Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Jamie 
- Chart updated: 05/16/2024 11:15
- (Created: 09/17/2021 13:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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35,147
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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4,947
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
7,073
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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48,485
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
11,722
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
11,436
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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11,638
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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3,997
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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29,075
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,351
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 50 from 89th to 39thHere Come The Warm Jets by Eno |
| Up 48 from 74th to 26thMarquee Moon by Television |
| Up 46 from 64th to 18thTago Mago by Can |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 63 from 23rd to 86thMusic For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich |
| Down 41 from 29th to 70thLanquidity by Sun Ra |
| Down 37 from 38th to 75thUnknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
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