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	196,474	After The Gold Rush (75th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,851	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	398	184,761	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	413	226,861	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	375	74,066	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (256th) by Genesis
1975	384	195,350	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	97,125	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	369	185,424	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	387	92,007	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (156th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	391	190,164	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,850	1,710,083

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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111.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 1971:	19	Rank Score:	2,741
Rank in 1970s	111	Overall Rank:	422
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112.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1975:	9	Rank Score:	2,721
Rank in 1970s	112	Overall Rank:	426
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113.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1977:	15	Rank Score:	2,695
Rank in 1970s	113	Overall Rank:	432
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114.

Rocket To Russia

Ramones

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	108 charts
Rank in 1977:	16	Rank Score:	2,678
Rank in 1970s	114	Overall Rank:	433
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115.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1971:	20	Rank Score:	2,649
Rank in 1970s	115	Overall Rank:	438
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116.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 1970:	20	Rank Score:	2,633
Rank in 1970s	116	Overall Rank:	439
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117.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 1978:	7	Rank Score:	2,607
Rank in 1970s	117	Overall Rank:	444
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118.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	93 charts
Rank in 1974:	7	Rank Score:	2,604
Rank in 1970s	118	Overall Rank:	446
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119.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	97 charts
Rank in 1973:	13	Rank Score:	2,581
Rank in 1970s	119	Overall Rank:	450
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120.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	107 charts
Rank in 1970:	21	Rank Score:	2,488
Rank in 1970s	120	Overall Rank:	462
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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	98	10%
1978	106	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%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Queen	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	391	39%
	387	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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