“Cosmo’s Factory,” Creedence Clearwater Revival 1 on the album charts for nine weeks running in the summer and fall of 1970. “Cosmo’s Factory,” the fourth album by Creedence Clearwater Revival in less than two years, hit No. Still, they were huge at the time, though the reliance here on covers of better-known performers’ work - including the Band, James Taylor, and the Rolling Stones - was perhaps a sign of troubles to come. Less so with the jazz-and-blues-rock of this horn-heavy band. Most of the bands so far are still widely listened to today. “Blood, Sweat & Tears 3,’ Blood, Sweat & Tears “Blood, Sweat & Tears 3” by the band of the same name reached the top spot on the Billboard album charts for two weeks in the summer of 1970.

Still, it’s a record of a time and place that meant a lot to the world then and now.

The triple album is a bit of a mixed bag today, with stars such as Jimi Hendrix and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young alongside less-remembered performers and acts that sound definitely of that time and place. Less than a year after the Woodstock music festival occurred, the soundtrack to the film of the festival spent a month as the best-selling album of the land. “Woodstock,” the soundtrack album to the film and festival of the same name, came out just under a year after the festival was held, and earned the top spot on the charts for four weeks in 1970. If you add the weeks it spent at the top to “McCartney” and “Abbey Road,” the Beatles matched Simon & Garfunkel with 10 weeks total at No. 1, fueled by songs such as the title track, “Across The Universe,” and “The Long and Winding Road.” Some didn’t care for the glossy Phil Spector production - that included some of the Beatles - but fans gobbled up this final release regardless. The Beatles’ swan song appropriately followed McCartney’s release to No. “Let It Be” was the final release from the Beatles, coming out as news of their break-up reached fans. And “Maybe I’m Amazed” is a truly great track. The album, which was recorded mostly at home during the months when the band was privately coming apart, took a bit of a bashing from critics at the time, though later reassessments give it higher marks. John Lennon told his Beatles-mates he was out in September 1969, but the news was kept under wraps until April 1970 when Paul McCartney made it public a week before the release of his self-titled solo debut. 1 as it beat the Beatles final release to record stores in 1970. “McCartney,” the self-titled solo debut from Beatle Paul McCartney, spent three weeks at No. It has beloved songs such as “Teach Your Children,” “Woodstock,” and “Our House.” Cool factoid: It has reportedly sold more copies than any of the individual members’ solo albums. You’ve got David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young making their debut album. It’s kind of shocking to think this album only spent a week atop the charts. 1 in 1970 though many of its songs remain classics. “Deja Vu,” the debut from the super-group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, spent just one week at No. And with good reason: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is a classic among classics, with the title track a healing balm for a new decade, and songs such as “The Boxer” and “The Only Living Boy In New York City” among standouts on the album. 1 and when it got there it didn’t budge until May. “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon & Garfunkelįinally in March, an album actually released in 1970 reached No. Where the Beatles were on their way out - though they’d have more to sing and sell in 1970 - Led Zeppelin was only going to get bigger, thanks in part to songs on this album such as “What Is and What Should Never Be” and “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman).” Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was the best-selling album of 1970, spending 10 weeks at No. 1 and bounced back in mid-January and February 1970 to spend another six weeks in the top spot. This classic hard rock album had finished ’69 at No.

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