Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of the 1970s

Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of the 1970s

Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of the 1970s | IrelandVinyl.com

Relive the golden era of rock, disco and soul with these best-selling albums of the 1970s, now available on vinyl at IrelandVinyl.com and in-store at Zhivago Gifts Galway.

1. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

  • Sales: 45 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Money," "Time," "Us and Them"

  • Legacy: Spent 950+ weeks on Billboard charts

2. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)

  • Sales: 40 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," "Don't Stop"

  • Grammys: Album of the Year

3. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

  • Sales: 37 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Stairway to Heaven," "Black Dog," "Rock and Roll"

  • Legacy: One of the most influential rock albums ever

4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (1977)

  • Sales: 43 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"

  • Legacy: One of the best-selling debuts in history

5. Eagles – Hotel California (1976)

  • Sales: 32 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Hotel California," "New Kid in Town," "Life in the Fast Lane"

  • Grammys: Record of the Year

6. Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977)

  • Sales: 40 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "How Deep Is Your Love"

  • Legacy: Defined the disco era

7. Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979)

  • Sales: 30 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Another Brick in the Wall," "Comfortably Numb," "Hey You"

  • Grammys: Best Engineered Album

8. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)

  • Sales: 16 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Kashmir," "Trampled Under Foot," "Houses of the Holy"

  • Legacy: Considered one of the greatest double albums

9. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

  • Sales: 30 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Bennie and the Jets," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Candle in the Wind"

  • Grammys: Grammy Hall of Fame

10. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St. (1972)

  • Sales: 15 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Tumbling Dice," "Happy," "Rocks Off"

  • Legacy: Considered their greatest work

Key Insights:

  • Pink Floyd dominates with two albums in the Top 10

  • 1977 was a landmark year with Rumours, Bat Out of Hell and Saturday Night Fever

  • Vinyl editions of these classics capture the authentic analog sound

Find These Classics At:
🛒 Browse All 1970s Vinyl
📍 Zhivago Gifts, Galway (in-store)

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