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 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary

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	2,096	254,147	Paranoid (50th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,190	322,511	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,254	253,076	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,137	258,544	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,043	137,802	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,175	219,267	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,198	148,433	Songs In The Key Of Life (80th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,189	249,912	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,246	143,958	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,169	206,638	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,697	2,194,287

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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991.

Fantasy

Carole King

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

214

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992.

Tim Maia (1971)

Tim Maia

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

213

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992

Overall Rank:

6,154

Average Rating:

77 (37 votes)

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993.

Paêbirú

Lula Côrtes & Zé Ramalho

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

213

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994.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

212

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995.

Swaddling Songs

Mellow Candle

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

212

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996.

Timeless

John Abercrombie

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

211

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997.

Luxury Liner

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

211

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997

Overall Rank:

6,206

Average Rating:

74 (78 votes)

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998.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

211

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999.

Tormato

Yes

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

210

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1000.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Sly & The Family Stone

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

210

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	101	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	93	9%
1978	110	11%
1979	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Yes	9	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	384	38%
	374	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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