Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by arnellarsen 
- Chart updated: 05/13/2022 17:45
- (Created: 12/13/2021 17:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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AT#0002. (Eden Kane: Transcurrio Otro Dia)
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AT#0004.
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AT#0006.
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1973
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AT#0007.
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AT#0009.
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AT#0011.
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AT#0014.
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AT#0016.
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1971
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AT#0017. (Released in November 1976 by Philips, UK).
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AT#0019
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Badfinger | 7 | 7% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Jonathan Kelly | 4 | 4% | |
| Big Star | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Sarstedt | 2 | 2% | |
| James Taylor | 2 | 2% | |
| Judee Sill | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 20 from 98th to 78thFretless by Chris Darrow |
| Up 17 from 87th to 70thKathy McCord by Kathy McCord |
| Up 6 from 93rd to 87thBonnie Dobson by Bonnie Dobson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 91st to 100thThe Best Of The Guess Who by The Guess Who |
| Down 6 from 29th to 35thBetjeman's Banana Blush by Sir John Betjeman The Poet Laureate Reads His Verse (Accompanied By The Music Of Jim Parker) |
| Down 6 from 30th to 36thIt Ain't Exactly Entertainment by Gerry Goffin |
| New entries |
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| Rough Mix by Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane |
| I/You by Brian Protheroe |
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