Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by sunnydhamm 
- Chart updated: 02/01/2025 13:15
- (Created: 07/29/2017 18:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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27,467
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
33,223
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,916
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2022]
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1979
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4,784
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,678
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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5,171
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,311
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Yes | 7 | 7% | |
| Queen | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Supertramp | 4 | 4% | |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 49 from 87th to 38th Tormato by Yes |
| Up 20 from 86th to 66th I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Up 12 from 82nd to 70th Crisis? What Crisis? by Supertramp |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 40 from 49th to 89th Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Down 18 from 57th to 75th Blue by Joni Mitchell |
| Down 10 from 6th to 16th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
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 Abraxasby Santana |
| On The Beach by Neil Young |
| Apostrophe (') by Frank Zappa |
| The Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Going For The One by Yes |
| Reggatta De Blanc by The Police |
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