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 9,700 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	373	197,818	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	399	269,539	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	410	185,532	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (19th) by David Bowie
1973	421	229,247	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	383	75,113	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (260th) by Genesis
1975	391	196,487	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	386	97,850	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	378	187,464	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	393	92,709	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (157th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	399	191,939	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,933	1,723,699

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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121.

Specials

The Specials

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	109 charts
Rank in 1979:	9	Rank Score:	2,505
Rank in 1970s	121	Overall Rank:	467
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122.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	108 charts
Rank in 1970:	21	Rank Score:	2,479
Rank in 1970s	122	Overall Rank:	473
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123.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	80 charts
Rank in 1973:	14	Rank Score:	2,387
Rank in 1970s	123	Overall Rank:	485
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124.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1972:	11	Rank Score:	2,342
Rank in 1970s	124	Overall Rank:	494
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125.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	81 charts
Rank in 1978:	8	Rank Score:	2,341
Rank in 1970s	125	Overall Rank:	495
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126.

Damn The Torpedoes

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1979:	10	Rank Score:	2,338
Rank in 1970s	126	Overall Rank:	497
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127.

Hemispheres

Rush

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	58 charts
Rank in 1978:	9	Rank Score:	2,328
Rank in 1970s	127	Overall Rank:	499
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128.

Abraxas

Santana

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	106 charts
Rank in 1970:	22	Rank Score:	2,314
Rank in 1970s	128	Overall Rank:	506
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129.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 1977:	17	Rank Score:	2,314
Rank in 1970s	129	Overall Rank:	507
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130.

#1 Record

Big Star

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	84 charts
Rank in 1972:	12	Rank Score:	2,296
Rank in 1970s	130	Overall Rank:	513
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	111	11%
1971	111	11%
1972	100	10%
1973	113	11%
1974	93	9%
1975	95	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	96	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	92	9%

Band	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Frank Zappa	10	1%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	399	40%
	387	39%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	29	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
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