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	2,041	258,850	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,142	328,051	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,182	259,777	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,068	266,049	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,956	139,614	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,113	225,408	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,106	149,924	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,122	255,453	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,168	145,267	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (205th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,098	212,110	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,996	2,240,503

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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581.

Trilogy

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

581

Overall Rank:

3,217

Average Rating:

77 (237 votes)

Comments:

582.

Phenomenon

UFO

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

582

Overall Rank:

3,220

Average Rating:

79 (124 votes)

Comments:

583.

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Gong

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,228

Average Rating:

78 (127 votes)

Comments:

584.

Cymande

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

459

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

584

Overall Rank:

3,229

Average Rating:

79 (62 votes)

Comments:

585.

Rickie Lee Jones

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

459

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

585

Overall Rank:

3,230

Average Rating:

75 (119 votes)

Comments:

586.

Safe Mode: On

Moontan

Golden Earring

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

459

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

586

Overall Rank:

3,233

Average Rating:

75 (101 votes)

Comments:

587.

Eagles

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

458

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

587

Overall Rank:

3,235

Average Rating:

74 (246 votes)

Comments:

588.

Kiss

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

457

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

588

Overall Rank:

3,239

Average Rating:

74 (201 votes)

Comments:

589.

Atlantic Crossing

Rod Stewart

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

456

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

589

Overall Rank:

3,242

Average Rating:

71 (133 votes)

Comments:

590.

Slow Train Coming

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

456

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,245

Average Rating:

70 (342 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	90	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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