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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451.

Fear

John Cale

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

451

Overall Rank:

2,354

Average Rating:

81 (166 votes)

Comments:

452.

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe

The Alan Parsons Project

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

452

Overall Rank:

2,358

Average Rating:

75 (186 votes)

Comments:

453.

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

Traffic

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

674

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

453

Overall Rank:

2,367

Average Rating:

77 (186 votes)

Comments:

454.

Space Ritual
Live

Hawkwind

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

673

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,370

Average Rating:

80 (158 votes)

Comments:

455.

Venus And Mars

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

672

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,371

Average Rating:

76 (276 votes)

Comments:

456.

Point Of Know Return

Kansas

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

669

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,382

Average Rating:

76 (187 votes)

Comments:

457.

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

Rainbow

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

662

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

457

Overall Rank:

2,413

Average Rating:

78 (171 votes)

Comments:

458.

Zeit

Tangerine Dream

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

657

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

458

Overall Rank:

2,430

Average Rating:

76 (148 votes)

Comments:

459.

Get Up With It

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

656

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

459

Overall Rank:

2,433

Average Rating:

80 (108 votes)

Comments:

460.

Lights Out

UFO

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

653

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

460

Overall Rank:

2,443

Average Rating:

78 (97 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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