THE YEARS TOP SONGS
Top 100 Song Hits of 1970
1970
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1970. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved.
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1970 TOP 100
| Rank | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Call Me | Aretha Franklin |
| 99 | It's Only Make Believe | Glen Campbell |
| 98 | The Thrill Is Gone | B.B. King |
| 97 | Walk a Mile In My Shoes | Joe South |
| 96 | Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma | The New Seekers |
| 95 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Dionne Warwick |
| 94 | Woodstock | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young |
| 93 | Are You Ready? | Pacific Gas and Electric |
| 92 | Without Love | Tom Jones |
| 91 | Psychedelic Shack | The Temptations |
| 90 | Come Saturday Morning | The Sandpipers |
| 89 | Travelin' Band / Who'll Stop the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 88 | Up the Ladder to the Roof | The Supremes |
| 87 | Lay a Little Lovin' On Me | Robin Mcnamara |
| 86 | Gimme Dat Ding | The Pipkins |
| 85 | Vehicle | The Ides Of March |
| 84 | Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed | 100 Proof and Aged In Soul |
| 83 | Yellow River | Christie |
| 82 | The Bells | Originals |
| 81 | Ma Belle Amie | The Tee Set |
| 80 | The Letter | Joe Cocker |
| 79 | I Want to Take You Higher | Ike and Tina Turner |
| 78 | Mississippi Queen | Mountain |
| 77 | For The Love Of Him | Bobbi Martin |
| 76 | It's a Shame | The Spinners |
| 75 | I Just Can't Help Believing | B.J. Thomas |
| 74 | If You Let Me Make Love to You | Ronnie Dyson |
| 73 | Up Around the Bend / Run Through the Jungle | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 72 | The Wonder of You / Mama Liked the Roses | Elvis Presley |
| 71 | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) | The Delfonics |
| 70 | No Time | The Guess Who |
| 69 | Evil Ways | Santana |
| 68 | Groovy Situation | Gene Chandler |
| 67 | Fire and Rain | James Taylor |
| 66 | Arizona | Mark Lindsay |
| 65 | We've Only Just Begun | The Carpenters |
| 64 | United We Stand | The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 63 | Love or Let Me Be Lonely | Friends Of Distinction |
| 62 | My Baby Loves Lovin' | White Plains |
| 61 | 25 or 6 to 4 | Chicago |
| 60 | House Of The Rising Sun | Frijid Pink |
| 59 | Make Me Smile | Chicago |
| 58 | Still Water (Love) | The Four Tops |
| 57 | Express Yourself | Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 56 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Bobby Sherman |
| 55 | (I Know) I'm Losing You | Rare Earth |
| 54 | Indiana Wants Me | R. Dean Taylor |
| 53 | In the Summertime | Mungo Jerry |
| 52 | Lola | The Kinks |
| 51 | Turn Back the Hands of Time | Tyrone Davis |
| 50 | Love Land | Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 49 | Cecilia | Simon and Garfunkel |
| 48 | Come and Get It | Badfinger |
| 47 | Tighter, Tighter | Alive N Kicking |
| 46 | He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother | The Hollies |
| 45 | The Rapper | The Jaggerz |
| 44 | Hey There Lonely Girl | Eddie Holman |
| 43 | Reflections of My Life | Marmalade |
| 42 | Snowbird | Anne Murray |
| 41 | The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue | The Beatles |
| 40 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | Edison Lighthouse |
| 39 | Give Me Just a Little More Time | The Chairmen Of The Board |
| 38 | Something's Burning | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition |
| 37 | Rainy Night In Georgia | Brook Benton |
| 36 | Lookin' Out My Back Door / Long As I Can See the Light | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 35 | Patches | Clarence Carter |
| 34 | Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) | John Lennon/Yoko Ono |
| 33 | Venus | Shocking Blue |
| 32 | Ride Captain Ride | Blues Image |
| 31 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| 30 | Green-Eyed Lady | Sugarloaf |
| 29 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me | Bobby Sherman |
| 28 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| 27 | All Right Now | Free |
| 26 | Which Way You Goin' Billy? | The Poppy Family |
| 25 | Love On a Two Way Street | The Moments |
| 24 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | The Temptations |
| 23 | Lay Down (Candles In the Rain) | Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 22 | Spirit In the Sky | Norman Greenbaum |
| 21 | O-O-H Child | The Five Stairsteps |
| 20 | Spill the Wine | Eric Burdon and War |
| 19 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) | Sly and The Family Stone |
| 18 | Candida | Dawn |
| 17 | Cracklin' Rosie | Neil Diamond |
| 16 | The Love You Save / I Found That Girl | The Jackson 5 |
| 15 | Abc | The Jackson 5 |
| 14 | Hitchin' A Ride | Vanity Fair |
| 13 | Make It With You | Bread |
| 12 | Everything Is Beautiful | Ray Stevens |
| 11 | Mama Told Me (Not to Come) | Three Dog Night |
| 10 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne |
| 9 | Let It Be | The Beatles |
| 8 | Get Ready | Rare Earth |
| 7 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| 6 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross |
| 5 | War | Edwin Starr |
| 4 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | B.J. Thomas |
| 3 | American Woman / No Sugar Tonight | The Guess Who |
| 2 | (They Long to Be) Close to You | The Carpenters |
| 1 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel |
