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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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	2,040	259,939	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,947	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,180	260,177	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,724	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,953	139,641	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	226,070	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,174	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,115	255,982	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,161	145,484	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,093	212,546	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,959	2,245,683

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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181.

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

398 charts

Rank Score:

2,218

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

181

Overall Rank:

806

Average Rating:

78 (492 votes)

Comments:

182.

Desertshore

Nico

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

2,193

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

182

Overall Rank:

814

Average Rating:

78 (284 votes)

Comments:

183.

Eat A Peach

The Allman Brothers Band

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

311 charts

Rank Score:

2,192

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

183

Overall Rank:

815

Average Rating:

80 (379 votes)

Comments:

184.

Vol 4

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,157

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

828

Average Rating:

81 (639 votes)

Comments:

185.

Neu!

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,145

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

185

Overall Rank:

834

Average Rating:

80 (459 votes)

Comments:

186.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,117

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

186

Overall Rank:

841

Average Rating:

80 (432 votes)

Comments:

187.

In The Land Of Grey And Pink

Caravan

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

2,071

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

187

Overall Rank:

863

Average Rating:

81 (319 votes)

Comments:

188.

Radio City

Big Star

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

2,057

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

188

Overall Rank:

869

Average Rating:

79 (431 votes)

Comments:

189.

The Köln Concert
Live

Keith Jarrett

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

2,046

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

189

Overall Rank:

875

Average Rating:

82 (268 votes)

Comments:

190.

Specials

The Specials

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,034

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

190

Overall Rank:

882

Average Rating:

78 (452 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	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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

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

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