List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1970
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970.
That year, 14 acts earned their first number one, such as B. J. Thomas, the Jackson 5, Shocking Blue, the Guess Who, Ray Stevens, Three Dog Night, the Carpenters, Bread, Edwin Starr, Neil Diamond, the Partridge Family, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Diana Ross and George Harrison, having already hit number one with the Supremes and the Beatles, respectively, hit number one for the first time as solo acts, Ross being the only single female to reach the top of the charts. The Jackson 5 and the Beatles had more than one song hit number one that year, the Jackson 5 having the most with four, while the Beatles had two.
Chart history
[edit]The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1970 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
Number-one artists
[edit]Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | The Jackson 5 | 10 |
2 | Simon & Garfunkel | 6 |
3 | B.J. Thomas | 4 |
The Beatles | ||
The Carpenters | ||
6 | The Guess Who | 3 |
Edwin Starr | ||
Diana Ross | ||
The Partridge Family | ||
10 | Sly & the Family Stone | 2 |
Ray Stevens | ||
Three Dog Night | ||
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | ||
14 | Shocking Blue | 1 |
Bread | ||
Neil Diamond | ||
George Harrison |
See also
[edit]- 1970 in music
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1970
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s
Sources
[edit]- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
References
[edit]- ^ "January 3, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 10, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 17, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 24, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 31, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 7, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 14, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 21, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 28, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 7, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 14, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 21, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 28, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 4, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 11, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 18, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 25, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 2, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 9, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 16, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 23, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 30, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 6, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 13, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 20, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 27, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 4, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 11, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 18, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 25, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 1, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 8, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 15, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 22, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 29, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 5, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 12, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 19, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 26, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 3, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 10, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 17, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 24, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 31, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 7, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 14, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 21, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 28, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 5, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 12, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 19, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 26, 1970". Billboard Hot 100.