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	365	195,521	After The Gold Rush (76th) by Neil Young
1971	385	267,157	Led Zeppelin IV (8th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	394	184,550	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	225,793	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	373	73,751	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (254th) by Genesis
1975	383	193,880	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	373	96,600	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	367	184,965	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	385	91,215	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (156th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	388	189,579	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,824	1,703,012

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:	3,090
Rank in 1970s	101	Overall Rank:	379
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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:	382
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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:	100 charts
Rank in 1974:	5	Rank Score:	3,028
Rank in 1970s	104	Overall Rank:	392
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105.

Live At Leeds

The Who

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	93 charts
Rank in 1970:	19	Rank Score:	2,957
Rank in 1970s	105	Overall Rank:	399
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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:	2,901
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:	2,887
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:	2,876
Rank in 1970s	108	Overall Rank:	409
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109.

Ege Bamyasi

Can

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1972:	10	Rank Score:	2,794
Rank in 1970s	109	Overall Rank:	414
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110.

Rocks

Aerosmith

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 1976:	9	Rank Score:	2,750
Rank in 1970s	110	Overall Rank:	421
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	110	11%
1971	110	11%
1972	102	10%
1973	110	11%
1974	91	9%
1975	96	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	392	39%
	386	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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