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 54,000 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	2,079	256,037	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,180	324,155	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,238	256,258	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,120	262,378	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,032	138,333	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,153	221,211	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,167	149,707	Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,168	253,032	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,220	145,254	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,149	209,569	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,506	2,215,933

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 Stevie Wonder.

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741.

Camel

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

741

Overall Rank:

4,327

Average Rating:

77 (98 votes)

Comments:

742.

Warrior On The Edge Of Time

Hawkwind

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

742

Overall Rank:

4,334

Average Rating:

77 (98 votes)

Comments:

743.

Love Bites

Buzzcocks

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

743

Overall Rank:

4,336

Average Rating:

76 (96 votes)

Comments:

744.

Eskimo

The Residents

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

326

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

744

Overall Rank:

4,341

Average Rating:

75 (94 votes)

Comments:

745.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Elton John

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

325

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

745

Overall Rank:

4,347

Average Rating:

82 (162 votes)

Comments:

746.

They Say I'm Different

Betty Davis

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

325

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

746

Overall Rank:

4,349

Average Rating:

77 (60 votes)

Comments:

747.

Time And A Word

Yes

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

747

Overall Rank:

4,353

Average Rating:

73 (169 votes)

Comments:

748.

Minute By Minute

The Doobie Brothers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

748

Overall Rank:

4,356

Average Rating:

74 (81 votes)

Comments:

749.

In Search Of Space

Hawkwind

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

749

Overall Rank:

4,359

Average Rating:

74 (105 votes)

Comments:

750.

I'm The Man

Joe Jackson

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

323

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

750

Overall Rank:

4,362

Average Rating:

75 (92 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Yes	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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