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	1,398	411,742	Paranoid (74th) by Black Sabbath
1971	1,407	569,700	Led Zeppelin IV (7th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,443	429,346	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th) by David Bowie
1973	1,442	478,820	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	1,333	196,355	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (206th) by Genesis
1975	1,440	407,867	Wish You Were Here (11th) by Pink Floyd
1976	1,382	213,973	Songs In The Key Of Life (136th) by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,408	415,923	Rumours (32nd) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,399	210,720	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (180th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,404	385,385	London Calling (16th) by The Clash
Total	14,056	3,719,832

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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Album

Artist

31.

Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	744 charts
Rank in 1973:	3	Rank Score:	20,957
Rank in 1970s	31	Overall Rank:	121
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,059 votes)
Comments: 86 comments

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32.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	833 charts
Rank in 1970:	4	Rank Score:	20,438
Rank in 1970s	32	Overall Rank:	125
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,092 votes)
Comments: 102 comments

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33.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	840 charts
Rank in 1973:	4	Rank Score:	19,869
Rank in 1970s	33	Overall Rank:	129
Average Rating: 85/100 (970 votes)
Comments: 45 comments

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34.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	824 charts
Rank in 1976:	1	Rank Score:	19,212
Rank in 1970s	34	Overall Rank:	136
Average Rating: 84/100 (913 votes)
Comments: 53 comments

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35.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	724 charts
Rank in 1973:	5	Rank Score:	19,096
Rank in 1970s	35	Overall Rank:	138
Average Rating: 84/100 (908 votes)
Comments: 62 comments

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36.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	862 charts
Rank in 1970:	5	Rank Score:	18,893
Rank in 1970s	36	Overall Rank:	139
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,578 votes)
Comments: 72 comments

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37.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	822 charts
Rank in 1970:	6	Rank Score:	18,011
Rank in 1970s	37	Overall Rank:	148
Average Rating: 84/100 (942 votes)
Comments: 79 comments

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38.

Moondance

Van Morrison

Year of Release:	1970	Appears in:	749 charts
Rank in 1970:	7	Rank Score:	17,157
Rank in 1970s	38	Overall Rank:	154
Average Rating: 83/100 (900 votes)
Comments: 59 comments

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39.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	829 charts
Rank in 1971:	7	Rank Score:	17,045
Rank in 1970s	39	Overall Rank:	156
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,463 votes)
Comments: 78 comments

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40.

Station To Station

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1976	Appears in:	743 charts
Rank in 1976:	2	Rank Score:	16,581
Rank in 1970s	40	Overall Rank:	158
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,098 votes)
Comments: 59 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%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Frank Zappa	9	1%
Genesis	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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