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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 39,000 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	1,490	428,942	Paranoid (70th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,516	590,543	Led Zeppelin IV (7th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,561	446,319	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (15th)by David Bowie
1973	1,531	495,345	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,421	204,982	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (204th)by Genesis
1975	1,544	420,964	Wish You Were Here (11th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,477	224,457	Songs In The Key Of Life (132nd)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,526	430,229	Rumours (30th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,537	220,990	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (173rd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,515	398,689	London Calling (16th)by The Clash
Total	15,118	3,861,461

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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991.

Rejuvenation

The Meters

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,751

Average Rating:

78 (69 votes)

Comments:

992.

They Say I'm Different

Betty Davis

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,755

Average Rating:

78 (31 votes)

Comments:

993.

Spirits Having Flown

Bee Gees

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

993

Overall Rank:

5,760

Average Rating:

70 (66 votes)

Comments:

994.

Focus III

Focus

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

296

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Comments:

995.

Blue For You

Status Quo

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,765

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

996.

Back To The Egg

Wings

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,774

Average Rating:

69 (118 votes)

Comments:

997.

El Derecho De Vivir En Paz

Víctor Jara

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

295

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998.

Nightflight To Venus

Boney M.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

295

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Comments:

999.

Refazenda

Gilberto Gil

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,790

Average Rating:

76 (28 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Even Serpents Shine

The Only Ones

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,798

Average Rating:

77 (22 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	106	11%
1971	107	11%
1972	101	10%
1973	110	11%
1974	96	10%
1975	99	10%
1976	83	8%
1977	96	10%
1978	110	11%
1979	92	9%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
Deep Purple	8	1%
Jethro Tull	8	1%
Black Sabbath	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	373	37%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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