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 35,000 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	1,344	405,929	Paranoid (75th) by Black Sabbath
1971	1,370	559,902	Led Zeppelin IV (8th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,407	420,841	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (16th) by David Bowie
1973	1,393	472,866	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	1,288	192,400	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (202nd) by Genesis
1975	1,394	402,016	Wish You Were Here (11th) by Pink Floyd
1976	1,333	211,076	Songs In The Key Of Life (134th) by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,345	409,921	Rumours (32nd) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,331	206,761	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (180th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,339	380,082	London Calling (15th) by The Clash
Total	13,544	3,661,793

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:	1,092 charts
Rank in 1975:	4	Rank Score:	30,142
Rank in 1970s	21	Overall Rank:	76
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,465 votes)
Comments: 105 comments

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22.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	1,123 charts
Rank in 1970:	2	Rank Score:	28,321
Rank in 1970s	22	Overall Rank:	82
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,368 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:	1,066 charts
Rank in 1977:	5	Rank Score:	28,139
Rank in 1970s	23	Overall Rank:	83
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,472 votes)
Comments: 115 comments

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24.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	1,000 charts
Rank in 1975:	5	Rank Score:	27,221
Rank in 1970s	24	Overall Rank:	87
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,579 votes)
Comments: 103 comments

25.

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	1,011 charts
Rank in 1973:	2	Rank Score:	26,964
Rank in 1970s	25	Overall Rank:	89
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,571 votes)
Comments: 92 comments

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26.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	952 charts
Rank in 1971:	6	Rank Score:	25,297
Rank in 1970s	26	Overall Rank:	96
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,073 votes)
Comments: 68 comments

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27.

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	991 charts
Rank in 1972:	4	Rank Score:	24,079
Rank in 1970s	27	Overall Rank:	103
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,313 votes)
Comments: 69 comments

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28.

Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	940 charts
Rank in 1972:	5	Rank Score:	21,639
Rank in 1970s	28	Overall Rank:	113
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,164 votes)
Comments: 74 comments

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29.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon And Garfunkel

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	937 charts
Rank in 1970:	3	Rank Score:	21,593
Rank in 1970s	29	Overall Rank:	115
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,152 votes)
Comments: 67 comments

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30.

Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	794 charts
Rank in 1972:	6	Rank Score:	21,278
Rank in 1970s	30	Overall Rank:	117
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,035 votes)
Comments: 86 comments

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	103	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	110	11%
1974	100	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	82	8%
1977	97	10%
1978	109	11%
1979	93	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Black Sabbath	8	1%
Kiss	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	382	38%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
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