Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Hyggevinyl 
- Chart updated: 06/13/2026 15:45
- (Created: 09/11/2022 11:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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3,929
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,802
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,640
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,387
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1975
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2,039
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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56,080
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,370
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Stevie Wonder | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Pharoah Sanders | 4 | 4% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| 荒井由実 [Yumi Arai] | 3 | 3% | |
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45 | 45% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Larcx13 12/19/2022 17:27 | #292058
Interesting choices... have you ever heard Steely Dan's Jazz-Rock? There's also a lot of good reggae and funk that I see you've already started on with some classics. Kudos for Miles Davis at #2.
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