Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,248
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,110
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5332 votes)  92 (5,332 votes)
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3. New entry
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Year of Release:
1976
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3,836
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
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7,511
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
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1974
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6,505
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6. (3) Down 3
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
16,956
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2080 votes)  86 (2,080 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,346
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3543 votes)  90 (3,543 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,553
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9. (8) Down 1
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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9,393
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,786
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2337 votes)  86 (2,337 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 15 15%
1971 10 10%
1972 16 16%
1973 12 12%
1974 12 12%
1975 9 9%
1976 6 6%
1977 8 8%
1978 6 6%
1979 6 6%
Artist Albums %


Black Sabbath 5 5%
Neil Young 4 4%
Stevie Wonder 4 4%
Can 4 4%
Deep Purple 4 4%
Genesis 3 3%
Fleetwood Mac 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 44 44%
United States 35 35%
Canada 8 8%
Germany 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Brazil 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 11 from 13th to 24th
Rumours
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Faller Down 10 from 10th to 20th
Songs In The Key Of Life
by Stevie Wonder
Faller Down 10 from 15th to 25th
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