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The Highest Rated Albums of 1970
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Avant-Garde Jazz
Baroque Pop
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Folk
Folk Rock
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Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
Progressive Rock
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Folk
Psychedelic Rock
R&B
Rock
Roots Rock
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Santana - Abraxas
September 23, 1970
Psychedelic Rock
,
Latin Rock
Critic Score
100
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
The Stooges - Fun House
July 7, 1970
Garage Rock
,
Proto-punk
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
100
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
November 1, 1970
Country Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Americana
Critic Score
100
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
April 1, 1970
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
100
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
November 9, 1970
Blues Rock
,
Jam Band
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
The Velvet Underground - Loaded
September 1, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
February 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Randy Newman - 12 Songs
April 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Charlie Rich - The Fabulous Charlie Rich
January 0, 1970
Country
,
Country Soul
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Firesign Theatre - Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Comedy
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Last Poets - The Last Poets
Spoken Word
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
June 14, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
98
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 26, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Critic Score
98
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
August 31, 1970
Sunshine Pop
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Heavy Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
November 27, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
96
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
July 17, 1970
Roots Rock
Critic Score
96
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
September 18, 1970
Heavy Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
96
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
December 11, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
95
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Elvis Presley - That's the Way It Is
November 11, 1970
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
June 1, 1970
Blues Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Roots Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
McCoy Tyner - Expansions
June 0, 1970
Modal Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra
January 0, 1970
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Van Morrison - Moondance
January 27, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
94
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
September 0, 1970
Soul
Critic Score
93
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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