BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) TOP SINGLES OF 1970 (TOP 14) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jan 02, 2018 at 05:05 PM |
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) TOP SINGLES OF 1970 (TOP 14)
1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD-B.J. THOMAS-SCEPTER-JANUARY 808 2 I'LL BE THERE-JACKSON FIVE-MOTOWN-October 710 3 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-SIMON & GARFUNKEL-COLUMBIA-March 692 4 (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU-CARPENTERS-A&M-August 676 5 I THINK I LOVE YOU-PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Bell-December 668 6 LET IT BE-BEATLES-Apple-April 624 7 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN-SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES-Tamla-December 596 8 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER-Fifth Dimension-Bell-December 576 9 I WANT YOU BACK-Jackson Five-Motown-January 570 10 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN-Carpenters-A&M-November 566 11 ABC-Jackson Five-Motown-April 554 12 War-Edwin Starr-Gordy-September 550 13 Make It With You-Bread-Elektra-August 538 14 Mama Told Me Not To Come-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 518 15 Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross-Motown-September 514 16 The Love You Save-Jackson Five-Motown-July 506 17 Spirit In The Sky-Norman Greenbaum-Reprise-May 496 18 Ball Of Confusion-Temptations-Gordy-July 486 19 Band Of Gold-Freda Payne-Invictus-July 486 20 Venus-Shocking Blue-Colosus-February 480 21 American Woman/No Sugar Tonight-Guess Who-RCA-May 464 22 Cracklin' Rosie-Neil Diamond-Uni-October 462 23 Fortunate Son-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-January 438 24 Candida-Dawn-Bell-October 432 25 Instant Karma-John Ono Lennon & Plastic Ono Band-Apple-April 428 26 Fire & Rain-James Taylor-Warner Brothers-November 414 27 All Right Now-Free-A&M-October 408 28 Down On The Corner-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-January 404 29 Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)-Sly&The Family Stone-Epic-March 402 30 Green Eyed Lady-Sugarloaf-Liberty-October 402 31 Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-Sept. 400 32 Signed,Sealed,Delivered I'm Yours-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-August 390 33 Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic-January 388 34 Love Grows-Edison Lighthouse-Bell-April 386 35 Everything Is Beautiful-Ray Stevens--Barnaby-June 384 36 Spill The Wine-Eric Burdon & War-MGM-September 384 37 Gypsy Woman-Brian Hyland-Uni-December 380 38 The Rapper-Jaggerz-Kama Sutra-March 378 39 Julie Do Ya Love Me-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-October 372 40 Ride Captain Ride-Blues Image-Atco-July 370 41 Long And Winding Road-Beatles-Apple-June 362 42 Get Ready-Rare Earth-Rare Earth-July 362 43 In The Summertime-Mongo Jerry-Janus-August 354 44 Rainy Night In Georgia-Brook Benton-Mercury-March 348 45 Hey There Lonely Girl-Eddie Holman-ABC-March 346 46 Patches-Clarence Carter-Atlantic-September 342 47 Which Way You Going Billy-Poppy Family-London-June 338 48 Love On A Two Way Street-Moments-Stang-June 336 49 Indiana Wants Me-R.Dean Taylor-Rare Earth-November 336 50 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Tyrone Davis-Dakar-May 314 51 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle-Creedence-Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-June 314 52 Lay Down(Candles In The Rain)-Melanie-Buddah-July 314 53 Stoned Love-Supremes-Motown-December 310 54 Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain-Creedence Clearwater Revival-February 308 55 Hitchin' A Ride-Vanity Fair-Page One-July 304 56 Lola-Kinks-Reprise-October 304 57 Vehicle-Ides Of March-Warner Brothers-May 296 58 Cecilia-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-June 294 59 25 Or 6 To 4-Chicago-Columbia-August 274 60 Come And Get It-Badfinger-Apple-April 274 61 Reflections Of My Life-Marmalade-London-May 266 62 Without Love-Tom Jones-Parrot-May 260 63 Ma Belle Amie-Tee Set-Colossus-March 260 64 Psychedelic Shack-Temptations-Gordy-February 258 65 Tighter,Tighter-Alive & Kicking-Roulette-August 256 66 O-O-H Child-Five Stairsteps-Buddah-July 254 67 Give Me Just A Little More Time-Chairmen Of The Board-Invictus-March 234 68 No Time-Guess Who-RCA-February 234 69 La La La (If I Had You)-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-January 228 70 Love Or Let Me Be Lonely-Friends Of Distinction-RCA-May 226 71 He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother-Hollies-Epic-March 222 72 Don't Cry Daddy-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 220 73 No Matter What-Badfinger-Apple-December 212 74 Snowbird-Anne Murray-Capitol-September 202 75 Somebody's Been Sleeping-100 Proof Aged In Soul-Hot Wax-November 200 76 Easy Come,Easy Go-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-April 200 77 Midnight Cowboy-Ferrante & Teicher-United Artist-January 198 78 Jingle,Jangle-Archies-Kirshner-January 194 79 Don't Play That Song-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-September 192 80 The Letter-Joe Cocker-A&M-June 190 81 I'll Never Fall In Love Again-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-February 188 82 Arizona-Mark Lindsay-Columbia-February 186 83 Express Yourself-Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band-Warner Brothers-October 178 84 House Of The Rising Sun-Frijid Pink-Parrot-April 172 85 (I Know) I'm Losing You-Rare Earth-Rare Earth-October 168 86 Jam Up & Jelly Tight-Tommy Roe-ABC-January 168 87 The Wonder Of You-Elvis Presley-RCA-June 168 88 Why Can't I Touch You-Ronnie Dyson-Columbia-August 164 89 Up The Ladder To The Roof-Supremes-Motown-April 160 90 Montego Bay-Bobby Bloom-MGM-November 158 91 I Just Can't Help Believing-BJ Thomas-Scepter-August 158 92 Gimme Dat Ding-Pitkins-Capitol-June 158 93 Something's Burning-Kenny Rodgers-Reprise-May 150 94 5-10-15-20-25-30 Years Of Love-Presidents-Buddah-December 146 95 Share The Land-Guess Who-RCA-December 124 96 It Don't Matter To Me-Bread-Elektra-November 120 97 Didn't I-Delfonics-Philly Groove-March 118 98 Cry Me A River-Joe Cocker-A&M-November 116 99 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-November 114 100 Walk A Mile In My Shoes-Joe South & The Believers-Capitol-February 114 101 Early In The Morning-Vanity Fare-Page One-January 110 102 For The Love Of Him-Bobbi Martin-United Artists-May 106 103 My Baby Loves Lovin'-White Plains-Deram-June 104 104 United We Stand-Brotherhood Of Man-Deram-July 104 105 Make Me Smile-Chicago-Columbia-June 88 106 Heaven Help Us All-Stevie Wonder-November 88 107 Evil Ways-Santana-Columbia-March 86 108 Domino-Van Morrison-Wamer-December 82 109 Still Water (Love)-Four Tops-Motown-October 80 110 Woodstock-Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Atlantic-May 80 111 Lay A Little Lovin' On Me-Robin McNamara-Steed-August 76 112 Groovy Situation-Gene Chandler-Mercury-September 76 113 The Bells-The Originals-Soul-April 76 114 See Me,Feel Me-The Who-Decca-December 76 115 For The Good Times-Ray Price-Columbia-December 74 116 Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-April 72 117 Daughter Of Darkness-Tom Jones-Parrot-June 72 118 Hi-De-Ho-Blood Sweat & Tears-Columbia-August 68 119 It's Only Make Believe-Glen Campbell-Capitol-October 42 120 Super Bad (part 1 & Part 2)-James Brown-King-November 36 121 It's A Shame-Spinners-V.I.P.-October 34 122 Engine Number 9-Wilson Pickett-Atlantic-November 34 123 Are You Ready?-Pacific Gas & Electric-Columbia-August 34 124 Look What They've Done To My Song,Ma-New Seekers-Elektra-October 34 125 A Song Of Joy-Miguel Rios-A&M-July 34 126 Ohio-Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Atlantic-August 34 127 I (Who Have Nothing)-Tom Jones-Parrot-September 34
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