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 51,000 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	1,944	265,611	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,045	342,389	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,073	269,948	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,980	276,506	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,843	142,220	Red (152nd)by King Crimson
1975	2,008	233,984	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,024	155,089	Songs In The Key Of Life (88th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,031	264,576	Rumours (23rd)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,054	147,165	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,009	220,008	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,011	2,317,495

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 (UK).

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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,794 charts

Rank Score:

25,119

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Average Rating:

87 (2,114 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,886 charts

Rank Score:

23,892

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,781 charts

Rank Score:

23,043

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,703 charts

Rank Score:

22,768

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,488 charts

Rank Score:

21,020

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87 (1,777 votes)

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141

16.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,463 charts

Rank Score:

20,470

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,544 charts

Rank Score:

20,361

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,608 charts

Rank Score:

20,081

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,771

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,535 charts

Rank Score:

18,049

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Average Rating:

83 (1,911 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	102	10%
1972	105	11%
1973	109	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	96	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	94	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis (UK)	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	38%
	379	38%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	952	94%
Yes	57	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	12	1%

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