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	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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961.

Babylon By Bus
Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

230

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962.

Go 2

XTC

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

230

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963.

New England

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

229

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963

Overall Rank:

5,775

Average Rating:

78 (40 votes)

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964.

Back To The Egg

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

229

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964

Overall Rank:

5,776

Average Rating:

70 (162 votes)

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965.

L'incendie

Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

228

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965

Overall Rank:

5,787

Average Rating:

74 (19 votes)

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966.

Sun Bear Concerts
Live compilation

Keith Jarrett

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

228

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967.

Between The Lines

Janis Ian

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

227

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967

Overall Rank:

5,809

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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968.

Split

The Groundhogs

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

226

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968

Overall Rank:

5,826

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

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969.

Tim Maia (1971)

Tim Maia

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

226

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969

Overall Rank:

5,829

Average Rating:

77 (33 votes)

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970.

Marjory Razorblade

Kevin Coyne

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

226

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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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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
7. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
8. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
9. Showcase by Patsy Cline
10. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
11. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
12. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
13. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
14. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
15. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
16. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
17. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
18. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
19. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
20. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers