Top 100 Music Albums of 1970
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AAL2014 
1970 recently became my first year chart to break 40 entries and will most likely be the first to crack 50 soon too. (Future me here.. this chart is close to being the first of my Year charts to crack 100 entries!!)
This is a beyond impressively deep year which currently features two of my top 100 favorite albums with a handful of others not far behind. There are a number of years with more of my very favorite records at the top of their respective lists, but I’m not sure there’s a year with a more stacked top 35. This is a TOUGH chart.
- Chart updated: 12/20/2025 16:45
- (Created: 06/02/2016 00:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,776
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,269
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,226
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,451
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[First added to this chart: 04/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,017
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,455
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,467
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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,656
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,580
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 2% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 2% | |
| Badfinger | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 55th to 56thLizard by King Crimson |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thElton John by Elton John |
| Down 1 from 57th to 58thYeti by Amon Düül II |
| New entries |
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| Starsailor by Tim Buckley |
| Leavers |
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| Act One by Beggars Opera |
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