Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by C0NB9NN 
- Chart updated: 04/14/2025 15:15
- (Created: 03/31/2025 05:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
64,619
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585
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,838
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
33,036
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,218
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
46,495
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
21,011
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,923
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
32,353
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
27,182
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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 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Queen | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Ramones | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 56 from 70th to 14th Marquee Moon by Television |
| Up 45 from 79th to 34th The Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Up 27 from 57th to 30th All Things Must Pass by George Harrison |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 19 from 43rd to 62nd Machine Head by Deep Purple |
| Down 11 from 32nd to 43rd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Down 9 from 77th to 86th Imagine by John Lennon |
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