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	196,278	After The Gold Rush (75th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,649	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	397	185,038	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	412	226,895	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	375	73,863	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (255th) by Genesis
1975	383	195,363	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,876	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,619	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	387	91,973	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (157th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	391	190,272	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,846	1,709,826

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

231.

Muswell Hillbillies

The Kinks

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	39 charts
Rank in 1971:	30	Rank Score:	1,076
Rank in 1970s	231	Overall Rank:	1,000
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232.

Second Helping

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 1974:	18	Rank Score:	1,074
Rank in 1970s	232	Overall Rank:	1,003
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233.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 1978:	20	Rank Score:	1,067
Rank in 1970s	233	Overall Rank:	1,008
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234.

Waiting For Columbus

Little Feat

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 1978:	21	Rank Score:	1,065
Rank in 1970s	234	Overall Rank:	1,010
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235.

Vol 4

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 1972:	23	Rank Score:	1,064
Rank in 1970s	235	Overall Rank:	1,012
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236.

Burn

Deep Purple

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1974:	19	Rank Score:	1,060
Rank in 1970s	236	Overall Rank:	1,015
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237.

Pawn Hearts

Van Der Graaf Generator

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	27 charts
Rank in 1971:	31	Rank Score:	1,056
Rank in 1970s	237	Overall Rank:	1,016
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238.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 1972:	24	Rank Score:	1,021
Rank in 1970s	238	Overall Rank:	1,039
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239.

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 1970:	35	Rank Score:	1,020
Rank in 1970s	239	Overall Rank:	1,041
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240.

Powerage

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1978:	22	Rank Score:	1,015
Rank in 1970s	240	Overall Rank:	1,047
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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	83	8%
1977	99	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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