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 54,000 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	2,080	255,614	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,180	324,324	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,241	256,218	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,120	262,122	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,033	138,416	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,158	220,958	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,171	149,732	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,172	252,617	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,226	145,230	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,148	209,064	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,529	2,214,295

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 Stevie Wonder.

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621.

In Color

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

421

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,471

Average Rating:

75 (141 votes)

Comments:

622.

The Grand Wazoo

The Mothers

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

420

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

622

Overall Rank:

3,485

Average Rating:

79 (162 votes)

Comments:

623.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

418

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

623

Overall Rank:

3,497

Average Rating:

77 (213 votes)

Comments:

624.

Neu! 2

Neu!

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

417

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

624

Overall Rank:

3,498

Average Rating:

77 (117 votes)

Comments:

625.

Rastaman Vibration

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

416

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

625

Overall Rank:

3,507

Average Rating:

75 (165 votes)

Comments:

626.

Force Majeure

Tangerine Dream

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

413

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

626

Overall Rank:

3,532

Average Rating:

78 (99 votes)

Comments:

627.

A Passion Play

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

413

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

627

Overall Rank:

3,544

Average Rating:

74 (199 votes)

Comments:

628.

Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

411

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

628

Overall Rank:

3,558

Average Rating:

77 (82 votes)

Comments:

629.

風街ろまん [Kazemachi Roman]

はっぴいえんど [Happy End]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

410

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

629

Overall Rank:

3,567

Average Rating:

78 (62 votes)

Comments:

630.

Stone Flower

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

630

Overall Rank:

3,583

Average Rating:

78 (70 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

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

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