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 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

1970 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

21.

Atom Heart Mother

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

521 charts

Rank Score:

3,123

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

133

Overall Rank:

568

Average Rating:

78 (1,253 votes)

Comments:

22.

Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

2,945

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

141

Overall Rank:

603

Average Rating:

81 (489 votes)

Comments:

23.

Live At Leeds
Live

The Who

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,606

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

159

Overall Rank:

695

Average Rating:

83 (666 votes)

Comments:

24.

Curtis

Curtis Mayfield

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,286

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

176

Overall Rank:

784

Average Rating:

80 (370 votes)

Comments:

25.

Desertshore

Nico

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

2,220

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

181

Overall Rank:

809

Average Rating:

78 (283 votes)

Comments:

26.

Starsailor

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,976

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

195

Overall Rank:

910

Average Rating:

76 (322 votes)

Comments:

27.

Band Of Gypsys
Live

Jimi Hendrix

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

293 charts

Rank Score:

1,874

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

205

Overall Rank:

963

Average Rating:

81 (475 votes)

Comments:

28.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,806

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

209

Overall Rank:

994

Average Rating:

76 (430 votes)

Comments:

29.

Just Another Diamond Day

Vashti Bunyan

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,748

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,021

Average Rating:

80 (258 votes)

Comments:

30.

The Man Who Sold The World

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

1,723

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,030

Average Rating:

78 (835 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100

Best Albums of 1970 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Elvis Presley	7	1%
Johnny Cash	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
Matthews' Southern Comfort	4	0%
The Doors	3	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	451	45%
	265	26%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	25	2%
	16	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	49	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	10	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.

Best Artists of 2023
1. Sufjan Stevens
2. Lana Del Rey
3. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
4. Boygenius
5. Caroline Polachek
6. 파란노을 [Parannoul]
7. The National
8. Slowdive
9. Jessie Ware
10. Black Country, New Road
11. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
12. Blur
13. Mitski
14. Paramore
15. Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
16. Foo Fighters
17. Sampha
18. Young Fathers
19. Lil Yachty
20. PJ Harvey