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	195,837	After The Gold Rush (75th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,361	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	397	184,502	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,389	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	375	73,904	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (256th) by Genesis
1975	383	195,190	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,871	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,533	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	386	91,872	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (157th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	190,085	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,843	1,707,544

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

21.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	402 charts
Rank in 1970:	1	Rank Score:	14,321
Rank in 1970s	21	Overall Rank:	75
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22.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	359 charts
Rank in 1972:	3	Rank Score:	14,269
Rank in 1970s	22	Overall Rank:	77
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23.

Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	354 charts
Rank in 1973:	2	Rank Score:	13,839
Rank in 1970s	23	Overall Rank:	80
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24.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	380 charts
Rank in 1970:	2	Rank Score:	13,218
Rank in 1970s	24	Overall Rank:	85
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25.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	324 charts
Rank in 1977:	5	Rank Score:	12,700
Rank in 1970s	25	Overall Rank:	87
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26.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	322 charts
Rank in 1970:	3	Rank Score:	11,986
Rank in 1970s	26	Overall Rank:	97
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27.

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	361 charts
Rank in 1972:	4	Rank Score:	11,951
Rank in 1970s	27	Overall Rank:	98
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28.

Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	266 charts
Rank in 1973:	3	Rank Score:	11,846
Rank in 1970s	28	Overall Rank:	100
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29.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	293 charts
Rank in 1971:	6	Rank Score:	11,490
Rank in 1970s	29	Overall Rank:	104
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30.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	299 charts
Rank in 1970:	4	Rank Score:	11,291
Rank in 1970s	30	Overall Rank:	107
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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%
Elton John	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	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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