Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
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- Chart updated: 09/03/2025 21:15
- (Created: 05/29/2025 23:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1979
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1979
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Grateful Dead | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Joy Of Cooking | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| The Band | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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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 |
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| Up 2 from 74th to 72nd The Kick Inside by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Second Sacred Concert by Duke Ellington |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Duke Ellington's Third Sacred Concert, The Majesty Of God, As Performed In Westminster Abbey by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 75th to 76th Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg |
| New entries |
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 Back Stabbersby The O'Jays |
| Dixie Fried by James Luther Dickinson |
| Leavers |
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 What Color Is Loveby Terry Callier |
| Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk |
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