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.
19702,091255,882
19712,185324,380
19722,249255,478
19732,134261,168
19742,037138,362
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,167220,535
19762,181149,019
19772,183251,323
19782,236144,861
19792,158208,241
Total21,6212,209,250

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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Year of Release:
1973
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214
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1972
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1975
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214
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1975
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214
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1975
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213
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Year of Release:
1977
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213
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Year of Release:
1977
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213
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Year of Release:
1978
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213
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
213
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1971
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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 101 10%
1976 86 9%
1977 91 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
Jethro Tull 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 370 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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