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 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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	2,037	258,880	Paranoid (56th)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,133	328,739	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,173	259,186	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,059	266,383	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,949	139,176	Red (144th)by King Crimson
1975	2,102	226,087	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,092	150,305	Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,107	256,046	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,148	145,069	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (202nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,077	212,636	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	20,877	2,242,506

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 Genesis.

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Old No. 1

Guy Clark

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

306

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

781

Overall Rank:

4,557

Average Rating:

74 (81 votes)

Comments:

782.

Black And White

The Stranglers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

782

Overall Rank:

4,568

Average Rating:

75 (92 votes)

Comments:

783.

Double Vision

Foreigner

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

783

Overall Rank:

4,569

Average Rating:

72 (122 votes)

Comments:

784.

Wishbone Four

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

784

Overall Rank:

4,572

Average Rating:

78 (41 votes)

Comments:

785.

Troupeau Bleu

Cortex (FR)

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

785

Overall Rank:

4,597

Average Rating:

75 (24 votes)

Comments:

786.

Duck Stab / Buster & Glen

The Residents

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

786

Overall Rank:

4,601

Average Rating:

76 (87 votes)

Comments:

787.

Down By The Jetty

Dr. Feelgood

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

787

Overall Rank:

4,605

Average Rating:

75 (59 votes)

Comments:

788.

Blues For Allah

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

788

Overall Rank:

4,613

Average Rating:

74 (122 votes)

Comments:

789.

From The Inside

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

300

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

789

Overall Rank:

4,618

Average Rating:

72 (111 votes)

Comments:

790.

Beethoven: Symphonie No. 5

Carlos Kleiber / Wiener Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

298

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

790

Overall Rank:

4,642

Average Rating:

79 (41 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	101	10%
1972	100	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	97	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	93	9%
1977	91	9%
1978	105	11%
1979	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	10	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Wishbone Ash	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
Yes	8	1%
Elton John	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	372	37%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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