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The Highest Rated Albums of 1970

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1.

Grateful Dead - American Beauty
November 1, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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2.

Santana - Abraxas
September 1, 1970
Latin Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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3.

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
April 1, 1970
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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4.

Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
November 9, 1970
Blues Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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5.

The Velvet Underground - Loaded
September 1, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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6.

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
February 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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7.

Randy Newman - 12 Songs
April 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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8.

The Stooges - Funhouse
July 7, 1970
Protopunk
Critic Score
99
6 reviews
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9.

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
June 14, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
98
5 reviews
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10.

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 26, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
97
5 reviews
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11.

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
September 1, 1970
Soul
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
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12.

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
February 13, 1970
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
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13.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
July 17, 1970
Rock
Critic Score
96
3 reviews
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14.

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
September 18, 1970
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
96
6 reviews
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15.

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
June 1, 1970
Blues Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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16.

Jackson 5 - ABC
May 8, 1970
Pop Soul
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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17.

Van Morrison - Moondance
February 28, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
95
3 reviews
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18.

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
November 27, 1970
Rock
Critic Score
93
4 reviews
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19.

The Beach Boys - Sunflower
August 31, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
93
5 reviews
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20.

Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
November 1, 1970
Folk
Critic Score
92
3 reviews
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21.

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
September 19, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
92
5 reviews
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22.

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
October 5, 1970
Rock
Critic Score
92
6 reviews
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23.

Flamin' Groovies - Flamingo
July 1, 1970
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
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24.

Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
December 1, 1970
Folk
Critic Score
90
4 reviews
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25.

The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
November 27, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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