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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,867 charts

Rank Score:

20,678

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,808 charts

Rank Score:

19,866

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,971 charts

Rank Score:

19,582

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,866 charts

Rank Score:

19,198

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

18,922

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,740 charts

Rank Score:

18,723

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,560 charts

Rank Score:

17,490

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

16,884

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86 (1,927 votes)

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Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,542 charts

Rank Score:

16,866

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86 (2,085 votes)

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20.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,381 charts

Rank Score:

16,061

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85 (1,512 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	110	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	92	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Yes	9	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	376	38%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	38	4%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%

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