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 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary

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	2,100	252,939	Paranoid (51st)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,196	320,657	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (11th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,265	251,046	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (7th)by David Bowie
1973	2,146	256,898	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,052	137,058	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,181	217,609	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,203	147,675	Songs In The Key Of Life (80th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,193	248,126	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,252	143,256	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (213th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,173	205,002	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,761	2,180,266

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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991.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

991

Overall Rank:

6,172

Average Rating:

78 (96 votes)

Comments:

992.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

212

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992

Overall Rank:

6,185

Average Rating:

74 (112 votes)

Comments:

993.

Tim Maia (1971)

Tim Maia

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

211

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Rank in 1970s:

993

Overall Rank:

6,193

Average Rating:

77 (37 votes)

Comments:

994.

Paêbirú

Lula Côrtes & Zé Ramalho

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

211

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995.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

210

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996.

Swaddling Songs

Mellow Candle

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

210

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997.

Anima Latina

Lucio Battisti

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

997

Overall Rank:

6,235

Average Rating:

77 (62 votes)

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998.

Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat

Laura Nyro

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

210

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999.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

999

Overall Rank:

6,248

Average Rating:

74 (78 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Cold Spring Harbor

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

208

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,263

Average Rating:

70 (115 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	109	11%
1971	99	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	101	10%
1976	85	9%
1977	94	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	381	38%
	377	38%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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