Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 102 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 10 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 8 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 8 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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381 | 38% | |
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378 | 38% | |
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44 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 1961 | |
|---|---|
| 1. John Coltrane | |
| 2. Robert Johnson | |
| 3. Ornette Coleman | |
| 4. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 5. Bill Evans | |
| 6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet | |
| 7. Miles Davis | |
| 8. John Coltrane Quartet | |
| 9. Oliver Nelson | |
| 10. Ray Charles | |
| 11. Patsy Cline | |
| 12. Yusef Lateef | |
| 13. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | |
| 14. Art Blakey | |
| 15. Elvis Presley | |
| 16. The Miles Davis Sextet | |
| 17. Bobby Bland | |
| 18. Roy Orbison | |
| 19. Eric Dolphy | |
| 20. Thelonious Monk Quartet & John Coltrane |