The Number One Hits Of 1970:
December 27, 1969 – January 2, 1970:
Diana Ross & the Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
January 3, 1970 – January 30, 1970:
B. J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
January 31, 1970 – February 6, 1970:
The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
February 7, 1970 – February 13, 1970:
Shocking Blue – Venus
February 14, 1970 – February 27, 1970:
Sly & the Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is a Star
February 28, 1970 – April 10, 1970:
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
April 11, 1970 – April 24, 1970:
The Beatles – Let It Be
April 25, 1970 – May 8, 1970:
The Jackson 5 – ABC
May 9, 1970 – May 29, 1970:
The Guess Who – American Woman / No Sugar Tonight
May 30, 1970 – June 12, 1970:
Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful
June 13, 1970 – June 26, 1970:
The Beatles – The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue
June 27, 1970 – July 10, 1970:
The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
July 11, 1970 – July 24, 1970:
Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
July 25, 1970 – August 21, 1970:
The Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You
August 22, 1970 – August 28, 1970:
Bread – Make It with You
August 29, 1970 – September 18, 1970:
Edwin Starr – War
September 19, 1970 – October 9, 1970:
Diana Ross – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
October 10, 1970 – October 16, 1970:
Neil Diamond – Cracklin’ Rosie
October 17, 1970 – November 20, 1970:
The Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
November 21, 1970 – December 11, 1970:
The Partridge Family – I Think I Love You
December 12, 1970 – December 25, 1970:
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – The Tears of a Clown
December 26, 1970 – January 22, 1971:
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord / Isn’t It a Pity
The biggest Pop Artists of 1970 include:
Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, B.J. Thomas, Bobby Sherman, Bread, The Carpenters, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dionne Warwick, The Delfonics, Diana Ross, Edwin Starr, Elvis Presley, The 5th Dimension, George Harrison, Glen Campbell, The Guess Who, The Jackson 5, James Brown, Johnnie Taylor, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Mark Lindsay, The Moments, Neil Diamond, The Partridge Family, Rare Earth, Rufus Thomas, Simon & Garfunkle, Sly & the Family Stone, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, Threee Dog Night, Tom Jones, Tyrone Davis
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)