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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 40,000 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	1,501	280,711	Paranoid (69th)by Black Sabbath
1971	1,521	371,923	Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)by Led Zeppelin
1972	1,572	292,397	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stard... (9th)by David Bowie
1973	1,536	309,327	The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)by Pink Floyd
1974	1,431	144,308	Red (178th)by King Crimson
1975	1,564	263,444	Wish You Were Here (8th)by Pink Floyd
1976	1,488	148,863	Songs In The Key Of Life (129th)by Stevie Wonder
1977	1,536	282,490	Rumours (29th)by Fleetwood Mac
1978	1,552	151,788	Darkness On The Edge Of Town (182nd)by Bruce Springsteen
1979	1,533	246,677	London Calling (18th)by The Clash
Total	15,234	2,491,927

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

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991.

Heart Like A Wheel

Linda Ronstadt

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,855

Average Rating:

77 (97 votes)

Comments:

992.

Endless Summer
Compilation

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,863

Average Rating:

79 (97 votes)

Comments:

993.

The Heat Is On

The Isley Brothers

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

993

Overall Rank:

5,889

Average Rating:

72 (54 votes)

Comments:

994.

Shooting At The Moon

Kevin Ayers

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

209

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995.

CSN

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,905

Average Rating:

74 (74 votes)

Comments:

996.

Desolation Boulevard

Sweet

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

208

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,923

Average Rating:

74 (72 votes)

Comments:

997.

Son Of Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

208

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998.

Miles Of Aisles

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

208

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

998

Overall Rank:

5,937

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

Comments:

999.

Elegant Gypsy

Al Di Meola

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,938

Average Rating:

78 (62 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Force Majeure

Tangerine Dream

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,948

Average Rating:

78 (69 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	107	11%
1971	98	10%
1972	103	10%
1973	111	11%
1974	98	10%
1975	96	10%
1976	88	9%
1977	96	10%
1978	106	11%
1979	97	10%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	11	1%
Genesis	9	1%
Jethro Tull	9	1%
Pink Floyd	9	1%
Yes	9	1%
AC/DC	8	1%
The Rolling Stones	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	398	40%
	363	36%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
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