Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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	2,036	259,089	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,790	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,173	259,299	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,059	266,545	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,948	139,062	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,103	226,259	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,092	150,544	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,107	256,180	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,147	145,146	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,074	212,843	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,872	2,243,758

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, The Who and Genesis.

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841.

Full House

Fairport Convention

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

841

Overall Rank:

4,974

Average Rating:

72 (79 votes)

Comments:

842.

Cosmic Slop

Funkadelic

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

842

Overall Rank:

4,995

Average Rating:

78 (70 votes)

Comments:

843.

Forces Of Victory

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

843

Overall Rank:

5,000

Average Rating:

76 (38 votes)

Comments:

844.

Close To You

Carpenters

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

844

Overall Rank:

5,001

Average Rating:

72 (126 votes)

Comments:

845.

Sex Machine

James Brown

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

845

Overall Rank:

5,005

Average Rating:

74 (143 votes)

Comments:

846.

Bridges

Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

846

Overall Rank:

5,007

Average Rating:

78 (33 votes)

Comments:

847.

Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow

Funkadelic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

847

Overall Rank:

5,010

Average Rating:

78 (104 votes)

Comments:

848.

Bless The Weather

John Martyn

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

848

Overall Rank:

5,024

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

849.

Rock Of Ages (The Band In Concert)
Live

The Band

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

849

Overall Rank:

5,032

Average Rating:

77 (116 votes)

Comments:

850.

Refazenda

Gilberto Gil

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

850

Overall Rank:

5,041

Average Rating:

76 (45 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	93	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	105	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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