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 47,000 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	1,835	278,003	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,903	362,189	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (11th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,938	284,368	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,867	292,523	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,732	146,491	Red (155th)by King Crimson
1975	1,902	247,184	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,880	160,124	Songs In The Key Of Life (91st)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,896	276,876	Rumours (24th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,922	152,818	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (195th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,889	232,064	London Calling (19th)by The Clash
Total	18,764	2,432,640

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,909 charts

Rank Score:

82,956

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Average Rating:

93 (5,019 votes)

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565

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,816 charts

Rank Score:

57,640

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Average Rating:

91 (3,795 votes)

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298

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,837 charts

Rank Score:

57,098

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Average Rating:

90 (3,313 votes)

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290

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,990 charts

Rank Score:

51,680

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,663 charts

Rank Score:

43,135

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Average Rating:

87 (2,990 votes)

Comments:

248

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,098 charts

Rank Score:

36,618

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,143 charts

Rank Score:

34,692

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Average Rating:

87 (3,306 votes)

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257

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,656 charts

Rank Score:

29,103

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,864 charts

Rank Score:

28,863

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Average Rating:

87 (2,193 votes)

Comments:

182

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,069 charts

Rank Score:

27,852

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Average Rating:

86 (2,409 votes)

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198

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	103	10%
1971	104	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	112	11%
1974	96	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	92	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	97	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	374	37%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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