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 51,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary

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	1,944	265,611	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,045	342,389	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,073	269,948	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,980	276,506	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,843	142,220	Red (152nd)by King Crimson
1975	2,008	233,984	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,024	155,089	Songs In The Key Of Life (88th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,031	264,576	Rumours (23rd)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,054	147,165	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,009	220,008	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,011	2,317,495

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 (UK).

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114.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

3,715

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

114

Overall Rank:

489

Average Rating:

78 (581 votes)

Comments:

135.

A New World Record

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

362 charts

Rank Score:

3,199

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

135

Overall Rank:

568

Average Rating:

80 (445 votes)

Comments:

273.

Eldorado, A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,327

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

273

Overall Rank:

1,328

Average Rating:

78 (301 votes)

Comments:

321.

Discovery

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,065

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

321

Overall Rank:

1,621

Average Rating:

74 (307 votes)

Comments:

403.

Face The Music

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

800

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,077

Average Rating:

77 (211 votes)

Comments:

607.

On The Third Day

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

607

Overall Rank:

3,403

Average Rating:

73 (137 votes)

Comments:

889.

The Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

258

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

889

Overall Rank:

5,196

Average Rating:

72 (121 votes)

Comments:

991.

ELO 2

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	102	10%
1972	105	11%
1973	109	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	96	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	94	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis (UK)	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	38%
	379	38%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	952	94%
Yes	57	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	12	1%

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