by The Dead Boys |
| Down 29 from 16th to 45th Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Down 24 from 20th to 44th The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd |
| New entries |
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 Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)by Led Zeppelin |
| Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Tago Mago by Can |
| Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
| Leavers |
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 Tuskby Fleetwood Mac |
| Living In The Material World by George Harrison |
| Young Americans by David Bowie |
| Rush by Rush |
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