Top 100 Of 1970 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
      Simon & Garfunkel (#1, Feb)
*2   (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU
      The Carpenters (#1, July)
*3   AMERICAN WOMAN/
      NO SUGAR TONIGHT
      The Guess Who (#1, May)
*4   RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD
      B. J. Thomas (#1, Jan)
*5   WAR
      Edwin Starr (#1, Aug)
*6   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
      Diana Ross (#1, Sept)
*7   I'LL BE THERE
      Jackson 5 (#1, Oct)
 8   GET READY
      Rare Earth (#4, June)
*9   LET IT BE
      The Beatles (#1, April)
 10  BAND OF GOLD
      Freda Payne (#3, July)
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*11  MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come)
      Three Dog Night (#1, July)
*12  EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
      Ray Stevens (#1, May)
*13  MAKE IT WITH YOU
      Bread (#1, Aug)
 14  HITCHIN' A RIDE
      The Vanity Fair (#5, June)
*15  ABC
      Jackson 5 (#1, April)
*16  THE LOVE YOU SAVE/
      I FOUND THAT GIRL
      Jackson 5 (#1, June) 
*17  CRACKLIN' ROSIE
      Neil Diamond (#1, Oct)
 18  CANDIDA
      Dawn (#3, Oct)
*19  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/
      EVERYBODY IS A STAR
      Sly And The Family Stone (#1, Feb)
 20  SPILL THE WINE
      Eric Burdon and War (#3, Aug)
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 21  O-O-H CHILD/
      DEAR PRUDENCE
      The Five Stairsteps (#8, July)
 22  SPIRIT IN THE SKY
      Norman Greenbaum (#3, April)
 23  LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain)
      Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (#6, July)
 24  BALL OF CONFUSION (That's What the World Is Today)
      The Temptations (#3, June)
 25  LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET
      The Moments (#3, May)
 26  ALL RIGHT NOW
      Free (#4, Oct)
 27  WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY
      The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (#2, June)
*28  I WANT YOU BACK
      Jackson 5 (#1, Jan)
 29  JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME
      Bobby Sherman (#5, Sept)
 30  GREEN-EYED LADY
      Sugarloaf (#3, Oct)
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 31  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIEVERED I'M YOURS
      Stevie Wonder (#3, Aug)
 32  RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE
      Blues Image (#4, July)
*33  VENUS
      The Shocking Blue (#1, Feb)
 34  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On)
      John Ono Lennon (#3, March)
 35  PATCHES
      Clarence Carter (#4, Sept)
 36  LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR/
      LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT
      Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, Oct)
 37  RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA
      Brook Benton (#4, March)
 38  SOMETHING'S BURNING
      Kenny Rogers And The First Edition (#11, May)
 39  GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME
      The Chairmen Of The Board (#3, March)
 40  LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes)
      Edison Lighthouse (#5, March)
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*41  THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD/
      FOR YOU BLUE
      The Beatles (#1, June)
 42  SNOWBIRD
      Anne Murray (#8, Sept)
 43  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE
      Marmalade (#10, May)
 44  HEY THERE LONELY GIRL
      Eddie Holman (#2, Feb)
 45  THE RAPPER
      The Jaggerz (#2, March)
 46  HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER
      The Hollies (#7, March)
 47  TIGHTER, TIGHTER
      Alive and Kicking (#7, Aug)
 48  COME AND GET IT
      Badfinger (#7, April)
 49  CECILIA
      Simon and Garfunkel (#4, May)
 50  LOVE LAND
      Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#16, July)
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 51  TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
      Tyrone Davis (#3, May)
 52  LOLA
      The Kinks (#9, Oct)
 53  IN THE SUMMERTIME
      Mungo Jerry (#3, Sept)
 54  INDIANA WANTS ME
      R. Dean Taylor (#5, Nov)
 55  (I Know) I'M LOSING YOU
      Rare Earth (#7, Oct)
 56  EASY COME, EASY GO
      Bobby Sherman (#9, April)
 57  EXPRESS YOURSELF
      Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#12, Oct)
 58  STILL WATER (Love)
      The Four Tops (#11, Oct)
 59  MAKE ME SMILE
      Chicago (#9, June)
 60  HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
      Frijid Pink (#7, April)
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 61  25 OR 6 TO 4
      Chicago (#4, Sept)
 62  MY BABY LOVES LOVIN'
      White Plains (#13, June)
 63  LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY
      The Friends Of Distinction (#6, May)
 64  UNITED WE STAND
      The Brotherhood Of Man (#13, July)
 65  WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
      The Carpenters (#2, Oct)
 66  ARIZONA
      Mark Lindsay (#10, Feb)
 67  FIRE AND RAIN
      James Taylor (#3, Oct)
 68  GROOVY SITUATION
      Gene Chandler (#12, Sept)
 69  EVIL WAYS
      Santana (#9, March)
 70  NO TIME
      The Guess Who (#5, Feb)
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 71  DIDN'T I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
      The Delfonics (#10, March)
 72  THE WONDER OF YOU/
      MAMA LIKED THE ROSES
      Elvis Presley (#9, June)
 73  UP AROUND THE BEND/
      RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE
      Creedence Clearwater Revival (#4, June)
 74  (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU
      Ronnie Dyson (#8, Aug)
 75  I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING
      B. J. Thomas (#9, Aug)
 76  IT'S A SHAME
      The Spinners (#14, Oct)
 77  FOR THE LOVE OF HIM
      Bobbi Martin (#13, May)
 78  MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
      Mountain (#21, July)
 79  I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER
      Ike and Tina Turner and The Ikettes (#34, Aug)
 80  THE LETTER
      Joe Cocker (#7, May)
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 81  MA BELLE AMIE
      The Tee Set  (#5, March)
 82  THE BELLS
      The Originals (#12, April)
 83  YELLOW RIVER
      Christie (#23, Nov)
 84  SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING
      100 Proof Aged In Soul (#8, Nov)
 85  VEHICLE
      The Ides Of March (#2, May)
 86  GIMME DAT DING
      The Pipkins (#9, July)
 87  LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME
      Robin McNamara (#11, Aug)
 88  UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
      The Supremes (#10, April)
 89  TRAVELIN' BAND/
      WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN
      Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, March)
 90  COME SATURDAY MORNING
      The Sandpipers (#17, June)
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 91  PSYCHEDELIC SHACK
      The Temptations (#7, Feb)
 92  WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing)
      Tom Jones (#5, Jan)
 93  ARE YOU READY
      Pacific Gas And Electric (#14, Oct)
 94  WOODSTOCK
      Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#11, May)
 95  I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
      Dionne Warwick (#6, Feb)
 96  LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA
      The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham (#14, Oct)
 97  WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
      Joe South (#12, Feb)
 98  THE THRILL IS GONE
      B.B. King (#15, Feb)
 99  IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE
      Glen Campbell (#10, Oct)
100  CALL ME/
      SON OF A PREACHER MAN
      Aretha Franklin (#13, April)
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