Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19702,020259,558
19712,121330,509
19722,154260,454
19732,050267,766
19741,933139,569
Red (144th)by King Crimson
19752,095227,007
19762,088151,311
19772,101257,216
19782,133145,721
19792,066213,585
Total20,7612,252,696

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, The Who and Genesis.
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1972
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1976
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217
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1979
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216
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1976
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1977
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1973
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215
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1976
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213
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213
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 106 11%
1971 101 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 97 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 93 9%
1977 92 9%
1978 105 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 11 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
The Rolling Stones 8 1%
Wishbone Ash 8 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 373 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 26 3%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 27 3%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 60 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
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