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	195,663	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,470	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	396	184,785	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,214	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	374	73,960	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (255th) by Genesis
1975	384	194,729	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,791	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,522	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	386	91,567	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (155th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	190,120	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,842	1,706,823

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

291.

Let There Be Rock

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	34 charts
Rank in 1977:	30	Rank Score:	788
Rank in 1970s	291	Overall Rank:	1,314
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292.

Artaud

Pescado Rabioso

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 1973:	35	Rank Score:	785
Rank in 1970s	292	Overall Rank:	1,323
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293.

First Utterance

Comus

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1971:	36	Rank Score:	779
Rank in 1970s	293	Overall Rank:	1,330
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294.

A Tribute To Jack Johnson

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	31 charts
Rank in 1971:	37	Rank Score:	769
Rank in 1970s	294	Overall Rank:	1,338
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295.

Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1975:	22	Rank Score:	765
Rank in 1970s	295	Overall Rank:	1,343
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296.

Ladies Of The Canyon

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1970:	39	Rank Score:	759
Rank in 1970s	296	Overall Rank:	1,348
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297.

Damned, Damned, Damned

The Damned

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1977:	31	Rank Score:	758
Rank in 1970s	297	Overall Rank:	1,349
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298.

Late For The Sky

Jackson Browne

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	29 charts
Rank in 1974:	25	Rank Score:	756
Rank in 1970s	298	Overall Rank:	1,352
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299.

The Grand Illusion

Styx

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	31 charts
Rank in 1977:	32	Rank Score:	754
Rank in 1970s	299	Overall Rank:	1,354
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300.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 1975:	23	Rank Score:	753
Rank in 1970s	300	Overall Rank:	1,355
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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	84	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Frank Zappa	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	%

	392	39%
	386	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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