Best Albums of the 1970s

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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

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	2,036	258,982	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,810	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,173	259,290	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,059	266,517	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,948	139,071	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,103	226,191	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,092	150,525	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,107	256,174	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,147	145,091	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,076	212,722	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,874	2,243,374

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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271.

Give 'Em Enough Rope

The Clash

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,290

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,349

Average Rating:

77 (490 votes)

Comments:

272.

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

1,285

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

272

Overall Rank:

1,355

Average Rating:

78 (273 votes)

Comments:

273.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,283

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

273

Overall Rank:

1,356

Average Rating:

78 (251 votes)

Comments:

274.

Burn

Deep Purple

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,281

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

274

Overall Rank:

1,358

Average Rating:

78 (341 votes)

Comments:

275.

Katy Lied

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,276

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

275

Overall Rank:

1,364

Average Rating:

80 (344 votes)

Comments:

276.

Sunflower

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,265

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

276

Overall Rank:

1,377

Average Rating:

78 (424 votes)

Comments:

277.

Trespass

Genesis

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

1,265

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,378

Average Rating:

77 (339 votes)

Comments:

278.

Leave Home

Ramones

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,260

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

278

Overall Rank:

1,383

Average Rating:

78 (278 votes)

Comments:

279.

Eldorado, A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,257

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,385

Average Rating:

78 (310 votes)

Comments:

280.

Call Me

Al Green

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,243

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

280

Overall Rank:

1,393

Average Rating:

79 (229 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	93	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	105	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Yes	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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