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 55,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,134 charts

Rank Score:

42,059

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Average Rating:

90 (3,966 votes)

Comments:

302

10.

Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,163 charts

Rank Score:

22,847

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,841 charts

Rank Score:

20,782

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,619 charts

Rank Score:

19,958

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,635 charts

Rank Score:

18,216

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Average Rating:

86 (1,903 votes)

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134

20.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,362 charts

Rank Score:

17,131

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Average Rating:

85 (1,488 votes)

Comments:

113

37.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,117 charts

Rank Score:

9,959

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Can

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

942 charts

Rank Score:

9,904

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Overall Rank:

149

Average Rating:

83 (1,036 votes)

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L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,025 charts

Rank Score:

8,255

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Overall Rank:

191

Average Rating:

83 (1,405 votes)

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Tapestry

Carole King

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

835 charts

Rank Score:

6,800

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246

Average Rating:

82 (937 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	109	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	101	10%
1976	86	9%
1977	94	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	381	38%
	376	38%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	24	2%
	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	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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