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	260,015	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	329,046	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,180	260,258	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,817	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,953	139,679	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	226,149	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,346	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,114	255,866	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,162	145,552	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,093	212,620	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,959	2,246,347

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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681.

Stage Fright

The Band

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

366

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

681

Overall Rank:

3,926

Average Rating:

76 (144 votes)

Comments:

682.

Gentle Giant

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

682

Overall Rank:

3,935

Average Rating:

77 (102 votes)

Comments:

683.

Interstellar Space

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

683

Overall Rank:

3,937

Average Rating:

75 (70 votes)

Comments:

684.

Zoot Allures

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

684

Overall Rank:

3,938

Average Rating:

76 (168 votes)

Comments:

685.

In Color

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

364

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

685

Overall Rank:

3,951

Average Rating:

75 (139 votes)

Comments:

686.

No Secrets

Carly Simon

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

363

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

686

Overall Rank:

3,955

Average Rating:

73 (90 votes)

Comments:

687.

Wings At The Speed Of Sound

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

362

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

687

Overall Rank:

3,961

Average Rating:

72 (181 votes)

Comments:

688.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

362

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

688

Overall Rank:

3,965

Average Rating:

75 (135 votes)

Comments:

689.

Nina Hagen Band

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

361

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

689

Overall Rank:

3,974

Average Rating:

69 (56 votes)

Comments:

690.

New Age Of Earth

Ashra

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

360

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

690

Overall Rank:

3,982

Average Rating:

77 (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	90	9%
1977	89	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	371	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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