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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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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731.

Expresso 2222

Gilberto Gil

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

335

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

731

Overall Rank:

4,227

Average Rating:

76 (54 votes)

Comments:

732.

Walls And Bridges

John Lennon

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

732

Overall Rank:

4,234

Average Rating:

75 (229 votes)

Comments:

733.

Warrior On The Edge Of Time

Hawkwind

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

733

Overall Rank:

4,236

Average Rating:

77 (97 votes)

Comments:

734.

In Search Of Space

Hawkwind

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

734

Overall Rank:

4,239

Average Rating:

75 (104 votes)

Comments:

735.

Risqué

Chic

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,246

Average Rating:

74 (118 votes)

Comments:

736.

Eskimo

The Residents

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

332

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

736

Overall Rank:

4,259

Average Rating:

75 (92 votes)

Comments:

737.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

332

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

737

Overall Rank:

4,260

Average Rating:

77 (212 votes)

Comments:

738.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

738

Overall Rank:

4,262

Average Rating:

78 (126 votes)

Comments:

739.

Closer To Home

Grand Funk Railroad

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

739

Overall Rank:

4,265

Average Rating:

77 (77 votes)

Comments:

740.

Secondhand Daylight

Magazine

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

740

Overall Rank:

4,269

Average Rating:

76 (91 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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