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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Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,943 charts

Rank Score:

48,696

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Average Rating:

91 (3,988 votes)

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309

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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,830 charts

Rank Score:

22,700

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,576 charts

Rank Score:

17,057

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29.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,329 charts

Rank Score:

12,753

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Queen

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,396 charts

Rank Score:

12,707

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Eno

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

808 charts

Rank Score:

9,008

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Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

83 (1,019 votes)

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Horses

Patti Smith

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

982 charts

Rank Score:

8,420

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Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

81 (1,181 votes)

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122.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

3,364

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122

Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

82 (743 votes)

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159.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

407 charts

Rank Score:

2,581

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159

Overall Rank:

700

Average Rating:

80 (437 votes)

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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,527

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161

Overall Rank:

710

Average Rating:

80 (397 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%
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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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