Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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KitchenSink 
- Chart updated: 10/15/2025 09:45
- (Created: 01/30/2021 23:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1975
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,692
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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 | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1974 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Irv Teibel | 2 | 2% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Sun Ra | 2 | 2% | |
| Sundaram Balachander | 2 | 2% | |
| Pharoah Sanders | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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