List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1970s

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Swedish group ABBA spent 35 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart during the 1970s, longer than any other artist.

The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1970s, a total of 148 albums reached number one. In October 1971, Imagine by John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band became the 100th album to top the UK chart; seven years later, Nightflight to Venus by Boney M. became the 200th album to do so.[1]

Number ones[edit]

By artist[edit]

Rod Stewart (right) released seven number-one albums during this decade.

Five artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s.

By record label[edit]

Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s.

  1. ^ a b c d The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
  2. ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[20]
  3. ^ [22]“During October 1979, a change in the publication date of the album chart meant that two rundowns were published in one week, which results (naturally) in two number 1 albums – Blondie’s Eat to the Beat and The Police’s Regatta De Blanc. Contrary to some databases, we take the view that both charts are valid – so Eat to the Beat WAS a number 1, despite the fact that some histories indicate that it peaked at 2.”

References[edit]

  1. ^

    Howard, Amy (20 June 2010). “Oasis Score 900th Number 1 for Official Albums Chart”. London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1970”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1971”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1972”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1973”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1974”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  7. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1975”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  8. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1976”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  9. ^ Mawer, Sharon. “Album Chart History: 1977”. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  10. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1970”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  11. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1971”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  12. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1972”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  13. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1973”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  14. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1974”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  15. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1975”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  16. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1976”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  17. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1977”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  18. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1978”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  19. ^ “All the Number One Albums: 1979”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  20. ^ “Artist Chart History”. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  21. ^ “All the Official Albums Chart Number 1s”.
  22. ^ “How we built our database”. London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  23. ^ “Blogabillyboogie: October 13th: On this Day in Music History”. 2011.

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