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 53,000 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	2,040	260,045	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,139	329,052	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	260,207	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,065	266,906	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,815	Red (142nd)by King Crimson
1975	2,106	226,076	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,101	150,221	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	255,791	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,161	145,718	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (205th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,089	212,779	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,946	2,246,608

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 Genesis.

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281.

Katy Lied

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,245

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,399

Average Rating:

80 (345 votes)

Comments:

282.

Call Me

Al Green

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,234

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,404

Average Rating:

79 (230 votes)

Comments:

283.

Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

1,233

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,405

Average Rating:

80 (254 votes)

Comments:

284.

Transa

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

1,223

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

284

Overall Rank:

1,417

Average Rating:

80 (155 votes)

Comments:

285.

Presence

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,214

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,426

Average Rating:

75 (799 votes)

Comments:

286.

Killer

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,198

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,443

Average Rating:

80 (262 votes)

Comments:

287.

The Inner Mounting Flame

The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,197

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,445

Average Rating:

80 (280 votes)

Comments:

288.

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

1,196

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,446

Average Rating:

79 (109 votes)

Comments:

289.

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,196

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,447

Average Rating:

77 (499 votes)

Comments:

290.

Replicas

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,194

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,451

Average Rating:

77 (160 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	23	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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