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.

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

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

Swedish group ABBA spent 35 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart during the 1970s, longer than any other artist.
Simon & Garfunkel 's album Bridge Over Troubled Water topped the albums chart for 33 weeks during the 1970s, and was the decade's biggest-seller.
Rod Stewart (right) released seven number-one albums during this decade.