BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S TOP SINGLES OF 1970 (TOP 40) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Dec 01, 2017 at 08:22 PM |
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S TOP SINGLES OF 1970 (TOP 40)
1-RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD-B.J. THOMAS-SCEPTER-JANUARY 813 2-I'LL BE THERE-JACKSON FIVE-MOTOWN-October 716 3-(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU-CARPENTERS-A&M-August 678 4-I THINK I LOVE YOU-PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Bell-December 654 5-BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-SIMON & GARFUNKEL-Columbia-March 652 6-I WANT YOU BACK-JACKSON FIVE-Motown-January 651 7-MY SWEET LORD-GEORGE HARRISON-Apple-December 646 8-LET IT BE-Beatles-Apple-April 642 9-WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN-Carpenters-A&M-November 628 10-THE TEARS OF A CLOWN-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-Tamla-December 621 11-War-Edwin Starr-Gordy-September 595 12-ABC-Jackson Five-Motown-April 577 13-One Less Bell To Answer-Fifth Dimension-Bell-December 576 14-Make It With You-Bread-Elektra-August 575 15-American Woman-Guess Who-RCA-May 572 16-Mama Told Me Not To Come-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 566 17-Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross-Motown-September 565 18-Band Of Gold-Freda Payne-Invictus-July 559 19-The Love You Save-Jackson Five-Motown-July 556 20-Spirit In The Sky-Norman Greenbaum-Reprise-May 545 21-Venus-Shocking Blue-Collosus-February 543 22-Ball Of Confusion-Temptations-Gordy-July 536 23-Fire & Rain-James Taylor-Warner Brothers-November 522 24-Cracklin' Rosie-Neil Diamond-Uni-October 521 25-Candida-Dawn-October 513 26-Instant Karma-John Ono Lennon & Plastic Ono Band-Apple-April 508 27-Get Ready-Rare Earth-Rare Earth-July 508 28-Fortunate Son-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-January 507 29-Love Grows-Edison Lighthouse-Bell-April 495 30-Green Eyed Lady-Sugarloaf-Liberty-October 480 31-Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic-January 475 32-Everything Is Beautiful-Ray Stevens-Ray Stevens-Barnaby-June 473 33-Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)-Sly&The Family Stone-Epic-Mar.472 34-Lookin' Out My Back Door-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-September 469 35-Down On The Corner-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-January 469 36-Love On A Two Way Street-Moments-Stang-June 465 37-All Right Now-Free-A&M-October 465 38-Spill The Wine-Eric Burdon & War-MGM-September 455 39-Signed,Sealed,Delivered I'm Yours-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-August 450 40-Patches-Clarence Carter-Atlantic-September 445 41-The Rapper-Jaggerz-Kama Sutra-March 442 42-Indiana Wants Me-R.Dean Taylor-Rare Earth-November 440 43-Julie Do Ya Love Me-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-October 435 44-Lay Down(Candles In The Rain)-Melanie-Buddah-July 430 45-Which Way You Going Billy-Poppy Family-London-June 425 46-Ride Captain Ride-Blues Image-Atco-July 420 47-In The Summertime-Mongo Jerry-Janus-August 415 48-Hey There Lonely Girl-Eddie Hollman-ABC-March 410 49-Hitchin' A Ride-Vanity Fair-Page One-July 405 50-Rainy Night In Georgia-Brook Benton-Mercury-March 400 51-Long And Winding Road-Beatles-Apple-June 395 52-Cecilia-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-June 390 53-Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Tyrone Davis-Dakar-May 385 54-Up Around The Bend-Creedence-Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-June 373 55-Gypsy Woman-Brian Hyland-Uni-December 371 56-Give Me Just A Little More Time-Chairmen Of The Board-Invictus-March 371 57-25 Or 6 To 4-Chicago-Columbia-August 360 58-Tighter,Tighter-Alive & Kicking-Roulette-August 345 59-Come And Get It-Badfinger-Apple-April 342 60-Love Or Let Me Be Lonely-Friends Of Distinction-RCA-May 338 61-O-O-H Child-Five Stair steps-Buddha-July 338 62-Don't Cry Daddy-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 335 63-Without Love-Tom Jones-Parrot-May 329 64-Reflections Of My Life-Marmalade-London-May 329 65-House Of The Rising Sun-Frigid Pink-Parrot-April 323 66-No Time-Guess Who-RCA-February 318 67-Midnight Cowboy-Ferrante & Teicher-United Artist-January 318 68-Stoned Love-Supremes-Motown-December 310 69-Easy Come,Easy Go-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-April 309 70-Travelin' Band-Creedence Clearwater Revival-February 308 71-Snowbird-Anne Murray-Capitol-September 307 72-Vehicle-Ides Of March-Warner Brothers-May 296 73-The Wonders Of You-Elvis Presley-RCA-June 292 74-Arizona-Mark Lindsay-Columbia-February 290 75-The Letter-Joe Cocker-A&M-June 289 76-Lola-Kinks-Reprise-October 288 77-He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother-Hollies-Epic-March 286 78-Jingle,Jangle-Archies-Kirshner-January 286 79-Jam Up & Jelly Tight-Tommy Roe-ABC-January 285 80-Something's Burning-Kenny Rodgers-Reprise-May 271 81-I Just Can't Help Believing-BJ Thomas-Scepter-August 270 82-I'm Losing You-Rare-Rare Earth-Rare Earth-October 269 83-Montego Bay-Bobby Bloom-MGM-November 269 84-Somebody's Been Sleeping-100 Proof-Hot Wax-November 264 85-Why Can't I Touch You-Ronnie Dyson-Columbia-August 264 86-Make Me Smile-Chicago-Columbia-June 261 87-Ma Belle Amie-Tee Set-Colossus-March 260 88-Evil Ways-Santana-Columbia-March 260 89-Psychedelic Shack-Temptations-Gordy-February 258 90-My Baby Loves Love-White Plains-Deram-June 256 91-Didn't I-Delfonics-Philly Groove-March 255 92-Express Yourself-Charles Wright&Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band-WB-Oct. 246 93-Still Waters-Four Tops-Motown-October 245 94-For The Love Of Him-Bobbi Martin-United Artist-March 243 95-Gimme Dat Ding-Pitkins-Capitol-June 237 96-United We Stand-Brotherhood Of Man-Deram-June 220 97-No Matter What-Badfinger-Apple-December 212 98-Early In The Morning-Vanity Fair-Page One-January 210 99-Groovy Situation-Gene Chandler-Mercury-September 205 100-Call Me-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-March 194 101-Don't Play That Song-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-September 192 102-I'll Never Fall In Love Again-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-February 188 103-Bells-Originals-Soul-April 184 104-It's A Shame-Spinners-Atlantic-October 176 105-Up The Ladder To The Roof-Supremes-Motown-March 160 106-5-10-15-20-25-30 Years Of Love-Presidents-Buddha-December 146 107-Loveland-Charles Wright-Warner Brothers-July 135 108-Come Saturday Morning-Sandpipers-A&m-May 132 109-Share The Land-Guess Who-RCA-December 124 110-It Don't Matter To Me-Bread-Elektra-November 120 111-Evil Woman-Crow-Armamount-January 118 112-Cry Me A River-Joe Cocker-A&M-November 116 113-Mississippi Queen-Mountain-Windfall-July 116 114-You Don't Have To Say You Love Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 114 115-Solitary Man-Neil Diamond-Uni-September 114 116-Walk A Mile In My Shoes-Joe South & The Believers-Capitol-February 114 117-Yellow River-Christie-Epic-December 112
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