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Highest Rated Albums of 1970
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1
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Black Widow - Sacrifice
March 0, 1970
Progressive Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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2
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Tim Buckley - Starsailor
November 2, 1970
Experimental Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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3
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The Beach Boys - Sunflower
August 31, 1970
Sunshine Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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4
.
Bruce Haack - The Electric Lucifer
May 1, 1970
Moogsploitation
,
Psychedelia
,
Electronic
Score
100
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5
.
Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
November 9, 1970
Blues Rock
,
Jam Band
Score
100
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6
.
Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
December 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
100
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7
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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 26, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
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8
.
Santana - Abraxas
September 23, 1970
Psychedelic Rock
,
Latin Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Heavy Metal
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Van Morrison - Moondance
January 27, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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11
.
James Brown - Sex Machine
August 1, 1970
Funk
,
Soul
Score
90
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Amazon
Spotify
12
.
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
December 1, 1970
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
13
.
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
November 4, 1970
Glam Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Trapeze - Medusa
November 1, 1970
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
15
.
Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden
Country Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
16
.
The Beatles - Let It Be
May 8, 1970
Pop Rock
Score
80
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17
.
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon
May 15, 1970
Progressive Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
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18
.
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
September 19, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
19
.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
September 18, 1970
Heavy Metal
,
Hard Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Orange Peel - Orange Peel
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
21
.
Anthony Braxton - For Alto
Modern Creative
,
Free Improvisation
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
22
.
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
October 2, 1970
Progressive Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 1970.
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