Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by MasterOfPuppets 
- Chart updated: 04/19/2025 16:15
- (Created: 06/13/2020 12:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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41,493
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,365
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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12,598
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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2,265
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,036
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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5,145
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
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1975
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46,635
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,707
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,936
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,708
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Rolling Stones | 7 | 7% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 6 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 6 | 6% | |
| AC/DC | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Deep Purple | 4 | 4% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
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 90/100  | 03/12/2022 15:52 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
| 95/100 | 01/14/2021 03:21 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 11/10/2020 03:21 | leniad | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 11/08/2020 23:17 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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From leniad 11/10/2020 03:21
good selections, happy to see off the wall and deep purple in rock top 10
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