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	197,818	After The Gold Rush (77th) by Neil Young
1971	399	269,539	Led Zeppelin IV (9th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	410	185,532	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (20th) by David Bowie
1973	421	229,247	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	383	75,113	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (260th) by Genesis
1975	391	196,487	Wish You Were Here (15th) by Pink Floyd
1976	386	97,850	Ramones (130th) by Ramones
1977	378	187,464	Rumours (38th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	393	92,709	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (157th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	399	191,939	London Calling (11th) by The Clash
Total	3,933	1,723,699

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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931.

Join Hands

Siouxsie & The Banshees

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1979:	85	Rank Score:	126
Rank in 1970s	931	Overall Rank:	5,625
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932.

Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day

Man

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 1972:	97	Rank Score:	126
Rank in 1970s	932	Overall Rank:	5,626
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933.

David Live

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1974:	88	Rank Score:	126
Rank in 1970s	933	Overall Rank:	5,628
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934.

A Space In Time

Ten Years After

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1971:	103	Rank Score:	126
Rank in 1970s	934	Overall Rank:	5,635
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935.

In The Heat Of The Night

Pat Benatar

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1979:	86	Rank Score:	126
Rank in 1970s	935	Overall Rank:	5,637
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936.

CSN

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1977:	86	Rank Score:	125
Rank in 1970s	936	Overall Rank:	5,645
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937.

A Question Of Balance

The Moody Blues

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1970:	103	Rank Score:	125
Rank in 1970s	937	Overall Rank:	5,669
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938.

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

Rick Wakeman

Year of Release:	1974	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1974:	89	Rank Score:	125
Rank in 1970s	938	Overall Rank:	5,673
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939.

The Best Of The Guess Who

The Guess Who

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1971:	104	Rank Score:	124
Rank in 1970s	939	Overall Rank:	5,681
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940.

Motörhead

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1977:	87	Rank Score:	124
Rank in 1970s	940	Overall Rank:	5,683
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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%
Frank Zappa	10	1%
Bob Marley And The Wailers	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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