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Highest Ranked Collections of the 1970s

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Scoring: Wins are worth 50 points, nominations and second places are worth 35 points. For polls, third and lower places are worth (33-poll position) points.
Place Score Year Title Type Authors
1 150 1977 The Silmarillion COLLECTION J. R. R. Tolkien
2 145 1978 Night Shift COLLECTION Stephen King
3 115 1975 Deathbird Stories COLLECTION Harlan Ellison
4 100 1978 The Persistence of Vision COLLECTION John Varley
5 73 1975 The Second Book of Fritz Leiber COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
6 70 1979 The Book of Munn COLLECTION H. Warner Munn
7 70 1978 Strange Wine COLLECTION Harlan Ellison
8 70 1978 Heroes and Horrors COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
9 65 1979
Tales of Nevèrÿon?Tales of Neveryon
 COLLECTION Samuel R. Delany
10 63 1979 San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories COLLECTION Tom Reamy
11 63 1979 Fireflood and Other Stories COLLECTION Vonda N. McIntyre
12 60 1979 Green Magic COLLECTION Jack Vance
13 60 1972 The Listeners COLLECTION James E. Gunn
14 59 1973 Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home COLLECTION James Tiptree, Jr.
15 56 1978 Night Winds COLLECTION Karl Edward Wagner
16 53 1978 The Redward Edward Papers COLLECTION Avram Davidson
17 50 1979 Convergent Series COLLECTION Larry Niven
18 50 1977 Celui qui pourrissait COLLECTION Jean-Pierre Bours
19 50 1977 Murgunstrumm and Others COLLECTION Hugh B. Cave
20 50 1977 The Weird of the White Wolf COLLECTION Michael Moorcock
21 50 1976 Les Galaxiales Tome I COLLECTION Michel Demuth
22 50 1976
Le chemin des abîmes?Le chemin des abimes
 COLLECTION Michel Treignier
23 50 1976 A Song for Lya and Other Stories COLLECTION George R. R. Martin
24 50 1975 The Wind's Twelve Quarters COLLECTION Ursula K. Le Guin
25 50 1975 La femme de Putiphar COLLECTION
Gaston Compère?Gaston Compere
26 50 1975 The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy COLLECTION Avram Davidson
27 50 1974 Le temps mort COLLECTION
René Belletto?Rene Belletto
28 50 1974 The Best of Fritz Leiber COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
29 50 1973 Myrtis et autres histoires de nuit et de peur COLLECTION Daniel Mallinus
30 50 1973 Worse Things Waiting COLLECTION Manly Wade Wellman
31 50 1970 The Moment of Eclipse COLLECTION Brian W. Aldiss
32 36 1972 334 COLLECTION Thomas M. Disch
33 35 1979 The Princess of All Lands COLLECTION Russell Kirk
34 35 1979 Webs of Time COLLECTION Joseph Payne Brennan
35 35 1979 Eyes of Amber and Other Stories COLLECTION Joan D. Vinge
36 35 1977 J. R. R. Tolkien Soundbook COLLECTION J. R. R. Tolkien
37 35 1977 Cold Chills COLLECTION Robert Bloch
38 35 1977 Companions on the Road and The Winter Players COLLECTION Tanith Lee
39 35 1977 Swords and Ice Magic COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
40 35 1976 Cinnabar COLLECTION Edward Bryant
41 35 1976 Long After Midnight COLLECTION Ray Bradbury
42 35 1976 The Height of the Scream COLLECTION Ramsey Campbell
43 35 1976 Star Light, Star Bright COLLECTION Alfred Bester
44 35 1976 The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights COLLECTION John Steinbeck
45 35 1975 The Early Long COLLECTION Frank Belknap Long
46 35 1975 The Best of Cordwainer Smith COLLECTION Cordwainer Smith
47 35 1975 Far Lands, Other Days COLLECTION E. Hoffmann Price
48 35 1974 A Hole in Space COLLECTION Larry Niven
49 35 1973 From Evil's Pillow COLLECTION Basil Copper
50 35 1972 The Hard Way Up COLLECTION A. Bertram Chandler
51 35 1972 Frog and Toad Together COLLECTION Arnold Lobel
52 35 1970 Nine Hundred Grandmothers COLLECTION R. A. Lafferty
53 30 1979 The Stars Are the Styx COLLECTION Theodore Sturgeon
54 30 1978 Still I Persist in Wondering COLLECTION Edgar Pangborn
55 30 1976 The Worlds of Fritz Leiber COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
56 30 1974 The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum COLLECTION Stanley G. Weinbaum
57 30 1971 Driftglass COLLECTION Samuel R. Delany
58 29 1979 Riverworld and Other Stories COLLECTION
Philip José Farmer?Philip Jose Farmer
59 29 1978 The Earth Book of Stormgate COLLECTION Poul Anderson
60 29 1976 The Light Fantastic COLLECTION Alfred Bester
61 29 1975 Tales of Known Space COLLECTION Larry Niven
62 29 1974 Approaching Oblivion COLLECTION Harlan Ellison
63 29 1971 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... COLLECTION Theodore Sturgeon
64 28 1978 The Illustrated Harlan Ellison COLLECTION Harlan Ellison
65 28 1978 Infinite Dreams COLLECTION Joe Haldeman
66 28 1978 The Illustrated Roger Zelazny COLLECTION Gray Morrow and Roger Zelazny
67 28 1976 The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories COLLECTION Isaac Asimov
68 28 1975 Warm Worlds and Otherwise COLLECTION James Tiptree, Jr.
69 28 1974 The Book of Fritz Leiber COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
70 28 1972 The Early Asimov COLLECTION Isaac Asimov
71 27 1979 The Best of James Blish COLLECTION James Blish
72 27 1978 Fireship COLLECTION Joan D. Vinge
73 27 1976 The Best of Damon Knight COLLECTION Damon Knight
74 27 1975 The Best of Henry Kuttner COLLECTION Henry Kuttner
75 27 1974 The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson COLLECTION Poul Anderson
76 27 1972 The Gold at the Starbow's End COLLECTION Frederik Pohl
77 26 1979 An Infinite Summer COLLECTION Christopher Priest
78 26 1978 The Best of L. Sprague de Camp COLLECTION L. Sprague de Camp
79 26 1976 The Best of Robert Silverberg COLLECTION Robert Silverberg
80 26 1975 The Best of C. L. Moore COLLECTION C. L. Moore
81 26 1974 Case and the Dreamer COLLECTION Theodore Sturgeon
82 25 1976 The Best of Jack Vance COLLECTION Jack Vance
83 25 1975 Early del Rey COLLECTION Lester del Rey
84 25 1974 Born with the Dead COLLECTION Robert Silverberg
85 25 1972 The Wind from the Sun COLLECTION Arthur C. Clarke
86 25 1971 All the Myriad Ways COLLECTION Larry Niven
87 25 1970 The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde COLLECTION Norman Spinrad
88 24 1979 The Star-Spangled Future COLLECTION Norman Spinrad
89 24 1978 Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions COLLECTION Kate Wilhelm
90 24 1976 Alyx COLLECTION Joanna Russ
91 24 1975 The Infinity Box COLLECTION Kate Wilhelm
92 24 1973 The Book of Philip José Farmer COLLECTION
Philip José Farmer?Philip Jose Farmer
93 24 1971 Down in the Black Gang and Other Stories COLLECTION
Philip José Farmer?Philip Jose Farmer
94 23 1979 The Best of Hal Clement COLLECTION Hal Clement
95 23 1978 The Best of Eric Frank Russell COLLECTION Eric Frank Russell
96 23 1976 Capricorn Games COLLECTION Robert Silverberg
97 22 1979 Ship of Shadows COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
98 22 1978 Blood and Burning COLLECTION Algis Budrys
99 22 1975 The Feast of St. Dionysus COLLECTION Robert Silverberg
100 22 1971 Moderan COLLECTION David R. Bunch
101 22 1970 The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales COLLECTION L. Sprague de Camp
102 21 1979 The Best of Avram Davidson COLLECTION Avram Davidson
103 21 1976 The Best of John W. Campbell COLLECTION John W. Campbell, Jr.
104 21 1975 No Direction Home COLLECTION Norman Spinrad
105 21 1972 First Person, Peculiar COLLECTION T. L. Sherred
106 20 1978 The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard COLLECTION J. G. Ballard
107 20 1978 The Change War COLLECTION Fritz Leiber
108 20 1977 The Best of Philip K. Dick COLLECTION Philip K. Dick
109 20 1976 The Best of Poul Anderson COLLECTION Poul Anderson
110 20 1975 Buy Jupiter and Other Stories COLLECTION Isaac Asimov
111 20 1972 Strange Doings COLLECTION R. A. Lafferty
112 20 1971 Moonferns and Starsongs COLLECTION Robert Silverberg
113 19 1979 Vectors COLLECTION Charles Sheffield
114 19 1978 The Robot Who Looked Like Me COLLECTION Robert Sheckley
115 19 1977 The Best of Fredric Brown COLLECTION Fredric Brown
116 19 1975 The Best of Frederik Pohl COLLECTION Frederik Pohl
117 19 1973 The Flight of the Horse COLLECTION Larry Niven
118 19 1973 The Star Road COLLECTION Gordon R. Dickson
119 19 1970 The Atrocity Exhibition COLLECTION J. G. Ballard
120 18 1979 The Very Slow Time Machine COLLECTION Ian Watson
121 18 1976 The Custodians and Other Stories COLLECTION Richard Cowper
122 17 1979 Catacomb Years COLLECTION Michael Bishop
123 17 1978 The Science Fiction Stories of Walter M. Miller, Jr. COLLECTION Walter M. Miller, Jr.
124 16 1979 Ladies from Hell COLLECTION Keith Roberts
125 13 1977 All My Sins Remembered COLLECTION Joe Haldeman
126 1 1977 The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural COLLECTION Philippa Pearce
127 1 1976 My Name Is Legion COLLECTION Roger Zelazny
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