Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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btener11 
- Chart updated: 09/27/2012 02:50
- (Created: 09/27/2012 01:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,235
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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9,241
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,103
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,832
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,695
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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12,100
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,317
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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3,598
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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5,464
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,308
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 2% | |
| Iggy Pop | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 87th to 83rdPretzel Logic by Steely Dan |
| Up 1 from 96th to 95thThe Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Up 1 from 95th to 94thMuswell Hillbillies by The Kinks |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 83rd to 86thThe Idiot by Iggy Pop |
| Down 2 from 94th to 96thL.A. Woman by The Doors |
| Down 1 from 80th to 81stQuadrophenia by The Who |
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From Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 06:03 | #117217
Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 06:03 | #117217
Nice job! Wow...you share 43 albums with me for my 1970s chart!
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That is your decade chart I like best!
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