Top 50 Music Albums of 1970
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
8th August 2022: PARALLELOGRAMS- LINDA PERHACS enters the chart at #13.
15th August 2022: DEJA VU- CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG moves up from #10 to #9.
16th August 2022: YETI- AMON DUUL II enters the chart at #30.
10th September 2022: MORRISON HOTEL- THE DOORS enters the chart at #24.
21st September 2022: FORCA BRUTA- JORGE BEN enters the chart at #23.
14th October 2022: BENEFIT- JETHRO TULL enters the chart at #29.
16th October 2022: A DIVINA COMÉDIA OU ANDO MEIO DESLIGADO- OS MUTANTES enters the chart at #24.
17th October 2022: FREE YOUR MIND... AND YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW- FUNKADELIC enters the chart at #26.
30th October 2022: PLASTIC ONO BAND- JOHN LENNON drops from #2 to #3.
3rd November 2022: IDLEWILD SOUTH- THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND enters the chart at #22.
24th April 2023: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER- SIMON & GARFUNKEL drops from #1 to #5.
25th April 2023: TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN- CAT STEVENS drops from #1 to #10.
- Chart updated: 07/22/2026 19:15
- (Created: 06/19/2022 23:23).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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1970
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1970
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1970
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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1970
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Sandy Denny’s vocals are amongst the best of all time. Is it as good as peak Fairport? No. But it is a hell of an attempt.
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2022]
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1970 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Grateful Dead | 2 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 2% | |
| Paul McCartney | 1 | 2% | |
| Laura Nyro | 1 | 2% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 2% | |
| Jorge Ben | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1970 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 1 from 17th to 16th |
Up 1 from 16th to 15th |
Up 1 from 15th to 14th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 15 from 2nd to 17th |
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