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:
1973
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12,196
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1975
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12,061
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1977
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11,189
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1973
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10,951
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1972
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10,441
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1974
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10,209
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1970
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9,848
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1971
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9,817
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1971
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9,806
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1970
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9,633
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 100 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 10 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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381 | 38% | |
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378 | 38% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
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| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Michael Jackson | |
| 8. Supertramp | |
| 9. Gang Of Four | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. Brian Eno | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The B-52's | |
| 20. The Specials |