Top 65 Music Albums of 1970
by LittleM1971 
1970 Playlist:
Evil Woman - Black Sabbath
Loose - The Stooges
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison
Hazy Jane II - Nick Drake
Baby Lemonade - Syd Barrett
Tangerine - Lec Zeppelin
Lola - The Kinks
Wild World - Cat Stevens
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
This Whole World - The Beach Boys
Tell Me Why - Neil Young
Box Of Rain - The Grateful Dead
John Barleycorn - Traffic
Woodstock - Joni Mitchell
4 + 20 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Alberta no 1 - Bob Dylan
Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin
The Other Side Of Town - Curtis Mayfield
The Look Of Love - Isaac Hayes
It’s A Shame - The Spinners
A Little Time - Otis Redding
Take One - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Row Fisherman Row - Wailing Souls
Sufferer - The Kingstonians
- Chart updated: 12/13/2025 19:45
- (Created: 01/15/2014 00:17).
- Chart size: 65 albums.
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Last listen: 28/04/23
[First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Last listen: 10/08/21
[First added to this chart: 02/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,373
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Last listen: 14/91/22
[First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,371
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Last listen: 24/05/24
[First added to this chart: 05/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,249
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Last listen: 15/06/24
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2016]
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Last listen: 21/09/24
[First added to this chart: 06/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,279
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Last listen: 16/01/22
[First added to this chart: 10/22/2016]
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Last listen: 28/09/24
[First added to this chart: 01/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,273
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Last listen: 31/12/22
[First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,691
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Last listen: 03/03/20
[First added to this chart: 06/10/2017]
Total albums: 65. Page 1 of 7
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Top 65 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Syd Barrett | 2 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 3% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 3% | |
| Isaac Hayes | 2 | 3% | |
| Tim Buckley | 2 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 65 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 53rd to 54th Mona Bone Jakon by Cat Stevens |
| Down 1 from 54th to 55th Bitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56th Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel |
| New entries |
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| Kiln House by Fleetwood Mac |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2021 15:42 |  timtooky | 8 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2020 19:06 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2017 06:55 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From timtooky 09/23/2021 15:46 | #274086
timtooky 09/23/2021 15:46 | #274086
Quite close to a "Essential 1970" List, but some nice bubbles, like the Kingstonians or Tangerine Dream.
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From bobbyb5 06/11/2017 06:56 | #192365
bobbyb5 06/11/2017 06:56 | #192365
Pretty awesome.
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