Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.
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1971
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8,855
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1970
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8,752
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1970
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8,272
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1970
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7,954
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1975
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7,879
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1971
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7,847
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1975
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7,823
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1974
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7,432
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1970
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7,431
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1973
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7,422
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 102 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 12 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
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385 | 39% | |
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377 | 38% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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