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 53,000 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	2,052	258,324	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,149	326,924	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,196	259,034	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,081	265,597	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,975	139,459	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,124	224,371	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,117	150,002	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,133	254,743	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,184	145,510	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,116	211,521	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,127	2,235,486

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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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,824 charts

Rank Score:

23,269

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Average Rating:

87 (2,141 votes)

Comments:

166

13.

Marquee Moon

Television

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,740 charts

Rank Score:

21,632

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,576 charts

Rank Score:

19,745

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21.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

17,083

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Average Rating:

83 (1,935 votes)

Comments:

132

23.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,242 charts

Rank Score:

15,813

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Average Rating:

85 (1,319 votes)

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26.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,162 charts

Rank Score:

13,263

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Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

86 (1,287 votes)

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31.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,238 charts

Rank Score:

13,019

Rank in 1970:

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Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

84 (1,493 votes)

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35.

Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,214 charts

Rank Score:

10,897

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Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

83 (1,511 votes)

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39.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

934 charts

Rank Score:

10,218

Rank in 1970:

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Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

84 (1,161 votes)

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41.

Aja

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

796 charts

Rank Score:

9,665

Rank in 1977:

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Overall Rank:

163

Average Rating:

83 (974 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	99	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	111	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	373	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	12	1%

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