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: 4 hours ago).
"Brilliant debut ranging from a country hoedown, to a drug snorting epic, along with all the spacey effects you would expect." Reply
"A good, fun, no-frills record that features Clapton getting his freak on with the Delaney and Bonnie/Dominos crew. After Midnight and Let it Rain are the two best known tracks, but Blues Power is a great anthem that sums up what Clapton was all about at this point in his career. Also notable for ..." [+] Reply
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"Polish blues by a fine man." Reply
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"I do not agree with everything said on this album but there is no denying it is a passionate example of a particular movement at a particular moment in time. It is raw and hits hard it is unapologetic and completely not politically correct but this album is essential and should be played in histo..." [+] Reply
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"During my scavenging quest through the years and the vast amount of albums listed in BEA, I'm still stunned to find these odd, but good bands that I have never heard of. This is one. The band has very good players, especially the guitarists. The sound is original, heavy, harsh, and relentless. Ch..." [+] Reply
- Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"VERY different from their later stuff. Still a really solid krautrock record, but it doesn't live up to the likes of Can, Amon Düül II, or even NEU!" Reply
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"Obviously this is an unknown classic to people on this site. A brilliant psych/prog L.P, and every song is at least 9/10. One of those albums that every time you play it you think it's the greatest album ever made." Reply
""Watt" was Ten Years After's fifth studio album and the second to be released in 1970. The group was at the height of popularity after the success of the previous album "Cricklewood Green" and the single "Love Like a Man". "Watt" was a fine sequel to "CR", but it did not have the song that could ..." [+] Reply
"Kevin Ayers produced two quirky and eccentric masterpieces - 'Joy Of A Toy', his debut, and the follow-up 'Shooting At The Moon'. Although both albums were in the innocent and playful tradition of Syd Barrett, it was the latter that stamped his claim as one of the greatest and most original Briti..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 1970 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 7 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 0% | |
| James Brown | 4 | 0% | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort | 4 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 0% | |
| The Move | 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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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
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| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Beatles | |
| 11. The Stooges | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Deep Purple | |
| 20. Cat Stevens |
