Best Albums of the 1970s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 37,000 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	1,400	411,928	Paranoid (74th) by Black Sabbath
1971	1,407	569,403	Led Zeppelin IV (7th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,446	429,426	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th) by David Bowie
1973	1,442	479,302	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	1,339	196,588	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (205th) by Genesis
1975	1,439	408,422	Wish You Were Here (11th) by Pink Floyd
1976	1,389	213,807	Songs In The Key Of Life (136th) by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,410	415,857	Rumours (32nd) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,401	210,822	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (179th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,408	385,569	London Calling (16th) by The Clash
Total	14,081	3,721,122

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Bob Dylan.

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Rank

Album

Artist

21.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	1,115 charts
Rank in 1975:	4	Rank Score:	30,655
Rank in 1970s	21	Overall Rank:	76
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,500 votes)
Comments: 106 comments

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22.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	1,145 charts
Rank in 1970:	2	Rank Score:	28,474
Rank in 1970s	22	Overall Rank:	82
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,403 votes)
Comments: 95 comments

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23.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	1,081 charts
Rank in 1977:	5	Rank Score:	28,203
Rank in 1970s	23	Overall Rank:	84
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,498 votes)
Comments: 116 comments

24.

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	1,025 charts
Rank in 1973:	2	Rank Score:	27,427
Rank in 1970s	24	Overall Rank:	87
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,612 votes)
Comments: 93 comments

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25.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	1,013 charts
Rank in 1975:	5	Rank Score:	27,328
Rank in 1970s	25	Overall Rank:	89
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,610 votes)
Comments: 105 comments

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26.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	976 charts
Rank in 1971:	6	Rank Score:	25,763
Rank in 1970s	26	Overall Rank:	96
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,099 votes)
Comments: 70 comments

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27.

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	1,008 charts
Rank in 1972:	4	Rank Score:	24,088
Rank in 1970s	27	Overall Rank:	103
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,346 votes)
Comments: 69 comments

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28.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon And Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	956 charts
Rank in 1970:	3	Rank Score:	21,853
Rank in 1970s	28	Overall Rank:	114
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,186 votes)
Comments: 68 comments

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29.

Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	823 charts
Rank in 1972:	5	Rank Score:	21,739
Rank in 1970s	29	Overall Rank:	115
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,063 votes)
Comments: 89 comments

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30.

Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	953 charts
Rank in 1972:	6	Rank Score:	21,668
Rank in 1970s	30	Overall Rank:	117
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,189 votes)
Comments: 75 comments

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	105	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	96	10%
1975	101	10%
1976	81	8%
1977	98	10%
1978	109	11%
1979	92	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Frank Zappa	9	1%
Deep Purple	8	1%
Black Sabbath	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	377	38%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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