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:

3,780 charts

Rank Score:

93,676

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (4,794 votes)

Comments:

534

2.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,693 charts

Rank Score:

63,660

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,594 votes)

Comments:

280

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:

2,722 charts

Rank Score:

62,828

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,134 votes)

Comments:

271

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,878 charts

Rank Score:

57,937

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,622 votes)

Comments:

288

5.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,556 charts

Rank Score:

30,949

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,460 votes)

Comments:

177

6.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

26,958

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,168 votes)

Comments:

143

7.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,662 charts

Rank Score:

28,856

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (1,961 votes)

Comments:

149

8.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,585 charts

Rank Score:

48,260

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 87 (2,877 votes)

Comments:

235

9.

1967-1970 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

1,020

Rank in 1973:

37

Rank in 1970s:

338

Overall Rank:

1,689

Average Rating:

 87 (442 votes)

Comments:

20

10.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,389 charts

Rank Score:

24,271

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 87 (1,626 votes)

Comments:

130

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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).