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	260,301	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,137	329,153	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,175	260,288	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,062	267,609	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,692	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	226,155	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,099	150,273	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	256,321	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,157	145,847	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (205th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,086	212,875	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,924	2,248,514

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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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

23,502

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Average Rating:

87 (2,134 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,914 charts

Rank Score:

22,502

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,800 charts

Rank Score:

21,949

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,726 charts

Rank Score:

21,732

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,505 charts

Rank Score:

20,105

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,570 charts

Rank Score:

19,672

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

19,574

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86 (2,032 votes)

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137

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Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,488 charts

Rank Score:

19,324

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,595 charts

Rank Score:

19,108

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,555 charts

Rank Score:

17,152

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Average Rating:

83 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

131

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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	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	91	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	389	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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