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	2,038	258,773	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,640	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,175	258,738	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,060	266,236	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,129	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,104	225,742	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,092	150,162	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,111	255,955	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,155	145,515	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (204th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,081	212,646	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,900	2,241,535

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

70,893

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Average Rating:

92 (5,206 votes)

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582

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,914 charts

Rank Score:

50,574

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Average Rating:

91 (3,947 votes)

Comments:

308

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,935 charts

Rank Score:

49,957

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Average Rating:

90 (3,449 votes)

Comments:

299

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,071 charts

Rank Score:

44,187

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,754 charts

Rank Score:

36,139

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Average Rating:

87 (3,085 votes)

Comments:

256

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,195 charts

Rank Score:

33,982

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,014

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Average Rating:

87 (3,412 votes)

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261

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

25,562

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,920 charts

Rank Score:

25,050

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Average Rating:

87 (2,273 votes)

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189

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,131 charts

Rank Score:

24,111

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Average Rating:

86 (2,488 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	92	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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