Top 63 Music Albums of the 1970s
by wizardalien 
Eligible albums: 81
- Chart updated: 10/10/2025 16:45
- (Created: 02/11/2022 22:28).
- Chart size: 63 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,078
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,810
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,662
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,680
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,730
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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21,078
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2022]
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1971
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16,948
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,339
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,429
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,029
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Total albums: 63. Page 1 of 7
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Top 63 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 8 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 7 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 4 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 16% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 11% |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 11% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 8% | |
| Queen | 5 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 8% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 5% | |
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40 | 63% | |
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14 | 22% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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Top 63 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| New entries |
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| I'm The Man by Joe Jackson |
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From Goliath 02/21/2024 09:40 | #302110
Goliath 02/21/2024 09:40 | #302110
My favourite decade, 20 in common out of only 42.
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