These top 100 1970 songs feature a total of 85 different bands or artists. The Jackson 5 achieved the most entries with four of the top songs of 1970. The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red. You can find links to more 70’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1970
| 1 | Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 2 | (They Long to Be) Close to You The Carpenters |
| 3 | American Woman The Guess Who |
| 4 | Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 5 | War Edwin Starr |
| 6 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 7 | I’ll Be There The Jackson 5 |
| 8 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 9 | Let It Be The Beatles |
| 10 | Band of Gold Freda Payne |
| 11 | Mama Told Me (Not to Come) Three Dog Night |
| 12 | Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens |
| 13 | Make It with You Bread |
| 14 | Hitchin’ a Ride Vanity Fare |
| 15 | ABC The Jackson 5 |
| 16 | The Love You Save The Jackson 5 |
| 17 | Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 18 | Candida Dawn |
| 19 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & the Family Stone |
| 20 | Spill the Wine Eric Burdon & War |
| 21 | O-o-h Child Five Stairsteps |
| 22 | Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 23 | Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Melanie |
| 24 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) The Temptations |
| 25 | Love on a Two-Way Street The Moments |
| 26 | Which Way You Goin’ Billy? The Poppy Family |
| 27 | All Right Now Free |
| 28 | I Want You Back The Jackson 5 |
| 29 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 30 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 31 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 32 | Ride Captain Ride Blues Image |
| 33 | Venus Shocking Blue |
| 34 | Instant Karma! John Lennon |
| 35 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 36 | Lookin’ out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 37 | Rainy Night in Georgia Brook Benton |
| 38 | Something’s Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 39 | Give Me Just a Little More Time Chairmen of the Board |
| 40 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 41 | The Long and Winding Road The Beatles |
| 42 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 43 | Reflections of My Life Marmalade |
| 44 | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman |
| 45 | The Rapper The Jaggerz |
| 46 | He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother The Hollies |
| 47 | Tighter, Tighter Alive N Kickin’ |
| 48 | Come and Get It Badfinger |
| 49 | Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel |
| 50 | Love Land Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 51 | Turn Back the Hands of Time Tyrone Davis |
| 52 | Lola The Kinks |
| 53 | In the Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 54 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 55 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 56 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 57 | Express Yourself Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 58 | Still Water (Love) The Four Tops |
| 59 | Make Me Smile Chicago |
| 60 | The House of the Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 61 | 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago |
| 62 | My Baby Loves Lovin’ White Plains |
| 63 | Love or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends of Distinction |
| 64 | United We Stand The Brotherhood of Man |
| 65 | We’ve Only Just Begun The Carpenters |
| 66 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 67 | Fire and Rain James Taylor |
| 68 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 69 | Evil Ways Santana |
| 70 | No Time The Guess Who |
| 71 | Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics |
| 72 | The Wonder of You Elvis Presley |
| 73 | Up Around the Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 74 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 75 | I Just Can’t Help Believing B.J. Thomas |
| 76 | It’s a Shame The Spinners |
| 77 | For the Love of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 78 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 79 | I Want to Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner |
| 80 | The Letter Joe Cocker |
| 81 | Ma Belle Amie Tee Set |
| 82 | The Bells The Originals |
| 83 | Yellow River Christie |
| 84 | Somebody’s Been Sleeping 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) |
| 85 | Vehicle The Ides of March |
| 86 | Gimme Dat Ding The Pipkins |
| 87 | Lay a Little Lovin’ On Me Robin McNamara |
| 88 | Up the Ladder to the Roof The Supremes |
| 89 | Travelin’ Band Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 90 | Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers |
| 91 | Psychedelic Shack The Temptations |
| 92 | Without Love (There Is Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 93 | Are You Ready? Pacific Gas & Electric |
| 94 | Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 95 | I’ll Never Fall in Love Again Dionne Warwick |
| 96 | Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma The New Seekers |
| 97 | Walk A Mile In My Shoes Joe South |
| 98 | The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King |
| 99 | It’s Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 100 | Call Me Aretha Franklin |
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