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	2,091	255,689	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,185	324,106	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,249	255,155	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (7th)by David Bowie
1973	2,134	260,834	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,037	138,100	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,167	220,277	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,181	148,856	Songs In The Key Of Life (81st)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,183	251,017	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,236	144,690	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (210th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,158	207,887	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,621	2,206,611

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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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:

6,099

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

Comments:

993.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

214

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993

Overall Rank:

6,107

Average Rating:

72 (49 votes)

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994.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

213

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995.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

213

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995

Overall Rank:

6,123

Average Rating:

74 (77 votes)

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996.

Vernal Equinox

Jon Hassell

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

213

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996

Overall Rank:

6,127

Average Rating:

77 (29 votes)

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997.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

80 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:

6,136

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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1000.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

212

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,145

Average Rating:

78 (42 votes)

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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	100	10%
1976	87	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	370	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	24	2%
	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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