Best Albums of the 1970s

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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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19702,021259,484
19712,121330,387
19722,154260,373
19732,052267,675
19741,934139,621
Red (144th)by King Crimson
19752,095226,945
19762,088151,216
19772,101257,092
19782,133145,650
19792,067213,566
Total20,7662,252,009

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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Year of Release:
1974
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1,532
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
742
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Year of Release:
1979
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512
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Year of Release:
1979
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413
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1976
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370
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 106 11%
1971 101 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 109 11%
1974 97 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 93 9%
1977 91 9%
1978 105 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 11 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 374 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 25 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 28 3%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 60 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
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