Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 by Arthurknight

• Chart updated: 02/19/2024 02:45
• (Created: 05/15/2021 07:05).
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1. (2) 1

Desertshore 

 Nico

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/15/2021]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

2,238

Rank in 1970:

25

Rank in 1970s:

180

Overall Rank:

802

Average Rating:

 78 (282 votes)

Comments:

18

2. (3) 1

Third 

 Soft Machine

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

1,668

Rank in 1970:

32

Rank in 1970s:

226

Overall Rank:

1,062

Average Rating:

 80 (363 votes)

Comments:

21

3. (8) 5

After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

16,310

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,738 votes)

Comments:

129

4. (5) 1

Lorca 

 Tim Buckley

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

1,123

Rank in 1970:

39

Rank in 1970s:

301

Overall Rank:

1,540

Average Rating:

 77 (212 votes)

Comments:

12

5. (1) 4

Bitches Brew 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

927 charts

Rank Score:

10,150

Rank in 1970:

6

Rank in 1970s:

40

Overall Rank:

155

Average Rating:

 84 (1,152 votes)

Comments:

72

6. (4) 2

The Madcap Laughs 

 Syd Barrett

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9.5/10

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,812

Rank in 1970:

28

Rank in 1970s:

207

Overall Rank:

992

Average Rating:

 76 (430 votes)

Comments:

28

7. (6) 1

Cosmo's Factory 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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9.5/10

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

872 charts

Rank Score:

9,035

Rank in 1970:

8

Rank in 1970s:

44

Overall Rank:

180

Average Rating:

 85 (945 votes)

Comments:

55

8. (16) 8

Les Stances A Sophie 
Soundtrack

 Art Ensemble Of Chicago

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

277

Rank in 1970:

91

Rank in 1970s:

823

Overall Rank:

4,897

Average Rating:

 74 (64 votes)

Comments:

1

9. (18) 9

Fun House 

 The Stooges

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

877 charts

Rank Score:

8,159

Rank in 1970:

10

Rank in 1970s:

50

Overall Rank:

204

Average Rating:

 83 (1,069 votes)

Comments:

70

10. (14) 4

Yeti 

 Amon Düül II

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

912

Rank in 1970:

43

Rank in 1970s:

352

Overall Rank:

1,834

Average Rating:

 80 (201 votes)

Comments:

7

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Trees	2	2%
Black Sabbath	2	2%
Funkadelic	2	2%
Tim Buckley	2	2%
Van Der Graaf Generator	2	2%
Syd Barrett	2	2%
King Crimson	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	38	38%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 41 from 58th to 17th Força Bruta by Jorge Ben
Up 37 from 88th to 51st Bill Fay by Bill Fay
Up 29 from 50th to 21st For Alto by Anthony Braxton

Biggest fallers
Down 15 from 9th to 24th Cowboy In Sweden by Lee Hazlewood
Down 14 from 13th to 27th Third Ear Band by Third Ear Band
Down 13 from 10th to 23rd All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

New entries
Pass The Distance by Simon Finn
Sing For Very Important People by The Free Design
No. 2 by Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
In The Wake Of Poseidon by King Crimson
"Mu" Second Part by Don Cherry
The Awakening by The Ahmad Jamal Trio
Funkadelic by Funkadelic
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band by Yoko Ono

Leavers
Magma by Magma (FR)
Fire And Water by Free
Fully Qualified Survivor by Michael Chapman
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Sir Neville Marriner / Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Humble Pie by Humble Pie
Indianola Mississippi Seeds by B.B. King
I Am The Blues by Willie Dixon
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

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