Best Albums

Rolling Stone

www.rollingstone.com

Highest Rated Albums of 1970

Decade

1970s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s
- 1980s
- 1970s
- 1960s

Source

Rolling Stone
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- AllMusic
- Entertainment Weekly
- Pitchfork
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Genre

All
- All
- Baroque Pop
- Blues Rock
- Country
- Country Rock
- Experimental Rock
- Folk
- Folk Rock
- Funk
- Hard Rock
- Jazz
- Jazz-Rock
- Metal
- Pop
- Pop Rock
- Pop Soul
- Progressive Rock
- Psychedelic
- Psychedelic Rock
- Rock
- Roots Rock
- Singer-Songwriter
- Soul
- Southern Soul

1970

1. The Beach Boys - Sunflower

The Beach Boys - Sunflower

August 31, 1970

Score

100

2. Randy Newman - 12 Songs

Randy Newman - 12 Songs

April 1, 1970

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

3. The Doors - Morrison Hotel

The Doors - Morrison Hotel

February 9, 1970

Psychedelic Rock

Score

100

4. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

February 13, 1970

Score

100

5. Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

November 9, 1970

Score

100

6. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

January 26, 1970

Score

100

7. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James

February 1, 1970

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

8. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

September 19, 1970

Score

100

9. John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band

December 11, 1970

Score

100

10. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

July 17, 1970

Score

100

11. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

April 1, 1970

Score

100

12. Santana - Abraxas

Santana - Abraxas

September 1, 1970

Score

100

13. The Velvet Underground - Loaded

The Velvet Underground - Loaded

September 1, 1970

Score

100

14. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

June 14, 1970

Score

100

15. Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Grateful Dead - American Beauty

November 1, 1970

Score

100

16. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

September 18, 1970

Score

100

17. James Brown - It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In

James Brown - It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In

Score

90

18. Ray Charles - My Kind of Jazz

Ray Charles - My Kind of Jazz

April 0, 1970

Score

90

19. Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything

Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything

July 1, 1970

Score

90

20. Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

February 13, 1970

Score

90

21. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum

December 9, 1970

Score

90

22. Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

June 1, 1970

Score

90

23. James Brown - Sex Machine

James Brown - Sex Machine

August 1, 1970

Score

90

24. Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

25. Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge

Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge

October 23, 1970

Experimental Rock

Score

80

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1970.

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