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:

4,075 charts

Rank Score:

69,323

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,236 votes)

Comments:

584

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,938 charts

Rank Score:

49,687

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (3,971 votes)

Comments:

309

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:

2,956 charts

Rank Score:

48,940

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,465 votes)

Comments:

299

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,091 charts

Rank Score:

43,190

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,919 votes)

Comments:

302

5.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,727 charts

Rank Score:

24,947

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

200

6.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,818 charts

Rank Score:

21,322

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,391 votes)

Comments:

159

7.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,828 charts

Rank Score:

23,137

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,142 votes)

Comments:

166

8.

1967-1970 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

833

Rank in 1973:

41

Rank in 1970s:

376

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

 87 (494 votes)

Comments:

22

9.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,783 charts

Rank Score:

35,252

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,102 votes)

Comments:

256

10.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,225 charts

Rank Score:

33,720

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,560 votes)

Comments:

183

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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 72/100).