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	2,088	255,430	Paranoid (53rd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,183	324,359	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,248	255,869	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,132	261,631	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,036	138,653	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,164	220,600	Wish You Were Here (5th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,181	149,445	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,181	252,063	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,234	145,444	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,156	208,798	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,603	2,212,290

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,088 charts

Rank Score:

67,924

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Average Rating:

92 (5,259 votes)

Comments:

585

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,950 charts

Rank Score:

48,609

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Average Rating:

91 (3,993 votes)

Comments:

309

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,965 charts

Rank Score:

48,201

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Average Rating:

90 (3,480 votes)

Comments:

300

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,106 charts

Rank Score:

42,573

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,789 charts

Rank Score:

34,425

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Average Rating:

87 (3,121 votes)

Comments:

257

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,241 charts

Rank Score:

33,105

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,227 charts

Rank Score:

28,448

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Average Rating:

87 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

262

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,732 charts

Rank Score:

24,701

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,947 charts

Rank Score:

23,966

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Average Rating:

86 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

189

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,146 charts

Rank Score:

23,336

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Average Rating:

86 (2,512 votes)

Comments:

200

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	100	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	110	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	387	39%
	370	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	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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