Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19701,894271,014
19711,958352,756
19721,987277,996
19731,903284,536
19741,774144,331
Red (155th)by King Crimson
19751,938241,314
19761,917158,154
19771,932271,902
19781,966149,976
19791,921226,938
Total19,1902,378,918

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.
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1973
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2,412
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1970
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2,402
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2,401
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1979
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2,365
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1978
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2,330
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1972
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2,329
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1972
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2,302
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1974
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2,246
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1978
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2,237
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1973
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2,230
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 18 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 105 11%
1971 102 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 111 11%
1974 95 10%
1975 99 10%
1976 91 9%
1977 90 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 97 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 11 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Yes 9 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 387 39%
United States 371 37%
Canada 41 4%
Germany 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Brazil 22 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Live? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of the 1960s
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. Revolver by The Beatles
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
4. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
5. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
6. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
7. In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson
8. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
9. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
10. The Doors by The Doors
11. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
12. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
14. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
15. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
16. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
17. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
18. Forever Changes by Love
19. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
20. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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