TOP 100 SONGS OF 1970

TITLE - Artist (Label)

1 - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
2 - (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
3 - AMERICAN WOMAN/NO SUGAR TONIGHT - Guess Who (RCA)
4 - RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD - B.J Thomas (Scepter)
5 - WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
6 - AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross (Motown)
7 - I'LL BE THERE - Jackson 5 (Motown)
8 - GET READY - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
9 - LET IT BE - Beatles (Apple)
10 - BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (Invictus)
11 - MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
12 - EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
13 - MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
14 - HITCHIN' A RIDE - Vanity Fair (Page One)
15 - ABC - Jackson 5 (Motown)
16 - THE LOVE YOU SAVE/I FOUND THAT GIRL - Jackson 5 (Motown)
17 - CRACKLIN' ROSE - Neil Diamond (Uni)
18 - CANDIDA - Dawn (Bell)
19 - THANK YOU/EVERYBODY IS A STAR - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
20 - SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
21 - O-O-H CHILD/DEAR PRUDENCE - Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah)
22 - SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
23 - LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) - Melanie With The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)
24 - BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations (Gordy)
25 - LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET - Moments (Stang)
26 - ALL RIGHT NOW - Free (A&M)
27 - WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY - Poppy Family (London)
28 - I WANT YOU BACK - Jackson 5 (Motown)
29 - JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
30 - GREEN-EYED LADY - Sugarloaf (Liberty)
31 - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I'M YOURS) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
32 - RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE - Blues Image (Atco)
33 - VENUS - Shocking Blue (Colossus)
34 - INSTANT KARMA (WE ALL SHINE ON) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
35 - PATCHES - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
36 - LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR/LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
37 - RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
38 - SOMETHING'S BURNING - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
39 - GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus)
40 - LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) - Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
41 - THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD/FOR YOU BLUE - Beatles (Apple)
42 - SNOWBIRD - Anne Murray (Capitol)
43 - REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - Marmalade (London)
44 - HEY THERE LONELY GIRL - Eddie Holman (ABC)
45 - THE RAPPER - Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
46 - HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - Hollies (Epic)
47 - TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive & Kicking (Roulette)
48 - COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
49 - CECELIA - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
50 - LOVE LAND - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
51 - TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
52 - LOLA - Kinks (Reprise)
53 - IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
54 - INDIANA WANTS ME - R Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)
55 - (I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
56 - EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
57 - EXPRESS YOURSELF - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
58 - STILL WATER (LOVE) - Four Tops (Motown)
59 - MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)
60 - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
61 - 25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
62 - MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' - White Plains (Deram)
63 - LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY - Friends of Distinction (RCA)
64 - UNITED WE STAND - Brotherhood of Man (Deram)
65 - WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN - Carpenters (A&M)
66 - ARIZONA - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
67 - FIRE AND RAIN - James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
68 - GROOVY SITUATION - Gene Chandler (Mercury)
69 - EVIL WAYS - Santana (Columbia)
70 - NO TIME - Guess Who (RCA)
71 - DIDN'T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME) - Delfonics (Philly Groove)
72 - THE WONDER OF YOU/MAMA LIKED THE ROSES - Elvis Presley (RCA)
73 - UP AROUND THE BEND/RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
74 - (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU - Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
75 - I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING - B.J Thomas (Scepter)
76 - IT'S A SHAME - Spinners (VIP)
77 - FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
78 - MISSISSIPPI QUEEN - Mountain (Windfall)
79 - I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)
80 - THE LETTER - Joe Cocker (A&M)
81 - MA BELLE AMIE - Tee Set (Colossus)
82 - THE BELLS - Originals (Soul)
83 - YELLOW RIVER - Christie (Epic)
84 - SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING -100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)
85 - VEHICLE - Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
86 - GIMME DAT DING - Pipkins (Capitol)
87 - LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME - Robin McNamara (Steed)
88 - UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - Supremes (Motown)
89 - TRAVELIN' BAND/WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
90 - COME SATURDAY MORNING - Sandpipers (A&M)
91 - PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - Temptations (Gordy)
92 - WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
93 - ARE YOU READY - Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia)
94 - WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
95 - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
96 - LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG MA - New Seekers (Elektra)
97 - WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES - Joe South (Capitol)
98 - THE THRILL IS GONE - B.B - King (ABC)
99 - IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
100 - CALL ME - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)