Best Albums of the 1970s

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
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.
19702,100252,917
19712,197320,701
19722,265250,886
19732,146256,804
19742,051137,053
Red (141st)by King Crimson
19752,181217,556
19762,204147,603
19772,193247,950
19782,252143,278
19792,173204,903
Total21,7622,179,652

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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1971
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263
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1978
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263
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1974
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263
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1970
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262
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1976
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261
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261
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1976
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261
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1978
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261
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1975
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260
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 87 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 109 11%
1971 98 10%
1972 100 10%
1973 107 11%
1974 98 10%
1975 101 10%
1976 86 9%
1977 94 9%
1978 108 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


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


United Kingdom 381 38%
United States 376 38%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 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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