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	259,939	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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581.

Young, Gifted And Black

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

463

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

581

Overall Rank:

3,214

Average Rating:

77 (115 votes)

Comments:

582.

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Gong

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

462

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

582

Overall Rank:

3,217

Average Rating:

78 (127 votes)

Comments:

583.

Live-Evil
Live

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,224

Average Rating:

81 (129 votes)

Comments:

584.

Phenomenon

UFO

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

584

Overall Rank:

3,228

Average Rating:

79 (124 votes)

Comments:

585.

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Moontan

Golden Earring

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

585

Overall Rank:

3,229

Average Rating:

75 (101 votes)

Comments:

586.

Trilogy

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

586

Overall Rank:

3,238

Average Rating:

77 (237 votes)

Comments:

587.

Rickie Lee Jones

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

459

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

587

Overall Rank:

3,240

Average Rating:

75 (119 votes)

Comments:

588.

Eagles

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

459

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

588

Overall Rank:

3,243

Average Rating:

74 (246 votes)

Comments:

589.

Atlantic Crossing

Rod Stewart

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

458

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

589

Overall Rank:

3,246

Average Rating:

71 (133 votes)

Comments:

590.

Kazemachi Roman

はっぴいえんど [Happy End]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

458

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,247

Average Rating:

78 (62 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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