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The

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

is one of many music charts compiled by the

Official Charts Company The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...

that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the

during

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, as well as singles which peaked in

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

and

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

but were in the top 10 in 1970. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and twenty-two singles were in the top ten in 1970. Eleven singles from 1969 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while " Grandad" by

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, " I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and " Ride a White Swan" by T. Rex were all released in 1970 but did not reach their peak until 1971. "

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" by Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell, "

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" by Blue Mink, " Suspicious Minds" by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

and " Tracy" by

The Cuff Links The Cuff Links were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York, United States. The band had a US No. 9 hit in 1969 with " Tracy", with rich harmonized vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante. The track was produced as part of a ...

were the singles from 1969 to reach their peak in 1970. Nineteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1970.

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, Hot Chocolate, The Jackson 5 and

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1970. The 1969

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, "

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" by Rolf Harris, remained at number-one for the first four weeks of 1970. The first new number-one single of the year was "

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" is the debut single by Edison Lighthouse. The song reached the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks. It also became the first ...

" by

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. Overall, fourteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1970, with fourteen unique artists having singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and twenty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 1970, with one-hundred and twelve singles reaching their peak this year. Nineteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1970.

and The Jackson 5 shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1970 with four hit singles each. Christie was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "

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Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark served as the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten sin ...

Gerry Monroe Gerry Monroe (20 January 1933 – October 1989) was an English pop singer, who enjoyed brief popularity in the early 1970s. Born Henry Morris in South Shields, County Durham, England, Monroe scored five Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in ...

, Marmalade and

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were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1970.

Chart debuts

Fifty-one artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1970, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Chairmen of the Board,

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, Christie,

and White Plains. The Jackson 5 had three other entries in their breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. ;Notes

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and

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

both made their first appearances in the chart where they are given individual credit, both having appeared under the guise of Plastic Ono Band, the latter as a member of

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. Plastic Ono band debuted in 1969 with " Give Peace a Chance".

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was set up by Andy Fairweather Low, formerly of the newly disbanded group Amen Corner, who had four top 10 singles between 1966 and 1969, including number-one "

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had been part of Love Sculpture's line-up in the late 1960s, " Sabre Dance" becoming a surprise hit. " I Hear You Knocking", his debut solo single, was 1970's

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included " Come and Get It" (from '' The Magic Christian'') and " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (''

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'').

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

came in second place. Freda Payne's " Band of Gold", " Spirit in the Sky" from Norman Greenbaum and " Bridge over Troubled Water" by

Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...

made up the top five. Singles by the England World Cup Squad 1970,

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, Lee Marvin, Christie and

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

and

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were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.

Top-ten singles

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Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1970, including singles that reached their peak in 1969 or 1971. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1970 is also shown.

Notes

* "I'll Be There" reached its peak of number four on 23 January 1971 (week ending). * "Ride a White Swan" reached its peak of number two on 23 January 1971 (week ending). * "Grandad" reached its peak of number-one on 9 January 1971 (week ending). * "The Liquidator" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 10 January 1970 (week ending). * "Knock, Knock Who's There?" was the

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's entry at the

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. * "All Kinds of Everything" was

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's winning entry at the

. * "Back Home" was recorded by the

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football

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as the official single supporting their

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campaign. * "Love of the Common People" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 25 July 1970 (week ending). * "The Wonder of You" is listed as the best-selling single of the year by some sources, but the

gives the title to "In the Summertime" (sales cut-off date 19 December 1970). * "Love Is Life" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 3 October 1970 (week ending). * "Montego Bay" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 31 October 1970 (week ending). * "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 December 1970 (week ending). * "Cracklin' Rosie" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 30 January 1971 (week ending). * "Ride a White Swan" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 2 January 1971 (week ending) for 6 weeks. * Figure includes single that first charted in 1969 but reached its peak in 1970. * Figure includes single that peaked in 1971. * Figure includes single that peaked in 1969. * Figure includes one top 10 hit with the group The Beatles.

References

General * Specific

External links

1970 singles chart archive
at the

(click on relevant week) {{UK Music Charts

Top 10 singles