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 55,000 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	2,091	255,892	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,185	324,492	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,249	255,544	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (7th)by David Bowie
1973	2,134	261,239	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,037	138,394	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,167	220,604	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,181	149,034	Songs In The Key Of Life (81st)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,183	251,382	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,236	144,881	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (210th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,158	208,298	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,621	2,209,758

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.

Swaddling Songs

Mellow Candle

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

214

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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:

6,100

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

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993.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

214

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994.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

213

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996.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

213

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996

Overall Rank:

6,124

Average Rating:

74 (77 votes)

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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:

6,130

Average Rating:

77 (29 votes)

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998.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

213

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999.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

213

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999

Overall Rank:

6,135

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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1000.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

213

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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	101	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%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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