The best selling album in 1970 in United States was BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER by SIMON & GARFUNKEL.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
1970 |
| 2 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
LED ZEPPELIN II |
1969 |
| 3 |
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO II |
1970 |
| 4 |
THE BEATLES |
ABBEY ROAD |
1969 |
| 5 |
SANTANA |
SANTANA |
1969 |
| 6 |
RARE EARTH |
GET READY |
1969 |
| 7 |
SOUNDTRACK |
EASY RIDER |
1969 |
| 8 |
BURT BACHARACH |
BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID |
1969 |
| 9 |
JOE COCKER |
JOE COCKER! |
1969 |
| 10 |
THREE DOG NIGHT |
CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM |
1969 |
| 11 |
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG |
DEJA VU |
1970 |
| 12 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
WILLY & THE POOR BOYS |
1969 |
| 13 |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
1969 |
| 14 |
SOUNDTRACK |
HAIR (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1968 |
| 15 |
JAMES TAYLOR |
SWEET BABY JAMES |
1970 |
| 16 |
IRON BUTTERFLY |
IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA |
1968 |
| 17 |
GUESS WHO |
AMERICAN WOMAN |
1970 |
| 18 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
GRAND FUNK |
1969 |
| 19 |
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH |
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH |
1969 |
| 20 |
B.J. THOMAS |
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD |
1969 |
| 21 |
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE |
STAND! |
1969 |
| 22 |
CHARLEY PRIDE |
THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE |
1969 |
| 23 |
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY |
1969 |
| 24 |
WOODSTOCK SERIES |
WOODSTOCK (SOUNDTRACK) |
1970 |
| 25 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
MCCARTNEY |
1970 |
| 26 |
ISAAC HAYES |
ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT |
1970 |
| 27 |
TOM JONES |
LIVE AT LAS VEGAS |
1969 |
| 28 |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK |
1969 |
| 29 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
GREEN RIVER |
1969 |
| 30 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
COSMO'S FACTORY |
1970 |
| 31 |
THE BEATLES |
LET IT BE |
1970 |
| 32 |
MOUNTAIN |
CLIMBING |
1970 |
| 33 |
FIFTH DIMENSION |
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS |
1969 |
| 34 |
JIMI HENDRIX |
BAND OF GYPSYS |
1970 |
| 35 |
THREE DOG NIGHT |
IT AIN'T EASY |
1970 |
| 36 |
ISAAC HAYES |
HOT BUTTERED SOUL |
1969 |
| 37 |
MOODY BLUES |
TO OUR CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN |
1969 |
| 38 |
STEPPENWOLF |
LIVE STEPPENWOLF |
1970 |
| 39 |
THE BAND |
THE BAND |
1969 |
| 40 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 |
1970 |
| 41 |
FOUR TOPS |
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP |
1970 |
| 42 |
THE WHO |
LIVE AT LEEDS |
1970 |
| 43 |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 3 |
1970 |
| 44 |
FLIP WILSON |
THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS |
1970 |
| 45 |
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE |
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE |
1969 |
| 46 |
THREE DOG NIGHT |
SUITABLE FOR FRAMING |
1969 |
| 47 |
BOBBY SHERMAN |
HERE COMES BOBBY |
1970 |
| 48 |
THE ROLLING STONES |
LET IT BLEED |
1969 |
| 49 |
THE BEATLES |
HEY JUDE |
1970 |
| 50 |
THE TEMPTATIONS |
PSYCHEDELIC SHACK |
1970 |
| 51 |
FIFTH DIMENSION |
GREATEST HITS |
1970 |
| 52 |
MICHAEL PARKS |
CLOSING THE GAP |
1970 |
| 53 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
ABC |
1970 |
| 54 |
JOHNNY CASH |
HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH |
1970 |
| 55 |
JONI MITCHELL |
LADIES OF THE CANYON |
1970 |
| 56 |
LES MCCANN & EDDIE HARRIS |
SWISS MOVEMENT |
1969 |
| 57 |
ARETHA FRANKLIN |
THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU |
1970 |
| 58 |
JETHRO TULL |
BENEFIT |
1970 |
| 59 |
SOUNDTRACK |
PAINT YOUR WAGON |
1969 |
| 60 |
THE WHO |
TOMMY |
1969 |
| 61 |
MELANIE |
CANDLES IN THE RAIN |
1970 |
| 62 |
STEPPENWOLF |
MONSTER |
1969 |
| 63 |
JOHNNY CASH |
AT SAN QUENTIN |
1969 |
| 64 |
BOB DYLAN |
SELF PORTRAIT |
1970 |
| 65 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
CLOSER TO HOME |
1970 |
| 66 |
MERLE HAGGARD |
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE |
1969 |
| 67 |
JOHN LENNON |
LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO |
1969 |
| 68 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
ON TIME |
1969 |
| 69 |
TEN YEARS AFTER |
CRICKLEWOOD GREEN |
1970 |
| 70 |
DIONNE WARWICK |
I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN |
1970 |
| 71 |
JOHN BARRY |
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (SOUNDTRACK) |
1969 |
| 72 |
FRIJID PINK |
FRIJID PINK |
1970 |
| 73 |
TOM JONES |
TOM |
1970 |
| 74 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
TOUCHING YOU, TOUCHING ME |
1969 |
| 75 |
JOHN B. SEBASTIAN |
JOHN B. SEBASTIAN |
1970 |
| 76 |
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE |
VOLUNTEERS |
1969 |
| 77 |
WAR |
ERIC BURDON DECLARES WAR |
1970 |
| 78 |
MOODY BLUES |
ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM |
1969 |
| 79 |
THE DOORS |
MORRISON HOTEL |
1970 |
| 80 |
COLD BLOOD |
COLD BLOOD |
1970 |
| 81 |
JOHN MAYALL |
THE TURNING POINT |
1969 |
| 82 |
TRAFFIC |
JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE |
1970 |
| 83 |
RARE EARTH |
ECOLOGY |
1970 |
| 84 |
TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS |
THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS |
1969 |
| 85 |
MILES DAVIS |
BITCHES BREW |
1970 |
| 86 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) |
1968 |
| 87 |
JOHNNY CASH |
AT FOLSOM PRISON |
1968 |
| 88 |
B.B. KING |
COMPLETELY WELL |
1970 |
| 89 |
BOBBY SHERMAN |
LITTLE WOMAN |
1970 |
| 90 |
SESAME STREET |
SESAME STREET |
1970 |
| 91 |
SOUNDTRACK |
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY |
1968 |
| 92 |
TOMMY ROE |
TWELVE IN A ROE |
1970 |
| 93 |
GLEN CAMPBELL |
TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS |
1970 |
| 94 |
QUINCY JONES |
WALKING IN SPACE |
1970 |
| 95 |
CHARLEY PRIDE |
JUST PLAIN CHARLEY |
1970 |
| 96 |
DIANA ROSS |
DIANA ROSS |
1970 |
| 97 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
BAYOU COUNTRY |
1969 |
| 98 |
THE LAST POETS |
THE LAST POETS |
1970 |
| 99 |
THE TEMPTATIONS |
PUZZLE PEOPLE |
1969 |
| 100 |
PETER, PAUL & MARY |
THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY-(TEN)YEARS TOGETHER |
1970 |
Source: Billboard
