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	2,041	259,360	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,141	328,383	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	259,833	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,068	266,233	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,507	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,628	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,104	149,968	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,120	255,727	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,166	145,493	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,096	212,420	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,978	2,242,553

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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851.

Bless The Weather

John Martyn

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

851

Overall Rank:

5,023

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

852.

Elite Hotel

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

852

Overall Rank:

5,025

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

853.

Decade
Compilation

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

853

Overall Rank:

5,039

Average Rating:

85 (266 votes)

Comments:

854.

Taken By Force

Scorpions

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

854

Overall Rank:

5,050

Average Rating:

76 (94 votes)

Comments:

855.

Rock Of Ages (The Band In Concert)
Live

The Band

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

855

Overall Rank:

5,055

Average Rating:

77 (116 votes)

Comments:

856.

Full House

Fairport Convention

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

856

Overall Rank:

5,057

Average Rating:

72 (79 votes)

Comments:

857.

Close To You

Carpenters

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

857

Overall Rank:

5,060

Average Rating:

72 (126 votes)

Comments:

858.

CSN

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

858

Overall Rank:

5,062

Average Rating:

74 (100 votes)

Comments:

859.

Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow

Funkadelic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

859

Overall Rank:

5,083

Average Rating:

78 (104 votes)

Comments:

860.

Hey Jude
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

860

Overall Rank:

5,084

Average Rating:

80 (135 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%
Yes	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	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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