Top 70 Music Albums of 1970 by Mercury

• Chart updated: 11/24/2021 01:45
• (Created: 12/14/2013 21:56).
• Chart size: 70 albums.

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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

16,263

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,739 votes)

Comments:

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Nilsson Sings Newman 

 Harry Nilsson

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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1970:

108

Rank in 1970s:

1,011

Overall Rank:

6,188

Average Rating:

 73 (61 votes)

Comments:

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Bryter Layter 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1971*

Appears in:

700 charts

Rank Score:

6,239

Rank in 1971:

12

Rank in 1970s:

71

Overall Rank:

284

Average Rating:

 83 (872 votes)

Comments:

68

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Desertshore 

 Nico

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[First added to this chart: 01/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

2,234

Rank in 1970:

25

Rank in 1970s:

180

Overall Rank:

802

Average Rating:

 78 (282 votes)

Comments:

18

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

19,379

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (2,030 votes)

Comments:

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland 

 Beverly Glenn-Copeland

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2021]

Year of Release:

1971*

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1971:

378

Rank in 1970s:

3,567

Overall Rank:

32,694

Average Rating:

 75 (16 votes)

Comments:

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Fun House 

 The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

877 charts

Rank Score:

8,135

Rank in 1970:

10

Rank in 1970s:

50

Overall Rank:

205

Average Rating:

 83 (1,070 votes)

Comments:

70

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Ladies Of The Canyon 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,389

Rank in 1970:

34

Rank in 1970s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,266

Average Rating:

 80 (294 votes)

Comments:

13

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Black Sabbath 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

6,258

Rank in 1970:

14

Rank in 1970s:

70

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

 83 (1,121 votes)

Comments:

55

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Cowboy In Sweden 
Soundtrack

 Lee Hazlewood

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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 1970:

78

Rank in 1970s:

732

Overall Rank:

4,254

Average Rating:

 76 (46 votes)

Comments:

2

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Top 70 Music Albums of 1970 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	2	3%
Tim Buckley	2	3%
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band	2	3%
Van Morrison	2	3%
Syd Barrett	2	3%
Black Sabbath	2	3%
Cat Stevens	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	38	54%
	25	36%
	3	4%
	2	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 70 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 57th to 58th Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Down 1 from 58th to 59th The Garden Of Jane Delawney by Trees
Down 1 from 59th to 60th New Morning by Bob Dylan

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I'm A Loser by Doris Duke

Leavers
I Witness Life by Tom T. Hall

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95/100	10/23/2017 09:28	bobbyb5	728	90/100
95/100	04/20/2014 02:19	edubs	247	89/100
90/100	02/16/2014 03:22	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100

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From bobbyb5 10/23/2017 09:31

It makes me excited to see people like Melanie and Gordon Lightfoot and Dory Previn. I think people tend to underrate certain people who had pop hits or were professional songwriters. I don't know why this should be, because they were both excellent singers and excellent writers. Go figure. Lol

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