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The Best Singer-Songwriter Albums of 1970
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1970s
1970
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1978
1979
1
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
February 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Randy Newman - 12 Songs
April 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water / Keep the Customer Satisfied
January 20, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
4
.
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 26, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Critic Score
98
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
November 27, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
96
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
December 11, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
95
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Van Morrison - Moondance
January 27, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
94
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
December 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
92
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
September 19, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
92
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
10
.
Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes
September 0, 1970
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
11
.
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country
,
Progressive Country
,
Outlaw Country
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills
November 16, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
13
.
Mayo Thompson - Corky's Debt to His Father
March 5, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Avant-Folk
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
14
.
Tom Rush - Wrong End of the Rainbow
February 0, 1970
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Chico Buarque - Chico Buarque de Hollanda Nº 4
MPB
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Samba
,
Bossa Nova
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
16
.
Ruthann Friedman - Constant Companion
January 1, 1970
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Simon Finn - Pass the Distance
March 4, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Avant-Folk
,
Psychedelic Folk
,
Freak Folk
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
18
.
Gordon Lightfoot - Sit Down Young Stranger
April 0, 1970
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
19
.
Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms
November 0, 1970
Psychedelic Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
89
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
John Phillips - John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)
January 25, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
84
4
reviews
Amazon
21
.
Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
April 0, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
82
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
22
.
Bob Dylan - New Morning
October 19, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
March 1, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Van Morrison - His Band and the Street Choir
November 15, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Milton - Milton
MPB
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
1
2
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Pop
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Progressive Rock
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