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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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	2,087	255,367	Paranoid (53rd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,182	323,997	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,247	255,832	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,127	261,506	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,035	138,323	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,161	220,552	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,173	149,573	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,177	252,118	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,230	145,491	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,153	208,645	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,572	2,211,403

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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181.

Desertshore

Nico

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

2,161

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

181

Overall Rank:

824

Average Rating:

77 (288 votes)

Comments:

182.

Vol 4

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

2,142

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

182

Overall Rank:

827

Average Rating:

81 (646 votes)

Comments:

183.

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,129

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

183

Overall Rank:

830

Average Rating:

78 (496 votes)

Comments:

184.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

2,120

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

834

Average Rating:

78 (401 votes)

Comments:

185.

Radio City

Big Star

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,109

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

185

Overall Rank:

840

Average Rating:

79 (437 votes)

Comments:

186.

Neu!

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

2,045

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

186

Overall Rank:

869

Average Rating:

80 (464 votes)

Comments:

187.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

2,042

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

187

Overall Rank:

872

Average Rating:

80 (435 votes)

Comments:

188.

The Royal Scam

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

2,024

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

188

Overall Rank:

877

Average Rating:

81 (350 votes)

Comments:

189.

Oxygène

Jean Michel Jarre

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

2,020

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

189

Overall Rank:

880

Average Rating:

78 (351 votes)

Comments:

190.

Specials

The Specials

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

2,019

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

190

Overall Rank:

882

Average Rating:

78 (458 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	369	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	24	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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