Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 01/13/2013 22:48
- (Created: 11/21/2012 05:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1979
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20,425
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Year of Release:
1970
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7,481
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1970
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1,842
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1971
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8,785
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1972
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16,578
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1978
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1,979
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1973
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1,715
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1974
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433
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1977
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18,599
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1979 | 12 | 12% |
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| Pere Ubu | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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cestuneblague TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/04/2021 21:27 | #274680
cestuneblague TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/04/2021 21:27 | #274680
C'est la superlatif. Juste... besoin d'un peu plus de francais
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greatson 10/02/2013 08:08 | #87428
greatson 10/02/2013 08:08 | #87428
The albums are good with very special and extreme music.
The whole list is to depressive for me and I don´t think it refects the spirit of the 70`s.
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