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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary

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	2,079	256,037	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,180	324,155	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,238	256,258	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,120	262,378	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,032	138,333	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,153	221,211	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,167	149,707	Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,168	253,032	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,220	145,254	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,149	209,569	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,506	2,215,933

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 Stevie Wonder.

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31.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,246 charts

Rank Score:

12,695

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Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

84 (1,500 votes)

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Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,304 charts

Rank Score:

12,518

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Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

85 (2,012 votes)

Comments:

116

33.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

982 charts

Rank Score:

11,539

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Overall Rank:

122

Average Rating:

84 (1,250 votes)

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34.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,350 charts

Rank Score:

11,529

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35.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,215 charts

Rank Score:

10,584

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Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

83 (1,514 votes)

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36.

Red

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

856 charts

Rank Score:

10,518

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Overall Rank:

139

Average Rating:

86 (1,080 votes)

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37.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,089 charts

Rank Score:

10,225

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Can

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

919 charts

Rank Score:

10,224

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Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

83 (1,026 votes)

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39.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,101 charts

Rank Score:

10,033

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40.

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

9,945

Rank in 1970:

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Overall Rank:

153

Average Rating:

84 (1,171 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Yes	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

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

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