In 1970, Billboard published a Jazz Album list weekly with twenty albums ranked. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1970:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Hot Buttered Soul | Isaac Hayes |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | Swiss Movement | Les McCann & Eddie Harris |
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | ||
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | The Isaac Hayes Movement | Isaac Hayes |
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis |
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | The Isaac Hayes Movement | Isaac Hayes |
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis |
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | The Isaac Hayes Movement | Isaac Hayes |
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis |
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | The Isaac Hayes Movement | Isaac Hayes |
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis |
| November 14 | Isaac Hayes Movement | Isaac Hayes |
| November 21 | ||
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | Bitches Brew | Miles Davis |
| December 12 | …To Be Continued | Isaac Hayes |
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 |
#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989
