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:

3,581 charts

Rank Score:

98,185

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (4,570 votes)

Comments:

509

2.

Wish You Were Here

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,518 charts

Rank Score:

64,628

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,406 votes)

Comments:

263

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:

2,541 charts

Rank Score:

63,209

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (2,962 votes)

Comments:

255

4.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,691 charts

Rank Score:

59,509

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,465 votes)

Comments:

262

5.

Animals

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,438 charts

Rank Score:

31,024

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 88 (2,313 votes)

Comments:

164

6.

Hunky Dory

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,514 charts

Rank Score:

27,265

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 87 (2,045 votes)

Comments:

132

7.

Blood On The Tracks

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,528 charts

Rank Score:

29,181

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 87 (1,859 votes)

Comments:

136

8.

Pink Moon

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,290 charts

Rank Score:

25,113

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 87 (1,536 votes)

Comments:

122

9.

London Calling

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,426 charts

Rank Score:

49,173

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (2,745 votes)

Comments:

227

10.

Unknown Pleasures

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,668 charts

Rank Score:

33,378

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 87 (1,963 votes)

Comments:

167

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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).