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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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	2,076	256,985	Paranoid (52nd)by Black Sabbath
1971	2,177	324,916	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	2,230	256,876	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	2,115	262,825	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	2,028	138,515	Red (140th)by King Crimson
1975	2,152	221,642	Wish You Were Here (7th)by Pink Floyd
1976	2,160	149,353	Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	2,166	253,244	Rumours (21st)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	2,216	145,435	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (209th)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	2,148	210,015	London Calling (20th)by The Clash
Total	21,468	2,219,807

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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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,078 charts

Rank Score:

68,583

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Average Rating:

92 (5,249 votes)

Comments:

585

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,942 charts

Rank Score:

48,951

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Average Rating:

91 (3,982 votes)

Comments:

309

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,956 charts

Rank Score:

48,481

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Average Rating:

90 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

299

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,094 charts

Rank Score:

42,589

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,781 charts

Rank Score:

34,899

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Average Rating:

87 (3,112 votes)

Comments:

256

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,229 charts

Rank Score:

33,356

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,219 charts

Rank Score:

28,615

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Average Rating:

87 (3,441 votes)

Comments:

262

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,729 charts

Rank Score:

24,681

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,941 charts

Rank Score:

24,155

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Average Rating:

86 (2,291 votes)

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189

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,140 charts

Rank Score:

23,316

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Average Rating:

86 (2,502 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	97	10%
1972	101	10%
1973	108	11%
1974	99	10%
1975	99	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%
Miles Davis	8	1%
Joni Mitchell	8	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
Pink Floyd	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	387	39%
	369	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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