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 46,000 greatest album charts.

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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	1,811	279,005	Paranoid (59th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,879	364,339	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (11th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,911	286,161	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,842	294,331	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,712	147,158	Red (159th)by King Crimson
1975	1,875	249,927	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,850	159,990	Songs In The Key Of Life (91st)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,865	277,750	Rumours (24th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,885	153,128	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (198th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,866	234,021	London Calling (19th)by The Clash
Total	18,496	2,445,812

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

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,882 charts

Rank Score:

84,521

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Average Rating:

92 (4,976 votes)

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564

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,795 charts

Rank Score:

58,806

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Average Rating:

91 (3,762 votes)

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294

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

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,804 charts

Rank Score:

57,867

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Average Rating:

90 (3,281 votes)

Comments:

288

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,962 charts

Rank Score:

52,653

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,643 charts

Rank Score:

43,986

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Average Rating:

87 (2,967 votes)

Comments:

247

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,078 charts

Rank Score:

36,741

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,124 charts

Rank Score:

35,042

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1979

Appears in:

1,849 charts

Rank Score:

29,599

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Average Rating:

87 (2,166 votes)

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180

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,633 charts

Rank Score:

29,349

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Average Rating:

88 (2,587 votes)

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189

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,051 charts

Rank Score:

28,110

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Average Rating:

86 (2,383 votes)

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196

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	104	10%
1971	102	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	93	9%
1975	97	10%
1976	95	10%
1977	93	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	96	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Jethro Tull	10	1%
Genesis	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	374	37%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	57	6%

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

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