Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1977
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6,454
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Year of Release:
1973
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2,274
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1977
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1,838
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1974
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1,365
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1973
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970
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1975
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800
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1978
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674
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1973
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587
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1976
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585
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567
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 100 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 10 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 8 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 8 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 8 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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382 | 38% | |
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379 | 38% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 6. Tears For Fears | |
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| 8. The Replacements | |
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| 10. The Pogues | |
| 11. Marillion | |
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| 13. Hüsker Dü | |
| 14. The Waterboys | |
| 15. The Fall | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
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| 18. Prince | |
| 19. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 20. The Cult |