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	368	195,679	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	388	267,354	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	396	184,692	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	225,998	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	374	73,863	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (256th) by Genesis
1975	384	194,277	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,538	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,190	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	385	91,266	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (156th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	189,888	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,838	1,704,745

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

341.

Radio Ethiopia

Patti Smith Group

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 1976:	30	Rank Score:	651
Rank in 1970s	341	Overall Rank:	1,528
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342.

Godbluff

Van Der Graaf Generator

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	17 charts
Rank in 1975:	28	Rank Score:	649
Rank in 1970s	342	Overall Rank:	1,531
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343.

Fireball

Deep Purple

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	28 charts
Rank in 1971:	42	Rank Score:	642
Rank in 1970s	343	Overall Rank:	1,543
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344.

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

Eagles

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 1976:	31	Rank Score:	640
Rank in 1970s	344	Overall Rank:	1,547
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345.

Grand Hotel

Procol Harum

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	17 charts
Rank in 1973:	43	Rank Score:	637
Rank in 1970s	345	Overall Rank:	1,553
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346.

1967-1970

The Beatles

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 1973:	44	Rank Score:	635
Rank in 1970s	346	Overall Rank:	1,560
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347.

Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

Simon and Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 1972:	30	Rank Score:	634
Rank in 1970s	347	Overall Rank:	1,563
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348.

Sheet Music

10cc

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 1974:	29	Rank Score:	629
Rank in 1970s	348	Overall Rank:	1,575
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349.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1978:	31	Rank Score:	628
Rank in 1970s	349	Overall Rank:	1,576
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350.

Decade

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 1977:	38	Rank Score:	626
Rank in 1970s	350	Overall Rank:	1,578
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	110	11%
1971	110	11%
1972	102	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	91	9%
1975	96	10%
1976	83	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

Frank Zappa	10	1%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
David Bowie	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Queen	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	391	39%
	386	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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