Top 99 Music Albums of 1970
by arnellarsen 
101. The Nice - Hang On To Your Dream, 102. Buddy Emmons and Jay Dee Maness and Red Rhodes and Sneaky Pete and Rusty Young – Suite Steel - The Pedal Steel Guitar Album, 103 Jade (UK) - Fly On Strangewings, 104. Richard Brautigan - Listening To Richard Brautigan, 105. Harvey Andrews - Places And Faces, 106. Blonde On Blonde - Rebirth, 107. Kathy McCord - Kathy McCord, 108. Duke Ellington - New Orleans Suite,
- Chart updated: 05/26/2025 19:45
- (Created: 12/22/2021 21:30).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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1970
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1970
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1970
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Released on 25 September 1970 by Apple/Parlophone/EMI/Capitol Records.
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1970
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1,480
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1970 composition
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| Shawn Phillips | 2 | 2% | |
| Trees | 2 | 2% | |
| Andwella | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
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| ! | 02/04/2022 19:34 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From Moondance 03/22/2022 22:06 | #283241
I am enjoying your charts Arnel. 1970 would rank as one of my favourite years in music. I was surprised to see that you didn't include Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" album. Perhaps worth adding. Cheers
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