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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1. (2) 1

Joy Of Cooking 

 Joy Of Cooking

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Best song: "Did You Go Downtown?" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1970:

151

Rank in 1970s:

1,478

Overall Rank:

10,053

Average Rating:

 74 (19 votes)

Comments:

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2. (1) 1

Bridge Over Troubled Water 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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Best song: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,234 charts

Rank Score:

13,200

Rank in 1970:

4

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

107

Average Rating:

 84 (1,484 votes)

Comments:

95

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Moondance 

 Van Morrison

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Best song: "Glad Tidings" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

948 charts

Rank Score:

9,334

Rank in 1970:

7

Rank in 1970s:

42

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

 84 (1,115 votes)

Comments:

74

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Coal Miner's Daughter 

 Loretta Lynn

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Best song: "Coal Miner's Daughter" (A). [First added to this chart: 07/22/2019]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

108

Rank in 1970:

160

Rank in 1970s:

1,563

Overall Rank:

10,782

Average Rating:

 71 (50 votes)

Comments:

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Ladies Of The Canyon 

 Joni Mitchell

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Best song: "Morning Morgantown" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,391

Rank in 1970:

34

Rank in 1970s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,261

Average Rating:

 80 (294 votes)

Comments:

13

6. (13) 7

Sing For Very Important People 

 The Free Design

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Best song: "Kites Are Fun" (A+). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

244

Rank in 1970:

104

Rank in 1970s:

916

Overall Rank:

5,459

Average Rating:

 68 (28 votes)

Comments:

2

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Desertshore 

 Nico

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Best song: "Janitor of Lunacy" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

2,236

Rank in 1970:

25

Rank in 1970s:

180

Overall Rank:

802

Average Rating:

 78 (282 votes)

Comments:

18

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Spirit In The Dark 

 Aretha Franklin

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Best song: "Don't Play that Song" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

184

Rank in 1970:

116

Rank in 1970s:

1,103

Overall Rank:

6,949

Average Rating:

 78 (74 votes)

Comments:

1

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Curtis 

 Curtis Mayfield

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Best song: "Move On Up" (A). [First added to this chart: 09/26/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

351 charts

Rank Score:

2,328

Rank in 1970:

24

Rank in 1970s:

173

Overall Rank:

771

Average Rating:

 80 (369 votes)

Comments:

16

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Live At Leeds 
Live

 The Who

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Best song: "Substitute" (A).

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,632

Rank in 1970:

23

Rank in 1970s:

155

Overall Rank:

686

Average Rating:

 83 (666 votes)

Comments:

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Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Free Design	1	5%
Grateful Dead	1	5%
Nico	1	5%
Jorge Ben	1	5%
Aretha Franklin	1	5%
Vashti Bunyan	1	5%
Curtis Mayfield	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	11	55%
	5	25%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%

Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 13th to 6th Sing For Very Important People by The Free Design
Up 3 from 15th to 12th Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Up 2 from 11th to 9th Curtis by Curtis Mayfield

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 9th to 16th Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Down 7 from 10th to 17th American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Down 5 from 8th to 13th Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard

New entries
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

Leavers
Abraxas by Santana

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