Best Albums of the 1970s

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
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.
19702,097254,195
19712,192322,445
19722,257253,139
19732,140258,407
19742,044137,750
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,176219,143
19762,200148,492
19772,191249,706
19782,248143,857
19792,170206,294
Total21,7152,193,430

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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Year of Release:
1975
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22,715
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Year of Release:
1972
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21,564
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Year of Release:
1971
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21,003
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Year of Release:
1977
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20,987
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1971
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19,948
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1970
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Rank Score:
19,426
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1972
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19,119
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1977
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18,465
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1971
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18,402
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1971
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17,152
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 109 11%
1971 98 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 107 11%
1974 98 10%
1975 101 10%
1976 85 9%
1977 94 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
The Rolling Stones 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
Miles Davis 8 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 382 38%
United States 375 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 25 2%
Jamaica 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 976 97%
Yes 26 3%
Live? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 59 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 12 1%
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