Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by cicadelic

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1970
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2,509
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1971
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19,805
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
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1978
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3,179
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Year of Release:
1973
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191
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1970
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1972
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10,575
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1974
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452
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
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1979
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2,129
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]
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1971
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1,826
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2024]
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1973
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30
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 13 13%
1971 8 8%
1972 10 10%
1973 13 13%
1974 8 8%
1975 12 12%
1976 6 6%
1977 8 8%
1978 10 10%
1979 12 12%
Artist Albums %


John Cale 5 5%
Kevin Coyne 4 4%
Roxy Music 3 3%
Neil Young 3 3%
Amon Düül II 3 3%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Joni Mitchell 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 36 36%
United States 32 32%
Canada 10 10%
Germany 5 5%
Brazil 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Austria 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%

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From 07/17/2014 07:13
Seems we have 20 albums in common for our top selections. Lots of good stuff of this chart! Roxy Music and Lou Reed make multiple appearances...and for good reason! Well done!
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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Tom Waits
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush
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