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.
19702,069256,756
19712,173325,213
19722,220257,225
19732,111263,270
19742,025138,570
Red (140th)by King Crimson
19752,148221,713
19762,155149,593
19772,162253,491
19782,214145,629
19792,147210,227
Total21,4242,221,687

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:
1973
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68,960
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1975
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49,008
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1972
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48,572
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Year of Release:
1971
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42,700
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1979
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35,020
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
33,387
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Year of Release:
1979
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28,729
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
24,841
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Year of Release:
1979
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24,176
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1971
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23,337
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 108 11%
1971 98 10%
1972 102 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 99 10%
1975 98 10%
1976 89 9%
1977 90 9%
1978 109 11%
1979 99 10%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 387 39%
United States 369 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Brazil 24 2%
Jamaica 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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