Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Igtonumama 
- Chart updated: 08/04/2025 09:45
- (Created: 01/01/2023 07:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,458
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Year of Release:
1975
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44,216
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,324
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,236
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,208
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,705
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1970
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955
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,565
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
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1972
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642
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jam | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 4 | 4% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 3% | |
| Gong | 3 | 3% | |
| The Stranglers | 3 | 3% | |
| Syd Barrett | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thPink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thSetting Sons by The Jam |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7thParallelograms by Linda Perhacs |
| New entries |
|---|
| Cold Fact by Rodriguez |
| The Madcap Laughs / Barrett by Syd Barrett |
| Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
| Blondie by Blondie |
| Leavers |
|---|
| New York Dolls by New York Dolls |
| Relics by Pink Floyd |
| Hemispheres by Rush |
| Phaedra by Tangerine Dream |
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