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Overview of the events of 1970 in British music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a summary of 1970 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Date[2] | Single | Artist |
---|---|---|
10 January | "Two Little Boys" | Rolf Harris |
17 January | ||
24 January | ||
31 January | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
7 February | ||
14 February | ||
21 February | ||
28 February | ||
7 March | "Wand'rin' Star" | Lee Marvin |
14 March | ||
21 March | ||
28 March | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
4 April | ||
11 April | ||
18 April | "All Kinds of Everything" | Dana |
25 April | ||
2 May | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum |
9 May | ||
16 May | "Back Home" | England World Cup Squad |
23 May | ||
30 May | ||
6 June | "Yellow River" | Christie |
13 June | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
20 June | ||
27 June | ||
3 July | ||
10 July | ||
17 July | ||
24 July | ||
1 August | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
8 August | ||
15 August | ||
22 August | ||
29 August | ||
5 September | ||
12 September | "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles |
19 September | "Band of Gold" | Freda Payne |
26 September | ||
3 October | ||
10 October | ||
17 October | ||
24 October | ||
31 October | "Woodstock" | Matthews' Southern Comfort |
7 November | ||
14 November | ||
21 November | "Voodoo Chile" | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
28 November | "I Hear You Knocking" | Dave Edmunds |
5 December | ||
12 December | ||
19 December | ||
26 December | ||
2 January | ||
Date | Album | Artist |
---|---|---|
10 January | Abbey Road | The Beatles |
17 January | ||
24 January | ||
31 January | ||
7 February | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin |
14 February | Motown Chartbusters Vol.3 | Various Artists |
21 February | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
28 February | ||
7 March | ||
14 March | ||
21 March | ||
28 March | ||
4 April | ||
11 April | ||
18 April | ||
25 April | ||
2 May | ||
9 May | ||
16 May | ||
23 May | Let It Be | The Beatles |
30 May | ||
6 June | ||
13 June | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
20 June | ||
27 June | ||
4 July | ||
11 July | Self Portrait | Bob Dylan |
18 July | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
25 July | ||
1 August | ||
8 August | ||
15 August | ||
22 August | A Question of Balance | The Moody Blues |
29 August | ||
5 September | ||
12 September | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
19 September | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out | The Rolling Stones |
26 September | ||
3 October 1970 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
10 October | Paranoid | Black Sabbath |
17 October | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
24 October | Atom Heart Mother | Pink Floyd |
31 October | Motown Chartbusters Vol.4 | Various Artists |
7 November | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin |
14 November | ||
21 November | ||
28 November | New Morning | Bob Dylan |
5 December | Greatest Hits | Andy Williams |
12 December | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin |
19 December | Greatest Hits | Andy Williams |
26 December | ||
2 January | ||
The list of the top fifty best-selling albums of 1970 were published in Record Mirror at the end of the year, and later reproduced in the first edition of the BPI Year Book in 1976. However, in 2007 the Official Charts Company published album chart histories for each year from 1956 to 1977, researched by historian Sharon Mawer, and included an updated list of the top ten best-selling albums for each year based on the new research. The updated top ten for 1970 is shown in the table below.[4]
No. | Title | Artist | Peak position |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1 |
2 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | 1 |
3 | Easy Rider | Original Soundtrack | 2 |
4 | Paint Your Wagon | Original Soundtrack | 2 |
5 | Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 | Various Artists | 1 |
6 | Let It Be | The Beatles | 1 |
7 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | 1 |
8 | Greatest Hits | Andy Williams | 1 |
9 | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | 4 |
10 | McCartney | Paul McCartney | 2 |
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