Top-rated albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1970s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,037

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,210 votes)

Comments:

582

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,916 charts

Rank Score:

50,935

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 91 (3,952 votes)

Comments:

308

3.

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,936 charts

Rank Score:

50,137

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,450 votes)

Comments:

299

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,291

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,904 votes)

Comments:

300

5.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,713 charts

Rank Score:

25,607

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,726 votes)

Comments:

198

6.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,800 charts

Rank Score:

21,933

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,378 votes)

Comments:

159

7.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

23,485

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,134 votes)

Comments:

165

8.

1967-1970 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

840

Rank in 1973:

41

Rank in 1970s:

381

Overall Rank:

1,988

Average Rating:

 87 (487 votes)

Comments:

22

9.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,757 charts

Rank Score:

36,125

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,086 votes)

Comments:

256

10.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,199 charts

Rank Score:

34,057

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,540 votes)

Comments:

183

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).