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 (8th) 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 (156th) 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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31.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon and Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	311 charts
Rank in 1970:	5	Rank Score:	10,333
Rank in 1970s	31	Overall Rank:	115
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32.

Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	298 charts
Rank in 1972:	5	Rank Score:	10,205
Rank in 1970s	32	Overall Rank:	116
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33.

Moondance

Van Morrison

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	273 charts
Rank in 1970:	6	Rank Score:	9,391
Rank in 1970s	33	Overall Rank:	125
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34.

Ramones

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	303 charts
Rank in 1976:	1	Rank Score:	9,138
Rank in 1970s	34	Overall Rank:	129
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35.

The Clash

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	259 charts
Rank in 1977:	6	Rank Score:	9,001
Rank in 1970s	35	Overall Rank:	130
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36.

Songs in the Key of Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	252 charts
Rank in 1976:	2	Rank Score:	8,908
Rank in 1970s	36	Overall Rank:	133
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37.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	255 charts
Rank in 1973:	4	Rank Score:	8,748
Rank in 1970s	37	Overall Rank:	135
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38.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	260 charts
Rank in 1970:	7	Rank Score:	8,662
Rank in 1970s	38	Overall Rank:	137
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39.

Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	207 charts
Rank in 1972:	6	Rank Score:	8,269
Rank in 1970s	39	Overall Rank:	144
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40.

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	207 charts
Rank in 1978:	1	Rank Score:	7,808
Rank in 1970s	40	Overall Rank:	154
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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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