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	2,039	260,244	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,138	329,066	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,175	260,170	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,062	267,609	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,713	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	226,350	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,097	150,421	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	256,238	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,157	145,812	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (204th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,085	212,868	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,921	2,248,493

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,132

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

92 (5,208 votes)

Comments:

582

31.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,152 charts

Rank Score:

13,051

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

86 (1,281 votes)

Comments:

32.

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Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,296 charts

Rank Score:

12,966

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

85 (2,002 votes)

Comments:

116

33.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

977 charts

Rank Score:

11,848

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

84 (1,242 votes)

Comments:

47.

Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

917 charts

Rank Score:

8,546

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

83 (1,318 votes)

Comments:

101

51.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

7,940

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

209

Average Rating:

81 (1,118 votes)

Comments:

63.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

774 charts

Rank Score:

6,749

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

262

Average Rating:

82 (1,002 votes)

Comments:

76.

Raw Power

Iggy And The Stooges

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

779 charts

Rank Score:

5,978

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

83 (1,002 votes)

Comments:

77.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

768 charts

Rank Score:

5,964

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

83 (1,280 votes)

Comments:

85.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

5,380

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

339

Average Rating:

83 (565 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	91	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	388	39%
	370	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	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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