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	2,087	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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351.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

929

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

351

Overall Rank:

1,814

Average Rating:

78 (284 votes)

Comments:

352.

Barrett

Syd Barrett

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

927

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

352

Overall Rank:

1,816

Average Rating:

76 (214 votes)

Comments:

353.

Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)

John Fahey

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

927

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

353

Overall Rank:

1,817

Average Rating:

78 (116 votes)

Comments:

354.

Burnin'

The Wailers

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

925

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

354

Overall Rank:

1,822

Average Rating:

78 (239 votes)

Comments:

355.

Black Rose: A Rock Legend

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

924

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

355

Overall Rank:

1,824

Average Rating:

78 (180 votes)

Comments:

356.

Songs From The Wood

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

914

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

356

Overall Rank:

1,839

Average Rating:

78 (251 votes)

Comments:

357.

High Voltage (International)
Compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

908

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

357

Overall Rank:

1,850

Average Rating:

79 (219 votes)

Comments:

358.

Into The Music

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

901

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

358

Overall Rank:

1,866

Average Rating:

78 (195 votes)

Comments:

359.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

900

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

359

Overall Rank:

1,868

Average Rating:

77 (244 votes)

Comments:

360.

The Undertones

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

895

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

360

Overall Rank:

1,876

Average Rating:

78 (175 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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