Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by subtleman22 
- Chart updated: 03/10/2013 17:43
- (Created: 06/17/2012 18:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1978
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1978
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1978
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
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1978
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
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1978
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 8 | 8% | |
| The Who | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Queen | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Elton John | 5 | 5% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 4 | 4% | |
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| 01/29/2017 23:08 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 | |
| 01/29/2017 09:39 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 | |
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From buzzdainer 04/19/2016 02:18 | #164107
buzzdainer 04/19/2016 02:18 | #164107
Outstanding choices! Love to see the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac amply represented.
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From greatson 07/04/2014 12:55 | #115968
greatson 07/04/2014 12:55 | #115968
Classical 70`s chart!
Like the Pink Floyd focus!
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tgarritsen 12/28/2013 22:22 | #99009
tgarritsen 12/28/2013 22:22 | #99009
If it had some punk it would be a perfect summary of the decade
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serpico 12/16/2012 19:21 | #58068
serpico 12/16/2012 19:21 | #58068
Most music of that time was classic
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