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:

3,874 charts

Rank Score:

85,546

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (4,967 votes)

Comments:

558

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,792 charts

Rank Score:

59,736

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,750 votes)

Comments:

294

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:

2,801 charts

Rank Score:

58,703

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,268 votes)

Comments:

287

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,962 charts

Rank Score:

53,543

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,750 votes)

Comments:

296

5.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,627 charts

Rank Score:

29,582

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,575 votes)

Comments:

188

6.

1967-1970 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

975

Rank in 1973:

37

Rank in 1970s:

356

Overall Rank:

1,763

Average Rating:

 87 (465 votes)

Comments:

21

7.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,720 charts

Rank Score:

25,685

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,267 votes)

Comments:

155

8.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

27,539

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

158

9.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,638 charts

Rank Score:

44,385

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (2,960 votes)

Comments:

245

10.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,431 charts

Rank Score:

23,183

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,690 votes)

Comments:

137

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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).