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	1,983	262,998	Paranoid (58th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,077	337,660	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,103	266,259	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,021	272,970	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,890	141,161	Red (149th)by King Crimson
1975	2,056	231,372	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,052	153,380	Songs In The Key Of Life (87th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,064	261,697	Rumours (23rd)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,090	146,686	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (198th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,027	217,553	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,363	2,291,736

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:

1,804 charts

Rank Score:

24,585

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Average Rating:

87 (2,124 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,901 charts

Rank Score:

23,512

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

22,740

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,724 charts

Rank Score:

22,480

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,495 charts

Rank Score:

20,532

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,554 charts

Rank Score:

20,303

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Average Rating:

85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

143

17.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,475 charts

Rank Score:

20,162

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

19,556

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,571 charts

Rank Score:

19,493

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,546 charts

Rank Score:

17,783

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Average Rating:

83 (1,914 votes)

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131

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	102	10%
1972	103	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	105	11%
1976	89	9%
1977	92	9%
1978	106	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis (UK)	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	38%
	380	38%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	953	94%
Yes	57	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	12	1%

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