Top 44 Music Albums of 1970
by Onater

My Top 10 songs of 1970:
10. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (Curtis)
9. Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me (Moondance)
8. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (After The Gold Rush)
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Pendulum)
6. Van Morrison - Into The Mystic (Moondance)
5. Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (Ladies Of The Canyon)
4. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live) (Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival)
3. Simon Finn - Jerusalem (Pass The Distance)
2. Tim Buckley - Song To The Siren (Starsailor)
1. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (If You Could Read My Mind)
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"Eu canto a fantasia, eu canto o amor, eu canto a alegria, eu canto a fé, eu canto a paz, eu canto a sugestão, eu canto na madrugada."

Favourite Tracks: Charles Jr., Domenica domingava num domingo linda tôda de branco, O telefone tocou novamente, Oba lá vem ela, Fôrça bruta
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1970
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711
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Favourite Tracks: Miles Runs The Voodoo Down, Pharaoh's Dance, Bitches Brew [First added to this chart: 01/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,194
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"This is the love crowd, right? We all love each other don't we?"

Favourite Tracks: I've Been Loving You Too Long, Try a Little Tenderness, Like A Rolling Stone, Respect
[First added to this chart: 10/19/2018]
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1970
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107
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"You slavers will know what it's like to be a slave. A slave to your hearts, a slave to your heads, a slave to your souls, a slave to your graves."

Favourite Tracks: Dambala, Exuma The Obeah Man, The Vision
[First added to this chart: 11/04/2018]
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1970
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1,468
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"Tell me lies later, come and see me, I'll be around for a while. I am lonely but you can free me, all in the way that you smile."

Favourite Tracks: After The Gold Rush, Tell Me Why, Don't Let It Bring You Down, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Southern Man
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2017]
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1970
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14,631
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1793 votes)  86 (1,793 votes)
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Favourite Tracks: Brazil, Children's Games, Stone Flower, Tereza My Love
Year of Release:
1970
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420
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Favourite Tracks: Red Clay, The Intrepid Fox [First added to this chart: 03/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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259
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"I was the dream weaver, but now I'm reborn. I was the Walrus, but now I'm John."

Favourite Tracks: God, Mother, Working Class Hero, Isolation, Love
[First added to this chart: 05/02/2017]
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1970
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9,438
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"If songs were lines in a conversation, the situation would be fine."

Favourite Tracks: Northern Sky, One Of These Things First, Hazey Jane II, Hazey Jane I
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2017]
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"Did I dream you dreamed about me? Were you hare when I was fox? Now my foolish boat is leaning, broken lovelorn on your rocks."

Favourite Tracks: Song To The Siren, Come Here Woman, Down By The Borderline, Monterey
[First added to this chart: 03/24/2018]
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Top 44 Music Albums of 1970 composition

Country Albums %


United States 17 39%
United Kingdom 16 36%
Mixed Nationality 3 7%
Germany 2 5%
Canada 2 5%
Brazil 2 5%
Italy 1 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 42 95%
Yes 2 5%

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Faller Down 3 from 19th to 22ndDéjà Vu
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Faller Down 3 from 20th to 23rdThird Ear Band
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Faller Down 3 from 21st to 24thPtah, The El Daoud
by Alice Coltrane

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