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	259,939	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,947	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,180	260,177	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,724	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,953	139,641	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	226,070	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,174	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,115	255,982	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,161	145,484	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,093	212,546	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,959	2,245,683

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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741.

Duty Now For The Future

Devo

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

741

Overall Rank:

4,273

Average Rating:

75 (112 votes)

Comments:

742.

Roots

Curtis Mayfield

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

742

Overall Rank:

4,274

Average Rating:

77 (79 votes)

Comments:

743.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

743

Overall Rank:

4,283

Average Rating:

78 (126 votes)

Comments:

744.

Grand Hotel

Procol Harum

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

744

Overall Rank:

4,286

Average Rating:

74 (91 votes)

Comments:

745.

Minute By Minute

The Doobie Brothers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

745

Overall Rank:

4,292

Average Rating:

74 (80 votes)

Comments:

746.

How Dare You!

10cc

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

746

Overall Rank:

4,294

Average Rating:

72 (115 votes)

Comments:

747.

For Alto

Anthony Braxton

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

747

Overall Rank:

4,299

Average Rating:

74 (67 votes)

Comments:

748.

For Everyman

Jackson Browne

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

326

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

748

Overall Rank:

4,307

Average Rating:

77 (115 votes)

Comments:

749.

Caress Of Steel

Rush

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

326

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

749

Overall Rank:

4,308

Average Rating:

73 (245 votes)

Comments:

750.

American Stars 'N Bars

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

326

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

750

Overall Rank:

4,319

Average Rating:

74 (206 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	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	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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