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Highest Rated Albums of 1970
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Avant-Garde Jazz
Baroque Pop
Blues Rock
Contemporary Folk
Country
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Folk
Folk Rock
Funk
Hard Rock
Jazz
MPB
Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
Progressive Rock
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Folk
Psychedelic Rock
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
1970s
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1
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Skin Alley - To Pagham and Beyond
December 0, 1970
Score
100
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2
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Paul Siebel - Woodsmoke and Oranges
Score
100
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3
.
Jerry Lee Lewis - She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
Score
100
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4
.
John Stewart - Willard
January 1, 1970
Score
100
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5
.
Roy Brooks - The Free Slave
Score
100
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6
.
Charles Tolliver - The Ringer
Post-Bop
,
Modal Jazz
Score
100
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7
.
Fabrizio De André - La Buona Novella
November 1, 1970
Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
8
.
The Move - Shazam
Progressive Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Progressive Pop
Score
100
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9
.
Rudy Ray Moore - Eat Out More Often
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
10
.
Hubert Laws - Afro Classic
Score
100
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Music
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11
.
Willie Colón - Cosa Nuestra
Salsa
Score
100
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12
.
Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor
March 5, 1970
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
13
.
The Last Poets - The Last Poets
Spoken Word
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Firesign Theatre - Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Comedy
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
May 0, 1970
Soul Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Charlie Rich - The Fabulous Charlie Rich
January 0, 1970
Country
,
Country Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
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17
.
Woody Shaw - Blackstone Legacy
January 1, 1970
Post-Bop
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
18
.
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country
,
Progressive Country
,
Outlaw Country
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Charlie Daniels - Charlie Daniels
January 1, 1970
Southern Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Merle Haggard - A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills)
January 1, 1970
Country
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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21
.
The Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South
September 23, 1970
Southern Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
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22
.
Soft Machine - Third
June 6, 1970
Canterbury Scene
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Avant-Prog
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
December 1, 1970
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
September 0, 1970
Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
October 30, 1970
Piano Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1970.
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