Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s
by crisscrass 
- Chart updated: 09/04/2012 18:07
- (Created: 09/04/2012 18:07).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1973
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1977
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 22 | 55% | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1973 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1975 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 4 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| Van Halen | 2 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 3% | |
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From musicchezroberts 02/16/2019 15:13 | #232040
Great selection of albums. Inspired me to research some albums missing from my collection such as "In the land of grey and pink" by Caravan and ELP
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