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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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	2,080	255,656	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,180	324,374	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,240	256,275	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,120	262,185	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,033	138,441	Red (139th)by King Crimson
1975	2,158	221,042	Wish You Were Here (6th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,171	149,780	Songs In The Key Of Life (83rd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,172	252,699	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,226	145,263	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (212th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,148	209,124	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,528	2,214,839

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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41.

Aja

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

9,707

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

83 (979 votes)

Comments:

42.

Moondance

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

954 charts

Rank Score:

9,153

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

84 (1,131 votes)

Comments:

43.

Another Green World

Eno

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

808 charts

Rank Score:

9,008

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

83 (1,019 votes)

Comments:

44.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

878 charts

Rank Score:

8,735

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

182

Average Rating:

85 (957 votes)

Comments:

45.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,128 charts

Rank Score:

8,509

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

84 (1,957 votes)

Comments:

46.

Horses

Patti Smith

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

982 charts

Rank Score:

8,420

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

81 (1,181 votes)

Comments:

47.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,009 charts

Rank Score:

8,209

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

195

Average Rating:

83 (1,395 votes)

Comments:

48.

Fun House

The Stooges

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

889 charts

Rank Score:

8,180

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

84 (1,074 votes)

Comments:

49.

Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

931 charts

Rank Score:

8,176

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

198

Average Rating:

84 (1,324 votes)

Comments:

101

50.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

952 charts

Rank Score:

7,901

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

206

Average Rating:

81 (1,129 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	108	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Elton John	8	1%
Electric Light Orchestra	8	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	371	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

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

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