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	2,087	255,367	Paranoid (53rd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,182	323,997	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,247	255,832	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,127	261,506	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,035	138,323	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,161	220,552	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,173	149,573	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,177	252,118	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,230	145,491	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,153	208,645	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,572	2,211,403

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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701.

La Leyenda Del Tiempo

Camarón

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

701

Overall Rank:

4,032

Average Rating:

78 (65 votes)

Comments:

702.

Amazing Grace
Live

Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

702

Overall Rank:

4,034

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

Comments:

703.

Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

356

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

703

Overall Rank:

4,047

Average Rating:

69 (147 votes)

Comments:

704.

New Age Of Earth

Ashra

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

704

Overall Rank:

4,057

Average Rating:

77 (62 votes)

Comments:

705.

Wake Of The Flood

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

705

Overall Rank:

4,062

Average Rating:

75 (110 votes)

Comments:

706.

In A Glass House

Gentle Giant

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

354

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

706

Overall Rank:

4,068

Average Rating:

80 (120 votes)

Comments:

707.

Funkadelic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

707

Overall Rank:

4,084

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

708.

Risqué

Chic

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

708

Overall Rank:

4,085

Average Rating:

74 (121 votes)

Comments:

709.

Elton John

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

350

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

709

Overall Rank:

4,103

Average Rating:

76 (258 votes)

Comments:

710.

Interstellar Space

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

710

Overall Rank:

4,108

Average Rating:

75 (72 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	369	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	24	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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