Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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17,001
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2080 votes)  86 (2,080 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,598
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,895
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2200 votes)  87 (2,200 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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467
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,908
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1479 votes)  85 (1,479 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,722
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1787 votes)  86 (1,787 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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643
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2021]
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1971
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194
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2020]
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1974
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213
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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582
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 10%
1971 15 15%
1972 12 12%
1973 9 9%
1974 15 15%
1975 6 6%
1976 9 9%
1977 10 10%
1978 7 7%
1979 7 7%
Artist Albums %


Yes 2 2%
Can 2 2%
King Crimson 2 2%
Pharoah Sanders 2 2%
Joni Mitchell 2 2%
Keith Hudson 2 2%
David Bowie 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 35 35%
United Kingdom 25 25%
Germany 11 11%
Canada 7 7%
Jamaica 6 6%
Brazil 3 3%
Italy 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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