Best Albums of the 1970s

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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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.
19702,088255,940
19712,183324,505
19722,250255,803
19732,132261,705
19742,036138,632
Red (139th)by King Crimson
19752,164220,516
19762,181149,706
19772,181251,841
19782,234145,344
19792,157208,748
Total21,6062,212,739

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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Year of Release:
1975
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12,604
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Year of Release:
1973
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12,568
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1977
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11,497
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Year of Release:
1973
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11,488
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
10,591
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1974
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Rank Score:
10,570
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Year of Release:
1971
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10,194
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Year of Release:
1970
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10,164
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Year of Release:
1971
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10,081
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1970
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9,857
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 107 11%
1971 97 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 99 10%
1975 100 10%
1976 88 9%
1977 91 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis 10 1%
Yes 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
Jethro Tull 8 1%
Elton John 8 1%
The Rolling Stones 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 370 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Live? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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