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	195,586	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	388	267,393	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	396	184,381	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	411	226,183	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	374	73,943	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (255th) by Genesis
1975	384	194,616	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	374	96,698	Ramones (129th) by Ramones
1977	368	185,296	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	385	91,341	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (156th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	390	189,698	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,838	1,705,134

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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671.

Calling Card

Rory Gallagher

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 1976:	58	Rank Score:	221
Rank in 1970s	671	Overall Rank:	3,537
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672.

Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On

Funkadelic

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1974:	64	Rank Score:	220
Rank in 1970s	672	Overall Rank:	3,541
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673.

Heaven Tonight

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:	1978	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1978:	76	Rank Score:	219
Rank in 1970s	673	Overall Rank:	3,550
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674.

Pequeñas Anécdotas Sobre Las Instituciones

Sui Generis

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1974:	65	Rank Score:	219
Rank in 1970s	674	Overall Rank:	3,555
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675.

Johnny The Fox

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1976:	59	Rank Score:	219
Rank in 1970s	675	Overall Rank:	3,568
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676.

Music Inspired By The Snow Goose

Camel

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1975:	66	Rank Score:	218
Rank in 1970s	676	Overall Rank:	3,570
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677.

No Dice

Badfinger

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1970:	78	Rank Score:	218
Rank in 1970s	677	Overall Rank:	3,582
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678.

A Passion Play

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1973:	72	Rank Score:	215
Rank in 1970s	678	Overall Rank:	3,606
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679.

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

The Moody Blues

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1971:	68	Rank Score:	215
Rank in 1970s	679	Overall Rank:	3,614
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680.

Islands

King Crimson

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1971:	69	Rank Score:	214
Rank in 1970s	680	Overall Rank:	3,630
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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%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Jethro Tull	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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