List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
1970
Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Fortunate Son" / "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Smiley" by Ronnie Burns, "I Thank You" by Lionel Rose, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" by Liv Maessen, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" by Melanie, "Spill the Wine" by Eric Burdon & War, "Cracklin' Rosie" by Neil Diamond, and "It's Only Make Believe" by Glen Campbell.

List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s

Section Title: 1970
Table Section Text: Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Fortunate Son" / "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Smiley" by Ronnie Burns, "I Thank You" by Lionel Rose, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" by Liv Maessen, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" by Melanie, "Spill the Wine" by Eric Burdon & War, "Cracklin' Rosie" by Neil Diamond, and "It's Only Make Believe" by Glen Campbell.

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one

5 January	Elvis Presley	"Suspicious Minds"	3 weeks (1 week in Dec. 1969)

12 January

19 January	Johnny Farnham Australia	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"	7 weeks

26 January

2 February

9 February

16 February

23 February

2 March

9 March	Shocking Blue	"Venus"	2 weeks

16 March

23 March	Led Zeppelin	"Whole Lotta Love"	2 weeks

30 March

6 April	The Beatles	"Let It Be"	6 weeks

13 April

20 April

27 April

4 May

11 May

18 May	Norman Greenbaum	"Spirit in the Sky"	5 weeks

25 May

1 June

8 June

15 June

22 June	Ray Stevens	"Everything is Beautiful"	2 weeks

29 June

6 July	The Beach Boys	"Cottonfields"	1 week

13 July	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle"	6 weeks

20 July

27 July

3 August

10 August

17 August

24 August	Simon & Garfunkel	"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"	1 week

31 August	Mungo Jerry	"In the Summertime"	1 week

7 September	The Mixtures Australia	"In the Summertime" (cover version)	6 weeks

14 September

21 September

28 September

5 October

12 October

19 October	The Carpenters	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	3 weeks

26 October

2 November

9 November	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long as I Can See the Light"	4 weeks

16 November

23 November

30 November

7 December	Miguel Ríos	"A Song of Joy"	4 weeks

14 December

21 December

28 December

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"Spirit in the Sky" climbed to number one in 1970.

final_sentence: "Spirit in the Sky" climbed to number one in 1970.