Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1970	2,040	259,514	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,140	328,618	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	259,913	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,066	266,338	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,470	Red (143rd)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,716	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,102	150,009	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,118	255,820	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,164	145,630	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,095	212,552	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,967	2,243,579

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, The Who and Genesis.

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111.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

3,727

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

111

Overall Rank:

483

Average Rating:

82 (313 votes)

Comments:

112.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,715

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

112

Overall Rank:

484

Average Rating:

82 (510 votes)

Comments:

113.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

3,707

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

113

Overall Rank:

486

Average Rating:

82 (597 votes)

Comments:

114.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

3,691

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

114

Overall Rank:

487

Average Rating:

80 (432 votes)

Comments:

115.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,651

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

115

Overall Rank:

492

Average Rating:

80 (637 votes)

Comments:

116.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,643

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

116

Overall Rank:

494

Average Rating:

79 (594 votes)

Comments:

117.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,561

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

117

Overall Rank:

505

Average Rating:

80 (634 votes)

Comments:

118.

Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

3,523

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

118

Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

82 (835 votes)

Comments:

119.

Tea For The Tillerman

Cat Stevens

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,479

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

119

Overall Rank:

522

Average Rating:

81 (658 votes)

Comments:

120.

Closing Time

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

3,475

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

120

Overall Rank:

523

Average Rating:

80 (540 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	90	9%
1977	89	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	370	37%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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