Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,709
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1365 votes)  85 (1,365 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,051
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5333 votes)  92 (5,333 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,798
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2645 votes)  87 (2,645 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,409
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3543 votes)  90 (3,543 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,695
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2353 votes)  85 (2,353 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
12,152
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2058 votes)  85 (2,058 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,215
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,665
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4056 votes)  91 (4,056 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,645
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Top rated album (90/100 - 4000 votes)  90 (4,000 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,887
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2200 votes)  87 (2,200 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 10%
1971 18 18%
1972 12 12%
1973 10 10%
1974 4 4%
1975 9 9%
1976 9 9%
1977 12 12%
1978 7 7%
1979 9 9%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 47 47%
United States 38 38%
Canada 8 8%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Germany 2 2%
Ireland 1 1%

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From 11/09/2014 04:35 | #126552
i like the presence of rush. good overall summary of the 70s, you could broaden out from US, UK however for maybe a more eclectic chart. but thats opinion based
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