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	260,092	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,138	329,016	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	260,164	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,065	267,084	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,953	139,722	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	226,170	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,101	150,163	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,112	256,063	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,160	145,815	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (205th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,089	212,752	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,942	2,247,042

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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991.

Cold Spring Harbor

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

218

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992.

Light As A Feather

Chick Corea & Return to Forever

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

218

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993.

Spectres

Blue Öyster Cult

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

218

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993

Overall Rank:

6,015

Average Rating:

75 (111 votes)

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994.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

217

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995.

Elegant Gypsy

Al Di Meola

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

217

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995

Overall Rank:

6,029

Average Rating:

79 (80 votes)

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996.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

217

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997.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

216

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998.

Quiet Life

Japan

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

216

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998

Overall Rank:

6,057

Average Rating:

75 (93 votes)

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999.

Estudando O Samba

Tom Zé

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

215

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999

Overall Rank:

6,077

Average Rating:

75 (79 votes)

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1000.

The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Rick Wakeman

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

215

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	390	39%
	371	37%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	28	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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