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 41,000 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	1,545	284,665	Paranoid (67th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,583	373,949	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,623	293,236	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,583	309,128	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,464	145,221	Red (165th)by King Crimson
1975	1,613	261,124	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,536	151,701	Songs In The Key Of Life (129th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,582	283,696	Rumours (28th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,596	152,104	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (182nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,575	244,553	London Calling (19th)by The Clash
Total	15,700	2,499,376

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

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,582 charts

Rank Score:

98,114

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Average Rating:

92 (4,573 votes)

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Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,517 charts

Rank Score:

64,548

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Average Rating:

91 (3,410 votes)

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263

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

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,541 charts

Rank Score:

63,191

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90 (2,964 votes)

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255

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,692 charts

Rank Score:

59,575

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1979

Appears in:

2,426 charts

Rank Score:

49,144

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1979

Appears in:

1,946 charts

Rank Score:

40,551

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1977

Appears in:

1,810 charts

Rank Score:

37,304

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1979

Appears in:

1,667 charts

Rank Score:

33,313

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Average Rating:

87 (1,966 votes)

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167

Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,838 charts

Rank Score:

31,515

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,437 charts

Rank Score:

30,952

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88 (2,318 votes)

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165

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	109	11%
1971	99	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	110	11%
1974	93	9%
1975	95	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	95	10%
1978	111	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Frank Zappa	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	399	40%
	367	37%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

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