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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44,617
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304
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Year of Release:
1975
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45,557
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,308
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,235
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
18,170
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,555
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
946
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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31,215
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
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1972
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670
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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 | 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% | |
| Syd Barrett | 3 | 3% | |
| Eagles | 3 | 3% | |
| Vangelis | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 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 |
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| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Pink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Setting Sons by The Jam |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7th Parallelograms by Linda Perhacs |
| New entries |
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 Cold Factby Rodriguez |
| The Madcap Laughs / Barrett by Syd Barrett |
| Blondie by Blondie |
| Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
| Leavers |
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 New York Dollsby New York Dolls |
| Relics by Pink Floyd |
| Hemispheres by Rush |
| Phaedra by Tangerine Dream |
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