Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by NHGRANITE 
1970's Personal Favorites
- Chart updated: 04/20/2021 15:15
- (Created: 04/20/2021 14:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,071
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,645
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,608
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,630
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,482
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
5,644
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,608
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
1,027
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,479
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,903
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 99 | 99% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 3 | 3% | |
| Yes | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 100th to 98th Tapestry by Carole King |
| Up 2 from 99th to 97th Heaven Tonight by Cheap Trick |
| Up 2 from 98th to 96th Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy |
| New entries |
|---|
| Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf |
| Strangers In The Night by UFO |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
| Tommy by The Who |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:29 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2024 10:13 | Musyahid | 31 | 92/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2023 01:07 | MetalMan67 | 2 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2022 13:54 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2021 02:06 | mrmcrook | 756 | 92/100 |
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From mrmcrook 06/17/2021 02:13 | #270724
Great list. Good tastes. I'd be interested seeing what your true top 100 is as you've pretty much just done a 70's
decade top 100. A lot of the great bands on your list also had fantastic albums in other decades.
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Goliath 06/02/2021 17:43 | #270289
Goliath 06/02/2021 17:43 | #270289
42 in common with my 70's chart, can't fault it!
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