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	2,091	256,024	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,185	324,806	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,249	255,724	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,133	261,495	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,037	138,468	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,167	220,866	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,180	149,145	Songs In The Key Of Life (81st)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,182	251,617	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,236	145,058	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (210th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,158	208,445	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,618	2,211,649

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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Swaddling Songs

Mellow Candle

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

215

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992.

The Heat Is On

The Isley Brothers

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

214

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992

Overall Rank:

6,097

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

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993.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

214

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994.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995

Overall Rank:

6,120

Average Rating:

74 (77 votes)

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996.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

213

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997.

Vernal Equinox

Jon Hassell

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

213

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997

Overall Rank:

6,125

Average Rating:

77 (29 votes)

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998.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998

Overall Rank:

6,130

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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999.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

213

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1000.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

213

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,136

Average Rating:

78 (42 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	87	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	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	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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