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 53,000 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	2,052	258,324	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,149	326,924	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,196	259,034	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,081	265,597	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,975	139,459	Red (141st)by King Crimson
1975	2,124	224,371	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,117	150,002	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,133	254,743	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,184	145,510	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (206th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,116	211,521	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,127	2,235,486

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 Genesis.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,061 charts

Rank Score:

70,098

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

92 (5,231 votes)

Comments:

584

26.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,162 charts

Rank Score:

13,263

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

86 (1,287 votes)

Comments:

32.

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Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,302 charts

Rank Score:

12,753

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

85 (2,006 votes)

Comments:

116

33.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

981 charts

Rank Score:

11,610

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

84 (1,245 votes)

Comments:

47.

Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

923 charts

Rank Score:

8,405

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

192

Average Rating:

84 (1,318 votes)

Comments:

101

52.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

944 charts

Rank Score:

7,924

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

208

Average Rating:

81 (1,124 votes)

Comments:

61.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

786 charts

Rank Score:

6,856

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

252

Average Rating:

82 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

76.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

5,893

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

82 (1,285 votes)

Comments:

77.

Raw Power

Iggy And The Stooges

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

5,852

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

309

Average Rating:

83 (1,006 votes)

Comments:

84.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

518 charts

Rank Score:

5,367

Rank in 1973:

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Overall Rank:

336

Average Rating:

83 (571 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	99	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	111	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	373	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	12	1%

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