Best Albums of the 1970s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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1970s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19702,017260,135
19712,119331,319
19722,147261,098
19732,050268,342
19741,928139,768
Red (143rd)by King Crimson
19752,093227,667
19762,087151,745
19772,093258,008
19782,131145,924
19792,060214,201
Total20,7252,258,208

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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1974
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249
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1974
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1971
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249
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1972
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248
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1975
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247
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1975
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1970
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246
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1977
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 91 of 100

Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 106 11%
1971 102 10%
1972 101 10%
1973 108 11%
1974 97 10%
1975 98 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%
Joni Mitchell 8 1%
Pink Floyd 8 1%
AC/DC 8 1%
Yes 8 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 386 39%
United States 374 37%
Canada 42 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Brazil 25 3%
Jamaica 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Live? Albums %
No 940 94%
Yes 60 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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