Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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.
19701,923268,672
19712,013349,129
19722,039274,743
19731,953281,896
19741,817144,166
Red (156th)by King Crimson
19751,981239,022
19761,969157,585
19771,974269,404
19782,009149,724
19791,965224,833
Total19,6432,359,174

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Black Sabbath and Genesis.
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1972
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15,332
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1971
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7,498
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1971
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3,936
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United Kingdom Yes
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1974
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1,557
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1977
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1,515
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1973
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1,082
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617.
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United Kingdom Yes
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1973
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437
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1970
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319
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United Kingdom Yes
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227
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Total albums: 9. Page 1 of 1

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 105 11%
1971 100 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 109 11%
1974 96 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 90 9%
1977 92 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 99 10%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 391 39%
United States 373 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Jamaica 21 2%
Brazil 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Live? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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