Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1975
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1,957
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
1,947
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1979
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Rank Score:
1,926
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1979
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Rank Score:
1,922
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,909
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1976
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Rank Score:
1,896
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1973
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Rank Score:
1,872
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1976
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Rank Score:
1,869
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Year of Release:
1970
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1,868
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1972
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1,864
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 20 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 99 | 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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380 | 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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20 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Van Morrison | |
| 17. Neil Young | |
| 18. Charles Mingus | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |