| Best Albums of 1970 |
| 1 | Mott the Hoople | Mad Shadows |
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| 2 | The Stooges | Fun House |
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| 3 | David Bowie | The Man Who Sold the World |
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| 4 | Curtis Mayfield | Curtis |
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| 5 | John Cale | Vintage Violence |
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| 6 | The Temptations | Psychedelic Shack |
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| 7 | The Velvet Underground | Loaded |
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| 8 | Neil Young | After the Goldrush |
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| 9 | Tony Joe White | Tony Joe |
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| 10 | Caravan | If I Could Do It All Over Again... |
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| 11 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Cosmo's Factory |
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| 12 | Aphrodite's Child | 666 |
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| 13 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
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| 14 | Joni Mitchell | Ladies of the Canyon |
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| 15 | Crosby Stills Nash & Young | Deja Vu |
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| 16 | The Trees | The Garden Of Jane Delawney |
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| 17 | Syd Barrett | The Madcap Laughs |
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| 18 | Free | Fire and Water |
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| Best Albums of 1969 | Best Albums of 1971 |