Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 05/25/2025 20:45
- (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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38,776
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1975
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12,191
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,036
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,725
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[First added to this chart: 06/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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1,266
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Black Sabbath | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| AC/DC | 5 | 5% | |
| Budgie | 4 | 4% | |
| Aerosmith | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 32nd to 31st Motörhead by Motörhead |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30th Highway To Hell by AC/DC |
| Up 1 from 30th to 29th Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 15th to 32nd Second Helping by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th Catch A Fire by The Wailers |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40th London Calling by The Clash |
| New entries |
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| Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Leavers |
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| Black And Blue by The Rolling Stones |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/12/2022 15:52 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2021 03:21 | mrmcrook | 747 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 03:21 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2020 23:17 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From leniad 11/10/2020 03:21 | #260512
good selections, happy to see off the wall and deep purple in rock top 10
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