Best Albums of the 1970s : Best Ever Albums

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Best Albums of the 1970s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 39,000 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	1,474	425,192	Paranoid (71st) by Black Sabbath
1971	1,491	584,311	Led Zeppelin IV (7th) by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,541	442,394	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th) by David Bowie
1973	1,515	490,518	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd) by Pink Floyd
1974	1,400	203,290	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (202nd) by Genesis
1975	1,529	416,957	Wish You Were Here (10th) by Pink Floyd
1976	1,465	222,789	Songs In The Key Of Life (131st) by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,503	426,165	Rumours (30th) by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,517	218,426	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (175th) by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,498	393,160	London Calling (16th) by The Clash
Total	14,933	3,823,202

The best artists of the 1970s were Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath.

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Mixed Nationality

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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1970

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10,338

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United Kingdom

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1971

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10,296

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73.

This Year's Model

United Kingdom

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1978

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10,254

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Trans-Europa Express

Germany

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1977

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10,228

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Band On The Run

United Kingdom

Paul McCartney & Wings

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1973

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10,027

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United States

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1979

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10,017

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United Kingdom

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1977

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9,923

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United States

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1977

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9,782

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United Kingdom

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1979

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9,703

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United Kingdom

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1972

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9,670

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	108	11%
1971	106	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	93	9%
1975	99	10%
1976	83	8%
1977	97	10%
1978	109	11%
1979	93	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	12	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Black Sabbath	8	1%
Kiss	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	373	37%
	40	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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