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 54,000 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	2,070	256,841	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,173	325,208	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,222	257,214	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,112	263,271	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,026	138,619	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,149	221,640	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,158	149,553	Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,164	253,434	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,214	145,599	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,147	210,242	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,435	2,221,622

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,077 charts

Rank Score:

68,960

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Average Rating:

92 (5,245 votes)

Comments:

584

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,938 charts

Rank Score:

49,008

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Average Rating:

91 (3,978 votes)

Comments:

309

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,953 charts

Rank Score:

48,572

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Average Rating:

90 (3,473 votes)

Comments:

299

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,088 charts

Rank Score:

42,700

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,780 charts

Rank Score:

35,020

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Average Rating:

87 (3,111 votes)

Comments:

256

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,225 charts

Rank Score:

33,387

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,217 charts

Rank Score:

28,729

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Average Rating:

87 (3,437 votes)

Comments:

262

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,728 charts

Rank Score:

24,841

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,938 charts

Rank Score:

24,176

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Average Rating:

86 (2,290 votes)

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189

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,135 charts

Rank Score:

23,337

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Average Rating:

86 (2,501 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	103	10%
1973	109	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	91	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	109	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	38%
	369	37%
	46	5%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	25	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	946	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	12	1%

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