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 53,000 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	2,036	259,089	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,790	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,173	259,299	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,059	266,545	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,948	139,062	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,103	226,259	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,092	150,544	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,107	256,180	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,147	145,146	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,074	212,843	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,872	2,243,758

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, The Who and Genesis.

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61.

Loaded

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

6,879

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

82 (1,218 votes)

Comments:

62.

Hotel California

Eagles

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

820 charts

Rank Score:

6,854

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

255

Average Rating:

76 (1,212 votes)

Comments:

63.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

6,751

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

261

Average Rating:

82 (999 votes)

Comments:

64.

"Heroes"

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

845 charts

Rank Score:

6,734

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

263

Average Rating:

83 (1,446 votes)

Comments:

65.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

666 charts

Rank Score:

6,567

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

82 (781 votes)

Comments:

66.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

754 charts

Rank Score:

6,439

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

272

Average Rating:

81 (940 votes)

Comments:

67.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

750 charts

Rank Score:

6,403

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

82 (850 votes)

Comments:

68.

The Clash

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

871 charts

Rank Score:

6,301

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

280

Average Rating:

82 (1,267 votes)

Comments:

69.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

6,285

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

281

Average Rating:

81 (940 votes)

Comments:

70.

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

6,260

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

83 (1,121 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	93	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	105	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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