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What was the number 1 song in July 1970?

What was the number 1 song in July 1970?

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1970

Issue Date Song Artist
July 11 “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” Three Dog Night
July 18
July 25 “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” The Temptations
August 1 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” The Carpenters

What was the biggest hit song in 1970?

Bridge Over Troubled Water
This is a list of Billboard magazine’s Top Hot 100 songs of the year 1970….Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970.

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Simon & Garfunkel
2 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” The Carpenters
3 “American Woman” The Guess Who
4 “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” B.J. Thomas

What were the top 20 songs of 1970?

Top Songs of 1970

  • Bridge over Troubled Water. Simon & Garfunkel.
  • (They Long to Be) Close to You. The Carpenters.
  • American Woman. The Guess Who.
  • Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head. B.J. Thomas.
  • War. Edwin Starr.
  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Diana Ross.
  • I’ll Be There. The Jackson 5.
  • Get Ready. Rare Earth.

What was the number one song July 25 1970?

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1970

No. Issue date Song
237 July 4 “The Love You Save”
238 July 11 “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)”
July 18
239 July 25 “(They Long to Be) Close to You”

What was number 1 in the charts in 1970?

Number-one singles

No. Artist Single
1970
286 England World Cup Squad “70” “Back Home”
287 Christie “Yellow River”
288 Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime”

What were the top 10 hits in 1970?

Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970

  • Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel.
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  • American Woman / No Sugar Tonight – The Guess Who.
  • Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas.
  • War – Edwin Starr.
  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross.
  • I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5.
  • Get Ready – Rare Earth.

What was No 1 in the charts in 1970?

Number-one singles

No. Artist Week ending date
1970
288 Mungo Jerry 13 June 1970
289 Elvis Presley 1 August 1970
290 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 12 September 1970

What was the number 1 song of 1971?

Joy to the World
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
2 “Maggie May”/”Reason to Believe” Rod Stewart
3 “It’s Too Late”/”I Feel the Earth Move” Carole King
4 “One Bad Apple” The Osmonds

Who was the most famous singer in 1970?

Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were: Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jim Croce, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Carole King, Elton John, Don McLean, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Gordon Lightfoot, and Harry Chapin— some had …

What was in the charts in 1970?

1Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My HeadB.J. Thomas1 LW1 Pk11 WoC.

  • 2Someday We’ll Be TogetherDiana Ross & The Supremes3 LW1 Pk10 WoC.
  • 3Leaving On A Jet PlanePeter, Paul & Mary2 LW1 Pk12 WoC.
  • 4I Want You BackJackson 57 LW4 Pk9 WoC.
  • 5Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin6 LW5 Pk8 WoC.
  • 6VenusThe Shocking Blue8 LW6 Pk5 WoC.
  • What was the best selling single in 1970?

    Best-selling singles Mungo Jerry had the best-selling single of the year with “In the Summertime”. The single spent eleven weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number one). “The Wonder of You” by Elvis Presley came in second place.