Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by wa23gs 
- Chart updated: 12/25/2012 09:12
- (Created: 06/14/2012 03:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,678
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Year of Release:
1973
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60,101
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Year of Release:
1975
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11,651
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,707
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Year of Release:
1975
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2,229
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
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1971
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21,086
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,082
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,447
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,173
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,903
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Aerosmith | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 5 | 5% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 84th to 79th Some Girls by The Rolling Stones |
| Up 3 from 95th to 92nd In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 1 from 78th to 77th Blues For Allah by Grateful Dead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 87th to 93rd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Down 5 from 52nd to 57th Tapestry by Carole King |
| Down 5 from 76th to 81st Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| New entries |
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| A Night At The Opera by Queen |
| American Beauty by Grateful Dead |
| Leavers |
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| Van Halen II by Van Halen |
| Dinner Music by Rotary Connection |
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