Best Albums of the 1970s
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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1970
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6,341
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1977
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6,309
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1970
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6,236
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1971
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6,212
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1977
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6,184
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1974
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6,161
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1978
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6,134
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1976
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6,046
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1977
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5,940
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1971
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5,682
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 102 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 8 | 1% | |
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384 | 38% | |
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377 | 38% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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