Top-rated albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1970s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,986 charts

Rank Score:

78,672

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,107 votes)

Comments:

575

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,866 charts

Rank Score:

55,013

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,870 votes)

Comments:

305

3.

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,891 charts

Rank Score:

54,132

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,376 votes)

Comments:

295

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,036 charts

Rank Score:

48,495

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,846 votes)

Comments:

299

5.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,681 charts

Rank Score:

27,711

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,665 votes)

Comments:

195

6.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,768 charts

Rank Score:

23,775

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,339 votes)

Comments:

159

7.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,776 charts

Rank Score:

25,313

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,101 votes)

Comments:

164

8.

1967-1970 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

864

Rank in 1973:

41

Rank in 1970s:

380

Overall Rank:

1,962

Average Rating:

 87 (476 votes)

Comments:

22

9.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,716 charts

Rank Score:

40,148

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (3,036 votes)

Comments:

253

10.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,468 charts

Rank Score:

21,340

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,762 votes)

Comments:

141

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 73/100).