This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 1970s decade. In May 1975 the Pop-O-Meter singles chart was replaced with the new Record Publications chart, a division of the New Zealand Phonographic Federation. As well as a new singles chart, a weekly album chart was compiled for the first time. The new top 40 album chart was launched in May 1975 by the New Zealand Phonographic Federation, and eventually expanded to a top 50 in 1979. The chart was collated by returns sent in by a representative sample of New Zealand music retailers. ABBA's 1975 compilation album The Best of ABBA charted at number one for a total of 18 weeks. Only two albums by New Zealand artists reached number one: folk-pop duo Bill and Boyd's self-titled album, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's album The World's Great Classics.
The following albums were all number one in New Zealand in the 1970s.
Number ones
Key – Number-one album of the yearAnnual charts are sourced from the RMNZ website. – Album of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by RMNZ – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin
Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks 3 Rick Wakeman The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 3 John Denver An Evening with John Denver 1 Rick Wakeman The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 1 John Denver An Evening with John Denver 1 Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 5 Wings Venus and Mars 1 Roger Whittaker The Very Best of Roger Whittaker 8 Helen Reddy Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits 3 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 3 Helen Reddy Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits 3 Freddy Fender Before the Next Teardrop Falls 2 colspan="4" Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one colspan="4" The Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music: The Best of the Doobie Brothers 3 ABBA The Best of ABBA 1 Neil Diamond Hot August Night 1 Bill & Boyd Bill & Boyd 1 Queen A Night at the Opera 3 10cc How Dare You! 1 Queen A Night at the Opera 2 colspan="4" ABBA The Best of ABBA 15 Neil Diamond Beautiful Noise 6 Rod Stewart A Night on the Town 1 ABBA The Best of ABBA 1 Rod Stewart A Night on the Town 5 ABBA The Best of ABBA 1 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra The World's Great Classics 1 ABBA Arrival 4 colspan="4" Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one colspan="4" ABBA Arrival 1 Eagles Hotel California 2 Rod Stewart A Night on the Town 3 Pink Floyd Animals 3 colspan="4" Eagles Hotel California 1 Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson A Star Is Born 1 Neil Diamond Love at the Greek 1 Various artists Masterpiece 2 Various artists Disco Magic 1 Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson A Star Is Born 8 Bee Gees Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live 5 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1 Pussycat Souvenirs 2 Elvis Presley Moody Blue 4 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 4 Rod Stewart Foot Loose & Fancy Free 2 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 3 colspan="4" Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one colspan="4" Rod Stewart Foot Loose & Fancy Free 1 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1 ABBA ABBA: The Album 5 Neil Diamond I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever 1 colspan="4" Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever 13 Kamahl Kamahl 1 The Rolling Stones Some Girls 2 Soundtrack FM 1 Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever 1 Soundtrack Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 3 Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 1 Soundtrack Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 13 David Bowie Stage 2 colspan="4" Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one colspan="4" Billy Joel 52nd Street 2 Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol. 2 4 Rod Stewart Blondes Have More Fun 3 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown 4 colspan="4" Various artists Don't Walk, Boogie 5 Supertramp Breakfast in America 4 Leo Sayer The Very Best of Leo Sayer 1 Supertramp Breakfast in America 4 Dire Straits Communiqué 2 Supertramp Breakfast in America 1 Art Garfunkel Fate for Breakfast 1 Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door 2 Supertramp Breakfast in America 1 Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door 1 Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming 2 Various artists Don't Walk, Boogie On 4 Rod Stewart Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 6 Pink Floyd The Wall 1 colspan="4" Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one
Notes
This album is of New Zealand origin
References Album Top 40 – Charts.org.nz
External links The Official NZ Music Charts