List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s
Number-one singles
^A long debate has persisted that the Sex Pistols out-sold Rod Steward's double A-side in June 1977, with their anti-Monarchy anthem "God Save the Queen", during the week of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.

List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s

Section Title: Number-one singles
Table Section Text: ^A long debate has persisted that the Sex Pistols out-sold Rod Steward's double A-side in June 1977, with their anti-Monarchy anthem "God Save the Queen", during the week of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.

No.	Artist	Single	Week ending date	Weeks at number one

1970

280	Rolf Harris	"Two Little Boys"	20 December 1969	6

281	Edison Lighthouse	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"	31 January 1970	5

282	Lee Marvin	"Wand'rin' Star"	7 March 1970	3

283	Simon & Garfunkel	"Bridge over Troubled Water"	28 March 1970	3

284	Dana	"All Kinds of Everything"	18 April 1970	2

285	Norman Greenbaum	"Spirit in the Sky"	2 May 1970	2

286	England World Cup Squad "70"	"Back Home"	16 May 1970	3

287	Christie	"Yellow River"	6 June 1970	1

288	Mungo Jerry	"In the Summertime"	13 June 1970	7

289	Elvis Presley	"The Wonder of You" †	1 August 1970	6

290	Smokey Robinson and The Miracles	"The Tears of a Clown"	12 September 1970	1

291	Freda Payne	"Band of Gold"	19 September 1970	6

292	Matthews' Southern Comfort	"Woodstock"	31 October 1970	3

293	Jimi Hendrix Experience	"Voodoo Child"	21 November 1970	1

294	Dave Edmunds	"I Hear You Knocking"	28 November 1970	6

1971

295	Clive Dunn	"Grandad"	9 January 1971	3

296	George Harrison	"My Sweet Lord" †	30 January 1971	5

297	Mungo Jerry	"Baby Jump"	6 March 1971	2

298	T. Rex	"Hot Love"	20 March 1971	6

299	Dave and Ansel Collins	"Double Barrel"	1 May 1971	2

300	Tony Orlando and Dawn	"Knock Three Times"	15 May 1971	5

301	Middle of the Road	"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"	19 June 1971	5

302	T. Rex	"Get It On"	24 July 1971	4

303	Diana Ross	"I'm Still Waiting"	21 August 1971	4

304	The Tams	"Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"	18 September 1971	3

305	Rod Stewart	"Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May"	9 October 1971	5

306	Slade	"Coz I Luv You"	13 November 1971	4

307	Benny Hill	"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"	11 December 1971	4

1972

308	The New Seekers	"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"	8 January 1972	4

309	T. Rex	"Telegram Sam"	5 February 1972	2

310	Chicory Tip	"Son of My Father"	19 February 1972	3

311	Nilsson	"Without You"	11 March 1972	5

312	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	"Amazing Grace" †	15 April 1972	5

313	T. Rex	"Metal Guru"	20 May 1972	4

314	Don McLean	"Vincent"	17 June 1972	2

315	Slade	"Take Me Bak 'Ome"	1 July 1972	1

316	Donny Osmond	"Puppy Love"	8 July 1972	5

317	Alice Cooper	"School's Out"	12 August 1972	3

318	Rod Stewart	"You Wear It Well"	2 September 1972	1

319	Slade	"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"	9 September 1972	3

320	David Cassidy	"How Can I Be Sure"	30 September 1972	2

321	Lieutenant Pigeon	"Mouldy Old Dough"	14 October 1972	4

322	Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Clair"	11 November 1972	2

323	Chuck Berry	"My Ding-a-Ling"	25 November 1972	4

324	Little Jimmy Osmond	"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"	23 December 1972	5

1973

325	Sweet	"Blockbuster"	27 January 1973	5

326	Slade	"Cum On Feel the Noize"	3 March 1973	4

327	Donny Osmond	"The Twelfth of Never"	31 March 1973	1

328	Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Get Down"	7 April 1973	2

329	Dawn featuring Tony Orlando	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" †	21 April 1973	4

330	Wizzard	"See My Baby Jive"	19 May 1973	4

331	Suzi Quatro	"Can the Can"	16 June 1973	1

332	10cc	"Rubber Bullets"	23 June 1973	1

333	Slade	"Skweeze Me Pleeze Me"	30 June 1973	3

334	Peters and Lee	"Welcome Home"	21 July 1973	1

335	Gary Glitter	"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)"	28 July 1973	4

336	Donny Osmond	"Young Love"	25 August 1973	4

337	Wizzard	"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"	22 September 1973	1

338	Simon Park Orchestra	"Eye Level (Theme From The Thames TV Series "Van Der Valk")"	29 September 1973	4

339	David Cassidy	"Daydreamer" / "The Puppy Song"	27 October 1973	3

340	Gary Glitter	"I Love You Love Me Love"	17 November 1973	4

341	Slade	"Merry Xmas Everybody"	15 December 1973	5

1974

342	New Seekers feat. Lyn Paul	"You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"	19 January 1974	1

343	Mud	"Tiger Feet" †	26 January 1974	4

344	Suzi Quatro	"Devil Gate Drive"	23 February 1974	2

345	Alvin Stardust	"Jealous Mind"	9 March 1974	1

346	Paper Lace	"Billy Don't Be a Hero"	16 March 1974	3

347	Terry Jacks	"Seasons in the Sun"	6 April 1974	4

348	ABBA	"Waterloo"	4 May 1974	2

349	The Rubettes	"Sugar Baby Love"	18 May 1974	4

350	Ray Stevens	"The Streak"	15 June 1974	1

351	Gary Glitter	"Always Yours"	22 June 1974	1

352	Charles Aznavour	"She"	29 June 1974	4

353	George McCrae	"Rock Your Baby"	27 July 1974	3

354	The Three Degrees	"When Will I See You Again"	17 August 1974	2

355	The Osmonds	"Love Me for a Reason"	31 August 1974	3

356	Carl Douglas	"Kung Fu Fighting"	21 September 1974	3

357	John Denver	"Annie's Song"	12 October 1974	1

358	Sweet Sensation	"Sad Sweet Dreamer"	19 October 1974	1

359	Ken Boothe	"Everything I Own"	26 October 1974	3

360	David Essex	"Gonna Make You a Star"	16 November 1974	3

361	Barry White	"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"	7 December 1974	2

362	Mud	"Lonely This Christmas"	21 December 1974	4

1975

363	Status Quo	"Down Down"	18 January 1975	1

364	The Tymes	"Ms Grace"	25 January 1975	1

365	Pilot	"January"	1 February 1975	3

366	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"	22 February 1975	2

367	Telly Savalas	"If"	8 March 1975	2

368	Bay City Rollers	"Bye Bye Baby" †	22 March 1975	6

369	Mud	"Oh Boy"	3 May 1975	2

370	Tammy Wynette	"Stand by Your Man"	17 May 1975	3

371	Windsor Davies and Don Estelle	"Whispering Grass"	7 June 1975	3

372	10cc	"I'm Not in Love"	28 June 1975	2

373	Johnny Nash	"Tears on My Pillow"	12 July 1975	1

374	Bay City Rollers	"Give a Little Love"	19 July 1975	3

375	Typically Tropical	"Barbados"	9 August 1975	1

376	The Stylistics	"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"	16 August 1975	3

377	Rod Stewart	"Sailing"	6 September 1975	4

378	David Essex	"Hold Me Close"	4 October 1975	3

379	Art Garfunkel	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	25 October 1975	2

380	David Bowie	"Space Oddity"	8 November 1975	2

381	Billy Connolly	"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."	22 November 1975	1

382	Queen	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	29 November 1975	9

1976

383	ABBA	"Mamma Mia"	31 January 1976	2

384	Slik	"Forever and Ever"	14 February 1976	1

385	The Four Seasons	"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"	21 February 1976	2

386	Tina Charles	"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"	6 March 1976	3

387	Brotherhood of Man	"Save Your Kisses for Me" †	27 March 1976	6

388	ABBA	"Fernando"	8 May 1976	4

389	J. J. Barrie	"No Charge"	5 June 1976	1

390	The Wurzels	"The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)"	12 June 1976	2

391	Real Thing	"You to Me Are Everything"	26 June 1976	3

392	Demis Roussos	"Excerpts From "The Roussos Phenomenon" (EP)"	17 July 1976	1

393	Elton John & Kiki Dee	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	24 July 1976	6

394	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"	4 September 1976	6

395	Pussycat	"Mississippi"	16 October 1976	4

396	Chicago	"If You Leave Me Now"	13 November 1976	3

397	Showaddywaddy	"Under the Moon of Love"	4 December 1976	3

398	Johnny Mathis	"When a Child Is Born (Soleado)"	25 December 1976	3

1977

399	David Soul	"Don't Give Up on Us"	15 January 1977	4

400	Julie Covington	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	12 February 1977	1

401	Leo Sayer	"When I Need You"	19 February 1977	3

402	The Manhattan Transfer	"Chanson D'Amour"	12 March 1977	3

403	ABBA	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"	2 April 1977	5

404	Deniece Williams	"Free"	7 May 1977	2

405	Rod Stewart	"I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest"^	21 May 1977	4

406	Kenny Rogers	"Lucille"	18 June 1977	1

407	The Jacksons	"Show You the Way to Go"	25 June 1977	1

408	Hot Chocolate	"So You Win Again"	2 July 1977	3

409	Donna Summer	"I Feel Love"	23 July 1977	4

410	Brotherhood of Man	"Angelo"	20 August 1977	1

411	The Floaters	"Float On"	27 August 1977	1

412	Elvis Presley	"Way Down"	3 September 1977	5

413	David Soul	"Silver Lady"	8 October 1977	3

414	Baccara	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	29 October 1977	1

415	ABBA	"The Name of the Game"	4 November 1977	4

416	Wings	"Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" ‡	3 December 1977	9

1978

417	Althea & Donna	"Uptown Top Ranking"	4 February 1978	1

418	Brotherhood of Man	"Figaro"	11 February 1978	1

419	ABBA	"Take a Chance on Me"	18 February 1978	3

420	Kate Bush	"Wuthering Heights"	11 March 1978	4

421	Brian and Michael	"Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs (Lowry's Song)"	8 April 1978	3

422	Bee Gees	"Night Fever"	29 April 1978	2

423	Boney M.	"Rivers of Babylon" †	13 May 1978	5

424	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	17 June 1978	9

425	Commodores	"Three Times a Lady"	19 August 1978	5

426	10cc	"Dreadlock Holiday"	23 September 1978	1

427	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"Summer Nights"	30 September 1978	7

428	The Boomtown Rats	"Rat Trap"	18 November 1978	2

429	Rod Stewart	"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"	2 December 1978	1

430	Boney M.	"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"	9 December 1978	4

1979

431	Village People	"Y.M.C.A."	6 January 1979	3

432	Ian Dury and The Blockheads	"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"	27 January 1979	1

433	Blondie	"Heart of Glass"	3 February 1979	4

434	Bee Gees	"Tragedy"	3 March 1979	2

435	Gloria Gaynor	"I Will Survive"	17 March 1979	4

436	Art Garfunkel	"Bright Eyes" †	14 April 1979	6

437	Blondie	"Sunday Girl"	26 May 1979	3

438	Anita Ward	"Ring My Bell"	16 June 1979	2

439	Tubeway Army	"Are 'Friends' Electric?"	30 June 1979	4

440	The Boomtown Rats	"I Don't Like Mondays"	28 July 1979	4

441	Cliff Richard	"We Don't Talk Anymore"	25 August 1979	4

442	Gary Numan	"Cars"	22 September 1979	1

443	The Police	"Message in a Bottle"	29 September 1979	3

444	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"	20 October 1979	1

445	Lena Martell	"One Day at a Time"	27 October 1979	3

446	Dr. Hook	"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"	17 November 1979	3

447	The Police	"Walking on the Moon"	8 December 1979	1

448	Pink Floyd	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"	15 December 1979	5

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"Mouldy Old Dough" of Lieutenant Pigeon achieved UK number one in 1972.

final_sentence: "Mouldy Old Dough" of Lieutenant Pigeon achieved UK number one in 1972.