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	2,033	259,358	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,129	329,149	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,157	259,536	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,056	266,663	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,941	139,246	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,101	226,405	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,089	150,543	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,104	256,250	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,140	145,347	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,069	212,839	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,819	2,245,334

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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515.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

545

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

515

Overall Rank:

2,825

Average Rating:

76 (145 votes)

Comments:

532.

Joe's Garage Act l

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

512

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

532

Overall Rank:

2,964

Average Rating:

78 (268 votes)

Comments:

541.

The Long Run

Eagles

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

501

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

541

Overall Rank:

3,018

Average Rating:

72 (206 votes)

Comments:

545.

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Lovedrive

Scorpions

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

496

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

545

Overall Rank:

3,036

Average Rating:

78 (178 votes)

Comments:

556.

No. 1 In Heaven

Sparks

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

482

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

556

Overall Rank:

3,110

Average Rating:

79 (100 votes)

Comments:

583.

Rickie Lee Jones

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,218

Average Rating:

75 (118 votes)

Comments:

586.

Slow Train Coming

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

458

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

586

Overall Rank:

3,233

Average Rating:

70 (338 votes)

Comments:

599.

Survival

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

599

Overall Rank:

3,368

Average Rating:

75 (148 votes)

Comments:

610.

La Leyenda Del Tiempo

Camarón

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

430

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

610

Overall Rank:

3,418

Average Rating:

78 (65 votes)

Comments:

622.

Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

417

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

622

Overall Rank:

3,509

Average Rating:

77 (79 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%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
AC/DC	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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