Best Albums of the 1970s

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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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19702,087255,367
19712,182323,997
19722,247255,832
19732,127261,506
19742,035138,323
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,161220,552
19762,173149,573
19772,177252,118
19782,230145,491
19792,153208,645
Total21,5722,211,403

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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1978
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293
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1975
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1974
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1974
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292
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1975
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291
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1972
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291
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1977
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291
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Year of Release:
1975
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290
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Year of Release:
1973
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290
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1970
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289
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 81 of 100

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 %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 369 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 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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