Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1970
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1970 — 52 charts in all. 21 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1970 was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (6 weeks on top). Jackson 5 held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
21different #1 songs
6weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
31weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1970
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1970 | 4 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | B.J. Thomas |
| January 31, 1970 | 1 | I Want You Back | Jackson 5 |
| February 7, 1970 | 1 | Venus | The Shocking Blue |
| February 14, 1970 | 2 | Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star | Sly & The Family Stone |
| February 28, 1970 | 6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
| April 11, 1970 | 2 | Let It Be | The Beatles |
| April 25, 1970 | 2 | ABC | Jackson 5 |
| May 9, 1970 | 3 | American Woman/No Sugar Tonight | The Guess Who |
| May 30, 1970 | 2 | Everything Is Beautiful | Ray Stevens |
| June 13, 1970 | 2 | The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue | The Beatles |
| June 27, 1970 | 2 | The Love You Save/I Found That Girl | Jackson 5 |
| July 11, 1970 | 2 | Mama Told Me (Not To Come) | Three Dog Night |
| July 25, 1970 | 4 | (They Long To Be) Close To You | Carpenters |
| August 22, 1970 | 1 | Make It With You | Bread |
| August 29, 1970 | 3 | War | Edwin Starr |
| September 19, 1970 | 3 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross |
| October 10, 1970 | 1 | Cracklin' Rosie | Neil Diamond |
| October 17, 1970 | 5 | I'll Be There | Jackson 5 |
| November 21, 1970 | 3 | I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| December 12, 1970 | 2 | The Tears Of A Clown | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| December 26, 1970 | 4 | My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity | George Harrison |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1970
- Jackson 5 — 10 weeks
- Simon & Garfunkel — 6 weeks
- B.J. Thomas — 4 weeks
- The Beatles — 4 weeks
- Carpenters — 4 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1970
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | #14 | Superstar | Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers | January 31, 1970 |
| 24 | #8 | Amos Moses | Jerry Reed | October 31, 1970 |
| 24 | #11 | For The Good Times | Ray Price | August 29, 1970 |
| 23 | #23 | Yellow River | Christie | July 18, 1970 |
| 22 | #5 | Hitchin' A Ride | Vanity Fare | March 21, 1970 |
| 21 | #3 | Spill The Wine | Eric Burdon And War | May 23, 1970 |
| 20 | #3 | Band Of Gold | Freda Payne | April 25, 1970 |
| 20 | #3 | Gypsy Woman | Brian Hyland | September 5, 1970 |
| 20 | #4 | Get Ready | Rare Earth | March 14, 1970 |
| 20 | #4 | 25 Or 6 To 4 | Chicago | July 25, 1970 |
Every chart from 1970
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