Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Queen.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	The Dark Side of the Moon	Pink Floyd
	Year of Release: 1973 Appears in: 533 charts Rank in 1973: 1 Total Rank Score: 37,808 Rank in 1970s: 1 Overall Rank: 3 Download / Buy The Dark Side of the Moon on MP3:
2.	London Calling	The Clash
	Year of Release: 1979 Appears in: 427 charts Rank in 1979: 1 Total Rank Score: 26,414 Rank in 1970s: 2 Overall Rank: 7 Download / Buy London Calling on MP3:
3.	Led Zeppelin IV	Led Zeppelin
	Year of Release: 1971 Appears in: 421 charts Rank in 1971: 1 Total Rank Score: 26,276 Rank in 1970s: 3 Overall Rank: 8 Download / Buy Led Zeppelin IV on MP3:
4.	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd
	Year of Release: 1975 Appears in: 261 charts Rank in 1975: 1 Total Rank Score: 16,695 Rank in 1970s: 4 Overall Rank: 16 Download / Buy Wish You Were Here on MP3:
5.	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars	David Bowie
	Year of Release: 1972 Appears in: 279 charts Rank in 1972: 1 Total Rank Score: 15,819 Rank in 1970s: 5 Overall Rank: 20 Download / Buy The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars on MP3:
6.	Who's Next	The Who
	Year of Release: 1971 Appears in: 274 charts Rank in 1971: 2 Total Rank Score: 15,086 Rank in 1970s: 6 Overall Rank: 22 Download / Buy Who's Next on MP3:
7.	Exile on Main St.	The Rolling Stones
	Year of Release: 1972 Appears in: 234 charts Rank in 1972: 2 Total Rank Score: 14,257 Rank in 1970s: 7 Overall Rank: 25 Download / Buy Exile on Main St. on MP3:
8.	The Wall	Pink Floyd
	Year of Release: 1979 Appears in: 222 charts Rank in 1979: 2 Total Rank Score: 13,530 Rank in 1970s: 8 Overall Rank: 27 Download / Buy The Wall on MP3:
9.	Blood On The Tracks	Bob Dylan
	Year of Release: 1975 Appears in: 178 charts Rank in 1975: 2 Total Rank Score: 10,931 Rank in 1970s: 9 Overall Rank: 34 Download / Buy Blood On The Tracks on MP3:
10.	Born to Run	Bruce Springsteen
	Year of Release: 1975 Appears in: 170 charts Rank in 1975: 3 Total Rank Score: 10,387 Rank in 1970s: 10 Overall Rank: 35 Download / Buy Born to Run on MP3: