Best Albums of the 1970s

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
1	Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd · 1975	1975	93.1	87.4	100	93.5	92.3	94.4	91	92.8
4	The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd · 1973	1973	91.9	85.4	97	91.2	92.3	94.4	92	91.2
7	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie · 1972	1972	91.6	85.2	100	91.1	90.3	93.4	90	91
9	Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder · 1976	1976	91	86.4	100	93.9	91.9	90.2	85	89.8
13	Decade - Neil Young · 1977	1977	90.5	87.4	100	91.6	91.6	90	85	88
16	Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin · 1971	1971	90.3	82	100	88.5	89	92.2	90	90.6
24	What's Going On - Marvin Gaye · 1971	1971	89.6	84.2	97	91.8	89.8	93.4	85	86.2
25	Paranoid - Black Sabbath · 1970	1970	89.6	84.8	96	89.5	87.4	92.8	86	90.8
26	Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1976	1976	89.6	85.8	100	87.9	91.4	89.8	84	88
31	Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan · 1975	1975	89.4	83.2	100	88.6	86.9	91.2	87	89
33	Rumours - Fleetwood Mac · 1977	1977	89.4	81	100	87.2	89.7	92.2	87	88.6
35	Bitches Brew - Miles Davis · 1970	1970	89.3	83.6	100	89.4	86.6	92.4	84	89.4
44	Marquee Moon - Television · 1977	1977	89	82.8	100	88.4	84.5	93	86	88.2
45	Red - King Crimson · 1974	1974	89	85.4	92	89.9	86.9	92.8	86	89.8
46	1967-1970 - The Beatles · 1973	1973	89	88.6	90	91	90.3	89.8	87	86
48	Pink Moon - Nick Drake · 1972	1972	88.9	83.8	96	88.5	86.1	92.6	86	89.4
49	Innervisions - Stevie Wonder · 1973	1973	88.9	83	99	89.6	87.6	90	85	88.2
50	All Things Must Pass - George Harrison · 1970	1970	88.9	82.6	96	89.7	89.5	91.8	85	87.8
51	Hot Rocks 1964–1971 - The Rolling Stones · 1971	1971	88.9	87.2	93	90.2	90.2	89.4	84	88
58	London Calling - The Clash · 1979	1979	88.6	80.2	100	87.4	84.7	92.2	87	88.8
66	Blue - Joni Mitchell · 1971	1971	88.4	81.4	100	88.5	86.1	91	84	87.8
74	Construção - Chico Buarque · 1971	1971	88.1	82	95	89.2	91.2	93.8	81	84.8
81	Low - David Bowie · 1977	1977	87.9	82.6	95	87.8	84.8	90.6	86	88.8
86	Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich and Musicians · 1978	1978	87.9	82.2	100	86.8	84.6	93.8	81	86.8
87	Clube da Esquina - Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges · 1972	1972	87.9	83.2	88	89.8	91.3	95.2	82	85.6
93	Aja - Steely Dan · 1977	1977	87.8	80.6	99	87	85.5	91.8	83	87.4
98	Hunky Dory - David Bowie · 1971	1971	87.7	79.6	99	85.2	84.5	91.6	87	87
106	A Tábua de Esmeralda - Jorge Ben · 1974	1974	87.5	81.6	90	88.5	90.8	94.8	83	84
109	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath · 1970	1970	87.5	81.4	97	85.5	84.8	92.8	83	88
111	Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division · 1979	1979	87.5	82	95	86.3	83.8	92.2	86	87
112	Let My Children Hear Music - Charles Mingus · 1972	1972	87.5	81.6	100	87.5	87.2	87.2	82	86.8
113	1962-1966 - The Beatles · 1973	1973	87.4	85.6	95	87.2	87.9	89.4	85	82
120	Station to Station - David Bowie · 1976	1976	87.3	82.8	90	88.8	86.4	90.4	85	87.8
128	Jack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Miles Davis · 1971	1971	87.2	80.8	98	84.3	85.6	92.8	82	86.6
129	Fôrça bruta - Jorge Ben · 1970	1970	87.1	82.8	90	88.5	90.7	94.2	79	84.6
131	Acabou Chorare - Novos Baianos · 1972	1972	87.1	82	85	88.4	90	95.4	83	85.6
138	Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen · 1971	1971	86.9	81	98	86.1	86	88	83	86.4
142	Off the Wall - Michael Jackson · 1979	1979	86.9	79.2	99	89.6	88.1	91.2	79	82
146	Who's Next - The Who · 1971	1971	86.8	77.8	100	82.8	82.7	90.4	86	88.2
154	Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1977	1977	86.7	79.6	93	86.9	86.3	91.4	82	88
155	Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye · 1973	1973	86.7	79	100	88.2	87	91	80	82
156	Master of Reality - Black Sabbath · 1971	1971	86.7	82.8	87	86.1	85.8	92	84	89.4
157	Tago Mago - Can · 1971	1971	86.7	81	98	85.3	80.4	92.4	83	87
158	Superfly - Curtis Mayfield · 1972	1972	86.7	81.6	98	85.7	82.4	90.8	81	87.4
160	Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young & Crazy Horse · 1979	1979	86.7	81.8	98	85	82	88.8	84	87.2
162	The Köln Concert - Keith Jarrett · 1975	1975	86.6	80.8	93	85	87.2	91.4	81	88
165	Greatest Hits - Al Green · 1975	1975	86.6	83.2	99	83.7	85.3	91	78	86
166	On the Beach - Neil Young · 1974	1974	86.6	81.6	95	85.1	83	90.8	84	86.6
169	Fun House - The Stooges · 1970	1970	86.6	81.2	97	83.1	79.8	93.2	83	88.6
170	The Inner Mounting Flame - The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin · 1971	1971	86.6	79.6	100	86.7	85.6	88.2	79	86.8
173	Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen · 1975	1975	86.5	79	97	85.2	84.8	88.4	83	88.2
174	Live Rust - Neil Young & Crazy Horse · 1979	1979	86.5	83	90	85.4	89.9	88.2	81	88
180	Close to the Edge - Yes · 1972	1972	86.4	83.8	80	88.7	86.5	90	85	91
182	Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones · 1971	1971	86.4	79.6	93	83.6	84.3	91.2	86	87.2
185	Visions of the Country - Robbie Basho · 1978	1978	86.4	79.6	86	85.1	96.7	94.4	78	85
188	Another Green World - Eno · 1975	1975	86.4	80.2	99	84.5	81.6	90.8	83	85.6
196	Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel · 1970	1970	86.3	79.4	98	85.5	86.1	85.2	84	86.2
198	Animals - Pink Floyd · 1977	1977	86.3	84.2	69	90.7	89.8	92.4	88	90.2
203	Maggot Brain - Funkadelic · 1971	1971	86.3	79.8	95	85.8	83.8	91	82	86.6
206	Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy - The Who · 1971	1971	86.3	85	100	85.3	82.7	85.8	81	84
213	At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band · 1971	1971	86.2	79.8	97	83	81.5	91	81	90
221	Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin · 1975	1975	86.1	79.4	87	87.5	85.6	91.6	85	86.4
222	Mothership Connection - Parliament · 1975	1975	86.1	78.8	100	83.2	81.7	91.8	80	87
223	Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock · 1973	1973	86.1	80.8	88	87	86.2	92.6	82	85.8
224	Curtis - Curtis Mayfield · 1970	1970	86.1	81.2	93	87	82.8	92.2	80	86.2
225	After the Gold Rush - Neil Young · 1970	1970	86	81.2	92	84.3	81.1	89.6	86	88
226	Cartola - Cartola · 1976	1976	86	78.8	90	85.8	89.8	96.8	79	82
231	Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970	1970	86	80.2	96	83	82.2	89.2	85	86.2
233	Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell · 1974	1974	86	78.2	99	86.1	85	87.4	82	84
237	Talking Book - Stevie Wonder · 1972	1972	85.9	78.6	100	86.4	83.5	88	81	84
245	Live-Evil - Miles Davis · 1971	1971	85.9	81.6	90	86	84.5	91	80	88
249	Quadrophenia - The Who · 1973	1973	85.9	77.8	93	84.6	85.2	89.2	83	88.2
250	Journey in Satchidananda - Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders · 1971	1971	85.8	82	90	86.4	83.4	94	81	84
256	"Heroes" - David Bowie · 1977	1977	85.8	80	92	86.9	83.7	89.4	83	85.4
259	Siembra - Willie Colón & Rubén Blades · 1978	1978	85.8	79	100	86.1	88.3	93	76	78
263	The Last Waltz - The Band · 1978	1978	85.7	80.6	80	87.2	93.9	87.4	81	90
270	Raw Power - Iggy & The Stooges · 1973	1973	85.7	79.8	94	82.7	83	90.8	82	87.4
276	Fear of Music - Talking Heads · 1979	1979	85.6	80	96	85.1	81.8	88.4	84	84
279	Pink Flag - Wire · 1977	1977	85.6	78.4	97	83.2	80.6	92	82	86
285	Agharta - Miles Davis · 1975	1975	85.6	82	90	86.6	84.9	91.6	80	84
299	Abraxas - Santana · 1970	1970	85.5	78.4	100	84.3	81.7	88.6	80	85.2
303	Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai · 1972	1972	85.4	78.6	90	85.9	89.3	96.2	78	80
305	Bryter Layter - Nick Drake · 1971	1971	85.4	79.6	90	86.1	85.1	92	83	82
306	Horses - Patti Smith · 1975	1975	85.4	78.2	100	84.9	80.3	88.6	81	84.8
307	Moondance - Van Morrison · 1970	1970	85.4	78.2	94	81.9	82.1	90.8	84	86.8
313	Tapestry - Carole King · 1971	1971	85.3	76.4	98	85.7	85.6	87.6	82	82
317	Tonight's the Night - Neil Young · 1975	1975	85.3	78.6	100	82.7	79.6	89.6	82	84.6
318	Electric Warrior - T. Rex · 1971	1971	85.3	77.6	98	82.5	82.8	90.2	82	84
322	Ege Bamyası - Can · 1972	1972	85.3	80.2	95	83.2	78.8	91.2	83	85.4
326	Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen · 1978	1978	85.2	78.2	95	84.1	84.8	86.8	82	85.4
329	The Stranger - Billy Joel · 1977	1977	85.2	78.4	87	87.9	89.1	87.8	82	84
332	Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks · 1979	1979	85.1	82	95	84.4	78.6	91	81	84
333	Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones · 1972	1972	85.1	78.6	90	81.6	82.5	91.4	85	86.8
334	Rising - Rainbow · 1976	1976	85.1	78.8	90	83.5	84.6	90.2	80	88.8
341	Get Up With It - Miles Davis · 1974	1974	85.1	81.8	89	87	86.7	91.2	80	80
345	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 - Earth, Wind & Fire · 1978	1978	85.1	76.8	100	84.6	83.9	85.4	79	86
350	No Other - Gene Clark · 1974	1974	85.1	78.4	100	80.2	80.4	92.4	79	85
351	Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann · 1976	1976	85.1	79	90	86.5	89.7	91.8	74	84.4
356	Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix · 1970	1970	85	80.2	87	86	86.4	88.6	81	86
362	Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1975	1975	85	81.2	90	84.6	85.9	87.2	80	86

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