Wow what a year! 1. Moondance - Van Morrison 2. American Beauty - Grateful Dead 3. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 4. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 5. Deja Vu - CSNY 6. Cosmo's Factory - CCR 7. III - Led Zeppelin 8. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 9. Morrison Hotel - The Doors 10. Rides Again - The James Gang 11. Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens

My 5: 5. The Beatles - Let It Be 4. Led Zeppelin - III 3. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu 2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1. CCR - Cosmo's Factory Some HM: Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Chicago - II, Elton John Self Titled, John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band, Derek & the Dominoes - Layla

5- Van Morrison --- Moondance 4- Santana --- Abraxas 3- Led Zeppelin --- Led Zeppelin III 2- David Bowie --- The Man Who Sold The World 1- Neil Young --- After the Gold Rush

Zeppelin 3 great choice! Love the Santana choice too.

Man that 1970 album by Curtis Mayfield is a mind-blower

My list: (Honourable Mentions: Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk, Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant, Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III) 1. The Beach Boys - Sunflower [Overlooked that album. Amazing. Probably my third favorite Beach Boys album now.] 2. Frank Zappa - Chunga’s Revenge [This is a surprisingly conventional record. Underrated also.] 3. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon [Her breakthrough in my rankings. I’m interested if she’ll continue with putting out great albums. The first two were okay, this one’s great.] 4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid [Probably the only Sabbath album that’ll make my list.] 5. The Velvet Underground - Loaded [This album is Loaded (with good songs).]

my top 5 1. THE DOORS - Morrison Hotel 2. DEEP PURPLE - In Rock 3. LED ZEPPELIN - III 4. SANTANA - Abraxas 5. THE BEATLES - Let it Be Greetings from Canary Islands

i was a freshman in high school! man, we had some great music!

My 1970 Top Ten (five, as you said in the video, is just too darn tough) 10. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis 9. Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell 8. Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon 7. Lola vs Powerman - The Kinks 6. Live at Leeds - The Who 5. Bridge over Troubled Water - S&G 4. Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens 3 - All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 2 - Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John 1 - Moondance - Van Morrison Great year!

Great shows guys

Sunflower! Good call

After The Gold Rush was the first Neil Young I bought and it is still my favorite.

Top notch selections as usual . In order of preference : Chicago : Chicago II Neil Young : After the Gold Rush Van Morrison : Moondance Jethro Tull : Benefit Doors : Morrison Hotel Honourable Mentions : James Taylor : Sweet Baby James Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman Black Sabbath : Black Sabbath Beatles : Let it Be George Harrison : All Things Must Pass Santana Abraxas CSNY : Deja Vu Cheers !

5, George Harrison: "All Things Must Pass" 4. Neil Young: "After The Gold Rush" 3. Joni Mitchell: "Ladies Of The Canyon" 2. John Lennon: "Plastic Ono Band" 1. LED ZEPPELIN: "LED ZEPPELIN III"

1. Van Morrison - Moondance 2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 3. Derek and The Dominoes - Layla 4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III 5. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 6. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water 7. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

5. Elton John - Elton John: "Your Song," "The Greatest Discovery," "Take Me to the Pilot," "The King Must Die" - so many GREAT classics! 4. Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon: that scream on "Mother" - holy shit! Never before. 3. After the Goldrush - Neil Young: "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" 2. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison: EPIC! 1. Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John: Elton's greatest album. Period. No hits because EVERY SONG IS A MASTERPIECE.

Tough choices here. I'm going with... 5. Mott The Hoople - Mad Shadows 4. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 3. After The Gold Rush - Neil Young 2. Lola Vs. Powerman... - The Kinks 1. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis Keep up the great work and Cheers!

5 - Deja Vu - CSNY 4 - Closer to Home - Grand Funk 3 - Abraxas - Santana 2 - In Rock - Deep Purple 1 - Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

Another top 6! 6 The Doors. Morrison Hotel 5 Caravan. If I could do it all over again......... 4 The Kinks. Lola Versus Powerman.... 3 Led Zeppelin III 2 Cat Stevens. Tea For the Tillerman 1 King Crimson. In the Wake of Poseidon. Thanks guys.

5. The Who - Live at Leeds 4. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 3. Uriah Heep - Very Eavy, Very Umble 2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid Honorable Mentions Santana - Abraxas Deep Purple - In Rock Led Zeppelin - 3 Syd Barret - Madcap Laughs/Barret Genesis - Trespass Hawkwind - Hawkwind Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House.

Joe, thanks for the nod to Sunflower. Great music.

Zep III, GREAT call, that record is timelessly great.

My top 5 5. Abraxas (Santana) 4. Let It Be (The Beatles) 3. Deep Purple In Rock (Deep Purple) 2. Paranoid (Black Sabbath) 1. Cosmo's Factory (Creedence)

Jason, with the magic ability to regrow facial hair incredibly fast. Totally loaded year, but here's my top 5: 5. Led Zeppelin III 4. Derek and the Dominos - Layla (

5 Exceptional Albums that weren't mentioned: 1. CSNY-Deja Vu 2. American Beauty-Grateful Dead 3. Chicago-Chicago 4. Cosmo's Factory-CCR 5. In Rock-Deep Purple

1) Simon and Garfunkel Bridge over troubled water 2) Van Morrison Moondance 3) Nick Drake Bryter Layter 4) Joni Mitchell Ladies of The Canyon 5) CSNY Deja Vu

Deep Purple are the most unpopular popular band of all-time. No wonder one of these guys anticipated they would've been be a surprise choice. Grudging respect is all they get. 1. Deep Purple in Rock 2. Mad Shadows, Mott the Hoople 3. Wake of Poseidon, King Crimson 4. Abraxas, Santana 5. Raw Sienna, Savoy Brown Runners-up: Led Zeppelin 3, The Last Puff, Spooky Tooth

An awesome year for music! Here's my top 10...could easy of made a top 20 1 Chicago II - Chicago 2 After The Gold Rush - Neil Young 3 Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens 4 Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival 5 Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin 6 Moondance - Van Morrison 7 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 8 All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 9 Let It Be - The Beatles 10 Morrison Hotel - The Doors

1. All Things Must Pass - GH 2. Lola - The Kinks 3.John Lennon Plastic Ono Band 4. Layla Clapton 5. Deep Purple In Rock 6. Beatles Let It Be 7. Bowie man who sold world 8. Zep 3 9. Jethro Tull Benefit 10. Paranoid Black Sabbath 11. No Dice Badfinger 12. Who Live at Leeds Too many great albums that year

BIG 5 1. Zeppelin 3 2. Cosmos Factory CCR 3. Chungas Revenge by Zappa 4. Lola vs the Powerman Kinks 5. After the Gold Rush Neil Young And den... 6. H To He, Who Am The Only One by Van Der Graaf Generator 7. Deep Purple In Rock 8. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 9. Plastic Ono Band 10. Benefit by Jethro Tull 11. Paranoid 12. Loaded by Velvet Underground 13. Rides Again by James Gang 14. Time and a Word by Yes 15. Man Who Sold the World by Bowie 16. Deja Vu by CSNY 17. Gentle Giant by Gentle Giant 18. Share the Land by Guess Who 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water 20. It Ain't Easy by Three Dog Night

Kramzer my boy, you didn’t disappoint, outclassed your buddies on this one😊

1.Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid 3.The Ides Of March - Vehicle 4.Santana - Abraxas 5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III Other Albums I Dig From 1970: Issac Hayes - ....To Be Continued Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything Status Quo - Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Chicago - Chicago II Kool & The Gang - Kool & The Gang Woody Shaw - Blackstone Legacy George Duke - Save The Country Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay Uriah Heep - Very 'Envy, Very 'Umble Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home Deep Purple - Deep Purple In Rock CCR - Pendulum The Isley Brothers - Get Into Something Van Morrison - Moondance Mountain - Climbing! The Guess Who - American Woman The New Birth - The New Birth Johnny Winter - Johhny Winter And The Doors - Morrison Hotel

1. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes 2. Fun House - Stooges 3. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel 4. Plastic Ono Band - Lennon 5. Led Zeppelin 3

My top The Beatles - Let It Be The Kinks - Lola vs Powerman An The Moneygoround John lennon - Plastic Ono Band George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Paul McCartney - McCartney Derek And The Doninos - Layla And Other Assorted Lovesongs And indeed ....... Neil Young - After The Goldrush

1. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 2. Randy Newman - 12 Songs 3. The Velvet Underground - Loaded 4. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 5. The Stooges - Fun House 6. The Beach Boys - Sunflower 7. Mutantes - A divina comédia ou ando meio desligado 8. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis 9. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower 10. Exuma - Exuma

Layla and Other Love Songs was one of the greatest records of my lifetime, but that doesn't necessarily make it the best of 1970 -- that was an unbelievable year for great albums.

1. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 2. The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie 3. Let it Be - The Beatles 4. III - Led Zeppelin 5. Live at Leeds - The Who 6. Moondance - Van Morrison 7. Abraxas - Abraxas 8. Paranoid - Black Sabbath I wasn't buying albums in 1970. I was first introduced to Let it Bleed and Live at Leeds a few years later, but the rest of these I discovered around 10 years later. Strong year, but other than Neil Young not many of these albums are in my all time top list.

just discovered this channel....great job!

1. ELP- Self titled 2. Black Sabbath- Paranoid 3. Deep purple- In rock 4. Genesis- Trespass 5. Pink Floyd- Atom heart mother

This is a toughie !!!, I was brought into this world in 1970, so I share some iconic albums this year! I’m going CCR & Cosmo’s Factory Just hit after hit, and my father was (and still is!) a huge fan of John Fogerty. He was ALWAYS on our turntable along with 8 tracks of Beatles Hey Jude and Joni Mitchell that same year. Not music related but nice tee Jason! Go Bucs!!

5. Wishbone Ash (Wishbone Ash) Wishbone Ash is sort of a band that never really reached the same heights as many other 1970's rock bands but they are still around and done a lot of albums. This is the first and still one of their most popular amongst fans. It's heavy on guitar and unique. It sounds like something between Cream and Led Zeppelin musically for me. Led Zeppelin III (in this year) is a more diverse and cultural important album but I think I actually reach for this album more. Great stuff. 4. Stage Fright (The Band) Their two earlier records are often more mentioned and perhaps they are a bit more unique but this is a great start if you never heard much of the band. Only good songs and no wasted minutes or seconds. Easy to enjoy if you come from a place of pop/rock. 3. After the Goldrush (Neil Young) I like quite a bit of Neil Young but as you guys (Listography) know.. He has done a lot and not all of it is great or even good. This one however is pure Neil Young. If you ever liked any of his slower songs (not the stuff with heavy guitars) you can't go wrong with this album. Perhaps his best. Easily a top five for most fans I would guess. 2. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) Simon & Garfunkel got gradually better with each album I would say. This contains some real highlights and is overall enjoyable. Some songs might not reach that icon status but they're still good enough. Just like with The Band and Neil Young.. There isn't anything wasted here. No throwaway tracks and none that ramble on for too long. 1. Paranoid (Black Sabbath) The debut certainly has a better cover and I like how groovy it is.. But as a whole album I prefer this one. Today it seems like many fans put this one aside because it has the arguably three biggest songs the band ever did. I think that is a bit unfair. I think it is as good as any Black Sabbath record even though I am not that keen on Rat Salad which is a sign of the times and not long enough to be a bigger setback. Albums that could have made the list in no real order: Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) Led Zeppelin III (Led Zeppelin Moondance (Van Morrison) In Rock (Deep Purple) - I do think "Child in Time" is perhaps the best rock song ever written but the overall album never appealed to me as much as I feel it should have done. Elton John (Elton John) Tumbleweed Connection (Elton John) Morrison Hotel (The Doors)

1. The Doors - Morrison Hotel. 2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory. 3. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass. 4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. 5. Crosby,Stills,Nash&Young - Deja Vu. Honorable Mention. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush. Moody Blues - A Question of Balance. Derek & the Dominoes - Layla. Beatles - Let it Be. Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South. Anyone of my top 6 could easily been my number 1. After the Gold Rush just missed my top 5 but I could have had it at number 1. Very strong year but 1971 is even better. Morrison Hotel, my 2nd favorite Doors album after the debut album, very strong album especially the 1st side which is amazing. A couple of Hours ago All Things Must Pass was going to be my pick and it ended up number 3.

Another great year. My favourite is Roy Harper's Flat Baroque and Berserk . Led Zeppelin III is a close second. Other greats: Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

Into the Mystic, Van Morrison Let It Be, Beatles Instant Karma, John Lennon Ohio, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Layla, Derek & The Dominos

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band - Rick Sings Nelson John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band T.Rex - T.Rex Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water

1. Layla- Derek and the Dominoes 2. Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John 3. Simon and Garfunkel / Bridge over Troubled Water 4. Abraxas - Santana Bridge Over Troubled Waters- 5. The Kinks - Lola and Powerman

damm genuinely surprised sunflower got brought out, i didn’t expect this channel to know or like anything beach boys other then pet sounds, sunflower and surfs up are great albums in that period

1. Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South 2. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 3. Jethro Tull - Benefit 4. Soft Machine - Third 5. Santana - Abraxas Back in 1970 itself, David Bowie's Man Who Sold the World, the two CCR albums from the year or Led Zeppelin III might have been on the list, but others have aged better - my choices are a mix of what I loved in the year itself vs. those I still value as high today (most of the time though they are the same). Miles at Fillmore would be on the list if Live albums were permitted + Live at Leeds by the Who. PS - I could not afford All Things Must Pass back in 1970 and later did not find the album until the CD era when I finally bought it. All I knew until then where the few songs that were occasionally played on radio. (Full list www.allmusic.com/user/lists/5fb23d850792d68a492ee737 )

1. Loaded-Velvet Underground 2. Moondance-Van Morrison 3. Fun House-Stooges 4. After the Gold Rush-Neil Young 5. Stage Fright-The Band

Idlewild South by Allman and Layla great albums n1 and two for me

1. Abraxis - Santana 2. After The Gold Rush - Neil Young 3. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis 4. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 5. Plastic Ono Band 6. Blows Against The Empire - Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship 7. Moondance - Van Morrison 8. Cold Facts - Rodriguez 9. The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie 10. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkle

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 2. Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon 3. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 4. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 5. The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie 6. Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin 7. Déjà Vu - Crosby Stills Nash & Young 8. John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic 9. Let It Be - The Beatles 10. Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival 11. No Dice - Badfinger 12. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 13. Morrison Hotel - The Doors 14. Idlewild South - Allman Brothers Band 15. Sunflower - The Beach Boys 16. Starsailor - Tim Buckley 17. Stage Fright - The Band 18. Burrito Deluxe - The Flying Burrito Brothers 19. Loaded - The Velvet Underground 20. Layla - Derek and the Dominos

1. Neil Young - After the Goldrush 2. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 3. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band 4. Van Morrison - Moondance 5. King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon

5. The Stooges - Fun House 4. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon 3. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water 1. Van Morrison - Moondance

The year was actually the culmination of the seventh decade of the twentieth century (begun on January 1, 1961 and ending with the final second of December 31, 1970), but was nonetheless the harbinger of things to come in the succeeding decade, still the single greatest for rock and potentially even for pop. Here are my selections for 1970 (so hard to limit choices to five), listed alphabetically by title: --'Desertshore' by Nico (superbly evocative offering from the idiosyncratic German chanteuse, perhaps her finest solo effort) --'Fire and Water' by Free (distinctive hard sound from one of the many great British ensembles, enhanced by the powerhouse vocals of Paul Rodgers) --'Gasoline Alley' by Rod Stewart (raw sentiment from this wonderful singer, intimating his even greater effort the following year) --'Paranoid' by Black Sabbath (absolute classic from these heavy metal pioneers, with the spacey "Planet Caravan" my favorite of their songs) --'Starsailor' by Tim Buckley (fragrant, fleeting poetry from a rather underrated, overlooked American talent)

-Velvet Underground - Loaded -Black Sabbath - Paranoid -Miles Davis - Bitches Brew -John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band -Neil Young - After the Gold Rush AOTY: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 🏆

Thanks for Emmit Rhodes recommend.

10. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 9. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 8. Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman 7. Led Zeppelin - III 6. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 4 Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 3. Funkadelic - s/t 2. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World 1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

MOONDANCE ,AFTER DE RUSH GOLD ,LIVE AT LEEDS

great to see Mad Shadows up there, I love that album

LZIII is just the most amazing rock record

1. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 2. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos 3. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 4. Deja Vu - CSN&Y 5. Cosmo's Factory - CCR

I turned 17 in 1970 and these 5 Lps saw the most spins on my stereo: Moondance After The Gold Rush Cosmo's Factory Woodstock Live at Leeds

Honourable mentions: Neil Young - After The Gold Rush Bob Dylan - New Morning Hawkwind - Hawkwind MC5 - Back In The USA Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III 5) The Velvet Underground - Loaded 4) Black Sabbath - Paranoid 3) The Doors - Morrison Hotel 2) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1) The Stooges - Fun House

1 The Who - Live at Leeds 2 Moody Blues - A Question of Balance 3 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters 4 Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 5 Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon

1. Simon & Garfunkel-Bridge, 2. John Lennon-Plastic Ono, 3. Elton John, Tumbleweed, 4.George Harrison-All Things, 5.Santana- Abraxas.

Layla would have been a good call Joe....: ) Here is my list: 1. Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs-Derek and the Dominoes 2. After the Gold Rush-Neil Young 3. Cosmos Factory-CCR 4. Idlewild South-Allman Brothers 5. Tumbleweed Connection-Elton John 6. Let it Be-The Beatles 7. Paranoid-Black Sabbath 8. Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out-Rolling Stones 9. New Morning-Bob Dylan 10. Stage Fright-The Band 11. American Beauty-Grateful Dead 12. All Things Must Pass-George Harrison 13. Moondance-Van Morrison 14. Led Zeppelin III-Led Zeppelin 15. Live at Leeds-The Who 16. Black Sabbath 17. Burrito Deluxe-Flying Burrito Brothers 18. Pendulum-CCR 19. First Step-Faces 20. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band-John Lennon 21. Loaded-The Velvet Underground 22. Workingman’s Dead-The Grateful Dead 23. Morrison Hotel-The Doors 24. Band of Gypsys-Jimi Hendrix 25. Mad Dogs & Englishmen-Joe Cocker Just missed: •Curtis-Curtis Mayfield •Fun House-The Stooges •Elton John •Hello, I’m Johnny Cash-Johnny Cash •Gasoline Alley-Rod Stewart •Signed, Sealed & Delivered-Stevie Wonder •The Man Who Sold the World-David Bowie •No Dice-Badfinger •His Band and Street Choir-Van Morrison

5. Nico - Desertshore 4. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 3. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1. The Stooges - Fun House

1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 2. Deep Purple - In Rock 3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 4. Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend 5. Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You

This is tough. My favourite Kinks album Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, my favourite John Lennon album Plastic Ono Band and my favourite Cat Stevens album Tea For The Tillerman. But my favourite Led Zeppelin album Led Zeppelin III takes the prize for me. Other favourites from 1970; Paranoid and their debut by Sabbath, After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, In Rock by Deep Purple, Medusa by Trapeze, Fun House by The Stooges, Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd, Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic, Let it Be by the Beatles. One more album I really love is Cold Fact by Rodriguez. It did nothing in the U.S but was a cult hit here in Australia.

This is brutal. I probably go with 1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 2. Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack 3. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 5. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush. Now I’m realizing I would have to listen to like 10-15 albums in the 70’s in a row in order to make these lists properly and narrow them down. 😂

Everyone forgets about Just A Diamond Day By Vashti Bunyan

Inspired to look into this year thinking of Syd Barrett, and found a gold mine...among three (or four or five) who released two greats...! Surprised myself putting The Beatles and Neil Young so low, but had to get off the pot... 1. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 2. Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd 3. Vintage Violence - John Cale 4. Lizard - King Crimson 5. The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett 6. Loaded - Velvet Underground 7. In the Wake of Poseidon - King Crimson 8. Barrett - Syd Barrett 9. Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead 10. American Beauty - Grateful Dead 11. Fun House - The Stooges 12. John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic 13. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Emerson, Lake and Palmer 14. Morrison Hotel - The Doors 15. 12 Songs - Randy Newman 16. Lola vs. Powerman and the Money-go-round - The Kinks 17. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 18. Led Zeppelin III 19. Let It Be - The Beatles 20. Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 21. Trespass - Genesis 22. Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel 23. Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens 24. The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie 25. New Morning - Bob Dylan

Man, this just got real. Way harder than any previous year. My first pass cut list had I think 23 albums. Getting that down to 5 HM, 4 nominees, and 1 winner was painful. I think '71 is going to be even harder, as the guys eluded to... 5) Kristofferson- Kris Kristofferson 4) Morrison Hotel- The Doors 3) Let It Be- The Beatles 2) Led Zeppelin III- Led Zeppelin 1) All Things Must Pass- George Harrison Honorable Mention: Paranoid- Black Sabbath; Cosmo's Factory- Creedence Clearwater Revival; Deja Vu- Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young; Moondance- Van Morrison; After The Gold Rush- Neil Young

Deep Purple's "In Rock" was a landmark album in the history of hard rock. It didn't do much in the U.S. but stayed on the charts for over a year in the UK.

Workingman's Dead, American Beauty, Morrison Hotel, Absolutely Live, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Climbing!, Live at Leeds, Live at the Isle of Wight, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, Fun House, After the Gold Rush, Deja Vu, Loaded, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos, Live at the Fillmore, Eric Clapton, Plastic Ono Band, All Things Must Pass, McCartney, Lola Vs Powerman and the Moneygoround, Yeti, Can Soundtracks, Gentle Giant, Gravy Train, Abraxas, Chicago II, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The Madcap Laughs, Atom Heart Mother, Atomic Rooster, Death Walks Behind You, Led Zeppelin III, Ladies of the Canyon, A Beard of Stars, T. Rex, Bloodrock, Bloodrock 2, Cricklewood Green, Let it Be, Hot Tuna, In the Wake of Poseidon, Burrito Deluxe, Shazam, Looking On, Magick Brother, The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other, H to He Who Am the Only One, Cosmo's Factory, Pendulum, In Rock, Soft Machine Third, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Chunga's Revenge, No Dice, James Gang Rides Again, John Barleycorn Must Die, Elton John, The Tumbleweed Connection, A Question of Balance, Band of Gypsys, Gasoline Alley, Idlewild South, Time and a Word, What About Me, 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, Marrying Maiden, Funkadelic, Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Iron Butterfly Live, Trespass, Air Conditioning, New Morning, Stage Fright, Writer, Soul Rebels, Tea for the Tillerman, Byrds Untitled, Bitches Brew, Moondance, Sweet Baby James, Back in the USA, Benefit, American Woman, Fire and Water, If I Could Do it Again, I'd Do it All Over You, Affenstunde, Lick My Decals Off Baby, and Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

Another tough year - great albums by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, The Doors, Syd Barrett, Tim Buckley, Elton John, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus by Spirit, Tea for The Tillerman by Cat Stevens My top 5 are 5 Crosby Stills Nash & Young Deja Vu 4 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 3 Led Zeppelin 3 2 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band NUMBER ONE; NEIL YOUNG AFTER THE GOLDRUSH

You guys had a tough one, American beauty is really good and nobody mentioned a very underrated album in workingman’s dead🤔 you must have considered In Rock and that debut sabbath album is no joke, not to mention it really started heavy metal🤷🏼‍♂️

nice suggestion on the Emitt Rhodes album - one to investigate, as I never heard of him before!

Paranoid is probably the best album of the year. Playing, songs, tight production, innovation. Can't be beat. Butler was on it with those lyrics. The intro to "Fairies Wear Boots" is some incredible stuff. The delay on the guitar coming through the right channel. Did you ever realize there are two bass guitar tracks running through "War Pigs?" Get out of here. Wow. Great comment about the first album and the "Wizard." "NIB" is that song for me. It's a bigtime showdown between Paranoid and All Things Must Pass. Interesting these young guys keep bringing up Neil Young. I guess I have to give some of that stuff another try. Also does the Hey Jude album count? How weird is it but that thing to me always worked as an album.

My birth year (Beatles officially broke up on my b-day....) 1. George Harrison: All Things Must Pass 2. Jimi Hendrix: Band Of Gypsys (live, but new material) 3. The Beatles: Let It Be 4. Led Zeppelin: III 5. Faces: First Step

Hi Jason Just listened to Emitt Rhodes for the first time and you're right. It's an absolute gem. The comparison with McCartney is undeniable but what he lacks for in originality, he makes up for in a consistently outstanding quality of songwriting throughout. Has a cohesiveness and joy to it that is infectious.

The Moody Blues " A Question of Balance " was an excellent album, featuring the dramatic track Question which got to No.2 in the UK.

The Who’s Live at Leeds is an excellent concert recording and clearly set the bar!

My pick for the year, which I don't think even gets a mention in the comments, is John Cale's Vintage Violence. A fantastic debut from the ex-Velvets man. He's kicking back and having fun, and showing how he can knock off a great tune or two. I can't help but think John Cale is one of the most over-looked men in rock - from a commercial perspective.

5. American Beauty - Grateful Dead (Best Song: Friend of the Devil) - Not usually a fan of the Dead, this was lightning in a bottle for them. 4. Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon (Working Class Hero) - One of the few albums where the lyrics take precedence over the music. 3. Cosmo's Factory - CCR (Lookin Out My Back Door) Not their best, but has an album ever contained that many well known singles? 2. Moondance - Van Morrison (And It Stoned Me) If the second half was as good the first half, I think this album would be in the running for best ever. 1. Layla and Assorted Stuff - Derek and the Dominos (Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?) Arguably the best dual guitar attack album ever. 1970 is a great year. I have an issue though, Jason has mentioned several times 70-74 as the best time for albums. I've been going through the years myself and 1974 SUCKS (despite what Homer Simpson once said). 1973 might be the best ever (71 is close) but 74 has no Pink Floyd/No Zeppelin/No Springsteen and a bunch of weak albums from others. I mean who released their best album in 1974? I know it's a discussion for that year. but It just keeps being repeated, I had to say something about it. Anyway good stuff as always .

Amon Duul II - Yeti Sabbath - Paranoid Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off Deep Purple - In Rock George Harrison - All Things King Crimson - Lizard Curtis Mayfield - Curtis Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come Soft Machine - Third Stooges - Fun House T. Rex - s/t Van der Graaf - H to He The Who - Leeds Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

Side One of that self titled Black Sabbath album is amazing. Wizard, N.I.B. and the song Black Sabbath just blow me away every time. Kram (again!) gets my ultimate thumbs-up for choosing Zeppelin III. Thank you for giving Tumbleweed Connection and Bridge Over Troubled Water solid mentions. On to 1971!

Climbing by Mountain.

Very strong year and a few great albums miss out. All 5 star or 4.5 star albums 1. After the gold rush 2. All things must pass 3. Let zeppelin 3 4. Plastic ono band 5. Tea for tillerman 6. Loaded 7. Cosmos factory 8. Lola v power man 9. Emitt Rhodes 10. Moon dance

Randy Newman 12 Songs Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley James Gang Rides Again LR Leon Russell Procol Harum Home

Great to see Mott the Hoople get a mention.

A strong, but kind of in-between-amazing-years year for me 1. Fun House - The Stooges 2. Led Zeppelin III 3. Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 5. That's The Way It Is - Elvis

#1 Neil fan right here. Kramzer is the runner up 😆

Moondance-Van Morrison.

Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band", full of raw emotion with Ringo and Klaus Voormann as excellent back up. Working Class Hero and Mother were classic Lennon. I'd actually rate this album slightly higher than Imagine. The lp was also featured in the UK "Classic Albums" dvd series from about 2008 which discussed the making of the album with recording engineers and interviews with Ringo, Voormann and Ono.

1. Layla - won by miles 2. All Things Must Pass - basically the dominoes first record 3. Zeppelin 3 then 4. Plastic Ono Band 5. Let it Be or band or gipsies or Loaded

Another impossible year...too many great albums. I went to the heavier side of things, reluctantly skipping Bridge Over Troubled Water, After the Goldrush, Moondance, Let It Be, Loaded and Morrison Hotel. 5)John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 4)The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie 3) Fun House - The Stooges 2) Paranoid - Black Sabbath 1) III - Led Zeppelin (I tried to resist it, but there's just no way any of the others can beat this one)

1. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - 2. The Beatles - Let It Be - 3. Led Zeppelin - III - 4. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother - 5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 6. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu - 7. Santana - Abraxas - 8. Derek & The Dominos - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - 9. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter - 10. Deep Purple - In Rock - 11. Randy Newman - 12 Songs - 12. Van Morrison - Moondance - 13. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass - 14. The Doors - Morrison Hotel - 15. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush - 16. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory - 17. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman - 18. Eric Clapton - 19. Paul McCartney - McCartney - 20. Velvet Underground - Loaded - 21. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon - 22. Bob Dylan - New Morning / Self Portrait - 23. Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House - 24. Tim Buckley - Starsailor - 25. John & Beverley Martyn - Stormbringer / The Road To Ruin -

Moondance by Van Morrison, is a brilliant one and my favorite.. though, strong shoutouts gotta go to After the Gold Rush by Neil Young and American Beauty by The Grateful Dead.