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	265,217	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,049	341,827	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,073	269,771	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,982	276,156	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,847	141,971	Red (152nd)by King Crimson
1975	2,012	233,692	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,028	155,088	Songs In The Key Of Life (87th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,035	264,340	Rumours (23rd)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,061	147,086	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,009	219,915	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,041	2,315,062

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:

25,072

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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:

1,888 charts

Rank Score:

23,911

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,782 charts

Rank Score:

23,028

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,703 charts

Rank Score:

22,761

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,489 charts

Rank Score:

21,058

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87 (1,778 votes)

Comments:

141

16.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,464 charts

Rank Score:

20,475

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,545 charts

Rank Score:

20,341

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,607 charts

Rank Score:

20,045

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,734

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,535 charts

Rank Score:

18,022

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Average Rating:

83 (1,911 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	105	11%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	96	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	93	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis (UK)	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	385	39%
	374	37%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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