Best Albums of 1970
Listed below are the best albums of 1970 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"Another excellent Funkadelic album, one of their most guitar driven. Not quite as good as, Maggot brain, but a fine record by a strangely underrated band." Reply
"Emitt Rhodes' second album from late 1970 is undoubtedly his strongest. The album was released on ABC Records, and Rhodes had recently had a nice hit with the single "Fresh said Daisy." His former record company AM Records took the renewed interest in Rhodes to re-release his first album "The Ame..." [+] Reply
""Nicely Out of Tune" was Lindisfarne's 1970 debut-album. Lindisfarne's music is catchy folk-inspired music; maybe it could be described as a British version of Lovin' Spoonful's good-time music. Lovin' Spoonful had John Sebastian and Lindisfarne had Alan Hull; both great singers and songwriters. ..." [+] Reply
"Absolutely underrated, this one. Not to mention the very ill-deserved statement from that one critic at the time - "What is this shit?". This album is anything but that. I was absolutely, and I must say, very pleasantly surprised with its impact on me. Right from the beginning, through to the end..." [+] Reply
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1970
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225
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"It's hard for me to believe that these guys weren't popular upon the release of "Back in the USA."" Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Beautifully arranged (perhaps second only to the Carpenters), wonderfully harmonized and evocative in its celebration of childhood - an essential LP for big kids and their little kids too. I'm totally and utterly hooked by this sunshine-pop masterpiece, and if your mind is wired in a similar way ..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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""A Question of Balance" from 1970 was my first Moody Blues album, which I bought while it was still on the charts. It was first and foremost the single "Question" I had noticed in the radio. After purchasing the album, I hated to admit to myself that the other tracks did not live up to my hopes a..." [+] Reply
"I can't say enough positive things about this multi-genre music. They were so great, so innovative, so ahead of their time, able to cross over into any genre, and their songs are so, so enduring. Fan of rock ? This stuff rocks. Need the funk? This is funk 101. Wanna dance? How could you not! Need..." [+] Reply
- swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Laura Nyro should be more widely appreciated - she did not produce one but string of great albums in the late 60s Her vocal gymnastics sometimes go to far but that's what makes her always differnt and always interseting" Reply
"Sounds a bit too overproduced. The big orchestrations take away the soulfulness." Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100
Best Albums of 1970 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 7 | 1% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 0% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 0% | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort | 4 | 0% | |
| James Brown | 4 | 0% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 0% | |
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448 | 45% | |
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260 | 26% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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