Top Rock Songs of 1970 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1969 <-1970-> 1971
Top songs: #1: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel - #2: Let It Be by The Beatles - #3: Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night - #4: Lola by The Kinks - #5: American Woman by The Guess Who
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
#1
02/1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
457 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1971 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #47]
[Columbia 45079]
written by Paul Simon
Let It Be
#2
03/1970

Let It Be
The Beatles

from Let It Be   Let It Be
426 pts
1
US
1
AC
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #20]
[Apple 2764]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#3
05/1970

Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Three Dog Night

from It Ain't Easy   
368 pts
1
US


3
UK
[Dunhill 4239]
written by Randy Newman
Lola
#4
07/1970

Lola
The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
272 pts
9
US


2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422]
[Reprise 0930]
written by Ray Davies
#5
03/1970

American Woman
The Guess Who

from American Woman   American Woman
271 pts
1
US


19
UK
B side No Sugar Tonight charted from 4 april 1970 in US Hot 100
[RCA Victor 74-0325]
written by Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale & Randy Bachman
Question
#6
05/1970

Question
The Moody Blues

from A Question of Balance   A Question of Balance
229 pts
21
US


2
UK
[Threshold 67004]
written by Justin Hayward
If You Could Read My Mind
#7
12/1970

If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sit Down Stranger   Sit Down Stranger
194 pts
5
US
1
AC
30
UK
[Reprise 0974]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Cecilia
#8
04/1970

Cecilia
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
167 pts
4
US
31
AC
51
UK
[Columbia 45133]
written by Paul Simon
All Right Now
#9
08/1970

All Right Now
Free

from Fire and Water   Fire and Water
149 pts
4
US




[A&M 1206]
written by Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers
Apeman
#10
12/1970

Apeman
The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
146 pts
45
US


5
UK
[Reprise 979]
written by Ray Davies
Love the One You're with
#11
12/1970

Love the One You're with
Stephen Stills

from Stephen Stills   Stephen Stills
96 pts
14
US
32
AC
37
UK
[Atlantic 2778]
written by Stephen Stills
Big Yellow Taxi
#12
06/1970

Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell

from Ladies of the Canyon   Ladies of the Canyon
92 pts
67
US
33
AC
11
UK
[Reprise 0906]
written by Joni Mitchell
Celebrate
#13
02/1970

Celebrate
Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   Suitable for Framing
67 pts
15
US




[Dunhill 4229]
written by Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon [Alan Lee Gordon]
Chestnut Mare
#14
12/1970

Chestnut Mare
The Byrds

from The Byrds [1970 album]   
56 pts
121
US


19
UK
[Columbia 45259]
written by Roger McGuinn & Jacques Levy
Victoria
#15
01/1970

Victoria
The Kinks

from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)   Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
39 pts
62
US


33
UK
[Reprise 863]
written by Ray Davies
Funk #49
#16
08/1970

Funk #49
The James Gang

from James Gang Rides Again   
14 pts
59
US




[ABC 11272]
written by Jim Fox, Dale Peters & Joe Walsh
Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
#17
03/1970

Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
Led Zeppelin

from Led Zeppelin II   Led Zeppelin II
12 pts
65
US




[Atlantic 2690 B]
written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Johnny B. Goode
#18
01/1970

Johnny B. Goode
Johnny Winter

from Second Winter   
6 pts
92
US




[Columbia 4-45058]
written by Chuck Berry
#19
02/1970

Jesus Is Just Alright
The Byrds

from Ballad of Easy Rider   Ballad of Easy Rider
5 pts
97
US




[Columbia 45071]
written by Arthur Reynolds
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
#20
02/1970

Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Janis Joplin

from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!   I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
4 pts
103
US




[Columbia 45080]
written by Jerry Ragovoy & Chip Taylor
Maybe
#21
04/1970

Maybe
Janis Joplin

from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!   I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
3 pts
110
US




[Columbia 45128]
written by Richard Barrett, Arlene Smith & George Goldner

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