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	2,088	255,746	Paranoid (53rd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,183	324,535	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,250	255,889	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,132	261,630	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,036	138,588	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,164	220,559	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,181	149,639	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,181	251,993	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,234	145,452	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,156	208,795	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,605	2,212,826

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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991.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

215

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991

Overall Rank:

6,081

Average Rating:

72 (49 votes)

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992.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

215

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993.

The Heat Is On

The Isley Brothers

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

214

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993

Overall Rank:

6,101

Average Rating:

73 (73 votes)

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994.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

214

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994

Overall Rank:

6,103

Average Rating:

78 (41 votes)

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995.

Vernal Equinox

Jon Hassell

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995

Overall Rank:

6,109

Average Rating:

77 (29 votes)

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996.

Fantasy

Carole King

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

214

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997.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998

Overall Rank:

6,130

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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999.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

213

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1000.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

213

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	110	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	369	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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

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

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