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	255,598	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,185	324,559	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,249	255,519	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,133	261,538	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,037	138,395	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,165	220,497	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,181	149,586	Songs In The Key Of Life (82nd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,182	251,518	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,235	145,102	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (210th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,157	208,589	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,615	2,210,902

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:

215

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992.

The Heat Is On

The Isley Brothers

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

215

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992

Overall Rank:

6,090

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

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993.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

214

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993

Overall Rank:

6,096

Average Rating:

72 (49 votes)

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994.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

214

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995

Overall Rank:

6,114

Average Rating:

74 (77 votes)

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996.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

214

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997.

Vernal Equinox

Jon Hassell

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

214

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997

Overall Rank:

6,116

Average Rating:

77 (29 votes)

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998.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

213

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998

Overall Rank:

6,123

Average Rating:

78 (91 votes)

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999.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

213

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999

Overall Rank:

6,126

Average Rating:

78 (41 votes)

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1000.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

213

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	92	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	386	39%
	370	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Marquee Moon by Television
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
17. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell