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	195,837	After The Gold Rush (75th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,361	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	397	184,502	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,389	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	375	73,904	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (256th) by Genesis
1975	383	195,190	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,871	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,533	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	386	91,872	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (157th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	190,085	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,843	1,707,544

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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41.

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	207 charts
Rank in 1978:	1	Rank Score:	7,811
Rank in 1970s	41	Overall Rank:	157
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42.

Hotel California

Eagles

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	237 charts
Rank in 1976:	3	Rank Score:	7,689
Rank in 1970s	42	Overall Rank:	160
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43.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	178 charts
Rank in 1973:	5	Rank Score:	7,521
Rank in 1970s	43	Overall Rank:	162
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44.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	246 charts
Rank in 1971:	7	Rank Score:	7,459
Rank in 1970s	44	Overall Rank:	166
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45.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	234 charts
Rank in 1973:	6	Rank Score:	6,910
Rank in 1970s	45	Overall Rank:	181
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46.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	224 charts
Rank in 1971:	8	Rank Score:	6,843
Rank in 1970s	46	Overall Rank:	184
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47.

Horses

Patti Smith

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	229 charts
Rank in 1975:	6	Rank Score:	6,842
Rank in 1970s	47	Overall Rank:	185
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48.

Let It Be

The Beatles

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	244 charts
Rank in 1970:	9	Rank Score:	6,833
Rank in 1970s	48	Overall Rank:	186
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49.

Loaded

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	219 charts
Rank in 1970:	10	Rank Score:	6,525
Rank in 1970s	49	Overall Rank:	192
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50.

Imagine

John Lennon

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	230 charts
Rank in 1971:	9	Rank Score:	6,454
Rank in 1970s	50	Overall Rank:	195
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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	83	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	106	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

Frank Zappa	10	1%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
David Bowie	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	391	39%
	387	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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