Best Albums of 1970
Explore the best albums of 1970, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"I'm not a huge fan of heavy metal, but this album is just plain great music irrelevant of genre. Black Sabbath's second album (the first was also released in 1970) features one of the best side's of music ever, featuring "War Pigs", "Iron Man", and the stellar title track, along with "Planet Cara..." [+] Reply
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"I can't get over how she set me free 0h, oh, lonesome me... Is there another album that more embodies the sound of the 70s? Back when bands' lyrics were repeated by the faithful like sacred truths. Back when albums seemed larger than life carrying their own mythology and album covers were gazed u..." [+] Reply
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1970
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"There is an unfathomable amount of varied material here, even more crazy is how much of that material is genuinely good. It took this long for me to commit to the full listen, I knew it would deserve it. The first two discs make for a beautiful listen, the first stretch of 6 songs, and a few othe..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"A beautiful and near flawless album of stunning writing and harmonies. The pair had many moments showing unbelievable quality however this album stands as their crowning achievement before going their separate ways." Reply
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1970
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"John may not have been the most talented Beatle (I give that one to Paul) but he was the best overall Beatle and this record helps to explain why. He was the best songwriter of the bunch when he applied himself. He really digs deep on these songs and you get a real look at the man & legend on Pla..." [+] Reply
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1970
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"One of the best jazz albums out there. Basically everyone here has that one album that got them into jazz, and it usually holds a dear position in their mind. I see for a lot of people that that album is Kind of Blue, and sometimes A Love Supreme. They're good albums, but when I listned to them b..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Van Morrison is a musical genius. The way he utilises such a vast array of instrumentation is so impressive and he makes the sound uniquely his own. There is no one who sounds like Van Morrison in relation to his singing and also his music. His sound is so rich and grand which makes for an extrem..." [+] Reply
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1970
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"Best album by one of the greatest American rock bands. John Fogerty is also one of the great American songwriters as well (he was an absolute hit factory). He's also got one of the best rock voices as well. Any CCR album is good but get this one first!" Reply
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1970
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"Led Zeppelin 3, is always thought of as the weakest of their first four albums, and in a way I can see why as it only contains one true Zeppelin classic in the excellent blues, since I've been loving you, it's brilliant, the best blues Zeppelin ever did. It could be argued that, immigrant song, i..." [+] Reply
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"Jesus Christ... Where do I start? If this isn't 'punk' I don't know what is. You can almost smell the sweat, piss and vinegar leaking from this record (this can be said for debut and raw power too). Every time I remember that this was released in 1970, my brain melts. Incredible stuff from Iggy a..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1970 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 7 | 1% | |
| James Brown | 4 | 0% | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort | 4 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 0% | |
| Johnny Cash | 4 | 0% | |
| The Doors | 3 | 0% | |
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448 | 45% | |
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259 | 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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Best Ever
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The Beatles
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Radiohead
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Pink Floyd
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David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
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Nirvana
