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 55,000 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	2,098	254,055	Paranoid (51st)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,191	322,128	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,258	252,754	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (8th)by David Bowie
1973	2,141	258,166	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,045	137,639	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,177	218,925	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,200	148,384	Songs In The Key Of Life (80th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,191	249,542	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,249	143,708	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,170	206,127	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,720	2,191,428

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

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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,849 charts

Rank Score:

22,681

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Average Rating:

87 (2,173 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,943 charts

Rank Score:

21,534

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

21,022

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,838 charts

Rank Score:

20,962

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,608 charts

Rank Score:

19,928

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,697 charts

Rank Score:

19,424

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,535 charts

Rank Score:

19,093

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Average Rating:

86 (1,831 votes)

Comments:

143

18.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,527 charts

Rank Score:

18,446

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,630 charts

Rank Score:

18,370

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86 (1,899 votes)

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134

20.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,358 charts

Rank Score:

17,214

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Average Rating:

85 (1,484 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	99	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	102	10%
1976	84	8%
1977	94	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	383	38%
	375	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	26	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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