List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1970s

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.

Number ones +Keynth album to top the UK Albums ChartreReturn of an album to number oneBest-selling album of the yearBest-selling album of the decade ← 1960s19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980s → ArtistAlbumRecord labelReached number one(for the week ending)Weeks atnumber oneAbbey RoadApple6Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IIAtlantic1Various artistsMotown Chartbusters Volume 3Tamla Motown1Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS13Let It BeApple3Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS4Self PortraitCBS 1Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS5Threshold3Creedence Clearwater RevivalCosmo's FactoryLiberty1Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in ConcertDecca2Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS1Black SabbathParanoidVertigo1Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS1Pink FloydAtom Heart MotherHarvest1Various artistsMotown Chartbusters Volume 4Tamla Motown1Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IIIAtlantic3New MorningCBS1Andy Williams' Greatest HitsCBS1Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IIIAtlantic1Andy Williams' Greatest HitsCBS4Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS3All Things Must PassApple8Home Lovin' Man CBS2Various artistsMotown Chartbusters Volume 5Tamla Motown3Sticky FingersRolling Stones4RamApple2Sticky FingersRolling Stones1Emerson, Lake & PalmerTarkusIsland1Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS5Various artistsHot Hits 6Music for Pleasure1Every Good Boy Deserves FavourThreshold1Various artistsTop of the Pops, Volume 18Hallmark3Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water CBS1Who's NextTrack1Deep PurpleFireballHarvest1Every Picture Tells a StoryMercury4100 and The Plastic Ono BandImagineApple2Every Picture Tells a StoryMercury2101Various artistsTop of the Pops, Volume 20Hallmark1102Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IVAtlantic2103T.RexElectric WarriorFly6104, Bob Dylan and othersApple1T.RexElectric WarriorFly2105Neil ReidDecca3106HarvestReprise1107Paul SimonCBS1108LindisfarneFog on the TyneCharisma4109Deep PurpleMachine HeadPurple2110T.RexProphets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages / My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their BrowsFly Double Back1Deep PurpleMachine HeadPurple1111T.RexBolan BoogieFly3112Exile on Main St.Rolling Stones1113Various artists20 Dynamic Hits K-tel8114Various artists20 Fantastic HitsArcade5115Never a Dull MomentPhilips2Various artists20 Fantastic HitsArcade1116Various artists20 All Time Greats of the 50sK-tel8117Various artists25 Rockin' and Rollin' GreatsK-tel3Various artists20 All Time Greats of the 50sK-tel3118SladeSlayed? Polydor1119Back to FrontMAM1SladeSlayed? Polydor2120Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player DJM6121Billion Dollar BabiesWarner Bros.1122Various artists20 Flash Back Greats of the SixtiesK-tel 2123Led ZeppelinHouses of the HolyAtlantic2124FacesOoh La LaWarner Bros.1125Aladdin SaneRCA Victor5126Various artistsPure GoldEMI 3127Original soundtrackThat'll Be the DayRonco7128Peters and LeeWe Can Make ItPhilips2129Sing It Again RodMercury3130Goats Head SoupRolling Stones2131SladeSladestPolydor3132Status QuoHello!Vertigo1133Pin UpsRCA Victor 5134Roxy MusicStrandedIsland 1135Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than WishesBell1136Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadDJM2137YesTales from Topographic OceansAtlantic2SladeSladestPolydor1138And I Love You SoRCA Victor1139 A&M4140SladeOld New Borrowed and BluePolydor1 A&M11141Journey to the Centre of the EarthA&M1 A&M1142Diamond DogsRCA Victor4 A&M1143CaribouDJM2144Band on the RunApple7145Hergest RidgeVirgin3146Tubular BellsVirgin1147Bay City RollersRollin'Bell1148SmilerMercury1Bay City RollersRollin'Bell1SmilerMercury1Bay City RollersRollin'Bell2149Elton John's Greatest HitsDJM11150His Greatest HitsDecca3151Status QuoOn the LevelVertigo2152Led ZeppelinPhysical GraffitiSwan Song115320 Greatest HitsDecca4154 Avco2155Bay City RollersOnce Upon a StarBell3 Avco5156WingsVenus and MarsApple1157HorizonA&M2WingsVenus and MarsApple1HorizonA&M3 Avco2158Atlantic CrossingWarner Bros.5159Pink FloydWish You Were HereHarvest1Atlantic CrossingWarner Bros.216040 Golden GreatsArcade3161We All Had Doctors' PapersEMI116240 Greatest HitsK-tel5163QueenEMI240 Greatest HitsK-tel1QueenEMI2164The Best of Roy OrbisonArcade1165The Very Best of Slim WhitmanUnited Artists6166Status QuoBlue for You Vertigo3167Rock FolliesRock FolliesIsland2168Led ZeppelinPresenceSwan Song1Rock FolliesRock FolliesIsland1169ABBAGreatest Hits Epic9170Riva217120 Golden GreatsCapitol10172H&L1173Dr. FeelgoodStupidityUnited Artists1ABBAGreatest Hits Epic2174Various artistsSoul MotionK-tel2175Led ZeppelinSwan Song117622 Golden Guitar GreatsWarwick1177Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden GreatsCapitol6178QueenEMI1179ABBAArrival Epic1180Red River ValleyUnited Artists418120 Golden GreatsEMI6182Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a ManReprise2ABBAArrival Epic9183Parlophone1184Pye1185 & Kris KristoffersonCBS2186CBS4187YesGoing for the OneAtlantic218820 All Time GreatsPolydor2189Elvis' 40 GreatestArcade119020 Golden GreatsMotown7191 & The Shadows40 Golden GreatsEMI1192Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsVirgin2193BreadElektra2194Various artistsDisco FeverK-tel6BreadElektra1195Fleetwood MacRumoursWarner Bros.1196ABBAEpic7197 & The Crickets20 Golden GreatsEMI319820 Golden GreatsCapitol3199Original soundtrackSaturday Night Fever RSO18200Boney M.Nightflight to Venus Atlantic4201Original soundtrackGreaseRSO13202ShowaddywaddyGreatest Hits 1976-1978Arista2203Various artistsDon't Walk – BoogieEMI 3204Various artistsAction ReplayK-tel 1205BlondieParallel Lines Chrysalis4206Bee GeesSpirits Having FlownRSO 2207Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2CBS4208Chrysalis3209ABBAVoulez-VousEpic 4210Electric Light OrchestraDiscoveryJet5211Tubeway ArmyReplicasBeggars Banquet1212Various artistsWEA6213Led ZeppelinIn Through the Out DoorSwan Song2214Beggars Banquet1215Boney MOceans of FantasyAtlantic1Beggars Banquet1216BlondieEat to the BeatChrysalis1217Reggatta de BlancA&M4218Fleetwood MacTuskWarner Bros.1219ABBAGreatest Hits Vol. 2Epic3220Greatest Hits, Vol. 1Riva5 ← 1960s19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980s →

By artist

Five artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s. ArtistNumber-one albumsWeeks at number oneABBA535Simon & Garfunkel133727222421

By record label Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s. Record labelNumber-one albumsWeeks at number oneCBS Records953K-tel839Epic Records535RSO Records333Apple Records829A&M Records427EMI Records822DJM Records421

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References

External links Archive of all UK Number One Albums of the 1970s with images of original packaging Official UK Albums Top 100 at the Official Charts Company