Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
eclab 
- Chart updated: 06/14/2025 04:45
- (Created: 07/10/2012 08:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 3rd to 2ndLondon Calling by The Clash |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdBorn To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/05/2023 18:08 | adbrack1988 | 25 | 97/100 | |
| 04/05/2023 13:46 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 04/05/2023 11:31 | conallmalone | 173 | 88/100 | |
| 04/05/2023 10:03 |  Goliath | 350 | 86/100 | |
| 04/05/2023 08:39 | Johnnyo | 2,578 | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.4/100, a mean average of 91.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 4.7.
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Excellent chart
awesome picks from the best decade in music
Very solid chart. I have 40 of the same albums on my list so I found plenty to like about your chart.
sssvnnn 01/27/2014 20:54 | #101687
You picked the bigones.
skelter54 09/26/2013 15:20 | #86880
¡Good Chart!
Perfect chart!
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