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	2,040	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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81.

Ege Bamyası

Can

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

603 charts

Rank Score:

5,688

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

316

Average Rating:

83 (702 votes)

Comments:

82.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

5,629

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

83 (962 votes)

Comments:

83.

Pink Flag

Wire

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

665 charts

Rank Score:

5,592

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

82 (781 votes)

Comments:

84.

Déjà Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

731 charts

Rank Score:

5,492

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

330

Average Rating:

83 (865 votes)

Comments:

85.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

5,374

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

338

Average Rating:

83 (565 votes)

Comments:

86.

Imagine

John Lennon

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

5,249

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

342

Average Rating:

81 (1,134 votes)

Comments:

87.

Ram

Paul & Linda McCartney

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

556 charts

Rank Score:

5,203

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

344

Average Rating:

82 (725 votes)

Comments:

88.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

581 charts

Rank Score:

5,194

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

80 (795 votes)

Comments:

89.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

718 charts

Rank Score:

5,120

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

352

Average Rating:

82 (816 votes)

Comments:

90.

Breakfast In America

Supertramp

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,062

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

355

Average Rating:

82 (781 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%
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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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