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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1970, as well as albums which peaked in 1969 but were in the top 10 in 1970. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1970, with Led Zeppelin (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1965 or 1969 but still in chart in 1970. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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| Albums in 1965 | ||||||
| 17 April 1965 | 233 | The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 5 June 1965 | 70 |
| Albums in 1968 | ||||||
| 23 November 1968 | 46 | The Best of The Seekers ‡ | The Seekers | 1 | 25 January 1969 | 6 |
| Albums in 1969 | ||||||
| 15 February 1969 | 27 | Oliver!: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 4 | 13 September 1969 | 1 |
| 14 June 1969 | 9 | My Way ‡ | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 14 June 1969 | 3 |
| 6 September 1969 | 26 | At San Quentin ‡ | Johnny Cash | 2 | 27 September 1969 | 2 |
| 27 September 1969 | 13 | Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) ‡ | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 11 October 1969 | 2 |
| 4 October 1969 | 31 | Abbey Road ‡ | The Beatles | 1 | 4 October 1969 | 17 |
| 25 October 1969 | 30 | Motown Chartbusters Volume 3 | Various artists | 1 | 14 February 1970 | 1 |
| 1 November 1969 | 5 | In the Court of the Crimson King ‡ | King Crimson | 5 | 1 November 1969 | 1 |
| 8 November 1969 | 54 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | 1 | 7 February 1970 | 1 |
| 22 November 1969 | 17 | Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas | Tom Jones | 2 | 10 January 1970 | 1 |
| 6 December 1969 | 8 | To Our Children's Children's Children ‡ | The Moody Blues | 2 | 13 December 1969 | 1 |
| 13 December 1969 | 7 | Engelbert Humperdinck ‡ | Engelbert Humperdinck | 5 | 13 December 1969 | 1 |
| 20 December 1969 | 9 | Let It Bleed ‡ | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 20 December 1969 | 1 |
| Albums in 1970 | ||||||
| 17 January 1970 | 1 | Going Places [A] | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 8 | 17 January 1970 | 1 |
| 24 January 1970 | 33 | Easy Rider: Songs As Performed in the Motion Picture | Various artists | 2 | 4 April 1970 | 1 |
| 31 January 1970 | 5 | Basket of Light | Pentangle | 5 | 21 February 1970 | 1 |
| 7 February 1970 | 4 | A Song for Me | Family | 4 | 7 February 1970 | 1 |
| 2 | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago Transit Authority | 9 | 7 February 1970 | 2 | |
| 21 February 1970 | 135 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 21 February 1970 | 33 |
| 3 | The Canned Heat Cookbook: The Best of Canned Heat | Canned Heat | 8 | 21 February 1970 | 1 | |
| 28 February 1970 | 25 | Paint Your Wagon: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 14 March 1970 | 3 |
| 7 March 1970 | 4 | Hello, I'm Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | 6 | 7 March 1970 | 1 |
| 14 March 1970 | 4 | From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis | Elvis Presley | 3 | 21 March 1970 | 1 |
| 28 March 1970 | 3 | Willy and the Poor Boys | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 10 | 28 March 1970 | 3 |
| 4 April 1970 | 4 | Chicago | Chicago | 6 | 4 April 1970 | 1 |
| 6 | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | 8 | 16 May 1970 | 2 | |
| 11 April 1970 | 38 | Andy Williams' Greatest Hits | Andy Williams | 1 | 5 December 1970 | 5 |
| 1 | Empty Rooms | John Mayall | 9 | 11 April 1970 | 1 | |
| 18 April 1970 | 1 | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | 9 | 18 April 1970 | 1 |
| 1 | The Exquisite Nana Mouskouri | Nana Mouskouri | 10 | 18 April 1970 | 1 | |
| 25 April 1970 | 1 | Sentimental Journey | Ringo Starr | 7 | 25 April 1970 | 1 |
| 5 | Tom | Tom Jones | 4 | 2 May 1970 | 1 | |
| 2 May 1970 | 18 | McCartney | Paul McCartney | 2 | 2 May 1970 | 3 |
| 1 | Getting to This | Blodwyn Pig | 8 | 2 May 1970 | 1 | |
| 9 May 1970 | 5 | Cricklewood Green | Ten Years After | 4 | 9 May 1970 | 1 |
| 4 | Benefit | Jethro Tull | 3 | 16 May 1970 | 1 | |
| 16 May 1970 | 6 | The World Beaters Sing the World Beaters | England World Cup Squad 1970 | 4 | 16 May 1970 | 1 |
| 23 May 1970 | 19 | Let it Be | The Beatles | 1 | 23 May 1970 | 3 |
| 30 May 1970 | 3 | In the Wake of Poseidon | King Crimson | 4 | 30 May 1970 | 1 |
| 6 June 1970 | 6 | Live at Leeds | The Who | 3 | 13 June 1970 | 2 |
| 5 | Déjà Vu | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 5 | 6 June 1970 | 3 | |
| 13 June 1970 | 2 | Ladies of the Canyon | Joni Mitchell | 8 | 13 June 1970 | 1 |
| 20 June 1970 | 1 | Greatest Hits: Sixteen Great Titles | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 8 | 20 June 1970 | 1 |
| 27 June 1970 | 27 | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | 4 | 27 June 1970 | 2 |
| 1 | Thank Christ for the Bomb | The Groundhogs | 9 | 27 June 1970 | 1 | |
| 4 July 1970 | 3 | Five Bridges | The Nice | 2 | 4 July 1970 | 1 |
| 3 | Live Cream | Cream | 4 | 11 July 1970 | 1 | |
| 2 | Band of Gypsys | Jimi Hendrix | 6 | 4 July 1970 | 1 | |
| 11 July 1970 | 6 | Self Portrait | Bob Dylan | 1 | 11 July 1970 | 1 |
| 7 | Fire and Water | Free | 2 | 18 July 1970 | 3 | |
| 1 August 1970 | 8 | On Stage, February 1970 | Elvis Presley | 2 | 15 August 1970 | 1 |
| 15 August 1970 | 10 | A Question of Balance | The Moody Blues | 1 | 22 August 1970 | 3 |
| 22 August 1970 | 5 | The World of Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | 5 | 29 August 1970 | 1 |
| 29 August 1970 | 8 | Can't Help Falling in Love | Andy Williams | 7 | 26 December 1970 | 3 |
| 5 September 1970 | 4 | Something | Shirley Bassey | 5 | 12 September 1970 | 1 |
| 12 September 1970 | 9 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1 | 12 September 1970 | 1 |
| 19 September 1970 | 7 | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 19 September 1970 | 2 |
| 4 | The Everly Brothers' Original Greatest Hits | The Everly Brothers | 7 | 19 September 1970 | 2 | |
| 26 September 1970 | 5 | Greatest Hits | The Beach Boys | 5 | 26 September 1970 | 1 |
| 3 October 1970 | 9 | Paranoid | Black Sabbath | 1 | 10 October 1970 | 1 |
| 10 October 1970 | 10 | Candles in the Rain | Melanie | 5 | 28 November 1970 | 1 |
| 24 October 1970 | 5 | Atom Heart Mother | Pink Floyd | 1 | 24 October 1970 | 1 |
| 22 | Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 | Various artists | 1 | 31 October 1970 | 1 | |
| 7 November 1970 | 22 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin | 1 | 7 November 1970 | 4 |
| 28 November 1970 | 3 | New Morning | Bob Dylan | 1 | 28 November 1970 | 1 |
| 1 | Anyway | Family | 7 | 28 November 1970 | 1 | |
| 5 December 1970 | 9 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 4 | 12 December 1970 | 1 |
| 1 | Abraxas | Santana | 7 | 5 December 1970 | 1 | |
| 1 | I Who Have Nothing | Tom Jones | 10 | 5 December 1970 | 1 | |
| 12 December 1970 | 1 | Over and Over | Nana Mouskouri | 10 | 12 December 1970 | 1 |
| 19 December 1970 | 7 | Greatest Hits, Vol. II | Frank Sinatra | 6 | 26 December 1970 | 2 |
| 1 | The Andy Williams Show | Andy Williams | 10 | 19 December 1970 | 1 | |
Notes
- a Going Places originally peaked at number 4 upon its release in 1966. It re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 17 January 1970 (week ending).
See also
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1970 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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