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 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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	2,037	258,907	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,717	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,173	259,209	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,059	266,436	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,948	139,034	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,102	226,126	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,093	150,423	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,107	256,101	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,148	145,058	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,076	212,665	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,876	2,242,676

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 Genesis.

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281.

Transa

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

1,226

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,412

Average Rating:

81 (154 votes)

Comments:

282.

Pieces Of A Man

Gil Scott-Heron

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,219

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,418

Average Rating:

81 (187 votes)

Comments:

283.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,218

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,420

Average Rating:

78 (252 votes)

Comments:

284.

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

1,207

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

284

Overall Rank:

1,431

Average Rating:

77 (498 votes)

Comments:

285.

The Inner Mounting Flame

The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,205

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,433

Average Rating:

80 (279 votes)

Comments:

286.

Replicas

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,204

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,438

Average Rating:

77 (158 votes)

Comments:

287.

Killer

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,200

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,442

Average Rating:

80 (261 votes)

Comments:

288.

Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

1,189

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,453

Average Rating:

80 (253 votes)

Comments:

289.

The Harder They Come
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,184

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,458

Average Rating:

80 (188 votes)

Comments:

290.

Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus)

The Stranglers

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,184

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,461

Average Rating:

79 (202 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	93	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	105	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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