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	195,823	After The Gold Rush (76th) by Neil Young
1971	389	267,347	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	397	184,511	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,248	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	374	73,928	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (256th) by Genesis
1975	384	194,970	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,791	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,538	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	386	91,817	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (154th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	190,062	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,843	1,707,035

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

51.

Raw Power

The Stooges

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	202 charts
Rank in 1973:	7	Rank Score:	6,403
Rank in 1970s	51	Overall Rank:	197
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52.

Exodus

Bob Marley And The Wailers

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	185 charts
Rank in 1977:	7	Rank Score:	6,343
Rank in 1970s	52	Overall Rank:	199
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53.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	212 charts
Rank in 1970:	11	Rank Score:	6,257
Rank in 1970s	53	Overall Rank:	201
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54.

Boston

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	178 charts
Rank in 1976:	4	Rank Score:	6,194
Rank in 1970s	54	Overall Rank:	203
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55.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	154 charts
Rank in 1970:	12	Rank Score:	6,119
Rank in 1970s	55	Overall Rank:	206
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56.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	173 charts
Rank in 1972:	7	Rank Score:	5,959
Rank in 1970s	56	Overall Rank:	211
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57.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	161 charts
Rank in 1971:	10	Rank Score:	5,725
Rank in 1970s	57	Overall Rank:	214
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58.

Van Halen

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	192 charts
Rank in 1978:	2	Rank Score:	5,530
Rank in 1970s	58	Overall Rank:	218
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59.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	196 charts
Rank in 1978:	3	Rank Score:	5,407
Rank in 1970s	59	Overall Rank:	224
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60.

Aja

Steely Dan

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	148 charts
Rank in 1977:	8	Rank Score:	5,371
Rank in 1970s	60	Overall Rank:	226
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	110	11%
1971	109	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	91	9%
1975	97	10%
1976	83	8%
1977	99	10%
1978	106	11%
1979	93	9%

Band	Albums	%

Bob Marley And The Wailers	10	1%
Frank Zappa	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%
	386	39%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
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