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 51,000 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	1,945	265,525	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,048	342,229	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,072	269,937	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,981	276,519	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,843	142,172	Red (152nd)by King Crimson
1975	2,009	233,977	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,026	155,128	Songs In The Key Of Life (87th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,031	264,524	Rumours (23rd)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,056	147,127	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,009	220,170	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,020	2,317,308

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 (UK).

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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,794 charts

Rank Score:

25,108

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Average Rating:

87 (2,114 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,886 charts

Rank Score:

23,872

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,782 charts

Rank Score:

23,035

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,703 charts

Rank Score:

22,753

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,489 charts

Rank Score:

21,098

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87 (1,777 votes)

Comments:

141

16.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,464 charts

Rank Score:

20,511

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,545 charts

Rank Score:

20,364

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,607 charts

Rank Score:

20,066

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,758

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,535 charts

Rank Score:

18,034

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Average Rating:

83 (1,911 votes)

Comments:

131

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	102	10%
1972	105	11%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	96	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis (UK)	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	385	38%
	375	37%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	57	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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