Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
btener11 
- Chart updated: 09/27/2012 02:50
- (Created: 09/27/2012 01:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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10,167
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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10,253
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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49,786
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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21,634
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,812
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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13,311
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,633
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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3,984
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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5,915
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,773
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1979 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
| The Who | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Down 3 from 83rd to 86th The Idiot by Iggy Pop |
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| Down 1 from 80th to 81st Quadrophenia by The Who |
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From Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 06:03
Captain_Dude 07/21/2014 06:03
Nice job! Wow...you share 43 albums with me for my 1970s chart!
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That is your decade chart I like best!
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