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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 39,000 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	1,492	429,215	Paranoid (70th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,516	590,756	Led Zeppelin IV (7th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,561	446,519	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th)by David Bowie
1973	1,531	495,523	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,424	205,137	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (204th)by Genesis
1975	1,546	420,859	Wish You Were Here (11th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,477	224,607	Songs In The Key Of Life (133rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,528	430,202	Rumours (30th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,539	221,171	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (173rd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,516	398,865	London Calling (16th)by The Clash
Total	15,130	3,862,853

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 Black Sabbath.

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,475 charts

Rank Score:

98,465

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Average Rating:

90 (2,860 votes)

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246

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,594 charts

Rank Score:

56,142

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16.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,241 charts

Rank Score:

36,279

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27.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,068 charts

Rank Score:

24,844

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Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

85 (1,400 votes)

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28.

Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

879 charts

Rank Score:

22,988

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Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

85 (1,119 votes)

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30.

Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,000 charts

Rank Score:

22,214

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Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

83 (1,257 votes)

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59.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

606 charts

Rank Score:

12,149

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Overall Rank:

239

Average Rating:

82 (800 votes)

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64.

Thick As A Brick

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

11,145

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Overall Rank:

258

Average Rating:

83 (661 votes)

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79.

Foxtrot

Genesis

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

9,827

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Overall Rank:

298

Average Rating:

83 (632 votes)

Comments:

92.

Ege Bamyasi

Can

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

463 charts

Rank Score:

8,324

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Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

84 (557 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	107	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	110	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	83	8%
1977	96	10%
1978	110	11%
1979	92	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Queen	8	1%
Neil Young	8	1%
Kiss	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	373	37%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	18	2%
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