Best Albums of the 1970s

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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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19702,088255,266
19712,183324,003
19722,247255,871
19732,129261,449
19742,035138,385
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,162220,464
19762,176149,299
19772,178251,951
19782,231145,289
19792,154208,357
Total21,5832,210,333

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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1978
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214
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1973
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1971
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213
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1972
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213
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1975
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213
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213
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 107 11%
1971 98 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 99 10%
1975 100 10%
1976 90 9%
1977 90 9%
1978 110 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 388 39%
United States 371 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 20 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%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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