The best albums of the 1970s 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 .
Best albums by year or decade Share this chart | RSS feed: Download CSV file: Log in / register URL to this chart: Collector's summary Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!Rank Album Band 11. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols Year of Release: 1977 Appears in: 167 charts Rank in 1977: 1 Total Rank Score: 8,762 Rank in 1970s: 11 Overall Rank: 41 Download / Buy Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols on MP3:
12. What's Going On Marvin Gaye Year of Release: 1971 Appears in: 146 charts Rank in 1971: 3 Total Rank Score: 8,200 Rank in 1970s: 12 Overall Rank: 47 Download / Buy What's Going On on MP3:
13. Rumours Fleetwood Mac Year of Release: 1977 Appears in: 154 charts Rank in 1977: 2 Total Rank Score: 7,875 Rank in 1970s: 13 Overall Rank: 49 Download / Buy Rumours on MP3:
14. Marquee Moon Television Year of Release: 1977 Appears in: 135 charts Rank in 1977: 3 Total Rank Score: 7,359 Rank in 1970s: 14 Overall Rank: 54 Download / Buy Marquee Moon on MP3:
15. A Night At The Opera Queen Year of Release: 1975 Appears in: 134 charts Rank in 1975: 4 Total Rank Score: 7,324 Rank in 1970s: 15 Overall Rank: 55 Download / Buy A Night At The Opera on MP3:
16. Unknown Pleasures Joy Division Year of Release: 1979 Appears in: 121 charts Rank in 1979: 3 Total Rank Score: 6,563 Rank in 1970s: 16 Overall Rank: 59 Download / Buy Unknown Pleasures on MP3: No MP3 preview.
17. Hunky Dory David Bowie Year of Release: 1971 Appears in: 118 charts Rank in 1971: 4 Total Rank Score: 6,508 Rank in 1970s: 17 Overall Rank: 60 Download / Buy Hunky Dory on MP3:
18. Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin Year of Release: 1975 Appears in: 118 charts Rank in 1975: 5 Total Rank Score: 6,077 Rank in 1970s: 18 Overall Rank: 64 Download / Buy Physical Graffiti on MP3:
19. Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones Year of Release: 1971 Appears in: 118 charts Rank in 1971: 5 Total Rank Score: 5,610 Rank in 1970s: 19 Overall Rank: 68 Download / Buy Sticky Fingers on MP3:
20. Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin Year of Release: 1973 Appears in: 93 charts Rank in 1973: 2 Total Rank Score: 5,412 Rank in 1970s: 20 Overall Rank: 72 Download / Buy Houses Of The Holy on MP3:
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