Top Songs of 1970 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1969 <-1970-> 1971
Top songs: #1: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel - #2: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison - #3: Let It Be by The Beatles - #4: Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond - #5: In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
#1
02/1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
534 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1971 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #47]
[Columbia 45079]
written by Paul Simon
My Sweet Lord
#2
11/1970

My Sweet Lord
George Harrison

from All Things Must Pass   All Things Must Pass
513 pts
1
US
10
AC




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #454] charted as My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity in US charts
[Apple 2995]
written by George Harrison
Let It Be
#3
03/1970

Let It Be
The Beatles

from Let It Be   Let It Be
498 pts
1
US
1
AC




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #20]
[Apple 2764]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Cracklin' Rosie
#4
08/1970

Cracklin' Rosie
Neil Diamond

from Tap Root Manuscript   Tap Root Manuscript
459 pts
1
US
2
AC




3
UK
[Uni 55250]
written by Neil Diamond
In the Summertime
#5
06/1970

In the Summertime
Mungo Jerry

from Mungo Jerry   
434 pts
3
US
30
AC




1
UK
[Janus 125]
written by Ray Dorset
#6
05/1970

Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Three Dog Night

from It Ain't Easy   It Ain't Easy
431 pts
1
US






3
UK
[Dunhill 4239]
written by Randy Newman
Spirit in the Sky
#7
02/1970

Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum

from Spirit in the Sky   
428 pts
3
US






1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #333]
[Reprise 0885]
written by Norman Greenbaum
Make It with You
#8
06/1970

Make It with You
Bread

from On the Waters   On the Waters
427 pts
1
US
4
AC




5
UK
[Elektra 45686]
written by David Gates
#9
05/1970

The Wonder of You
Elvis Presley

from On Stage - February, 1970   
393 pts
9
US
1
AC
37
ctry


1
UK
live
[RCA Victor 47-9835]
written by Baker Knight
Which Way You Goin' Billy
#10
03/1970

Which Way You Goin' Billy
The Poppy Family

from Which Way You Goin' Billy?   
361 pts
2
US
6
AC




7
UK
featuring Susan Jacks
[London 129]
written by Terry Jacks
Lola
#11
07/1970

Lola
The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
318 pts
9
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422]
[Reprise 0930]
written by Ray Davies
#12
03/1970

American Woman
The Guess Who

from American Woman   American Woman
317 pts
1
US






19
UK
B side No Sugar Tonight charted from 4 april 1970 in US Hot 100
[RCA Victor 74-0325]
written by Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale & Randy Bachman
25 or 6 to 4
#13
07/1970

25 or 6 to 4
Chicago

from Chicago   
296 pts
4
US






7
UK
[Columbia 45194 A]
written by Robert Lamm
Come and Get It
#14
01/1970

Come and Get It
Badfinger

from Magic Christian Music   Magic Christian Music
295 pts
7
US






4
UK
[Apple 1815]
written by Paul McCartney
#15
02/1970

House of the Rising Sun
Frijid Pink

from Frijid Pink   Frijid Pink
294 pts
7
US






4
UK
[Parrot 341]
written by traditional
We've Only Just Begun
#16
09/1970

We've Only Just Begun
The Carpenters

from Close to You   
294 pts
2
US
1
AC




28
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #405]
[A&M 1217]
written by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
The Long and Winding Road
#17
05/1970

The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles

from Let It Be   Let It Be
283 pts
1
US
2
AC






[Apple 2832]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
No Matter What
#18
10/1970

No Matter What
Badfinger

from No Dice   No Dice
268 pts
8
US






5
UK
[Apple 1822]
written by Pete Ham
Question
#19
05/1970

Question
The Moody Blues

from A Question of Balance   A Question of Balance
267 pts
21
US






2
UK
[Threshold 67004]
written by Justin Hayward
Neanderthal Man
#20
07/1970

Neanderthal Man
Hotlegs

from Thinks: School Stinks   Thinks: School Stinks
264 pts
22
US






2
UK
[Capitol 2886]
written by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme & Eric Stewart
Your Song
#21
11/1970

Your Song
Elton John

from Elton John   Elton John
257 pts
8
US
9
AC




7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #136]
[Uni 55265]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Vehicle
#22
03/1970

Vehicle
The Ides of March

from Vehicle   
251 pts
2
US






31
UK
[Warner 7378]
written by Jim Peterik
Voodoo Child
#23
11/1970

Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix Experience

from Electric Ladyland   Electric Ladyland
242 pts








1
UK
written by Jimi Hendrix
#24
10/1970

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
234 pts
11
US
1
AC
56
ctry


9
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9916]
written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell
If You Could Read My Mind
#25
12/1970

If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sit Down Stranger   Sit Down Stranger
227 pts
5
US
1
AC




30
UK
[Reprise 0974]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#26
09/1970

Fire and Rain
James Taylor

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
225 pts
3
US
7
AC




42
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227]
[Warner 7423]
written by James Taylor
Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light
#27
08/1970

Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
219 pts
2
US








[Fantasy 645]
written by John Fogerty
#28
01/1970

Travellin' Band / Who'll Stop the Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
218 pts
2
US








[Fantasy 637]
written by John Fogerty
Cecilia
#29
04/1970

Cecilia
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
195 pts
4
US
31
AC




51
UK
[Columbia 45133]
written by Paul Simon
Green-Eyed Lady
#30
08/1970

Green-Eyed Lady
Sugarloaf

from Sugarloaf   
186 pts
3
US








[Liberty 56183]
written by Jerry Corbetta, J.C. Phillips & David Riordan
Get Ready
#31
03/1970

Get Ready
Rare Earth

from Get Ready   Get Ready
183 pts
4
US




20
R&B


live
[Rare Earth 5012]
written by William "Smokey" Robinson
Paranoid
#32
08/1970

Paranoid
Black Sabbath

from Paranoid   Paranoid
180 pts
61
US






4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #250]
[Warner 7437]
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward & Ozzy Osbourne
Black Magic Woman
#33
11/1970

Black Magic Woman
Santana

from Abraxas   Abraxas
179 pts
4
US
29
AC






[Columbia 45270]
written by Peter Green
Up Around the Bend
#34
06/1970

Up Around the Bend
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
176 pts








3
UK
[Fantasy 641]
written by John Fogerty
All Right Now
#35
08/1970

All Right Now
Free

from Fire and Water   Fire and Water
174 pts
4
US








[A&M 1206]
written by Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers
Ride Captain Ride
#36
05/1970

Ride Captain Ride
The Blues Image

from Open   
173 pts
4
US








[Atco 45-6746 ]
written by Frank Konte & Carlos Pinera
#37
04/1970

Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
173 pts
4
US








[Fantasy 641]
written by John Fogerty
Apeman
#38
12/1970

Apeman
The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
171 pts
45
US






5
UK
[Reprise 979]
written by Ray Davies
#39
01/1970

Teacher / The Witches Promise
Jethro Tull

from Benefit   Benefit
165 pts








4
UK
written by Ian Anderson
I've Lost You
#40
08/1970

I've Lost You
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
160 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry


9
UK
charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Alan Blaikley & Ken Howard
The Letter
#41
04/1970

The Letter
Joe Cocker

from Mad Dogs and Englishmen   Mad Dogs and Englishmen
154 pts
7
US






39
UK
with Leon Russell
[A&M 1174]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson
#42
05/1970

Cotton Fields
The Beach Boys

from Sunflower   Sunflower
154 pts
103
US






5
UK
[Capitol 2765]
written by Lead Belly
(I Know) I'm Losing You
#43
08/1970

(I Know) I'm Losing You
Rare Earth

from Ecology   
138 pts
7
US




20
R&B


[Rare Earth 5017]
written by Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant
I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top
#44
04/1970

I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top
The Hollies

132 pts
82
US






7
UK
[Epic 10613]
written by Guy Fletcher [English songwriter] & Doug Flett
It Don't Matter to Me
#45
09/1970

It Don't Matter to Me
Bread

from Bread   
129 pts
10
US
2
AC






[Elektra 45701]
written by David Gates
Brontosaurus
#46
04/1970

Brontosaurus
The Move

from Looking On   
123 pts








7
UK
[A&M 1197]
written by Roy Wood
#47
01/1970

Evil Ways
Santana

from Santana   Santana
118 pts
9
US
19
AC






[Columbia 45069]
written by Clarence Henry
Love the One You're with
#48
12/1970

Love the One You're with
Stephen Stills

from Stephen Stills   Stephen Stills
112 pts
14
US
32
AC




37
UK
[Atlantic 2778]
written by Stephen Stills
Travellin' Band
#49
04/1970

Travellin' Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
112 pts








8
UK
written by John Fogerty
Lady D'Arbanville
#50
06/1970

Lady D'Arbanville
Cat Stevens

from Mona Bone Jakon   Mona Bone Jakon
112 pts








8
UK
written by Cat Stevens
#51
03/1970

Everybody Get Together
The Dave Clark Five

from If Somebody Loves You   
112 pts








8
UK
written by Chet Powers
Make Me Smile
#52
04/1970

Make Me Smile
Chicago

from Chicago   
109 pts
9
US








[Columbia 45127]
written by James Pankow
Big Yellow Taxi
#53
06/1970

Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell

from Ladies of the Canyon   Ladies of the Canyon
108 pts
67
US
33
AC




11
UK
[Reprise 0906]
written by Joni Mitchell
Love Like a Man
#54
05/1970

Love Like a Man
Ten Years After

from Cricklewood Green   Cricklewood Green
101 pts
98
US






10
UK
[Deram 7529]
written by Alvin Lee
Share the Land
#55
10/1970

Share the Land
The Guess Who

from Share the Land   Share the Land
99 pts
10
US








charted as Share the Land / Bus Rider in Australia charts
[RCA Victor 74-0388]
written by Burton Cummings
#56
10/1970

Patch It Up
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
95 pts
11
US








US B-side to You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
[RCA 47-9916]
written by Eddie Rabbitt & Rory Michael Bourke
Woodstock
#57
03/1970

Woodstock
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Déjà Vu   Déjà Vu
95 pts
11
US








as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
[Atlantic 2723]
written by Joni Mitchell
#58
10/1970

Cry Me a River
Joe Cocker

from Mad Dogs and Englishmen   Mad Dogs and Englishmen
94 pts
11
US








[A&M 1200]
written by Arthur Hamilton
#59
08/1970

Hi-De-Ho
Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears 3   Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
91 pts
14
US
14
AC






[Columbia 45204]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
#60
08/1970

Strange Band
Family

from Anyway   
90 pts








11
UK
written by John "Charlie" Whitney, Roger Chapman & John Williamson
See Me, Feel Me
#61
09/1970

See Me, Feel Me
The Who

from Tommy   Tommy
90 pts
12
US








[Decca 32729]
written by Pete Townshend
Rag Mama Rag
#62
02/1970

Rag Mama Rag
The Band

from The Band [1970 album]   
87 pts
57
US






16
UK
[Capitol 2705]
written by Robbie Robertson
#63
09/1970

El Condor Pasa
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
87 pts
18
US
6
AC






[Columbia 45237]
written by Daniel Alomía Robles & Paul Simon
He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
#64
11/1970

He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
Neil Diamond

from Tap Root Manuscript   Tap Root Manuscript
84 pts
20
US
4
AC






[Uni 55264]
written by Bob Russell & Bobby Scott
#65
05/1970

Are You Ready?
Pacific Gas & Electric

from Are You Ready   
84 pts
14
US




49
R&B


[Columbia 45158]
written by Charlie Allen & John Hill
The Seeker
#66
04/1970

The Seeker
The Who

84 pts
44
US






19
UK
[Decca 32670]
written by Pete Townshend
Ohio
#67
06/1970

Ohio
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from 4 Way Street   4 Way Street
81 pts
14
US








as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #385]
[Atlantic 2740]
written by Neil Young
Teach Your Children
#68
06/1970

Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Déjà Vu   Déjà Vu
80 pts
16
US
28
AC






as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
[Atlantic 2735]
written by Graham Nash
Temptation Eyes
#69
12/1970

Temptation Eyes
The Grass Roots

from More Golden Grass   
80 pts
15
US








[Dunhill 4263]
written by Harvey Price & Dan Walsh
Celebrate
#70
02/1970

Celebrate
Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   Suitable for Framing
79 pts
15
US








[Dunhill 4229]
written by Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon [Alan Lee Gordon]
Solitary Man
#71
07/1970

Solitary Man
Neil Diamond

from Shilo   
78 pts
21
US
6
AC






R
[Bang 578]
written by Neil Diamond
Immigrant Song
#72
11/1970

Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin

from Led Zeppelin III   Led Zeppelin III
75 pts
16
US








[Atlantic 2777]
written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Born to Wander
#73
12/1970

Born to Wander
Rare Earth

from Ecology   
72 pts
17
US




48
R&B


[Rare Earth 5021]
written by Tom Baird
Summertime Blues
#74
07/1970

Summertime Blues
The Who

from Live at Leeds   Live at Leeds
70 pts
27
US






38
UK
[Decca 32708]
written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart
Hand Me Down, World
#75
07/1970

Hand Me Down, World
The Guess Who

from Share the Land   Share the Land
70 pts
17
US








[RCA Victor 74-0367]
written by Burton Cummings & Kurt Winter
Shilo
#76
02/1970

Shilo
Neil Diamond

from Shilo   
68 pts
24
US
8
AC






R
[Bang 575]
written by Neil Diamond
After Midnight
#77
10/1970

After Midnight
Eric Clapton

from Eric Clapton   Eric Clapton
67 pts
18
US








[Atco 6784]
written by J.J. Cale
Chestnut Mare
#78
12/1970

Chestnut Mare
The Byrds

from The Byrds [1970 album]   
66 pts
121
US






19
UK
[Columbia 45259]
written by Roger McGuinn & Jacques Levy
#79
11/1970

We Gotta Get You a Woman
Todd Rundgren

from Runt   Runt
61 pts
20
US








as Runt
[Ampex 31001]
written by Todd Rundgren
Mississippi Queen
#80
04/1970

Mississippi Queen
Mountain

from Climbing!   Climbing!
59 pts
21
US








[Windfall 532]
written by Leslie West & Corky Laing
#81
05/1970

Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)
Neil Diamond

from Tap Root Manuscript   Tap Root Manuscript
58 pts
30
US
5
AC






[Uni 55224]
written by Neil Diamond
#82
08/1970

That's Where I Went Wrong
The Poppy Family

from Which Way You Goin' Billy?   
58 pts
29
US
7
AC






featuring Susan Jacks
[London 139]
written by Terry Jacks
Long Long Time
#83
08/1970

Long Long Time
Linda Ronstadt

from Silk Purse   Silk Purse
57 pts
25
US
20
AC






[Capitol 2846]
written by Gary White
Long as I Can See the Light
#84
09/1970

Long as I Can See the Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Cosmo's Factory   Cosmo's Factory
57 pts








20
UK
[Fantasy 645]
written by John Fogerty
#85
08/1970

The Next Step Is Love
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
57 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry




US B-side to I've Lost You ; charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Paul Evans & Paul Parnes
Closer to Home
#86
08/1970

Closer to Home
Grand Funk Railroad

from Closer to Home   Closer to Home
56 pts
22
US








[Capitol 2877]
written by Mark Farner
#87
11/1970

In My Chair
Status Quo

55 pts








21
UK
[Janus 141]
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
#88
06/1970

Groupie Girl
Tony Joe White

from Tony Joe   
53 pts








22
UK
written by Tony Joe White
Our House
#89
09/1970

Our House
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Déjà Vu   Déjà Vu
46 pts
30
US
20
AC






as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
[Atlantic 2760]
written by Graham Nash
Victoria
#90
01/1970

Victoria
The Kinks

from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)   Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
46 pts
62
US






33
UK
[Reprise 863]
written by Ray Davies
Sympathy
#91
02/1970

Sympathy
Rare Bird

from Rare Bird   
46 pts
121
US






27
UK
[Probe/ABC 477]
written by Dave Kaffinetti, Graham Stansfield, Mark Ashton & Steve Gould
#92
10/1970

Lucretia Mac Evil
Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears 3   Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
43 pts
29
US
39
AC






[Columbia 45235]
written by David Clayton-Thomas
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
#93
10/1970

Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Neil Young

from After the Gold Rush   After the Gold Rush
33 pts
33
US








[Reprise 0958]
written by Neil Young
Baby Hold On
#94
05/1970

Baby Hold On
The Grass Roots

from More Golden Grass   
30 pts
35
US








[Dunhill 4237]
written by Harvey Price & Dan Walsh
Hey Lawdy Mama
#95
04/1970

Hey Lawdy Mama
Steppenwolf

from Steppenwolf Live   Steppenwolf Live
30 pts
35
US








[Dunhill 4234]
written by John Kay, Larry Byrom & Jerry Edmonton
#96
11/1970

More Good Old Rock 'N Roll
The Dave Clark Five

from The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock & Roll   
30 pts








34
UK
written by Chuck Berry, Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose, John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell, George Whiting, Walter Donaldson, Richard Penniman, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Only You Know and I Know
#97
08/1970

Only You Know and I Know
Dave Mason

from Alone Together   Alone Together
23 pts
42
US








[Blue Thumb 114]
written by Dave Mason
#98
02/1970

Take a Look Around
Smith [rock band]

from Minus-Plus   
22 pts
43
US








[Dunhill 4228]
written by James Cliburn & Jerry Carter
#99
02/1970

Walking Through the Country
The Grass Roots

from Leaving It Al Behind   
22 pts
44
US








[Dunhill 4227]
written by Dennis Provisor
#100
02/1970

Gotta Get Back to You
Tommy James & the Shondells

from Travelin'   
21 pts
45
US








[Roulette 7071]
written by Tommy James & Bob King

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