List of number-one albums from the 1970s (New Zealand)

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2] 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 year ^{[nb 1]}

 †  – Album of New Zealand origin ^{[nb 2]}

 ‡  – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin

Bob Dylan had the first number one album of the new chart with Blood on the Tracks .

ABBA's album The Best of ABBA was number one for 15 weeks, the longest run of the 1970s.

The Grease soundtrack, featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks in 1978.

The soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever , primarily written by The Bee Gees, charted at No, 1 for 15 weeks in 1978.

Supertramp's album Breakfast in America was No.1 for 10 weeks.

Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one
Bob Dylan	Blood on the Tracks	3	2 May 1975
Rick Wakeman	The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table	3	23 May 1975
John Denver	An Evening with John Denver	1	13 June 1975
Rick Wakeman	The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table	1	20 June 1975
John Denver	An Evening with John Denver	1	27 June 1975
Elton John	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy	5	4 July 1975
Wings	Venus and Mars	1	8 August 1975
Roger Whittaker	The Very Best of Roger Whittaker	8	15 August 1975
Helen Reddy	Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits	3	10 October 1975
Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here	3	31 October 1975
Helen Reddy	Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits	3	21 November 1975
Freddy Fender	Before the Next Teardrop Falls	2	12 December 1975
Summer break – no chart (1 week)
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one
Summer break – no chart (4 weeks)
The Doobie Brothers	Listen to the Music: The Best of the Doobie Brothers	3	30 January 1976
ABBA	The Best of ABBA	1	20 February 1976
Neil Diamond	Hot August Night	1	27 February 1976
Bill & Boyd	Bill & Boyd ‡	1	5 March 1976
Queen	A Night at the Opera	3	12 March 1976
10cc	How Dare You!	1	2 April 1976
Queen	A Night at the Opera	2	9 April 1976
Easter holiday – no chart (1 week)
ABBA	The Best of ABBA	15	30 April 1976
Neil Diamond	Beautiful Noise	6	13 August 1976
Rod Stewart	A Night on the Town	1	24 September 1976
ABBA	The Best of ABBA	1	1 October 1976
Rod Stewart	A Night on the Town	5	8 October 1976
ABBA	The Best of ABBA	1	12 November 1976
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra	The World's Great Classics ‡	1	19 November 1976
ABBA	Arrival	4	26 November 1976
Summer break – no chart (2 weeks)
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one
Summer break – no chart (5 weeks)
ABBA	Arrival	1	13 February 1977
Eagles	Hotel California	2	20 February 1977
Rod Stewart	A Night on the Town	3	6 March 1977
Pink Floyd	Animals	3	27 March 1977
Easter holiday – no chart (1 week)
Eagles	Hotel California	1	24 April 1977
Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson	A Star Is Born	1	1 May 1977
Neil Diamond	Love at the Greek	1	8 May 1977
Various artists	Masterpiece	2	15 May 1977
Various artists	Disco Magic	1	29 May 1977
Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson	A Star Is Born	8	5 June 1977
Bee Gees	Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live	5	31 July 1977
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	1	4 September 1977
Pussycat	Souvenirs	2	11 September 1977
Elvis Presley	Moody Blue	4	25 September 1977
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	4	23 October 1977
Rod Stewart	Foot Loose & Fancy Free	2	20 November 1977
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	3	4 December 1977
Summer break – no chart (1 week)
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one
Summer break – no chart (4 weeks)
Rod Stewart	Foot Loose & Fancy Free	1	29 January 1978
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	1	5 February 1978
ABBA	ABBA: The Album	5	12 February 1978
Neil Diamond	I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight		19 March 1978
Soundtrack	Saturday Night Fever	1	26 March 1978
Easter holiday – no chart (1 week)
Soundtrack	Saturday Night Fever	13	9 April 1978
Kamahl	Kamahl	1	9 July 1978
The Rolling Stones	Some Girls	2	16 July 1978
Soundtrack	FM	1	30 July 1978
Soundtrack	Saturday Night Fever	1	6 August 1978
Soundtrack	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	3	13 August 1978
Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	1	3 September 1978
Soundtrack	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	13	10 September 1978
David Bowie	Stage	2	10 December 1978
Summer break – no chart (2 weeks)
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one
Summer break – no chart (2 weeks)
Billy Joel	52nd Street	2	21 January 1979
Barbra Streisand	Greatest Hits Vol. 2	4	4 February 1979
Rod Stewart	Blondes Have More Fun	3	4 March 1979
Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	4	25 March 1979
Easter holiday – no chart (1 week)
Various artists	Don't Walk, Boogie	5	25 April 1979
Supertramp	Breakfast in America	4	3 June 1979
Leo Sayer	The Very Best of Leo Sayer	1	1 July 1979
Supertramp	Breakfast in America	4	6 July 1979
Dire Straits	Communiqué	2	5 August 1979
Supertramp	Breakfast in America	1	19 August 1979
Art Garfunkel	Fate for Breakfast	1	26 August 1979
Led Zeppelin	In Through the Out Door	2	2 September 1979
Supertramp	Breakfast in America	1	16 September 1979
Led Zeppelin	In Through the Out Door	1	23 September 1979
Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2	30 September 1979
Various artists	Don't Walk, Boogie On	4	14 October 1979
Rod Stewart	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	6	11 November 1979
Pink Floyd	The Wall	1	23 December 1979
Summer break – no chart (1 week)
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one

Notes

1. Annual charts are sourced from the RMNZ website.
2. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by RMNZ

^‡ This album is of New Zealand origin

References

• Album Top 40 – Charts.org.nz

1. Dix, John (1988). Stranded in Paradise : New Zealand rock'n'roll, 1955-1988. Wellington, N.Z.: Paradise Publications. p. 342. ISBN   0473006383.
2. Staff, Bryan. "New Zealand charts – the genesis". Audioculture . Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

• The Official NZ Music Charts