Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1970	2,040	259,646	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,718	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	260,036	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,494	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,524	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,841	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,096	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,117	255,872	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,164	145,514	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,095	212,407	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,966	2,244,148

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, The Who and Genesis.

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341.

Demons & Wizards

Uriah Heep

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

977

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

341

Overall Rank:

1,734

Average Rating:

78 (176 votes)

Comments:

342.

Parallelograms

Linda Perhacs

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

972

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

342

Overall Rank:

1,747

Average Rating:

80 (115 votes)

Comments:

343.

There Goes Rhymin' Simon

Paul Simon

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

971

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

343

Overall Rank:

1,749

Average Rating:

78 (231 votes)

Comments:

344.

Yeti

Amon Düül II

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

970

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

344

Overall Rank:

1,753

Average Rating:

80 (201 votes)

Comments:

345.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

969

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

345

Overall Rank:

1,755

Average Rating:

79 (216 votes)

Comments:

346.

One Of These Nights

Eagles

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

965

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

346

Overall Rank:

1,761

Average Rating:

76 (269 votes)

Comments:

347.

Bad Company

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

965

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

347

Overall Rank:

1,763

Average Rating:

76 (293 votes)

Comments:

348.

Still Crazy After All These Years

Paul Simon

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

959

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

348

Overall Rank:

1,772

Average Rating:

76 (215 votes)

Comments:

349.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

946

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

349

Overall Rank:

1,784

Average Rating:

76 (216 votes)

Comments:

350.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

931

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

350

Overall Rank:

1,810

Average Rating:

77 (240 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	90	9%
1977	89	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	370	37%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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