List of number one hits in the UK charts (1970)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1970. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 50 and Albums Chart (Top 20 to Top 77) compiled by the Chart Information Network . There were 15 number one singles and 15 number one albums each that year.

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Singles

← 1969 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1971 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 14, 1969 - January 24, 1970 6 weeks 6th Rolf Harris Two Little Boys Music: Theodore Morse; Text: Edward Madden - January 25, 1970 - February 28, 1970 5 weeks 5 Edison Lighthouse Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Tony Macaulay, John Barry Mason - March 1, 1970 - March 21, 1970 3 weeks 3 Lee Marvin Wand'rin 'Star Music: Frederick Loewe ; Text: Alan Jay Lerner - March 22, 1970 - April 11, 1970 3 weeks 3 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water Paul Simon - April 12, 1970 - April 25, 1970 2 weeks 2 Dana All Kinds of Everything Jack Smith, Derry Lindsay - April 26, 1970 - May 9, 1970 2 weeks 2 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum - May 10, 1970 - May 30, 1970 3 weeks 3 England World Cup Squad '70 Back Home Phil Coulter , William Wylie MacPherson Martin - May 31, 1970 - June 5, 1970 1 week 1 Christie Yellow River Jeff Christie - June 6, 1970 - July 25, 1970 7 weeks 7th Mungo Jerry In the Summertime Ray Dorset - July 26, 1970 - September 5, 1970 6 weeks 6th Elvis Presley The Wonder of You Baker Knight - September 6, 1970 - September 12, 1970 1 week 1 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Tears of a Clown Henry Cosby, William Robinson Jun. , Stevie Wonder - September 13, 1970 - October 24, 1970 6 weeks 6th Freda Payne Band of Gold Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne - October 25, 1970 - November 14, 1970 3 weeks 3 Matthews Southern Comfort Woodstock Joni Mitchell - November 15, 1970 - November 21, 1970 1 week 1 Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Jimi Hendrix - November 22, 1970 - January 2, 1971 6 weeks 6th Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew -
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Albums

← 1969 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1971 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 21, 1969 - January 31, 1970 6 weeks (total 11) 11 The Beatles Abbey Road - February 1, 1970 - February 7, 1970 1 week 1 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II - February 8, 1970 - February 14, 1970 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Motown Chartbusters, Volume 3 - February 15, 1970 - May 16, 1970 13 weeks (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - May 17, 1970 - June 6, 1970 3 weeks 3 The Beatles let it be - June 7, 1970 - July 4, 1970 4 weeks (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - July 5, 1970 - July 11, 1970 1 week 1 Bob Dylan Self portrait - July 12, 1970 - August 15, 1970 5 weeks (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - August 16, 1970 - September 5, 1970 3 weeks 3 Moody blues A question of balance - September 6, 1970 - September 12, 1970 1 week 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory - September 13, 1970 - September 26, 1970 2 weeks 2 Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! - The Rolling Stones in Concert - September 27, 1970 - October 3, 1970 1 week (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - October 4, 1970 - October 10, 1970 1 week 1 Black Sabbath Paranoid - October 11, 1970 - October 17, 1970 1 week (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - October 18, 1970 - October 24, 1970 1 week 1 Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother - October 25, 1970 - October 31, 1970 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Motown Chartbusters, Volume 4 - November 1, 1970 - November 21, 1970 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III - November 22, 1970 - November 28, 1970 1 week 1 Bob Dylan New Morning - November 29, 1970 - December 5, 1970 1 week (total 5) 5 Andy Williams Andy Williams' Greatest Hits - December 6, 1970 - December 12, 1970 1 week (4 in total) 4th Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III - December 13, 1970 - January 9, 1971 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Andy Williams Andy Williams' Greatest Hits -
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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1969 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1971 →
Singles position# Albums The Wonder of You Elvis Presley Baker Knight 1 Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel Yellow River Christie Jeff Christie 2 Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin In the Summertime Mungo Jerry Ray Dorset 3 Easy Rider ( Original Soundtrack ) Band of Gold Freda Payne Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne 4th Paint Your Wagon ( Original Soundtrack ) Something Shirley Bassey George Harrison 5 Motown Chartbusters, Volume 3 ( Various Artists ) Wand'rin 'Star Lee Marvin Music: Frederick Loewe ; Text: Alan Jay Lerner 6th Let It Be The Beatles Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum 7th Abbey Road The Beatles Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel Paul Simon 8th Deep Purple in Rock Deep Purple Back Home England World Cup Squad '70 Phil Coulter , William Wylie MacPherson Martin 9 McCartney Paul McCartney All Right Now Free Andy Fraser , Paul Bernard Rodgers 10 Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Andy Williams
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• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1970
• everyhit: Top Hits of 1970 / Top Albums of 1970

See also: Number one hits in 1970 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Spain, and the United States .