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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1970s decade summary

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	2,041	258,986	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,141	327,851	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,181	259,420	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,068	266,025	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,955	139,620	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,110	225,379	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,104	149,973	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,122	255,331	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,167	145,412	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,097	212,135	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,986	2,240,131

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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991.

Only Visiting This Planet

Larry Norman

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

218

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992.

Terrapin Station

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

218

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992

Overall Rank:

5,992

Average Rating:

72 (94 votes)

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993.

Gratitude
Live

Earth, Wind & Fire

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

218

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993

Overall Rank:

5,993

Average Rating:

72 (48 votes)

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994.

Estudando O Samba

Tom Zé

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

218

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994

Overall Rank:

6,000

Average Rating:

75 (79 votes)

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995.

Cold Spring Harbor

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

217

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996.

Light As A Feather

Chick Corea & Return to Forever

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

217

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997.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

217

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998.

Spectres

Blue Öyster Cult

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

216

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998

Overall Rank:

6,038

Average Rating:

75 (112 votes)

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999.

Live
Live

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

216

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1000.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

216

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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%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	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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Best Albums of 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Boston by Boston
6. 2112 by Rush
7. Desire by Bob Dylan
8. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
9. Hejira by Joni Mitchell
10. A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis
11. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
12. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
13. Rising by Rainbow
14. The Royal Scam by Steely Dan
15. A Day At The Races by Queen
16. Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre
17. Rocks by Aerosmith
18. África Brasil by Jorge Ben
19. Moonmadness by Camel
20. Wind & Wuthering by Genesis