Best Albums of the 1970s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 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	370	195,663	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,470	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	396	184,785	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,214	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	374	73,960	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (255th) by Genesis
1975	384	194,729	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,791	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,522	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	386	91,567	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (154th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	190,120	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,842	1,706,823

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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Band

101.

Tea For The Tillerman

Cat Stevens

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	109 charts
Rank in 1970:	18	Rank Score:	3,092
Rank in 1970s	101	Overall Rank:	380
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102.

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 1973:	10	Rank Score:	3,081
Rank in 1970s	102	Overall Rank:	381
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103.

Some Girls

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	125 charts
Rank in 1978:	6	Rank Score:	3,048
Rank in 1970s	103	Overall Rank:	389
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104.

Red

King Crimson

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	99 charts
Rank in 1974:	5	Rank Score:	2,989
Rank in 1970s	104	Overall Rank:	396
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105.

Live At Leeds

The Who

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 1970:	19	Rank Score:	2,954
Rank in 1970s	105	Overall Rank:	398
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106.

(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	124 charts
Rank in 1973:	11	Rank Score:	2,898
Rank in 1970s	106	Overall Rank:	405
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107.

Berlin

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 1973:	12	Rank Score:	2,886
Rank in 1970s	107	Overall Rank:	407
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108.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	109 charts
Rank in 1974:	6	Rank Score:	2,866
Rank in 1970s	108	Overall Rank:	410
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109.

Ege Bamyasi

Can

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	99 charts
Rank in 1972:	10	Rank Score:	2,807
Rank in 1970s	109	Overall Rank:	413
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110.

Rocks

Aerosmith

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 1976:	9	Rank Score:	2,748
Rank in 1970s	110	Overall Rank:	422
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	110	11%
1971	110	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	91	9%
1975	96	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Frank Zappa	10	1%
David Bowie	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Yes	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Queen	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	386	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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