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 49,000 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	1,899	270,886	Paranoid (55th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,963	352,292	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,000	277,733	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,909	284,487	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,780	144,239	Red (155th)by King Crimson
1975	1,942	241,173	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,921	158,780	Songs In The Key Of Life (89th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,935	271,314	Rumours (24th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,970	150,019	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (197th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,926	226,803	London Calling (19th)by The Clash
Total	19,245	2,377,726

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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11.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,761 charts

Rank Score:

25,790

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Average Rating:

87 (2,093 votes)

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12.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,860 charts

Rank Score:

25,005

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,755 charts

Rank Score:

24,086

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,674 charts

Rank Score:

23,801

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,462 charts

Rank Score:

21,692

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87 (1,753 votes)

Comments:

139

16.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,441 charts

Rank Score:

20,932

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,589 charts

Rank Score:

20,788

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,509 charts

Rank Score:

20,693

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

20,431

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

18,745

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Average Rating:

83 (1,897 votes)

Comments:

129

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	105	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	95	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	92	9%
1977	90	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	97	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Yes	9	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	372	37%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	35	4%
	22	2%
	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%

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