Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
| ⇦ 1969 | 1971 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1970
These artists released their first recording in 1970, which made them first eligible for the 1996 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | Parliament-Funkadelic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Curtis Mayfield |
| 4. | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 5. | Eric Clapton |
| 6. | Kraftwerk |
| 7. | Diana Ross |
| 8. | ZZ Top |
| 9. | Todd Rundgren |
| 10. | Derek and the Dominos |
| 11. | Thin Lizzy |
| 12. | Gil Scott-Heron |
| 13. | Fela Kuti |
| 14. | Supertramp |
| 15. | Mick Jagger |
Essential Debut Albums from 1970
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Badfinger | No Dice | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Paranoid | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | ☆ |
| Curtis Mayfield | Curtis | ☆ |
| Derek & The Dominos | Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs | ☆ |
| Diana Ross | Diana Ross | ☆ |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ☆ |
| Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | ☆ |
| Funkadelic | Funkadelic | ☆ |
| Funkadelic | Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow | ☆ |
| Hawkwind | Hawkwind | ☆ |
| Kris Kristofferson | Kristofferson | ☆ |
| Tangerine Dream | Electronic Meditation | ☆ |
| Wishbone Ash | Wishbone Ash | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1970
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Badfinger | No Matter What | ☆ |
| Badfinger | Come and Get It | ☆ |
| Badfinger | Without You | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Iron Man | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Paranoid | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | War Pigs | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | N.I.B. | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Evil Woman (Don't You Play Your Games With Me) | ☆ |
| Black Sabbath | Planet Caravan | ☆ |
| Chairmen of the Board | Give Me Just a Little More Time | ☆ |
| Curtis Mayfield | Move On Up | ☆ |
| Curtis Mayfield | (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go | ☆ |
| Dawn | Knock Three Times | ☆ |
| Derek & The Dominos | Layla | ☆ |
| Derek & The Dominos | Bell Bottom Blues | ☆ |
| Derek & The Dominos | Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? | ☆ |
| Diana Ross | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | ☆ |
| Diana Ross | Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) | ☆ |
| Donny Hathaway | This Christmas | ☆ |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Lucky Man | ☆ |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | The Barbarian | ☆ |
| Eric Clapton | After Midnight | ☆ |
| Eric Clapton | Blues Power | ☆ |
| Eric Clapton | Let it Rain | ☆ |
| Gil Scott-Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | ☆ |
| Helen Reddy | I Am Woman | ☆ |
| Kris Kristofferson | Casey's Last Ride | ☆ |
| Kris Kristofferson | Me and Bobby McGee | ☆ |
| Kris Kristofferson | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | ☆ |
| Mountain | Mississippi Queen | ☆ |
| Mungo Jerry | In The Summertime | ☆ |
| Stephen Stills | Love The One You're With | ☆ |
| Sugarloaf | Green-Eyed Lady | ☆ |
| The J.B.'s | The Grunt | ☆ |
| The Melodians | Rivers Of Babylon | ☆ |
| The Partridge Family | I Think I Love You | ☆ |
| Todd Rundgren | We Gotta Get You a Woman | ☆ |
| Tower of Power | Social Lubrication | ☆ |
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