Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,940
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1922 votes)  86 (1,922 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,688
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2353 votes)  85 (2,353 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,988
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2080 votes)  86 (2,080 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
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1976
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60
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
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1974
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6,431
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
55
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
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1972
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5,101
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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1,960
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
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1977
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6,202
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10. (8) Down 2
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,339
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2446 votes)  87 (2,446 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 10%
1971 7 7%
1972 6 6%
1973 8 8%
1974 7 7%
1975 8 8%
1976 11 11%
1977 15 15%
1978 15 15%
1979 13 13%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 10 10%
Genesis 8 8%
Francesco De Gregori 5 5%
Tom Waits 4 4%
Led Zeppelin 3 3%
Giorgio Gaber 3 3%
Pink Floyd 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 51 51%
Italy 21 21%
United States 19 19%
Canada 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
France 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 7 from 13th to 6th
Libertà Obbligatoria
by Giorgio Gaber
Climber Up 5 from 7th to 2nd
Exile On Main St.
by The Rolling Stones
Climber Up 2 from 15th to 13th
Concerto Per Margherita
by Riccardo Cocciante
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 73 from 27th to 100th
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
by Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Faller Down 66 from 29th to 95th
Islands
by King Crimson
Faller Down 10 from 26th to 36th
Who's Next
by The Who
New entries
New entry Closing Time
by Tom Waits
New entry Starsailor
by Tim Buckley
New entry Nursery Cryme
by Genesis
New entry Harvest
by Neil Young
New entry Alice Non Lo Sa
by Francesco De Gregori
New entry Banana Republic
by Lucio Dalla & Francesco de Gregori
New entry Peter Gabriel (1977)
by Peter Gabriel
New entry Transformer
by Lou Reed
New entry Rimmel
by Francesco De Gregori
New entry Easter
by Patti Smith Group
New entry Station To Station
by David Bowie
New entry Francesco De Gregori
by Francesco De Gregori
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by Genesis
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by Jean Michel Jarre
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by Robert Fripp
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by Led Zeppelin
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by Led Zeppelin
New entry Suicidio
by Faust'o
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by Steely Dan
New entry The Dark Side Of The Moon
by Pink Floyd
New entry Ramones
by Ramones
New entry Trespass
by Genesis
New entry La Pulce D'acqua
by Angelo Branduardi
New entry Live
by Genesis
New entry Polli D'allevamento
by Giorgio Gaber
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by Genesis
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by Ultravox
New entry Paranoid
by Black Sabbath
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by Van Der Graaf Generator
New entry The Heart Of Saturday Night
by Tom Waits
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by Black Sabbath
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by Elton John
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by Edoardo Bennato
New entry Spectral Mornings
by Steve Hackett
New entry Darkness On The Edge Of Town
by Bruce Springsteen
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by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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by Van Der Graaf Generator
New entry Die Mensch·Maschine
by Kraftwerk
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by Traffic
New entry Blue Valentine
by Tom Waits
New entry Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd
New entry L'Apprendista
by Stormy Six
New entry Un Biglietto Del Tram
by Stormy Six
New entry The Royal Scam
by Steely Dan
New entry La Torre Di Babele
by Edoardo Bennato
New entry Stage
by David Bowie
New entry Unknown Pleasures
by Joy Division
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by Traffic
New entry Street-Legal
by Bob Dylan
New entry After The Gold Rush
by Neil Young
New entry Sotto Il Segno Dei Pesci
by Antonello Venditti
New entry Specials
by The Specials
New entry Animals
by Pink Floyd
New entry Led Zeppelin III
by Led Zeppelin
New entry Berlin
by Lou Reed
New entry Children Of The World
by Bee Gees
New entry Small Change
by Tom Waits
New entry Trans Europa Express
by Kraftwerk
New entry Slow Train Coming
by Bob Dylan
New entry Damned, Damned, Damned
by The Damned
New entry Love You Live
by The Rolling Stones
New entry Non Al Denaro, Non All'amore Né Al Cielo
by Fabrizio De André
New entry Wave
by Patti Smith Group
New entry Aladdin Sane
by David Bowie
New entry Young Americans
by David Bowie
New entry Blood On The Tracks
by Bob Dylan
New entry The Idiot
by Iggy Pop
Leavers
Leaver Rimini
by Fabrizio De André
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From 02/02/2017 04:22 | #184747
Molto bene!!!!
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From 07/06/2016 15:09 | #170676
Outstanding seventies chart! Closing Time and London Calling are such great albums; it's great to see them getting some love among some less familiar choices. Looks like I need to check out Bufalo Bill.
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From 02/09/2015 15:09 | #134471
anche questa molto bella, mi hai inspirato al riascolto di alcuni album italiani dimenticati da tempo :-)
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From 07/07/2014 10:06 | #116187
Great chart, like it!
Don´t know lot´s of your italian choices but I´ll sure check it out!
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From 01/10/2013 20:35 | #60972
Nice chart!
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