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 49,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary

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	1,896	271,099	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,960	352,874	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,989	277,992	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,907	284,589	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,775	144,281	Red (155th)by King Crimson
1975	1,938	241,562	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,921	158,549	Songs In The Key Of Life (89th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,932	271,910	Rumours (24th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,966	150,180	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (197th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,923	227,176	London Calling (19th)by The Clash
Total	19,207	2,380,213

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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Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,860 charts

Rank Score:

56,175

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Average Rating:

91 (3,854 votes)

Comments:

302

11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,762 charts

Rank Score:

25,844

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,505 charts

Rank Score:

18,774

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Average Rating:

83 (1,898 votes)

Comments:

129

25.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,361 charts

Rank Score:

14,748

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26.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,278 charts

Rank Score:

14,465

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42.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

9,745

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Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

83 (985 votes)

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48.

Horses

Patti Smith

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

931 charts

Rank Score:

8,923

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Overall Rank:

196

Average Rating:

81 (1,141 votes)

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Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

3,549

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123

Overall Rank:

530

Average Rating:

82 (720 votes)

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161.

Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

398 charts

Rank Score:

2,674

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161

Overall Rank:

691

Average Rating:

81 (579 votes)

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168.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,516

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168

Overall Rank:

736

Average Rating:

77 (616 votes)

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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	%

	387	39%
	371	37%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	37	4%
	22	2%
	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%

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