Top 20 Music Albums of 1970
by Lacobra 
Half '60s continuation, half a new '70s identity.
- Chart updated: 09/11/2020 13:45
- (Created: 08/25/2017 02:27).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Best song: "Did You Go Downtown?" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
Best song: "Did You Go Downtown?" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
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Best song: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Best song: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,948
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Best song: "Glad Tidings" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Best song: "Glad Tidings" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,770
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Best song: "Coal Miner's Daughter" (A). [First added to this chart: 07/22/2019]
Best song: "Coal Miner's Daughter" (A). [First added to this chart: 07/22/2019]
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Best song: "Morning Morgantown" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Best song: "Morning Morgantown" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
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1970
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1,257
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Best song: "Kites Are Fun" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]
Best song: "Kites Are Fun" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]
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Best song: "Janitor of Lunacy" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
Best song: "Janitor of Lunacy" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]
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1970
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1,956
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Best song: "Don't Play that Song" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
Best song: "Don't Play that Song" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
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Best song: "Move On Up" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]
Best song: "Move On Up" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,453
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Best song: "Substitute" (A).
Best song: "Substitute" (A).
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1970
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2,241
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Derek & The Dominos | 1 | 5% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 5% | |
| Freddie Hubbard | 1 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 5% | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice | 1 | 5% | |
| Loretta Lynn | 1 | 5% | |
| The Stooges | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 13th to 6thSing For Very Important People by The Free Design |
| Up 3 from 15th to 12thLayla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos |
| Up 2 from 11th to 9thCurtis by Curtis Mayfield |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 9th to 16thBitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| Down 7 from 10th to 17thAmerican Beauty by Grateful Dead |
| Down 5 from 8th to 13thRed Clay by Freddie Hubbard |
| New entries |
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| Live At Leeds by The Who |
| Shazam by The Move |
| Fun House by The Stooges |
| Força Bruta by Jorge Ben |
| Just Another Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan |
| Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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