Top 100 Songs of 1970
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- I'll Be There-Jackson 5
- Raindrops Keep Falling On Your Head-B. J. Thomas
- Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon & Garfunkel
- My Sweet Lord/Isn't It a Pity-George Harrison
- (They Long to Be) Close to You-Carpenters
- Let It Be-Beatles
- I Think I Love You-The Partridge Family
- ABC-Jackson 5
- War-Edwin Starr
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross
- Mama Told Me (Not to Come)-Three Dog Night
- The Tears of a Clown-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- I Want You Back-Jackson 5
- Make It With You-Bread
- The Love You Save-Jackson 5
- American Woman/No Sugar Tonight-The Guess Who
- One Less Bell to Answer-5th Dimension
- We've Only Just Begun-Carpenters
- Venus-Shocking Blue
- Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star-Sly & the Family Stone
- Cracklin' Rosie-Neil Diamond
- Everything Is Beautiful-Ray Stevens
- Instant Karma (We All Shine On)-John Ono Lennon
- The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue-The Beatles
- Spirit in the Sky-Norman Greenbaum
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)-The Temptations
- Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See the Light-Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Which Way You Goin' Billy?-The Poppy Family
- Fire and Rain-James Taylor
- Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain-Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Band of Gold-Freda Payne
- The Rapper-The Jaggerz
- Green-Eyed Lady-Sugarloaf
- Candida-Dawn
- Love on a Two-Way Street-The Moments
- Spill the Wine-Eric Burdon & War
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours-Stevie Wonder
- Get Ready-Rare Earth
- Vehicle-Ides of March
- Gypsy Woman-Brian Hyland
- Hey There Lonely Girl-Eddie Holman
- Patches-Clarence Carter
- In the Summertime-Mungo Jerry
- Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin
- All Right Now-Free
- Give Me Just a Little More Time-Chairmen of the Board
- Rainy Night in Georgia-Brook Benton
- Turn Back the Hands of Time-Tyrone Davis
- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)-Edison Lighthouse
- Indiana Wants Me-R. Dean Taylor
- Hitchin' a Ride-Vanity Fare
- Stoned Love-The Supremes
- Ride Captain Ride-Blue Image
- Cecilia-Simon and Garfunkel
- Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle-Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 25 or 6 to 4-Chicago
- Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)-Melanie w/the Edwin Hawkins Singers
- House of the Rising Sun-Frijid Pink
- Julie, Do Ya Love Me-Bobby Sherman
- Tighter, Tighter-Alive & Kicking
- Love or Let Me Be Lonely-Friends of Distinction
- Don't Cry Daddy-Elvis Presley
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother-The Hollies
- Reflections of My Life-Marmalade
- Midnight Cowboy-Ferrante and Teicher
- Easy Come, Easy Go-Bobby Sherman
- My Baby Loves Lovin'-White Plains
- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)-The Delfonics
- Without Love (There Is Nothing)-Tom Jones
- Ma Belle Amie-Tee Set
- Come and Get It-Badfinger
- Ooh Child-Five Stairsteps
- Psychedelic Shack-The Temptations
- No Time-The Guess Who
- Snowbird-Anne Murray
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again-Dionne Warwick
- The Wonder of You-Elvis Presley
- Arizona-Mark Lindsay
- Up the Ladder to the Roof-The Supremes
- Lola-The Kinks
- (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You-Ronnie Dyson
- I Just Can't Help Believing-B. J. Thomas
- Evil Ways-Santana
- Montego Bay-Bobby Bloom
- something's Burning-Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
- Make Me Smile-Chicago
- Still Water (Love)-Four Tops
- Express Yourself-Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- For the Love of Him-Bobbi Martin
- United We Stand-Brotherhood of Man
- The Letter-Joe Cocker
- Jam Up Jelly Tight-Tommy Roe
- Jingle Jangle-The Archies
- (I Know) I'm Losing You-Rare Earth
- No Matter What-Badfinger
- Woodstock-Crosby, Stils, Nash, & Young
- Somebody's Been Sleeping-100 Proof Aged in Soul
- Don't Play That Song-Aretha Franklin
- 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)-The Presidents
- Call Me-Aretha Franklin