Best Albums of 1970

« View best albums of 1969View best albums of 1971 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1970 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

summaryThe best artists of 1970 were Black Sabbath, Neil Young, George Harrison, Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin and The Stooges.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

721.

Rumplestiltskin

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

722.

Eric Quincy Tate

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

723.

Jonathan Kelly

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

723.

Balls

Brotzmann / Van Hove / Bennink

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

725.

Entrance

Edgar Winter

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

726.

The Incredible String Band

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

726.

Bruce Cockburn

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

726.

The Visit

Bob Smith

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

726.

Osmose

Annexus Quam

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

730.

Deep Down Heavy

Bob Downes

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
72
73
74
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 73 of 100

Best Albums of 1970 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	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%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	262	26%
	35	3%
	34	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
	15	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	50	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	9	1%

« View best albums of 1969View best albums of 1971 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Purplepash (2025)
2. Top 41 Music Albums of 2006 by Purplepash (2025)
3. Voir Les meilleurs albums de 2019 selon la rédaction by cicadelic (2025)
4. Top 46 Music Albums of 1988 by juanr1096 (2025)
5. Top 15 Music Albums of 2025 by Juneof44 (2025)
6. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Tamthebam (2025)
7. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Tamthebam (2025)
8. Top 51 Music Albums of 1971 by juanr1096 (2025)
9. Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 by Igtonumama (2025)
10. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Tamthebam (2025)
11. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Tamthebam (2025)
12. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s by Tamthebam (2025)
13. 2012 by Metal Storm by Johnnyo (2025)
14. 2013 - B R R by Johnnyo (2025)
15. Top 90 Music Albums of the 2020s by Tamthebam (2025)
16. Top 50 Music Albums of 2024 by VasileTurcut (2025)
17. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Tamthebam (2025)
18. Grammys: All of the albums of the year by Johnnyo (2025)
19. DigitalDreamDoor albums of the year 1960 - 2024 by Johnnyo (2025)
20. Albums of the year 1972 by DigitalDreamDoor by Johnnyo (2025)