Best Albums of the 1970s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 37,000 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	1,398	411,742	Paranoid (74th) by Black Sabbath
1971	1,407	569,700	Led Zeppelin IV (7th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,443	429,346	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th) by David Bowie
1973	1,442	478,820	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	1,333	196,355	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (206th) by Genesis
1975	1,440	407,867	Wish You Were Here (11th) by Pink Floyd
1976	1,382	213,973	Songs In The Key Of Life (136th) by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,408	415,923	Rumours (32nd) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,399	210,720	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (180th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,404	385,385	London Calling (16th) by The Clash
Total	14,056	3,719,832

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 Bob Dylan.

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Album

Artist

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1973	Appears in:	3,368 charts
Rank in 1973:	1	Rank Score:	175,142
Rank in 1970s	1	Overall Rank:	2
Average Rating: 92/100 (4,233 votes)
Comments: 468 comments

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Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	2,494 charts
Rank in 1971:	1	Rank Score:	105,560
Rank in 1970s	2	Overall Rank:	7
Average Rating: 90/100 (3,223 votes)
Comments: 247 comments

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Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	2,349 charts
Rank in 1975:	1	Rank Score:	103,160
Rank in 1970s	3	Overall Rank:	11
Average Rating: 91/100 (3,133 votes)
Comments: 245 comments

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

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	2,358 charts
Rank in 1972:	1	Rank Score:	94,769
Rank in 1970s	4	Overall Rank:	15
Average Rating: 90/100 (2,709 votes)
Comments: 237 comments

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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	2,281 charts
Rank in 1979:	1	Rank Score:	94,749
Rank in 1970s	5	Overall Rank:	16
Average Rating: 87/100 (2,555 votes)
Comments: 215 comments

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The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	1,816 charts
Rank in 1979:	2	Rank Score:	69,224
Rank in 1970s	6	Overall Rank:	23
Average Rating: 86/100 (2,780 votes)
Comments: 207 comments

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,723 charts
Rank in 1971:	2	Rank Score:	58,108
Rank in 1970s	7	Overall Rank:	28
Average Rating: 86/100 (2,073 votes)
Comments: 163 comments

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Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	1,521 charts
Rank in 1972:	2	Rank Score:	54,786
Rank in 1970s	8	Overall Rank:	31
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,895 votes)
Comments: 162 comments

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Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	1,661 charts
Rank in 1977:	1	Rank Score:	54,688
Rank in 1970s	9	Overall Rank:	32
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,916 votes)
Comments: 144 comments

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10.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1979	Appears in:	1,519 charts
Rank in 1979:	3	Rank Score:	50,086
Rank in 1970s	10	Overall Rank:	33
Average Rating: 87/100 (1,802 votes)
Comments: 151 comments

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	105	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	96	10%
1975	101	10%
1976	81	8%
1977	98	10%
1978	109	11%
1979	92	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Frank Zappa	9	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Deep Purple	8	1%
Black Sabbath	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	377	38%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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