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	198,126	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	399	269,664	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	410	185,594	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	421	229,556	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	383	75,138	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (260th) by Genesis
1975	391	196,669	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	386	97,974	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	378	187,901	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	394	92,706	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (158th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	399	192,055	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,934	1,725,381

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

11.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	594 charts
Rank in 1977:	1	Rank Score:	23,991
Rank in 1970s	11	Overall Rank:	38
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12.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	518 charts
Rank in 1979:	3	Rank Score:	22,533
Rank in 1970s	12	Overall Rank:	42
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13.

Marquee Moon

Television

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	455 charts
Rank in 1977:	2	Rank Score:	18,666
Rank in 1970s	13	Overall Rank:	52
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14.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	487 charts
Rank in 1977:	3	Rank Score:	18,203
Rank in 1970s	14	Overall Rank:	55
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15.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	461 charts
Rank in 1975:	4	Rank Score:	18,130
Rank in 1970s	15	Overall Rank:	57
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16.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	445 charts
Rank in 1971:	3	Rank Score:	18,059
Rank in 1970s	16	Overall Rank:	58
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17.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	479 charts
Rank in 1971:	4	Rank Score:	17,551
Rank in 1970s	17	Overall Rank:	59
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18.

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	385 charts
Rank in 1977:	4	Rank Score:	16,596
Rank in 1970s	18	Overall Rank:	65
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19.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	396 charts
Rank in 1975:	5	Rank Score:	16,569
Rank in 1970s	19	Overall Rank:	66
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20.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	432 charts
Rank in 1971:	5	Rank Score:	16,131
Rank in 1970s	20	Overall Rank:	68
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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%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Frank Zappa	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Jethro Tull	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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