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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,863 charts

Rank Score:

21,740

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Average Rating:

87 (2,186 votes)

Comments:

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,960 charts

Rank Score:

20,713

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,792 charts

Rank Score:

20,568

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,850 charts

Rank Score:

20,049

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,632 charts

Rank Score:

19,551

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,714 charts

Rank Score:

18,929

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,551 charts

Rank Score:

18,541

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Average Rating:

86 (1,842 votes)

Comments:

145

18.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,535 charts

Rank Score:

17,762

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,639 charts

Rank Score:

17,579

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86 (1,911 votes)

Comments:

135

20.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,376 charts

Rank Score:

16,829

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Average Rating:

85 (1,497 votes)

Comments:

114

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	109	11%
1971	100	10%
1972	97	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	94	9%
1978	107	11%
1979	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Yes	9	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	381	38%
	379	38%
	44	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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