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	2,039	260,288	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,138	329,166	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	2,098	150,273	Songs In The Key Of Life (87th)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	20,923	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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281.

Katy Lied

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,244

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,400

Average Rating:

80 (345 votes)

Comments:

282.

Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

1,237

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,404

Average Rating:

80 (254 votes)

Comments:

283.

Call Me

Al Green

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,236

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,407

Average Rating:

79 (230 votes)

Comments:

284.

Transa

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

1,226

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

284

Overall Rank:

1,417

Average Rating:

80 (155 votes)

Comments:

285.

Pieces Of A Man

Gil Scott-Heron

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,223

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,420

Average Rating:

80 (190 votes)

Comments:

286.

Presence

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,215

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,428

Average Rating:

75 (799 votes)

Comments:

287.

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

1,202

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,439

Average Rating:

77 (499 votes)

Comments:

288.

The Inner Mounting Flame

The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,202

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,441

Average Rating:

80 (279 votes)

Comments:

289.

Killer

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,201

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,444

Average Rating:

80 (261 votes)

Comments:

290.

Replicas

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,197

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,447

Average Rating:

77 (159 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	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	90	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	389	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	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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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Charles Mingus
18. Neil Young
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies