Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1973
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65,432
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1975
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47,103
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1972
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46,789
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1971
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41,959
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1979
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Rank Score:
33,230
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1977
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Rank Score:
32,565
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Year of Release:
1979
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27,532
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1977
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23,874
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Year of Release:
1979
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23,255
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1971
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22,791
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 99 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 10 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
| Jethro Tull | 8 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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382 | 38% | |
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377 | 38% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 1961 | |
|---|---|
| 1. John Coltrane | |
| 2. Robert Johnson | |
| 3. Ornette Coleman | |
| 4. Bill Evans | |
| 5. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet | |
| 7. Miles Davis | |
| 8. John Coltrane Quartet | |
| 9. Oliver Nelson | |
| 10. Ray Charles | |
| 11. Yusef Lateef | |
| 12. Patsy Cline | |
| 13. Art Blakey | |
| 14. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | |
| 15. Elvis Presley | |
| 16. The Miles Davis Sextet | |
| 17. Roy Orbison | |
| 18. Bobby Bland | |
| 19. Eric Dolphy | |
| 20. Django Reinhardt |