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	2,071	256,985	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,173	325,225	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,227	257,287	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,112	263,131	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,027	138,610	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,149	221,769	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,158	149,567	Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,164	253,627	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,214	145,632	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (210th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,147	210,255	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,442	2,222,089

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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61.

Fragile

Yes

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

6,858

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

251

Average Rating:

84 (1,071 votes)

Comments:

62.

Loaded

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

846 charts

Rank Score:

6,789

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

82 (1,222 votes)

Comments:

63.

"Heroes"

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

6,686

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

260

Average Rating:

83 (1,454 votes)

Comments:

64.

Hotel California

Eagles

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

830 charts

Rank Score:

6,598

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

263

Average Rating:

76 (1,223 votes)

Comments:

65.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

763 charts

Rank Score:

6,502

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

266

Average Rating:

82 (859 votes)

Comments:

66.

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

794 charts

Rank Score:

6,387

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

83 (1,132 votes)

Comments:

67.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

674 charts

Rank Score:

6,382

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

271

Average Rating:

82 (788 votes)

Comments:

68.

The Clash

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

884 charts

Rank Score:

6,366

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

272

Average Rating:

82 (1,277 votes)

Comments:

69.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

6,285

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

81 (949 votes)

Comments:

70.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

756 charts

Rank Score:

6,262

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

274

Average Rating:

81 (945 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	102	10%
1973	107	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	98	10%
1976	89	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	109	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%
	370	37%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	24	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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