of 1970 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1969 <-1970-> 1971
Top songs: #1: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel - #2: The Tears of a Clown by The Miracles - #3: Knock Three Times by Dawn - #4: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison - #5: Let It Be by The Beatles
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
#1
02/1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
457 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1971 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #47]
[Columbia 45079]
written by Paul Simon
The Tears of a Clown
#2
08/1970

The Tears of a Clown
The Miracles

from Make It Happen   
455 pts
1
US




1
R&B
1
UK
as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
R
[Tamla 54199]
written by Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby & Smokey Robinson
Knock Three Times
#3
11/1970

Knock Three Times
Dawn

from Candida   Candida
453 pts
1
US
2
AC




1
UK
[Bell 938]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
My Sweet Lord
#4
11/1970

My Sweet Lord
George Harrison

from All Things Must Pass   All Things Must Pass
439 pts
1
US
10
AC




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #454] charted as My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity in US charts
[Apple 2995]
written by George Harrison
Let It Be
#5
03/1970

Let It Be
The Beatles

from Let It Be   Let It Be
426 pts
1
US
1
AC




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #20]
[Apple 2764]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
I'll Be There
#6
09/1970

I'll Be There
Jackson 5

from Third Album   Third Album
396 pts
1
US
24
AC


1
R&B
4
UK
[Motown 1171]
written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch
Cracklin' Rosie
#7
08/1970

Cracklin' Rosie
Neil Diamond

from Tap Root Manuscript   Tap Root Manuscript
393 pts
1
US
2
AC




3
UK
[Uni 55250]
written by Neil Diamond
#8
07/1970

War
Edwin Starr

from War and Peace   War and Peace
390 pts
1
US




3
R&B
3
UK
[Gordy 7101]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
#9
08/1970

Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross

from Ain't No Mountain High Enough   
381 pts
1
US
6
AC


1
R&B
6
UK
[Motown 1169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Band of Gold
#10
04/1970

Band of Gold
Freda Payne

from Band of Gold   
375 pts
3
US




20
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #391]
[Invictus 9075]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar
In the Summertime
#11
06/1970

In the Summertime
Mungo Jerry

from Mungo Jerry   
371 pts
3
US
30
AC




1
UK
[Janus 125]
written by Ray Dorset
#12
05/1970

Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Three Dog Night

from It Ain't Easy   
368 pts
1
US






3
UK
[Dunhill 4239]
written by Randy Newman
Spirit in the Sky
#13
02/1970

Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum

from Spirit in the Sky   Spirit in the Sky
366 pts
3
US






1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #333]
[Reprise 0885]
written by Norman Greenbaum
Make It with You
#14
06/1970

Make It with You
Bread

from On the Waters   On the Waters
366 pts
1
US
4
AC




5
UK
[Elektra 45686]
written by David Gates
Everything Is Beautiful
#15
04/1970

Everything Is Beautiful
Ray Stevens

from Everything Is Beautiful   Everything Is Beautiful
365 pts
1
US
1
AC
39
ctry


6
UK
[Barnaby 2011]
written by Harold Ragsdale
(They Long to Be) Close to You
#16
06/1970

(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Carpenters

from Close to You   Close to You
365 pts
1
US
1
AC




6
UK
[A&M 1183]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
I Hear You Knocking
#17
11/1970

I Hear You Knocking
Dave Edmunds

from Rockpile   Rockpile
357 pts
4
US






1
UK
[MAM 3601]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
Patches
#18
07/1970

Patches
Clarence Carter

from Patches   
353 pts
4
US




2
R&B
2
UK
[Atlantic 2748]
written by General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar
The Love You Save
#19
05/1970

The Love You Save
Jackson 5

from ABC   ABC
352 pts
1
US




1
R&B
7
UK
in the US B side I Found That Girl charted from 1 august 1970
[Motown 1166]
written by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
#20
01/1970

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Edison Lighthouse

from Already   
351 pts
5
US
20
AC




1
UK
[Bell 858]
written by Tony Macaulay & Barry Mason
#21
11/1970

Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson

from Rose Garden   
350 pts
3
US
5
AC
1
ctry


3
UK
[Columbia 4-45252]
written by Joe South
ABC
#22
03/1970

ABC
Jackson 5

from ABC   ABC
343 pts
1
US




1
R&B
8
UK
[Motown 1163]
written by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell
#23
05/1970

The Wonder of You
Elvis Presley

from On Stage - February, 1970   
336 pts
9
US
1
AC
37
ctry


1
UK
live
[RCA Victor 47-9835]
written by Baker Knight
Give Me Just a Little More Time
#24
01/1970

Give Me Just a Little More Time
Chairmen of the Board

from The Chairmen of the Board   
322 pts
3
US




8
R&B
3
UK
[Invictus 9074]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar
Indiana Wants Me
#25
09/1970

Indiana Wants Me
R. Dean Taylor

from I Think, Therefore I Am   
314 pts
5
US






2
UK
[Rare Earth 5013]
written by R. Dean Taylor
Which Way You Goin' Billy
#26
03/1970

Which Way You Goin' Billy
The Poppy Family

from Which Way You Goin' Billy?   
309 pts
2
US
6
AC




7
UK
featuring Susan Jacks
[London 129]
written by Terry Jacks
Stoned Love
#27
11/1970

Stoned Love
The Supremes

from New Ways but Love Stays   
297 pts
7
US
24
AC


1
R&B
3
UK
[Motown 1172]
written by Kenny Thomas & Frank Wilson
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
#28
05/1970

Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
The Temptations

from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2   
290 pts
3
US




2
R&B
7
UK
[Gordy 7099]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
I Think I Love You
#29
10/1970

I Think I Love You
The Partridge Family

from The Partridge Family Album   The Partridge Family Album
287 pts
1
US
8
AC




18
UK
starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 910]
written by Tony Romeo
Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
#30
02/1970

Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
John Lennon

286 pts
3
US






5
UK
as John Ono Lennon
[Apple 1818]
written by John Lennon
Lola
#31
07/1970

Lola
The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
272 pts
9
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422]
[Reprise 0930]
written by Ray Davies
#32
03/1970

American Woman
The Guess Who

from American Woman   American Woman
271 pts
1
US






19
UK
B side No Sugar Tonight charted from 4 april 1970 in US Hot 100
[RCA Victor 74-0325]
written by Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale & Randy Bachman
It's Only Make Believe
#33
09/1970

It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell

from The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album   
268 pts
10
US
2
AC
3
ctry


4
UK
[Capitol 2905]
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty
Woodstock
#34
09/1970

Woodstock
Matthews' Southern Comfort

from Later That Same Year   
262 pts
23
US
17
AC




1
UK
[Decca 32774]
written by Joni Mitchell
Candida
#35
07/1970

Candida
Dawn

from Candida   Candida
261 pts
3
US
8
AC




9
UK
[Bell 903]
written by Toni Wine & Irwin Levine
Yellow River
#36
05/1970

Yellow River
Christie

from Yellow River   
260 pts
23
US
22
AC




1
UK
[Epic 10626]
written by Jeff Christie
Montego Bay
#37
08/1970

Montego Bay
Bobby Bloom

from The Bobby Bloom Album   
259 pts
8
US
18
AC




3
UK
[L & R 157]
written by Bobby Bloom & Jeff Barry
#38
10/1970

It's Impossible
Perry Como

from It's Impossible   
256 pts
10
US
1
AC




4
UK
[RCA 74-0387]
written by Armando Manzanero & Sid Wayne
25 or 6 to 4
#39
07/1970

25 or 6 to 4
Chicago

from Chicago   
253 pts
4
US






7
UK
[Columbia 45194 A]
written by Robert Lamm
Come and Get It
#40
01/1970

Come and Get It
Badfinger

from Magic Christian Music   Magic Christian Music
253 pts
7
US






4
UK
[Apple 1815]
written by Paul McCartney
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
#41
06/1970

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Stevie Wonder

from Signed, Sealed & Delivered   Signed, Sealed & Delivered
252 pts
3
US




1
R&B
15
UK
[Tamla 54196]
written by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta & Lula Mae Hardaway
#42
02/1970

House of the Rising Sun
Frijid Pink

from Frijid Pink   Frijid Pink
252 pts
7
US






4
UK
[Parrot 341]
written by traditional
We've Only Just Begun
#43
09/1970

We've Only Just Begun
The Carpenters

from Close to You   Close to You
252 pts
2
US
1
AC




28
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #405]
[A&M 1217]
written by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star
#44
01/1970

Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star
Sly & the Family Stone

from There's a Riot Goin' On   There's a Riot Goin' On
246 pts
1
US




1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #402]
[Epic 10555]
written by Sylvester Stewart
The Long and Winding Road
#45
05/1970

The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles

from Let It Be   Let It Be
242 pts
1
US
2
AC






[Apple 2832]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
One Less Bell to Answer
#46
10/1970

One Less Bell to Answer
The 5th Dimension

from Portrait   Portrait
238 pts
2
US
1
AC


4
R&B


[Bell 940]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Honey Come Back
#47
01/1970

Honey Come Back
Glen Campbell

from Try a Little Kindness   
236 pts
19
US
4
AC
2
ctry


4
UK
[Capitol 2718]
written by Jimmy Webb
Daughter of Darkness
#48
04/1970

Daughter of Darkness
Tom Jones

from I Who Have Nothing   
230 pts
13
US
1
AC




5
UK
[Parrot 40048]
written by Geoff Stephens & Les Reed
No Matter What
#49
10/1970

No Matter What
Badfinger

from No Dice   No Dice
229 pts
8
US






5
UK
[Apple 1822]
written by Pete Ham
Question
#50
05/1970

Question
The Moody Blues

from A Question of Balance   A Question of Balance
229 pts
21
US






2
UK
[Threshold 67004]
written by Justin Hayward
Neanderthal Man
#51
07/1970

Neanderthal Man
Hotlegs

from Thinks: School Stinks   Thinks: School Stinks
226 pts
22
US






2
UK
[Capitol 2886]
written by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme & Eric Stewart
Up the Ladder to the Roof
#52
03/1970

Up the Ladder to the Roof
The Supremes

from Right On   
225 pts
10
US
28
AC


5
R&B
6
UK
[Motown 1162]
written by Frank Wilson & Vincent DiMirco
Your Song
#53
11/1970

Your Song
Elton John

from Elton John   Elton John
219 pts
8
US
9
AC




7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #136]
[Uni 55265]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Let's Work Together
#54
01/1970

Let's Work Together
Canned Heat

from Future Blues   Future Blues
219 pts
26
US






2
UK
[Liberty 56151]
written by Wilbert Harrison
Gimme Dat Ding
#55
03/1970

Gimme Dat Ding
The Pipkins

from Gimme Dat Ding   
216 pts
9
US
20
AC




6
UK
[novelty]
[Capitol 2819]
written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood
Vehicle
#56
03/1970

Vehicle
The Ides of March

from Vehicle   Vehicle
215 pts
2
US






31
UK
[Warner 7378]
written by Jim Peterik
Amazing Grace
#57
12/1970

Amazing Grace
Judy Collins

from Whales & Nightingales   Whales & Nightingales
214 pts
15
US
5
AC




5
UK
[recorded at st. paul's chapel, columbia university]
[Elektra 45709]
written by traditional & John Newton
Wand'rin' Star
#58
02/1970

Wand'rin' Star
Lee Marvin

208 pts








1
UK
written by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner
#59
11/1970

Grandad
Clive Dunn

208 pts








1
UK
written by Herbie Flowers & Kenny Pickett
#60
04/1970

Back Home
The England World Cup Squad

208 pts








1
UK
written by Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
All Kinds of Everything
#61
04/1970

All Kinds of Everything
Dana [Dana Rosemary Scallon]

from All Kinds of Everything   
207 pts








1
UK
[1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner]
written by Derry Lindsay & Jackie Smith
Voodoo Child
#62
11/1970

Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix Experience

from Electric Ladyland   Electric Ladyland
207 pts








1
UK
written by Jimi Hendrix
Rainy Night in Georgia
#63
01/1970

Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton

from Brook Benton Today   
203 pts
4
US
2
AC


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #498]
[Cotillion 44057]
written by Tony Joe White
There Goes My Everything
#64
12/1970

There Goes My Everything
Elvis Presley

202 pts
21
US
2
AC
9
ctry


6
UK
US B-side to I Really Don't Want to Know ; charted as I Really Don't Want to Know / There Goes My Everything in US AC and US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Victor 47-9960]
written by Dallas Frazier
#65
10/1970

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
200 pts
11
US
1
AC
56
ctry


9
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9916]
written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell
#66
11/1970

When I'm Dead and Gone
McGuinness Flint

from McGuinness Flint   
196 pts
47
US






2
UK
[Capitol 3014]
written by Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle
#67
06/1970

The Stealer
Free

from Highway   
195 pts
49
US






2
UK
[A&M 1230]
written by Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers & Paul Kossoff
#68
12/1970

Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)
Ray Stevens

from Ray Stevens Greatest Hits   
195 pts
50
US






2
UK
[Barnaby 2024]
written by Harold Ragsdale
Julie, Do Ya Love Me?
#69
08/1970

Julie, Do Ya Love Me?
Bobby Sherman

from With Love, Bobby   
194 pts
5
US
2
AC




28
UK
[Metromedia 194]
written by Tom Bahler
If You Could Read My Mind
#70
12/1970

If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sit Down Stranger   Sit Down Stranger
194 pts
5
US
1
AC




30
UK
[Reprise 0974]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#71
09/1970

Fire and Rain
James Taylor

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
193 pts
3
US
7
AC




42
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227]
[Warner 7423]
written by James Taylor
#72
04/1970

It's All in the Game
Four Tops

from Still Waters Run Deep   Still Waters Run Deep
191 pts
24
US
39
AC


6
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1164]
written by Carl Sigman & Charles Dawes
Black Night
#73
08/1970

Black Night
Deep Purple

190 pts
66
US






2
UK
[Warner 7405]
written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Lonely Days
#74
12/1970

Lonely Days
Bee Gees

from 2 Years On   2 Years On
189 pts
3
US
28
AC




33
UK
[Atco 6795]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
Ride a White Swan
#75
10/1970

Ride a White Swan
T. Rex

from T. Rex   
188 pts
76
US






2
UK
[Blue Thumb 7121]
written by Marc Bolan
Love on a Two-Way Street
#76
03/1970

Love on a Two-Way Street
The Moments

188 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Stang 5012]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes
Turn Back the Hands of Time
#77
03/1970

Turn Back the Hands of Time
Tyrone Davis

from Turn Back the Hands of Time   
187 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Dakar 616]
written by Jack Daniels & Bonnie Thompson
Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light
#78
08/1970

Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
187 pts
2
US








[Fantasy 645]
written by John Fogerty
Remember Me
#79
12/1970

Remember Me
Diana Ross

from Surrender   Surrender
187 pts
16
US
20
AC


10
R&B
7
UK
[Motown 1176]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
The Rapper
#80
01/1970

The Rapper
The Jaggerz

from We Went to Different Schools Together   
187 pts
2
US








[Kama Sutra 502]
written by Dominic Ierace
#81
01/1970

Travellin' Band / Who'll Stop the Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
186 pts
2
US








[Fantasy 637]
written by John Fogerty
Stoney End
#82
10/1970

Stoney End
Barbra Streisand

from Stoney End   Stoney End
184 pts
6
US
2
AC




27
UK
[Columbia 45236]
written by Laura Nyro
Snowbird
#83
07/1970

Snowbird
Anne Murray

from This Way Is My Way   
183 pts
8
US
1
AC
10
ctry


23
UK
[Capitol 2738]
written by Gene MacLellan
You Can Get It If You Really Want
#84
08/1970

You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker

from You Can Get It If You Really Want   
182 pts
103
US






2
UK
[Uni 55261]
written by Jimmy Cliff
Still Water (Love)
#85
08/1970

Still Water (Love)
Four Tops

from Still Waters Run Deep   Still Waters Run Deep
182 pts
11
US




4
R&B
10
UK
[Motown 1170]
written by Smokey Robinson & Frank Wilson
Rainbow
#86
07/1970

Rainbow
The Marmalade

181 pts
51
US
7
AC




3
UK
[London 20059]
written by Junior Campbell & Thomas McAleese
#87
08/1970

Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
Aretha Franklin

from Spirit in the Dark   Spirit in the Dark
180 pts
11
US




1
R&B
13
UK
with The Dixie Flyers
[Atlantic 2751]
written by Ahmet Ertegün & Betty Nelson
Knock, Knock Who's There?
#88
03/1970

Knock, Knock Who's There?
Mary Hopkin

179 pts








2
UK
written by Geoff Stephens & John Carter
Groovin' with Mr. Bloe
#89
05/1970

Groovin' with Mr. Bloe
Mr. Bloe

179 pts








2
UK
written by Bo Gentry, Paul Naumann & Kenny Laguna
Gypsy Woman
#90
09/1970

Gypsy Woman
Brian Hyland

from Brian Hyland   Brian Hyland
178 pts
3
US






42
UK
produced by Del Shannon
[Uni 55240]
written by Curtis Mayfield
Something's Burning
#91
02/1970

Something's Burning
Kenny Rogers

from Something's Burning   
177 pts
11
US






8
UK
as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
[Reprise 0888]
written by Mac Davis
Something
#92
06/1970

Something
Shirley Bassey

from Something   Something
172 pts
55
US
6
AC




4
UK
[United Artists 50698]
written by George Harrison
Never Had a Dream Come True
#93
02/1970

Never Had a Dream Come True
Stevie Wonder

from Signed, Sealed & Delivered   Signed, Sealed & Delivered
171 pts
26
US
31
AC


11
R&B
6
UK
[Tamla 54191]
written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvia Moy
#94
10/1970

Groove Me
King Floyd

from King Floyd   
168 pts
6
US




1
R&B
51
UK
[Chimneyville 435]
written by King Floyd
Cecilia
#95
04/1970

Cecilia
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
167 pts
4
US
31
AC




51
UK
[Columbia 45133]
written by Paul Simon
United We Stand
#96
02/1970

United We Stand
Brotherhood of Man

from United We Stand   
163 pts
13
US
15
AC




10
UK
[Deram 85059]
written by Peter Simons & Tony Hiller
Psychedelic Shack
#97
01/1970

Psychedelic Shack
The Temptations

from Psychedelic Shack   Psychedelic Shack
162 pts
7
US




2
R&B
33
UK
[Gordy 7096]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Can't Help Falling in Love with You
#98
02/1970

Can't Help Falling in Love with You
Andy Williams

162 pts
88
US
28
AC




3
UK
[Columbia 45094]
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
My Baby Loves Lovin'
#99
02/1970

My Baby Loves Lovin'
White Plains

from White Plains   
162 pts
13
US






9
UK
[Deram 85058]
written by Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
River Deep - Mountain High
#100
11/1970

River Deep - Mountain High
The Supremes & Four Tops

from The Magnificent 7   
161 pts
14
US




7
R&B
11
UK
[Motown 1173]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich

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