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.
19702,079256,037
19712,180324,155
19722,238256,258
19732,120262,378
19742,032138,333
Red (139th)by King Crimson
19752,153221,211
19762,167149,707
19772,168253,032
19782,220145,254
19792,149209,569
Total21,5062,215,933

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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Year of Release:
1974
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1,463
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,444
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1977
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1,420
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,407
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Year of Release:
1971
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1,402
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,399
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
1,394
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,393
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1976
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1,385
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1979
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1,379
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 108 11%
1971 97 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 99 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 89 9%
1977 91 9%
1978 108 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Yes 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
The Rolling Stones 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 371 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 23 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Live? Albums %
No 940 94%
Yes 60 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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