Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade
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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.
19702,097254,021
19712,193322,286
19722,260252,736
19732,143258,255
19742,046137,767
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,179218,873
19762,200148,412
19772,191249,596
19782,250143,750
19792,170206,141
Total21,7292,191,837

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 Stevie Wonder.
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,758
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286.
The Harder They Come 
Soundtrack compilation
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,206
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Year of Release:
1976
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864
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391.
1967-1970 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1973
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794
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Year of Release:
1971
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761
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
647
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
622
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607.
1962-1966 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1973
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431
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
406
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1972
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383
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Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 108 11%
1971 99 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 107 11%
1974 98 10%
1975 101 10%
1976 84 8%
1977 94 9%
1978 108 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
The Rolling Stones 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
Miles Davis 8 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 382 38%
United States 375 38%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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