Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by snooppigg 
- Chart updated: 05/13/2022 08:45
- (Created: 10/02/2020 17:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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10
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,698
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10
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,384
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10
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,060
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10
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,667
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9.75
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,597
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9.75
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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12,170
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9.5
[First added to this chart: 01/01/2021]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,272
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9.25
[First added to this chart: 01/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,547
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9.25
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,851
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9.25
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,121
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 7 | 7% | |
| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Jethro Tull | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 77th to 39th Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan |
| Up 12 from 36th to 24th Harvest by Neil Young |
| Up 8 from 64th to 56th A Night At The Opera by Queen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 78th to 90th I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Down 11 from 75th to 86th Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Down 10 from 25th to 35th Aqualung by Jethro Tull |
| New entries |
|---|
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John |
| Artaud by Pescado Rabioso |
| Queen II by Queen |
| A Day At The Races by Queen |
| Breakfast In America by Supertramp |
| Moondance by Van Morrison |
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| ! | 06/19/2021 20:32 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2021 14:49 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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