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	260,159	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,138	328,885	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,177	260,166	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,063	267,101	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,625	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	226,128	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,100	150,206	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	256,109	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,157	145,774	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (204th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,088	212,713	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,931	2,246,866

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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401.

The Raincoats

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

792

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

401

Overall Rank:

2,099

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

402.

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

791

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,101

Average Rating:

79 (186 votes)

Comments:

403.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

791

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,103

Average Rating:

78 (253 votes)

Comments:

404.

...And Then There Were Three

Genesis

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

790

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,106

Average Rating:

73 (274 votes)

Comments:

405.

Welcome To My Nightmare

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

405

Overall Rank:

2,110

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

406.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

783

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,118

Average Rating:

76 (154 votes)

Comments:

407.

666

Aphrodite's Child

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

777

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

407

Overall Rank:

2,125

Average Rating:

76 (141 votes)

Comments:

408.

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

Magma (FR)

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

776

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

408

Overall Rank:

2,128

Average Rating:

77 (151 votes)

Comments:

409.

Desperado

Eagles

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

774

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

409

Overall Rank:

2,130

Average Rating:

75 (297 votes)

Comments:

410.

Força Bruta

Jorge Ben

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

774

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

410

Overall Rank:

2,131

Average Rating:

79 (90 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%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Show all

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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