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	255,317	Paranoid (53rd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,184	324,221	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,247	255,874	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,132	261,559	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,036	138,409	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,163	220,569	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,177	149,228	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,179	252,121	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,231	145,300	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,154	208,728	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,591	2,211,325

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.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

214

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992.

Fantasy

Carole King

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

214

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993.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

213

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994.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

213

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994

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6,117

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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995.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

213

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995

Overall Rank:

6,122

Average Rating:

77 (25 votes)

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996.

Toulouse Street

The Doobie Brothers

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

213

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997.

Tanx

T. Rex

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

213

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999.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

213

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1000.

Jesus Christ Superstar (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album)
Soundtrack

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

212

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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	100	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	110	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	%

	387	39%
	369	37%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	24	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	12	1%

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