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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771.

The Fine Art Of Surfacing

The Boomtown Rats

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

312

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

771

Overall Rank:

4,485

Average Rating:

77 (70 votes)

Comments:

772.

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

312

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

772

Overall Rank:

4,487

Average Rating:

75 (113 votes)

Comments:

773.

Hair Of The Dog

Nazareth

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

312

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

773

Overall Rank:

4,489

Average Rating:

77 (108 votes)

Comments:

774.

Babylon By Bus
Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

774

Overall Rank:

4,498

Average Rating:

77 (115 votes)

Comments:

775.

The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

775

Overall Rank:

4,503

Average Rating:

78 (76 votes)

Comments:

776.

Caress Of Steel

Rush

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

776

Overall Rank:

4,511

Average Rating:

73 (247 votes)

Comments:

777.

Old No. 1

Guy Clark

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

777

Overall Rank:

4,513

Average Rating:

74 (83 votes)

Comments:

778.

Voyage Of The Acolyte

Steve Hackett

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

778

Overall Rank:

4,518

Average Rating:

77 (113 votes)

Comments:

779.

Buckingham Nicks

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

779

Overall Rank:

4,528

Average Rating:

74 (56 votes)

Comments:

780.

Wings Over America
Live

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

308

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

780

Overall Rank:

4,542

Average Rating:

78 (104 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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