Top 100 Music Albums of 1970
by mostlymor 
Great year for rock music, and still about 30 albums I couldn't find space for.
- Chart updated: 02/28/2025 09:45
- (Created: 12/28/2019 10:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,435
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
12,424
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,693
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,141
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,487
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
348
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Black Sabbath | 2 | 2% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 2 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Funkadelic | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 24 from 94th to 70thT. Rex by T. Rex |
| Up 24 from 93rd to 69th A Beard Of Stars by Tyrannosaurus Rex |
| Up 1 from 92nd to 91st Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Idlewild South by The Allman Brothers Band |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd The First Step by Faces |
| New entries |
|---|
 Burrito Deluxeby The Flying Burrito Brothers |
| Burnt Weeny Sandwich by The Mothers Of Invention |
| Chunga's Revenge by Frank Zappa |
| Leavers |
|---|
 Workingman's Deadby Grateful Dead |
| Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills |
| Sunflower by The Beach Boys |
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