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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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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	2,080	255,656	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,180	324,374	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,240	256,275	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,120	262,185	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,033	138,441	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,158	221,042	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,171	149,780	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,172	252,699	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,226	145,263	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,148	209,124	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,528	2,214,839

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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Paranoid

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

19,471

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Average Rating:

86 (2,055 votes)

Comments:

137

22.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,539 charts

Rank Score:

15,934

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,186 charts

Rank Score:

13,080

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Average Rating:

85 (1,274 votes)

Comments:

113

31.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,246 charts

Rank Score:

12,669

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Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

84 (1,502 votes)

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37.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,089 charts

Rank Score:

10,216

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40.

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

9,919

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Overall Rank:

153

Average Rating:

84 (1,171 votes)

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42.

Moondance

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

954 charts

Rank Score:

9,153

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Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

84 (1,131 votes)

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Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

878 charts

Rank Score:

8,735

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Overall Rank:

182

Average Rating:

85 (957 votes)

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Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,128 charts

Rank Score:

8,509

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Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

84 (1,957 votes)

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48.

Fun House

The Stooges

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

889 charts

Rank Score:

8,180

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Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

84 (1,074 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

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

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