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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961.

Live - Bursting Out
Live

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

230

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962.

Go 2

XTC

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

230

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963.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 1970s:

963

Overall Rank:

5,763

Average Rating:

78 (40 votes)

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964.

Back To The Egg

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

229

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964

Overall Rank:

5,773

Average Rating:

70 (162 votes)

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965.

L'incendie

Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 1970s:

965

Overall Rank:

5,782

Average Rating:

74 (19 votes)

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966.

Between The Lines

Janis Ian

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

228

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Rank in 1970s:

966

Overall Rank:

5,799

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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967.

Babylon By Bus
Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

227

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968.

Split

The Groundhogs

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

226

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968

Overall Rank:

5,821

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

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969.

Tim Maia (1971)

Tim Maia

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

226

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969

Overall Rank:

5,825

Average Rating:

77 (32 votes)

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970.

Marjory Razorblade

Kevin Coyne

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

226

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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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