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 (5th)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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Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

221

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972.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Rank in 1970s:

972

Overall Rank:

5,949

Average Rating:

74 (90 votes)

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973.

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Big Fun

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Rank in 1970s:

973

Overall Rank:

5,950

Average Rating:

76 (58 votes)

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974.

Matita Perê

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

220

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975.

Wish You Were Here

Badfinger

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

220

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Rank in 1970s:

975

Overall Rank:

5,967

Average Rating:

72 (56 votes)

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976.

Between The Lines

Janis Ian

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

220

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Rank in 1970s:

976

Overall Rank:

5,971

Average Rating:

73 (73 votes)

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977.

10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus E Marte

José Cid

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

220

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978.

L'incendie

Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

220

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978

Overall Rank:

5,976

Average Rating:

74 (20 votes)

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979.

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Rank in 1970s:

979

Overall Rank:

5,996

Average Rating:

75 (67 votes)

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980.

Anima Latina

Lucio Battisti

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Rank in 1970s:

980

Overall Rank:

6,000

Average Rating:

77 (61 votes)

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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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