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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade 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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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,867 charts

Rank Score:

20,799

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,809 charts

Rank Score:

20,094

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

19,650

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,864 charts

Rank Score:

19,255

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,643 charts

Rank Score:

18,991

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,738 charts

Rank Score:

18,780

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,561 charts

Rank Score:

17,639

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86 (1,857 votes)

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144

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Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

16,921

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

16,888

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86 (1,922 votes)

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Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

16,125

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85 (1,509 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	109	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	383	38%
	376	38%
	43	4%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	23	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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Best Artists of 1973
1. Pink Floyd
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Genesis
5. Elton John
6. The Who
7. Paul McCartney
8. Paul McCartney & Wings
9. David Bowie
10. The Stooges
11. Iggy And The Stooges
12. Can
13. Roxy Music
14. Herbie Hancock
15. Bruce Springsteen
16. Lynyrd Skynyrd
17. Mike Oldfield
18. Bob Marley
19. The Wailers
20. Tom Waits