Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,647

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,328 votes)

Comments:

592

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,002 charts

Rank Score:

45,543

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,051 votes)

Comments:

312

3.

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

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,012 charts

Rank Score:

44,565

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,535 votes)

Comments:

304

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,718

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,994 votes)

Comments:

305

5.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,821 charts

Rank Score:

31,828

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,156 votes)

Comments:

259

6.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,301 charts

Rank Score:

31,179

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,634 votes)

Comments:

187

7.

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,251 charts

Rank Score:

25,941

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,496 votes)

Comments:

267

8.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,757 charts

Rank Score:

23,001

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

202

9.

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,984 charts

Rank Score:

22,430

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,332 votes)

Comments:

190

10.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,186 charts

Rank Score:

21,593

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,561 votes)

Comments:

201

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1970	110	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	97	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Yes	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	381	38%
	376	38%
	44	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%