Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.

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11.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,869 charts

Rank Score:

20,571

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,209 votes)

Comments:

169

12.

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,808 charts

Rank Score:

19,757

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 86 (1,903 votes)

Comments:

149

13.

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

19,577

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,361 votes)

Comments:

211

14.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,868 charts

Rank Score:

19,139

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 87 (2,452 votes)

Comments:

159

15.

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

18,927

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 85 (1,963 votes)

Comments:

145

16.

Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,742 charts

Rank Score:

18,689

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 86 (2,113 votes)

Comments:

140

17.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,559 charts

Rank Score:

17,287

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

59

Average Rating:

 86 (1,862 votes)

Comments:

144

18.

Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,649 charts

Rank Score:

16,773

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (1,933 votes)

Comments:

136

19.

Low 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

16,700

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,089 votes)

Comments:

168

20.

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,381 charts

Rank Score:

15,985

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 84 (1,514 votes)

Comments:

114

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1970	110	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	96	10%
1975	97	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	386	39%
	376	38%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	38	4%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%