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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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	259,317	Paranoid (54th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,141	328,315	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,179	259,784	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,068	266,224	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,954	139,522	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,109	225,598	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,104	149,921	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,120	255,745	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,167	145,471	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,096	212,374	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,979	2,242,272

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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401.

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

791

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

401

Overall Rank:

2,091

Average Rating:

79 (186 votes)

Comments:

402.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,096

Average Rating:

78 (254 votes)

Comments:

403.

Siren

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,097

Average Rating:

78 (238 votes)

Comments:

404.

...And Then There Were Three

Genesis

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

788

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,101

Average Rating:

73 (275 votes)

Comments:

405.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

405

Overall Rank:

2,109

Average Rating:

76 (154 votes)

Comments:

406.

The Raincoats

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

785

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,110

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

407.

Face The Music

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

784

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

407

Overall Rank:

2,113

Average Rating:

77 (213 votes)

Comments:

408.

Welcome To My Nightmare

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

781

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

408

Overall Rank:

2,118

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

409.

Força Bruta

Jorge Ben

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

777

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

409

Overall Rank:

2,126

Average Rating:

79 (92 votes)

Comments:

410.

Comes A Time

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

772

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

410

Overall Rank:

2,130

Average Rating:

78 (301 votes)

Comments:

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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%
AC/DC	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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