Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Drbassexpert24 
- Chart updated: 01/07/2025 23:15
- (Created: 07/07/2020 19:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,077
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,722
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,653
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,241
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,217
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
11,733
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,878
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1972
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6,413
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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3,792
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,165
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes | 6 | 6% | |
| Grateful Dead | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Deep Purple | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thThe Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40thZuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| New entries |
|---|
| Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton |
| Leavers |
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| Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/18/2023 09:41 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2022 20:08 | Hyggevinyl | 5 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2021 22:01 | mrmcrook | 762 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 03:17 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2020 22:54 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From Hyggevinyl 07/26/2022 20:08 | #287859
I love the variety of genres here! Great to see Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock along with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
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From leniad 11/10/2020 03:17 | #260511
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