Top 43 Music Albums of 1970
by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 03/10/2026 13:15
- (Created: 09/24/2013 14:43).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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George Harrison launches his post-Beatles career in style with an epic and classy demonstration of what he couldn't do within the Fab Four. A major songwriter and guitar player at his creative peak. Even Phil Spector's Wall of Sound is thrilling. The best album by a solo Beatle?
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1970
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12,221
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A concise collection of superb songs by a band more famous for their extended jams.
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1970
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4,345
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Following the break-up of the Beatles, John and Yoko started a psycho-therapy with Doctor Arthur "Primal Scream" Janov. The result? This stark masterpiece of confessionnal songwriting, minimalist in its arrangements, intense and wounded. Terrific, harrowing stuff.
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1970
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9,231
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A magnificent and eclectic collection of songs. No wonder its follow-up ("Harvest") sold in vast quantities: the expectations could only be very high after this.
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1970
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14,548
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Rockier than usual. A peak in Donovan's career.
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Their break-up album is also their most finely crafted, as well as a commercial juggernaut. As often, Simon has the magic songwriting touch.
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1970
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11,766
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One side electric, one side acoustic; my favorite by this band.
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1970
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7,881
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A delicious second offering.
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1971*
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5,579
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The greatest live rock album of all time?
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1970
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2,194
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A scathing, but humorous, attack on the music business and the star-making machinery. Terrific songs and Ray Davies vocal interpretations.
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1970
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Total albums: 43. Page 1 of 5
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ringo Starr | 2 | 5% | |
| Syd Barrett | 2 | 5% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 5% | |
| Spirit | 1 | 2% | |
| John Lennon | 1 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 1 | 2% | |
| Paul McCartney | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 06/03/2025 00:56 |  Repo | 579 | 100/100 | |
| 02/26/2020 09:30 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 04/29/2014 22:25 |  sssvnnn | 2,874 | 83/100 | |
| 10/30/2013 17:06 |  Antonio-Pedro | 562 | 90/100 | |
| 10/09/2013 20:52 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
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From Repo 06/03/2025 00:56 | #309199
Repo 06/03/2025 00:56 | #309199
Fantastic! Great notes!
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From Antonio-Pedro 10/30/2013 17:07 | #89818
Antonio-Pedro 10/30/2013 17:07 | #89818
Nice chart some famous albuns and some unknowns
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