Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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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.
19701,896271,099
19711,960352,874
19721,989277,992
19731,907284,589
19741,775144,281
Red (155th)by King Crimson
19751,938241,562
19761,921158,549
19771,932271,910
19781,966150,180
19791,923227,176
Total19,2072,380,213

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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Total albums: 111. Page 1 of 12

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 105 11%
1971 102 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 111 11%
1974 95 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 91 9%
1977 90 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 97 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 11 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Yes 9 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Electric Light Orchestra 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 387 39%
United States 371 37%
Canada 41 4%
Germany 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Brazil 22 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Live? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
14. Marquee Moon by Television
15. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
16. Low by David Bowie
17. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
18. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
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