Album of The Year - Endgame

1. Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud
2. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
6. Exuma - Exuma
7. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
8. Amon Düül II - Yeti
9. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
10. Nico - Desertshore

Fuck that was a great year for music! I could EASILY exclude all the albums listed above and still make another top 10 comprised fully of fantastic albums
 
So 1970... here goes!

1. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
2. Led Zeppelin - III
3 Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
6. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
7. The Beatles - Let It Be
8. Van Morrison - Moondance
9. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
10. The Velvet Underground - Loaded

Honourable Mentions:
The Stooges - Fun House
Bob Dylan - New Morning
Van Morrison - His Band and the Street Choir
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
 
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Soul Fever by Marie Queenie Lyons was my most sought after record from 1970. Used copies sold for around $300. It finally got repressed a few years ago.

 
what an absolutely fantastic year

i'm including two live albums to get my list up to an even 40...and there's probably some big albums i'm missing
  1. The Stooges - Fun House
  2. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
  3. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
  4. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
  5. The Beatles - Let It Be
  6. Van Morrison - Moondance
  7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
  8. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  9. The Who - Live at Leeds
  10. The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround
  11. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
  12. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
  13. John Lennon - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
  14. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
  15. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
  16. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
  17. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
  18. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
  19. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
  20. Grateful Dead - American Beauty
  21. Aretha Franklin - Spirit in the Dark
  22. Tim Buckley - Starsailor
  23. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
  24. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
  25. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
  26. Cat Stevens - Tea For the Tillerman
  27. MC5 - Back in the USA
  28. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
  29. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
  30. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
  31. James Brown - Sex Machine
  32. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
  33. Gil Scott-Heron - Small Talk at 125th & Lenox
  34. The Doors - Morrison Hotel
  35. Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs and Englishman
  36. Elton John - Elton John
  37. Syd Barrett - Barrett
  38. Dusty Springfield - From Dusty…With Love
  39. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
  40. Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
also, @Woob_woob, feel free to pin this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtbVqo2UIHbJm-vkSUKnnesXIdBLFU-B0xRSHlaBhZ0/edit?usp=sharing
 
whatwhatsaywhat said:
what an absolutely fantastic year

i'm including two live albums to get my list up to an even 40...and there's probably some big albums i'm missing
  1. The Stooges - Fun House
  2. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
  3. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
  4. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
  5. The Beatles - Let It Be
  6. Van Morrison - Moondance
  7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
  8. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  9. The Who - Live at Leeds
  10. The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround
  11. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
  12. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
  13. John Lennon - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
  14. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
  15. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
  16. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
  17. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
  18. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
  19. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
  20. Grateful Dead - American Beauty
  21. Aretha Franklin - Spirit in the Dark
  22. Tim Buckley - Starsailor
  23. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
  24. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
  25. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
  26. Cat Stevens - Tea For the Tillerman
  27. MC5 - Back in the USA
  28. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
  29. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
  30. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
  31. James Brown - Sex Machine
  32. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
  33. Gil Scott-Heron - Small Talk at 125th & Lenox
  34. The Doors - Morrison Hotel
  35. Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs and Englishman
  36. Elton John - Elton John
  37. Syd Barrett - Barrett
  38. Dusty Springfield - From Dusty…With Love
  39. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
  40. Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
also, @Woob_woob, feel free to pin this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtbVqo2UIHbJm-vkSUKnnesXIdBLFU-B0xRSHlaBhZ0/edit?usp=sharing
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Awesome. It's in the first post, thanks for doing it.
 
1. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. The Beatles - Let It Be
4. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
6. Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
7. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
8. Led Zeppelin - III
9. Paul McCartney - McCartney
10. Mountain - Climbing!

Honorable Mentions:
The Who - Live At Leeds
Black Sabbath -Black Sabbath
Elton John- Elton John
Van Morrison - Moondance
 
  1. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
  2. The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround
  3. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
  4. Van Morrison - Moondance
  5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  6. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
  7. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
  8. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
  9. Stooges - Fun House
  10. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
 
1. John Cale - Vintage Violence
2. Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk
3. Tim Buckley - Starsailor
4. Can - Soundtracks
5. Van Morrison - Moondance
6. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
7. Scott Walker - Til The Band Comes In
8. T. Rex - T. Rex
9. Fairport Convention - Full House
10. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon

Honorable mention:
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Soft Machine - Third
Brigitte Fontaine/Art Ensemble of Chicago - Comme à la Radio
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
Bill Fay - Bill Fay
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
The Stooges - Fun House
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
 
1. Neil Young - After the gold rush
2. Bob Dylan - New Morning - i might be the only person who has this as their favourite BDylan lp​
3. Beach Boys- sunflower. can't believe there arent more mentions for this. totally underrated album. weirdly hard to find too, don't think I've ever seen a copy in a record store
4. John Cale - Vintage Violence​
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. should be #1 but have thrashed it to exhaustion
6. Van Morrison-Moondance

weird how little stuff I have from this year​
cgp said:
1. John Cale - Vintage Violence
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v. interesting choice at #1. i have this LP and didnt think much of it at first, fairly crappy production nothing on "Fear", etc, but man it is a real grower.
 
1970 - What an outrageous year for music!

1. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
4. Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud
5 Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
6. Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
7. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
8. Joe McPhee - Nation Time
9. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
10. The Beatles - Let It Be

Special mentions to, in no particular order:

Funkadelic - Funkadelic
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Miles Davis - Miles Davis at Fillmore
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
 
1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and other Assorted Love Songs
4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
5. Van Morrison - Moondance
6. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
7. The Doors - Morrison Hotel
8. Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud
9. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
10. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
 
  1. Neil Young ~ After the Gold Rush
  2. Deja Vu ~ Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
  3. Grateful Dead ~ American Beauty
  4. Van Morrison ~ Moondance
  5. Beatles ~ Let it Be
  6. Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin III
  7. Simon & Garfunkel ~ Bridge Over Troubled Water
  8. Grateful Dead ~ Workingman's Dead
  9. Miles Davis ~ Bitches Brew
  10. Black Sabbath ~ Paranoid
Honorable Mentions:
The Delfonics ~ The Delfonics
Moody Blues ~ Question of Balance
Cat Stevens ~ Tea for the Tillerman
Bob Dylan ~ New Morning

What I learned researching this year: The Bee Gees have an album called "Cucumber Castle". I kind of hope it's a concept album.
 
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