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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summaryThe best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder and The Who.
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1971
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209
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1971
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1976
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1979
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1970
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208
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1973
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207
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1974
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207
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1974
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207
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1971
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207
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1977
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206
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 110 11%
1971 99 10%
1972 97 10%
1973 109 11%
1974 98 10%
1975 97 10%
1976 88 9%
1977 93 9%
1978 107 11%
1979 102 10%
Artist Albums %


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 %


United States 382 38%
United Kingdom 376 38%
Canada 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
Germany 37 4%
Brazil 22 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Artists of 1975
1. Pink Floyd
2. Bob Dylan
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Queen
6. Brian Eno
7. Eno
8. Patti Smith
9. Neil Young
10. Parliament
11. Fleetwood Mac
12. Joni Mitchell
13. Aerosmith
14. Keith Jarrett
15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
16. Fela Kuti
17. Fela Kuti & Africa 70
18. David Bowie
19. Black Sabbath
20. Elton John
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