Best Albums of the 1970s

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
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.
19701,983262,967
19712,078337,655
19722,103266,129
19732,020272,889
19741,891141,161
Red (149th)by King Crimson
19752,059231,594
19762,053153,277
19772,065261,646
19782,091146,613
19792,027217,620
Total20,3702,291,551

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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1971
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17,708
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1970
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16,701
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1976
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15,755
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1972
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14,734
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1976
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13,637
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1975
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13,629
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1972
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13,570
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1970
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13,543
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1975
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13,534
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1970
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13,527
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 106 11%
1971 102 10%
1972 103 10%
1973 109 11%
1974 97 10%
1975 97 10%
1976 89 9%
1977 92 9%
1978 106 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis (UK) 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 387 39%
United States 373 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 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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