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 (76th) 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 (159th) 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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261.

Small Change

Tom Waits

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	45 charts
Rank in 1976:	22	Rank Score:	940
Rank in 1970s	261	Overall Rank:	1,136
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262.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1973:	32	Rank Score:	939
Rank in 1970s	262	Overall Rank:	1,137
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263.

The Last Waltz

The Band

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1978:	24	Rank Score:	937
Rank in 1970s	263	Overall Rank:	1,139
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264.

Zuma

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 1975:	21	Rank Score:	932
Rank in 1970s	264	Overall Rank:	1,141
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265.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1979:	23	Rank Score:	925
Rank in 1970s	265	Overall Rank:	1,150
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266.

Going For The One

Yes

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	25 charts
Rank in 1977:	27	Rank Score:	925
Rank in 1970s	266	Overall Rank:	1,151
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267.

Jazz

Queen

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 1978:	25	Rank Score:	913
Rank in 1970s	267	Overall Rank:	1,163
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268.

John Prine

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 1971:	32	Rank Score:	904
Rank in 1970s	268	Overall Rank:	1,172
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269.

Construção

Chico Buarque

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1971:	33	Rank Score:	883
Rank in 1970s	269	Overall Rank:	1,189
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270.

Obscured By Clouds

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 1972:	27	Rank Score:	873
Rank in 1970s	270	Overall Rank:	1,201
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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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