Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by cicadelic 
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- (Created: 03/30/2013 21:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,470
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,460
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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10,190
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,446
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,865
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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15,933
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,231
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,730
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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12,928
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| John Cale | 5 | 5% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 3% | |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Amon Düül II | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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 95/100  | 10/29/2024 14:17 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/17/2014 07:13 |  Captain_Dude | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/11/2014 15:31 |  pavelthevelvet | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 07/09/2014 12:31 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
| 95/100 | 09/10/2013 08:44 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
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90/100
From Captain_Dude 07/17/2014 07:13
Captain_Dude 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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From greatson 07/09/2014 12:31
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Great!
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95/100
From sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:44
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Brilliant from 1-100.
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