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	259,514	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,618	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	259,913	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,338	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,470	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,716	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,009	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,118	255,820	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,164	145,630	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,095	212,552	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,967	2,243,579

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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Entertainment!

Gang Of Four

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

5,035

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

359

Average Rating:

81 (739 votes)

Comments:

92.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

689 charts

Rank Score:

4,959

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

363

Average Rating:

79 (1,013 votes)

Comments:

93.

Van Halen

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

4,760

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

375

Average Rating:

80 (857 votes)

Comments:

94.

Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

4,617

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

385

Average Rating:

84 (859 votes)

Comments:

95.

Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine]

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

615 charts

Rank Score:

4,525

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

393

Average Rating:

83 (707 votes)

Comments:

96.

2112

Rush

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

4,515

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

394

Average Rating:

80 (927 votes)

Comments:

97.

Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

621 charts

Rank Score:

4,472

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

78 (996 votes)

Comments:

98.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

596 charts

Rank Score:

4,334

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

413

Average Rating:

81 (674 votes)

Comments:

99.

#1 Record

Big Star

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,285

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

416

Average Rating:

82 (639 votes)

Comments:

100.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,256

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

100

Overall Rank:

420

Average Rating:

82 (687 votes)

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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	98	10%
1976	90	9%
1977	89	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	387	39%
	370	37%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

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

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