List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970.
That year, 14 acts earn their first number one, such as B. J. Thomas, The Jackson 5, Shocking Blue, The Guess Who, Ray Stevens, Three Dog Night, The Carpenters, Bread, Edwin Starr, Neil Diamond, The Partridge Family, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Diana Ross and George Harrison, having already hit number one with The Supremes and The Beatles, respectively, hit number one for the first time as solo acts. The Jackson 5 and The Beatles had more than one song hit number one that year, with The Jackson 5 having the most with four, while The Beatles had two.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1970 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | January 3 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas | |
| January 10 | ||||
| January 17 | ||||
| January 24 | ||||
| 228 | January 31 | "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | |
| 229 | February 7 | "Venus" | Shocking Blue | |
| 230 | February 14 | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" | Sly & the Family Stone | |
| February 21 | ||||
| 231 | February 28 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| March 7 | ||||
| March 14 | ||||
| March 21 | ||||
| March 28 | ||||
| April 4 | ||||
| 232 | April 11 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | |
| April 18 | ||||
| 233 | April 25 | "ABC" | The Jackson 5 | |
| May 2 | ||||
| 234 | May 9 | "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" | The Guess Who | |
| May 16 | ||||
| May 23 | ||||
| 235 | May 30 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Ray Stevens | |
| June 6 | ||||
| 236 | June 13 | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | The Beatles | |
| June 20 | ||||
| 237 | June 27 | "The Love You Save" | The Jackson 5 | |
| July 4 | ||||
| 238 | July 11 | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Three Dog Night | |
| July 18 | ||||
| 239 | July 25 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters | |
| August 1 | ||||
| August 8 | ||||
| August 15 | ||||
| 240 | August 22 | "Make It with You" | Bread | |
| 241 | August 29 | "War" | Edwin Starr | |
| September 5 | ||||
| September 12 | ||||
| 242 | September 19 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross | |
| September 26 | ||||
| October 3 | ||||
| 243 | October 10 | "Cracklin' Rosie" | Neil Diamond | |
| 244 | October 17 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | |
| October 24 | ||||
| October 31 | ||||
| November 7 | ||||
| November 14 | ||||
| 245 | November 21 | "I Think I Love You" | The Partridge Family | |
| November 28 | ||||
| December 5 | ||||
| 246 | December 12 | "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | |
| December 19 | ||||
| 247 | December 26 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | |
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
See also
- 1970 in music
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1970
- List of Billboard number-one singles
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