Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
2nd August 2022: TIME AND PLACE - LEE MOSES enters chart at #100.
2nd August 2022: FEAR- JOHN CALE enters chart at #77.
5th August 2022: CLOSING TIME- TOM WAITS enters chart at #65.
8th August 2022: PARALLELOGRAMS- LINDA PERHACS enters chart at #68.
8th August 2022: ASHES ARE BURNING- RENIASSANCE enters chart at #65.
15th August 2022: REMEMBER THE FUTURE- NEKTAR enters the chart at #55. This knocks FLEETWOOD MAC- FLEETWOOD MAC out of the Top 100.
15th August 2022: DEJA VU- CROSBY, STILLS NASH & YOUNG moves up from #49 to #40.
8th September 2022: SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES- RENAISSANCE enters the chart at #60.
10th September 2022: STICKY FINGERS- THE ROLLING STONES moves up from #37 to #5.
13th September 2022: LA MÁQUINA DE HACER PAJAROS- LA MAQUINA DE HACER PÁJAROS enters the chart at #38. This knocks SECOND HELPING- LYNYRD SKYNYRD out of the Top 100.
16th September 2022: PHASES AND STAGES- WILLIE NELSON enters the chart at #91.
19th September 2022: BROTHERS AND SISTERS- THE ALLMAN BROTHERS MAND enters the chart at #79.
29th September 2022: STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON- FUNKADELIC enters the chart at #77.
30th October 2022: PLASTIC ONO BAND- JOHN LENNON drops from #18 to #25.
6th November 2022: JOLENE- DOLLY PARTON enters the chart at #59.
7th April 2023: HEART FOOD- JUDIE SILL enters the chart at #87.
7th April 2023: PINK MOON- NICK DRAKE drops from #15 to #57.
14th April 2023: MAGGOT BRAIN- FUNKADELIC drops from #27 to #40.
18th April 2023: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON- PINK FLOYD drops from #6 to #85.
20th April 2023: THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS- DAVID BOWIE drops from #2 to #25.
21st April 2023: BLOOD ON THE TRACKS- BOB DYLAN drops from #1 to #20.
24th April 2023: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER- SIMON & GARFUNKEL drops from #2 to #30.
25th April 2023: TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN- CAT STEVENS drops from #15 to #49.
4th May 2023: THE WALL- PINK FLOYD drops from #7 to #83.
4th May 2023: BRYTER- LAYTER- NICK DRAKE drops from #21 to #32.
4th May 2023: HUNKY DORY- DAVID BOWIE drops from #14 to #61.
- Chart updated: 11/18/2024 15:45
- (Created: 04/09/2022 22:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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1974
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Renaissance | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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