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	2,041	258,683	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,134	328,335	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,176	258,588	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,061	266,059	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,951	139,032	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,105	225,579	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,093	150,122	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,111	255,786	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,155	145,433	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (203rd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,084	212,478	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,911	2,240,096

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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368.

Music Inspired By The Snow Goose

Camel

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

870

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

368

Overall Rank:

1,922

Average Rating:

79 (222 votes)

Comments:

383.

Radio-Aktivität [Radio-Activity]

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

383

Overall Rank:

2,000

Average Rating:

79 (236 votes)

Comments:

387.

Live!
Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

820

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

387

Overall Rank:

2,020

Average Rating:

79 (191 votes)

Comments:

395.

Dreamboat Annie

Heart

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

797

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

395

Overall Rank:

2,075

Average Rating:

78 (243 votes)

Comments:

397.

Siren

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

794

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

397

Overall Rank:

2,083

Average Rating:

78 (238 votes)

Comments:

402.

Welcome To My Nightmare

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,096

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

413.

Face The Music

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

763

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

413

Overall Rank:

2,153

Average Rating:

77 (213 votes)

Comments:

426.

ABBA

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

739

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

426

Overall Rank:

2,204

Average Rating:

72 (155 votes)

Comments:

430.

Discreet Music

Brian Eno

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

725

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

430

Overall Rank:

2,233

Average Rating:

77 (155 votes)

Comments:

441.

Venus And Mars

Wings (UK)

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

698

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

441

Overall Rank:

2,299

Average Rating:

76 (276 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	106	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	92	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

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

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