Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by mianfei 
This is a rough list of the best albums I have heard form the 1970s. I was born in this decade, but never appreciated its music until after I reached adulthood at the turn of the millennium, since when I have listened to more music from this decade than from any other
- Chart updated: 10/23/2023 09:15
- (Created: 03/23/2023 13:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1971
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 4 | 4% |
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| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Renaissance | 3 | 3% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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