1970 in Music - Top Hits – US and UK Singles

Top Hits – US and UK Singles

• "ABC" – The Jackson 5
• "After Midnight" – Eric Clapton
• "Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1)" – James Brown
• "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Diana Ross
• "Airport Love Theme (Gwen & Vern)" – Vincent Bell & Orchestra
• "All I Have to Do Is Dream" – Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
• "All Kinds of Everything" – Dana (Won the Eurovision song contest)
• "All Right Now" – Free
• "Always Something There to Remind Me" – R. B. Greaves
• "Amazing Grace" – Judy Collins
• "American Woman" – The Guess Who
• "Amos Moses" – Jerry Reed
• "Are You Ready?" – Pacific Gas & Electric
• "Arizona" – Mark Lindsay
• "As the Years Go By" – Mashmakhan
• "Baby Hold On" – The Grass Roots
• "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" – The Temptations
• "Band of Gold" – Freda Payne
• "Be My Baby" – Andy Kim
• "Beaucoups of Blues" – Ringo Starr
• "The Bells" – The Originals
• "Betty" – The Commodores (Not from Tuskegee, but a white quintet from Chatsworth, California)
• "Big Yellow Taxi" – Joni Mitchell
• "Black Magic Woman" – Santana
• "Black Night" – Deep Purple
• "(Blame It) On The Pony Express" – Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon
• "Blowing Away" – The 5th Dimension
• "Border Song (Holy Moses)" – Aretha Franklin
• "Born to Wander" – Rare Earth
• "The Boxer" – Simon & Garfunkel
• "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
• "Brontosaurus" – The Move
• "Brother Rapp (Parts 1 & 2)" – James Brown
• "Call Me" – Aretha Franklin
• "Candida" – Tony Orlando and Dawn
• "Can't Help Falling in Love" – Andy Williams
• "Cecilia" – Simon & Garfunkel
• "Celebrate" – Three Dog Night
• "Check Out Your Mind" – The Impressions
• "Chestnut Mare" – The Byrds
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – The Carpenters
• "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" – Grand Funk Railroad
• "Come And Get It" – Badfinger
• "Come Running" – Van Morrison
• "Come Saturday Morning" – The Sandpipers
• "Cottonfields" – The Beach Boys
• "Cracklin' Rosie" – Neil Diamond
• "Cry Me A River" – Joe Cocker
• "Cupid" – Johnny Nash
• "Daughter of Darkness" – Tom Jones
• "Deeper and Deeper" – Freda Payne
• "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" – The Delfonics
• "Do It" – Neil Diamond
• "Do the Funky Chicken" – Rufus Thomas
• "Do What You Wanna Do" – Five Flights Up
• "Do You See My Love (for You Growing)" – Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
• "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" – Chicago
• "Domino" – Van Morrison
• "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" – Aretha Franklin
• "Easy Come, Easy Go" – Bobby Sherman
• "El Condor Pasa" – Simon & Garfunkel
• "Eli's Coming" – Three Dog Night
• "Engine Number 9" – Wilson Pickett
• "Everybody Get Together" – The Dave Clark Five
• "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" – The Supremes
• "Everybody's Out of Town" – B. J. Thomas
• "Everything Is Beautiful" – Ray Stevens
• "Everything's Tuesday" – Chairmen of the Board
• "Evil Ways" – Santana
• "Express Yourself" – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• "Farewell is a Lonely Sound" – Jimmy Ruffin
• "Fire and Rain" – James Taylor
• "For the Good Times" – Ray Price
• "For the Love of Him" – Bobbi Martin
• "Friends" – Arrival
• "Get Ready" – Rare Earth
• "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" – James Brown
• "Gimme Dat Ding" – The Pipkins
• "Give Me Just a Little More Time" – Chairmen of the Board
• "God, Love and Rock & Roll" – Teegarden & Van Winkle
• "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" – Cliff Richard
• "Gotta Hold on to This Feeling" – Jr. Walker & the All Stars
• "Govinda" – Radha Krishna Temple
• "Green-Eyed Lady" – Sugarloaf
• "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown)" – Fleetwood Mac
• "Groovin' with Mr. Bloe" – Mr. Bloe
• "Groovy Situation" – Gene Chandler
• "Gypsy Woman" – Brian Hyland
• "Hand Me Down World" – The Guess Who
• "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" – Neil Diamond
• "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" – The Hollies
• "Heaven Help Us All" – Stevie Wonder
• "Heed the Call" – Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Hey Lawdy Mama" – Steppenwolf
• "Hey There Lonely Girl" – Eddie Holman
• "Hey, Mister Sun" – Bobby Sherman
• "Hi-De-Ho" – Blood, Sweat & Tears
• "Hitchin' a Ride" – Vanity Fare
• "Holly Holy" – Neil Diamond
• "Home Lovin' Man" – Andy Williams
• "Honey Come Back" – Glen Campbell
• "House of the Rising Sun" – Frijid Pink
• "I (Who Have Nothing)" – Tom Jones
• "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" – Cliff Richard
• "I Am Somebody (Part 2)" – Johnnie Taylor
• "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" – The Hollies
• "I Don't Believe In If Anymore" – Roger Whittaker
• "I Hear You Knocking" – Dave Edmunds
• "I Just Can't Help Believing" – B. J. Thomas
• "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" – The Flaming Ember
• "I Really Don't Want to Know" – Elvis Presley
• "I Think I Love You" – The Partridge Family
• "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
• "I Will Survive" – Arrival
• "If I Were Your Woman" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "If You Could Read My Mind" – Gordon Lightfoot
• "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" – Ronnie Dyson
• "I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5
• "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" – Dionne Warwick
• "I'll Say Forever My Love" – Jimmy Ruffin
• "I'm A Man" – Chicago
• "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" – The Flaming Ember
• "Immigrant Song" – Led Zeppelin
• "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry
• "Indiana Wants Me" – R. Dean Taylor
• "Instant Karma!" – John Lennon, Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band
• "It Don't Matter to Me" – Bread
• "It's a New Day (Parts 1 & 2)" – James Brown
• "It's a Shame" – The Spinners
• "It's All in the Game" – Four Tops
• "It's Impossible" – Perry Como
• "It's Only Make Believe" – Glen Campbell
• "I've Lost You" – Elvis Presley
• "(I Know) I'm Losing You" – Rare Earth
• "You've Got Me Dangling on a String" – Chairmen of the Board
• "5-10-15-20 (25–30 Years of Love)" – The Presidents
• "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" – Tommy Roe
• "Jennifer Tomkins" – Street People
• "Jingle Jangle" – The Archies
• "Joanne" – Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
• "Joy of Living" – Cliff & Hank
• "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" – Bobby Sherman
• "Kentucky Rain" – Elvis Presley
• "Knock Knock, Who's There?" – Mary Hopkin
• "Knock Three Times" – Tony Orlando and Dawn
• "Lady D'Arbanville" – Cat Stevens (all other versions were dubbed)
• "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" – Robin McNamara
• "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" – Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers
• "Leaving on a Jet Plane" – Peter, Paul and Mary
• "Let A Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Part 2)" – James Brown
• "Let It Be" – The Beatles
• "Let's Work Together" – Canned Heat
• "The Letter" – Joe Cocker with Leon Russell
• "Little Green Bag" – George Baker Selection
• "Lola" – The Kinks
• "Lonely Days" – Bee Gees
• "The Long and Winding Road" – The Beatles
• "Long Lonesome Highway" – Michael Parks
• "Long Long Time" – Linda Ronstadt
• "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" – The New Seekers
• "Looking Out My Back Door" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" – Edison Lighthouse
• "Love Land" – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• "Love of the Common People" – Nicky Thomas
• "Love on a Two Way Street" – The Moments
• "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" – The Friends of Distinction
• "Love the One You're With" – Stephen Stills
• "The Love You Save" – The Jackson 5
• "Lucretia MacEvil" – Blood, Sweat & Tears
• "Ma Belle Amie" – The Tee Set
• "Make It Easy on Yourself" – Dionne Warwick
• "Make It with You" – Bread
• "Make Me Smile" – Chicago
• "Mama Told Me Not to Come" – Three Dog Night
• "Me And My Life" – The Tremeloes
• "Midnight Cowboy" – Ferrante & Teicher
• "Mississippi Queen" – Mountain
• "Mongoose" – Elephant's Memory
• "Montego Bay" – Bobby Bloom
• "Most of All" – B. J. Thomas
• "Mr. Bojangles" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "My Baby Loves Lovin'" – White Plains
• "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" – Steam
• "Natural Sinner" – Fair Weather
• "Neanderthal Man" – Hotlegs
• "Never Had a Dream Come True" – Stevie Wonder
• "New World in the Morning" – Roger Whittaker
• "No Matter What" – Badfinger
• "No Time" – The Guess Who
• "Ohio" – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "One Less Bell to Answer" – The 5th Dimension
• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" – Neil Young
• "Ooh Child" – The Five Stairsteps
• "Our House" – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "Out In the Country" – Three Dog Night
• "Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera)" – The Assembled Multitude
• "Paranoid" – Black Sabbath
• "Patches" – Clarence Carter
• "Psychedelic Shack" – The Temptations
• "Puppet Man" – The 5th Dimension
• "Question" – The Moody Blues
• "Rainbow" – Marmalade
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" – B. J. Thomas
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" – Bobbie Gentry
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" – Sacha Distel (dubbed)
• "Rainy Night In Georgia" – Brook Benton
• "The Rapper" – The Jaggerz
• "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" – Diana Ross
• "Reflections of My Life" – Marmalade
• "Remember Me" – Diana Ross
• "Ride Captain Ride" – Blues Image
• "Rubber Duckie" – Ernie (Jim Henson)
• "Ruby Tuesday" – Melanie
• "Save the Country" – The 5th Dimension
• "See Me, Feel Me" – The Who
• "Share the Land" – The Guess Who
• "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" – Joe Cocker
• "Shilo" – Neil Diamond
• "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
• "Silver Bird" – Mark Lindsay
• "Sly, Slick & The Wicked" – Lost Generation
• "Snowbird" – Anne Murray
• "Solitary Man" – Neil Diamond
• "Somebody's Been Sleeping" – 100 Proof
• "Someday We'll Be Together" – Diana Ross & the Supremes
• "Something" – Shirley Bassey
• "Something's Burning" – Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Son of a Preacher Man" – Aretha Franklin
• "A Song of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)" – Miguel Rios
• "Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)" – Neil Diamond
• "Spill the Wine" – Eric Burdon & War
• "Spirit in the Dark" – Aretha Franklin
• "Spirit in the Sky" – Norman Greenbaum
• "Stand By Your Man" – Candi Staton
• "Steal Away" – Johnnie Taylor
• "Still Water (Love)" – Four Tops
• "Stoned Love" – The Supremes
• "Stoney End" – Barbra Streisand
• "Stop the War Now" – Edwin Starr
• "Sugar, Sugar" – Wilson Pickett
• "Summertime Blues" – The Who
• "Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2)" – James Brown
• "Sweet Inspiration" – Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon
• "Take a Letter Maria" – R. B. Greaves
• "Teach Your Children" – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• "Tell It All, Brother" – Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
• "Temma Harbour" – Mary Hopkin
• "Temptation Eyes" – The Grass Roots
• "Tennessee Bird Walk" – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
• "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" – Sly & the Family Stone
• "That's Where I Went Wrong" – Poppy Family
• "The Thrill Is Gone" – B. B. King
• "Ticket to Ride" – The Carpenters
• "Tighter, Tighter" – Alive and Kicking
• "Tobacco Road" – Eric Burdon & War
• "Tracy" – The Cuff Links
• "Travelin' Band" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Turn Back the Hands of Time" – Tyrone Davis
• "25 or 6 to 4" – Chicago
• "Ugena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)" – The Temptations
• "United We Stand" – The Brotherhood of Man
• "Up Around the Bend" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Up on Cripple Creek" – The Band
• "Up the Ladder to the Roof" – The Supremes
• "Vehicle" – The Ides of March
• "Venus" – Shocking Blue
• "Viva Tirado (Part 1)" – El Chicano
• "Voodoo Chile" – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" – Joe South
• "Wand'rin' Star" – Lee Marvin
• "War" – Edwin Starr
• "We Gotta Get You a Woman" – Runt (Todd Rundgren)
• "Westbound #9" – The Flaming Ember
• "We've Only Just Begun" – The Carpenters
• "What Is Truth" – Johnny Cash
• "When I'm Dead And Gone" – McGuinness Flint
• "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" – Poppy Family
• "Whole Lotta Love" – Led Zeppelin
• "Whole Lotta Love" – C.C.S.
• "Who'll Stop the Rain" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Who's Your Baby" – The Archies
• "The Witch" – The Rattles
• "The Witch's Promise"/"Teacher" – Jethro Tull
• "Without Love" – Tom Jones
• "The Wonder of You"/"Mama Liked the Roses" – Elvis Presley
• "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" – Jimmy Cliff
• "Woodstock" – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• "Woodstock" – Matthews Southern Comfort
• "Yellow River" – Christie
• "You Can Get It If You Really Want" – Desmond Dekker
• "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" – Elvis Presley
• "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "Young, Gifted and Black" – Bob and Marcia