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	2,039	260,174	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,138	328,983	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,175	260,077	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,062	267,495	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,703	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	226,287	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,098	150,380	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	256,160	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,157	145,780	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (204th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,086	212,796	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,923	2,247,835

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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James Chance & The Contortions

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

661

Overall Rank:

3,791

Average Rating:

76 (85 votes)

Comments:

662.

Star Wars
Soundtrack

John Williams (US)

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

662

Overall Rank:

3,802

Average Rating:

79 (94 votes)

Comments:

663.

Timewind

Klaus Schulze

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

663

Overall Rank:

3,819

Average Rating:

80 (90 votes)

Comments:

664.

Come Taste The Band

Deep Purple

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

664

Overall Rank:

3,820

Average Rating:

72 (122 votes)

Comments:

665.

Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble

Uriah Heep

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

665

Overall Rank:

3,821

Average Rating:

77 (96 votes)

Comments:

666.

Brel [Les Marquises]

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

666

Overall Rank:

3,823

Average Rating:

77 (36 votes)

Comments:

667.

Stone Flower

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

375

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

667

Overall Rank:

3,845

Average Rating:

78 (66 votes)

Comments:

668.

Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2)

Gong

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

374

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

668

Overall Rank:

3,848

Average Rating:

76 (76 votes)

Comments:

669.

So Alone

Johnny Thunders

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

374

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

669

Overall Rank:

3,851

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

670.

Jaco Pastorius

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

670

Overall Rank:

3,862

Average Rating:

75 (85 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

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

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	370	37%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	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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