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 9,700 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	373	198,311	After The Gold Rush (76th) by Neil Young
1971	399	269,596	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	410	185,607	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	421	229,312	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	383	75,182	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (260th) by Genesis
1975	391	196,546	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	387	97,932	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	378	187,936	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	394	92,499	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (159th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	399	192,079	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,935	1,724,999

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

41.

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	212 charts
Rank in 1978:	1	Rank Score:	7,766
Rank in 1970s	41	Overall Rank:	159
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42.

Hotel California

Eagles

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	239 charts
Rank in 1976:	3	Rank Score:	7,673
Rank in 1970s	42	Overall Rank:	161
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43.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	179 charts
Rank in 1973:	5	Rank Score:	7,522
Rank in 1970s	43	Overall Rank:	165
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44.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	245 charts
Rank in 1971:	7	Rank Score:	7,271
Rank in 1970s	44	Overall Rank:	172
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45.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	231 charts
Rank in 1971:	8	Rank Score:	7,084
Rank in 1970s	45	Overall Rank:	176
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46.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	234 charts
Rank in 1973:	6	Rank Score:	6,981
Rank in 1970s	46	Overall Rank:	183
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47.

Let It Be

The Beatles

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	254 charts
Rank in 1970:	9	Rank Score:	6,981
Rank in 1970s	47	Overall Rank:	184
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48.

Horses

Patti Smith

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	235 charts
Rank in 1975:	6	Rank Score:	6,953
Rank in 1970s	48	Overall Rank:	185
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49.

Loaded

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	219 charts
Rank in 1970:	10	Rank Score:	6,551
Rank in 1970s	49	Overall Rank:	194
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50.

Imagine

John Lennon

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	228 charts
Rank in 1971:	9	Rank Score:	6,512
Rank in 1970s	50	Overall Rank:	195
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	111	11%
1971	111	11%
1972	100	10%
1973	113	11%
1974	93	9%
1975	95	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	96	10%
1978	105	11%
1979	92	9%

Band	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Frank Zappa	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	399	40%
	387	39%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	29	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
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