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	259,719	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,824	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	260,122	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,578	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,555	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,914	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,134	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,117	255,947	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,164	145,552	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,094	212,473	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,965	2,244,819

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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Only Visiting This Planet

Larry Norman

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

219

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992.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

219

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992

Overall Rank:

5,975

Average Rating:

72 (48 votes)

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993.

Estudando O Samba

Tom Zé

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

219

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993

Overall Rank:

5,980

Average Rating:

75 (79 votes)

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994.

Cold Spring Harbor

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

218

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995.

Light As A Feather

Chick Corea & Return to Forever

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

217

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996.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

217

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997.

Spectres

Blue Öyster Cult

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

217

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997

Overall Rank:

6,029

Average Rating:

75 (112 votes)

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998.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

217

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999.

All The World's A Stage
Live

Rush

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

216

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999

Overall Rank:

6,044

Average Rating:

76 (75 votes)

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1000.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

216

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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%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
AC/DC	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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