Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
19701,988262,895
19712,080337,419
19722,103265,906
19732,026272,851
19741,895141,056
Red (149th)by King Crimson
19752,060231,297
19762,056153,132
19772,068261,475
19782,094146,558
19792,028217,548
Total20,3982,290,138

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Black Sabbath and Genesis (UK).
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1974
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8,096
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1973
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8,079
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1970
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7,936
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1976
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7,876
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1974
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7,621
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1979
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7,497
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1977
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7,338
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1972
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7,227
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1971
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7,227
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1971
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7,142
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 106 11%
1971 102 10%
1972 103 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 97 10%
1975 97 10%
1976 89 9%
1977 92 9%
1978 107 11%
1979 99 10%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 12 1%
Genesis (UK) 10 1%
Jethro Tull 9 1%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
Electric Light Orchestra 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 387 39%
United States 373 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Live? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 57 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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