Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 06/21/2025 12:45
- (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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4,067
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,179
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,709
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,476
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,977
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,051
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,346
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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% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 26th to 27th Talking Book by Stevie Wonder |
| New entries |
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| Clube Da Esquina 2 by Milton Nascimento |
| Leavers |
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| África Brasil by Jorge Ben |
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From Larcx13 12/19/2022 17:27 | #292058
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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