# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1970

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970.
That year, 14 acts earned their first number one, such as B. J. Thomas, the Jackson 5, Shocking Blue, the Guess Who, Ray Stevens, Three Dog Night, the Carpenters, Bread, Edwin Starr, Neil Diamond, the Partridge Family, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Diana Ross and George Harrison, having already hit number one with the Supremes and the Beatles, respectively, hit number one for the first time as solo acts, Ross being the only single female to reach the top of the charts. The Jackson 5 and the Beatles had more than one song hit number one that year, the Jackson 5 having the most with four, while the Beatles had two.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1970 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 227 | January 3 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas |
| 227 | January 10 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas |
| 227 | January 17 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas |
| 227 | January 24 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas |
| 228 | January 31 | "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 |
| 229 | February 7 | "Venus" | Shocking Blue |
| 230 | February 14 | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" | Sly & the Family Stone |
| 230 | February 21 | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" | Sly & the Family Stone |
| 231 | February 28 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 231 | March 7 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 231 | March 14 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 231 | March 21 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 231 | March 28 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 231 | April 4 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 232 | April 11 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles |
| 232 | April 18 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles |
| 233 | April 25 | "ABC" | The Jackson 5 |
| 233 | May 2 | "ABC" | The Jackson 5 |
| 234 | May 9 | "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" | The Guess Who |
| 234 | May 16 | "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" | The Guess Who |
| 234 | May 23 | "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" | The Guess Who |
| 235 | May 30 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Ray Stevens |
| 235 | June 6 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Ray Stevens |
| 236 | June 13 | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | The Beatles |
| 236 | June 20 | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | The Beatles |
| 237 | June 27 | "The Love You Save" | The Jackson 5 |
| 237 | July 4 | "The Love You Save" | The Jackson 5 |
| 238 | July 11 | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Three Dog Night |
| 238 | July 18 | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Three Dog Night |
| 239 | July 25 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters |
| 239 | August 1 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters |
| 239 | August 8 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters |
| 239 | August 15 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters |
| 240 | August 22 | "Make It with You" | Bread |
| 241 | August 29 | "War" | Edwin Starr |
| 241 | September 5 | "War" | Edwin Starr |
| 241 | September 12 | "War" | Edwin Starr |
| 242 | September 19 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross |
| 242 | September 26 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross |
| 242 | October 3 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross |
| 243 | October 10 | "Cracklin' Rosie" | Neil Diamond |
| 244 | October 17 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| 244 | October 24 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| 244 | October 31 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| 244 | November 7 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| 244 | November 14 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| 245 | November 21 | "I Think I Love You" | The Partridge Family |
| 245 | November 28 | "I Think I Love You" | The Partridge Family |
| 245 | December 5 | "I Think I Love You" | The Partridge Family |
| 246 | December 12 | "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
| 246 | December 19 | "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
| 247 | December 26 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | The Jackson 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Simon & Garfunkel | 6 |
| 3 | B.J. Thomas | 4 |
| 3 | The Beatles | 4 |
| 3 | The Carpenters | 4 |
| 6 | The Guess Who | 3 |
| 6 | Edwin Starr | 3 |
| 6 | Diana Ross | 3 |
| 6 | The Partridge Family | 3 |
| 10 | Sly & the Family Stone | 2 |
| 10 | Ray Stevens | 2 |
| 10 | Three Dog Night | 2 |
| 10 | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | 2 |
| 14 | Shocking Blue | 1 |
| 14 | Bread | 1 |
| 14 | Neil Diamond | 1 |
| 14 | George Harrison | 1 |