Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by ecwashere 
- Chart updated: 11/10/2016 08:15
- (Created: 11/08/2012 22:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,151
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,717
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,757
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,192
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Year of Release:
1974
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2,798
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,013
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,801
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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1,006
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
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1978
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701
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,552
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1971 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1979 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 5 | 5% | |
| Queen | 5 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4% | |
| Ry Cooder | 3 | 3% | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 3% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/20/2017 03:43 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2017 03:45 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2016 08:55 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/28/2014 11:48 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2014 21:41 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/20/2017 03:46 | #194643
buzzdainer 07/20/2017 03:46 | #194643
I'm thrilled to see Closing Time in your #1 spot, which is where it appears on my seventies chart as well. Other excellent choices include Innervisions (I've loved Stevie Wonder since I was a kid), Excitable Boy (Warren Zevon is a treasure), and Blue (depressing, but wonderful). Great stuff!
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From bobbyb5 02/02/2017 03:45 | #184744
bobbyb5 02/02/2017 03:45 | #184744
Awesome
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From Decurso 10/28/2014 11:50 | #125613
Decurso 10/28/2014 11:50 | #125613
Very different from my 70s chart, but some very interesting picks. Warren Zevon is terribly underrated. I kind of question the high ranking of Goats Head Soup (good album....but not better than Exile or Let it Bleed IMO) but lots of good stuff here nevertheless.
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From sssvnnn 07/02/2014 21:39 | #115867
sssvnnn 07/02/2014 21:39 | #115867
Good Chart. Very different from mine but beautiful No. 1.
Maybe you like to have a glance on my "Tom Club" Chart. I hope for some suggestions.
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