| | | Artist | Points
 | Songs |
|---|
 | 1. | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 955 | 01/1970 • Travellin' Band / Who'll Stop the Rain • 218 pts • from Cosmo's Factory 04/1970 • Travellin' Band • 112 pts • from Cosmo's Factory 04/1970 • Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle • 173 pts • from Cosmo's Factory 06/1970 • Up Around the Bend • 176 pts • from Cosmo's Factory 08/1970 • Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light • 219 pts • from Cosmo's Factory 09/1970 • Long as I Can See the Light • 57 pts • from Cosmo's Factory |
 | 2. | Elvis Presley | 939 | 05/1970 • The Wonder of You • 393 pts • from On Stage - February, 1970 08/1970 • I've Lost You • 160 pts • from That's the Way It Is 08/1970 • The Next Step Is Love • 57 pts • from That's the Way It Is 10/1970 • Patch It Up • 95 pts • from That's the Way It Is 10/1970 • You Don't Have to Say You Love Me • 234 pts • from That's the Way It Is |
 | 3. | Simon & Garfunkel | 816 | 02/1970 • Bridge Over Troubled Water • 534 pts • from Bridge Over Troubled Water 04/1970 • Cecilia • 195 pts • from Bridge Over Troubled Water 09/1970 • El Condor Pasa • 87 pts • from Bridge Over Troubled Water |
 | 4. | The Beatles | 781 | 03/1970 • Let It Be • 498 pts • from Let It Be 05/1970 • The Long and Winding Road • 283 pts • from Let It Be |
 | 5. | Neil Diamond | 748 | 02/1970 • Shilo • 68 pts • from Shilo 05/1970 • Soolaimon (African Trilogy II) • 58 pts • from Tap Root Manuscript 07/1970 • Solitary Man • 78 pts • from Shilo 08/1970 • Cracklin' Rosie • 459 pts • from Tap Root Manuscript 11/1970 • He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother • 84 pts • from Tap Root Manuscript |
 | 6. | Badfinger | 563 | 01/1970 • Come and Get It • 295 pts • from Magic Christian Music 10/1970 • No Matter What • 268 pts • from No Dice |
 | 7. | Bread | 556 | 06/1970 • Make It with You • 427 pts • from On the Waters 09/1970 • It Don't Matter to Me • 129 pts • from Bread |
 | 8. | The Kinks | 535 | 01/1970 • Victoria • 46 pts • from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 07/1970 • Lola • 318 pts • from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One 12/1970 • Apeman • 171 pts • from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
 | 9. | George Harrison | 513 | 11/1970 • My Sweet Lord • 513 pts • from All Things Must Pass |
 | 10. | Three Dog Night | 509 | 02/1970 • Celebrate • 79 pts • from Suitable for Framing 05/1970 • Mama Told Me (Not to Come) • 431 pts • from It Ain't Easy |
 | 11. | The Guess Who | 486 | 03/1970 • American Woman • 317 pts • from American Woman 07/1970 • Hand Me Down, World • 70 pts • from Share the Land 10/1970 • Share the Land • 99 pts • from Share the Land |
 | 12. | Norman Greenbaum | 449 | 02/1970 • Spirit in the Sky • 428 pts • from Spirit in the Sky 06/1970 • Canned Ham • 21 pts • from Spirit in the Sky |
 | 13. | Mungo Jerry | 434 | 06/1970 • In the Summertime • 434 pts • from Mungo Jerry |
| 14. | The Poppy Family | 419 | 03/1970 • Which Way You Goin' Billy • 361 pts • from Which Way You Goin' Billy? 08/1970 • That's Where I Went Wrong • 58 pts • from Which Way You Goin' Billy? |
 | 15. | Chicago | 405 | 04/1970 • Make Me Smile • 109 pts • from Chicago 07/1970 • 25 or 6 to 4 • 296 pts • from Chicago |
 | 16. | Rare Earth | 393 | 03/1970 • Get Ready • 183 pts • from Get Ready 08/1970 • (I Know) I'm Losing You • 138 pts • from Ecology 12/1970 • Born to Wander • 72 pts • from Ecology |
 | 17. | Frijid Pink | 306 | 02/1970 • House of the Rising Sun • 294 pts • from Frijid Pink 12/1970 • Heartbreak Hotel • 12 pts • from Frijid Pink |
 | 18. | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 301 | 03/1970 • Woodstock • 95 pts • from Déjà Vu 06/1970 • Teach Your Children • 80 pts • from Déjà Vu 06/1970 • Ohio • 81 pts • from 4 Way Street 09/1970 • Our House • 46 pts • from Déjà Vu |
 | 19. | Santana | 297 | 01/1970 • Evil Ways • 118 pts • from Santana 11/1970 • Black Magic Woman • 179 pts • from Abraxas |
 | 20. | The Carpenters | 294 | 09/1970 • We've Only Just Begun • 294 pts • from Close to You |
 | 21. | The Moody Blues | 267 | 05/1970 • Question • 267 pts • from A Question of Balance |
 | 22. | The Ides of March | 265 | 03/1970 • Vehicle • 251 pts • from Vehicle 07/1970 • Superman • 14 pts • from Common Bond |
 | 23. | Hotlegs | 264 | 07/1970 • Neanderthal Man • 264 pts • from Thinks: School Stinks |
 | 24. | Elton John | 264 | 08/1970 • Border Song • 7 pts • from Elton John 11/1970 • Your Song • 257 pts • from Elton John |
 | 25. | Joe Cocker | 248 | 04/1970 • The Letter • 154 pts • from Mad Dogs and Englishmen 10/1970 • Cry Me a River • 94 pts • from Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
 | 26. | The Who | 244 | 04/1970 • The Seeker • 84 pts 07/1970 • Summertime Blues • 70 pts • from Live at Leeds 09/1970 • See Me, Feel Me • 90 pts • from Tommy |
 | 27. | Jimi Hendrix Experience | 242 | 11/1970 • Voodoo Child • 242 pts • from Electric Ladyland |
 | 28. | Gordon Lightfoot | 227 | 12/1970 • If You Could Read My Mind • 227 pts • from Sit Down Stranger |
 | 29. | James Taylor | 225 | 09/1970 • Fire and Rain • 225 pts • from Sweet Baby James |
 | 30. | Sugarloaf | 186 | 08/1970 • Green-Eyed Lady • 186 pts • from Sugarloaf |
 | 31. | The Beach Boys | 185 | 03/1970 • Add Some Music to Your Day • 14 pts • from Sunflower 05/1970 • Cotton Fields • 154 pts • from Sunflower 12/1970 • Tears in the Morning • 17 pts • from Sunflower |
 | 32. | The Blues Image | 183 | 05/1970 • Ride Captain Ride • 173 pts • from Open 09/1970 • Gas, Lamps and Clay • 10 pts • from Red White & Blues Image |
 | 33. | Black Sabbath | 180 | 08/1970 • Paranoid • 180 pts • from Paranoid |
 | 34. | Free | 174 | 08/1970 • All Right Now • 174 pts • from Fire and Water |
 | 35. | Jethro Tull | 165 | 01/1970 • Teacher / The Witches Promise • 165 pts • from Benefit |
 | 36. | The Dave Clark Five | 162 | 03/1970 • Everybody Get Together • 112 pts • from If Somebody Loves You 07/1970 • Here Comes Summer • 21 pts • from If Somebody Loves You 11/1970 • More Good Old Rock 'N Roll • 30 pts • from The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock & Roll |
 | 37. | The Grass Roots | 147 | 02/1970 • Walking Through the Country • 22 pts • from Leaving It Al Behind 05/1970 • Baby Hold On • 30 pts • from More Golden Grass 09/1970 • Come On and Say it • 15 pts • from More Golden Grass 12/1970 • Temptation Eyes • 80 pts • from More Golden Grass |
 | 38. | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 135 | 08/1970 • Hi-De-Ho • 91 pts • from Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 10/1970 • Lucretia Mac Evil • 43 pts • from Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 |
 | 39. | The Hollies | 132 | 04/1970 • I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top • 132 pts |
 | 40. | The Move | 123 | 04/1970 • Brontosaurus • 123 pts • from Looking On |
 | 41. | Stephen Stills | 112 | 12/1970 • Love the One You're with • 112 pts • from Stephen Stills |
 | 42. | Cat Stevens | 112 | 06/1970 • Lady D'Arbanville • 112 pts • from Mona Bone Jakon |
 | 43. | Joni Mitchell | 108 | 06/1970 • Big Yellow Taxi • 108 pts • from Ladies of the Canyon |
 | 44. | Ten Years After | 101 | 05/1970 • Love Like a Man • 101 pts • from Cricklewood Green |
 | 45. | The Band | 97 | 02/1970 • Rag Mama Rag • 87 pts • from The Band [1970 album] 10/1970 • Time to Kill • 11 pts • from Stage Fright |
 | 46. | Family | 90 | 08/1970 • Strange Band • 90 pts • from Anyway |
 | 47. | Grand Funk Railroad | 88 | 02/1970 • Heartbreaker • 12 pts • from On Time 08/1970 • Closer to Home • 56 pts • from Closer to Home 12/1970 • Mean Mistreater • 20 pts • from Closer to Home |
 | 48. | Led Zeppelin | 88 | 03/1970 • Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) • 14 pts • from Led Zeppelin II 11/1970 • Immigrant Song • 75 pts • from Led Zeppelin III |
| 49. | Pacific Gas & Electric | 84 | 05/1970 • Are You Ready? • 84 pts • from Are You Ready |
 | 50. | The Byrds | 72 | 02/1970 • Jesus Is Just Alright • 6 pts • from Ballad of Easy Rider 12/1970 • Chestnut Mare • 66 pts • from The Byrds [1970 album] |