Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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spigelwii 
- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 20:45
- (Created: 12/08/2023 02:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,161
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,854
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
862
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,973
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,823
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
346
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,577
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2023]
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
619
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2024]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Alice Cooper | 9 | 9% | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 7 | 7% | |
| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Can | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 22nd to 16thTago Mago by Can |
| Up 4 from 32nd to 28thLook Sharp! by Joe Jackson |
| Up 4 from 18th to 14thJohn Prine by John Prine |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 87th to 97thSun Goddess by Ramsey Lewis |
| Down 10 from 88th to 98thFool For The City by Foghat |
| Down 10 from 89th to 99thLace And Whiskey by Alice Cooper |
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