Top 58 Music Albums of the 1970s by VanillaBean

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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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2,416
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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,553
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
232
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2,910
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,014
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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
18,054
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,246
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,064
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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46,822
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,556
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Top 58 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 8 14%
1971 13 22%
1972 6 10%
1973 4 7%
1974 1 2%
1975 5 9%
1976 2 3%
1977 9 16%
1978 5 9%
1979 5 9%
Artist Albums %


Led Zeppelin 4 7%
David Bowie 4 7%
Pink Floyd 4 7%
Miles Davis 3 5%
Steely Dan 2 3%
Can 2 3%
Talking Heads 2 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 26 45%
United States 21 36%
Mixed Nationality 3 5%
Germany 2 3%
France 2 3%
Nigeria 1 2%
Japan 1 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 57 98%
Yes 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 57 98%
Yes 1 2%

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87/100 (from 3 votes)
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From 01/14/2014 21:10
Good chart and nice to see some Sly and the Family Stone
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From 07/03/2013 02:43
"On the Corner" - an interesting choice there.
1974 and 1978 not represented on the list - those seem to be the two weakest years of the 70s for albums. '73 was huge - so was '75
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