Billboard Magazine’s top 100 songs of 1970 were:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
- Close To You - Carpenters
- American Woman - The Guess Who
- Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas
- War - Edwin Starr
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
- I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
- Get Ready - Rare Earth
- Let It Be - The Beatles
- Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night
- Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
- Make It With You - Bread
- Hitchin’ A Ride - Vanity Fair
- ABC - Jackson 5
- Love You Save - Jackson 5
- Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond
- Candida - Tony Orlando & Dawn
- Thank You - Sly & The Family Stone
- Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon & War
- Ooh Child - Five Stairsteps & Cubie
- Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
- Lay Down - Melanie With The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations
- Love On A Two Way Street - Moments
- Which Way You Goin’ Billy - Poppy Family
- All Right Now - Free
- I Want You Back - Jackson 5
- Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman
- Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
- Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
- Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
- Venus - Shocking Blue
- Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
- Patches - Clarence Carter
- Lookin’ Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
- Something’s Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
- Long And Winding Road - The Beatles
- Snowbird - Anne Murray
- Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade
- Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
- The Rapper - Jaggerz
- He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies
- Tighter Tighter - Alive & Kicking
- Come And Get It - Badfinger
- Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
- Love Land - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
- Lola - The Kinks
- In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
- Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor
- (I Know) I’m Losing You - Rare Earth
- Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
- Express Yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- Still Water - The Four Tops
- Make Me Smile - Chicago
- House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
- 25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago
- My Baby Loves Lovin’ - White Plains
- Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends Of Distinction
- United We Stand - Brotherhood Of Man
- We’ve Only Just Begun - Carpenters
- Arizona - Mark Lindsay
- Fire And Rain - James Taylor
- Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler
- Evil Ways - Santana
- No Time - The Guess Who
- Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - Delfonics
- Wonder Of You (Live) - Elvis Presley
- Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You? - Ronnie Dyson
- I Just Can’t Help Believing - B.J. Thomas
- It’s A Shame - Spinners
- For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin
- Mississippi Queen - Mountain
- I Want To Take You Higher - Ike & Tina Turner
- The Letter - Joe Cocker
- Ma Belle Amie - Tee Set
- The Bells - Originals
- Yellow River - Christie
- Somebody’s Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged In Soul
- Vehicle - Ides Of March
- Gimme Dat Ding - Pipkins
- Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me - Robin McNamara
- Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes
- Travelin’ Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Come Saturday Morning - Sandpipers
- Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations
- Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones
- Are You Ready - Pacific Gas & Electric
- Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
- I’ll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick
- Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma - New Seekers
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South
- The Thrill Is Gone - BB King
- It’s Only Make Believe - Glen Campbell
- Call Me - Aretha Franklin
Next week… 1971!
