# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1970

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums for each week in 1970.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1970 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label |
| January 3 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Apple |
| January 10 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Apple |
| January 17 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| January 24 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | Apple |
| January 31 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| February 7 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| February 14 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| February 21 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| February 28 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| March 7 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| March 14 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| March 21 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| March 28 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| April 4 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| April 11 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| April 18 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| April 25 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| May 2 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| May 9 | Bridge over Troubled Water † | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia |
| May 16 | Déjà Vu | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Atlantic |
| May 23 | McCartney | Paul McCartney | Apple |
| May 30 | McCartney | Paul McCartney | Apple |
| June 6 | McCartney | Paul McCartney | Apple |
| June 13 | Let It Be | The Beatles | Apple |
| June 20 | Let It Be | The Beatles | Apple |
| June 27 | Let It Be | The Beatles | Apple |
| July 4 | Let It Be | The Beatles | Apple |
| July 11 | Woodstock | Soundtrack | Cotillion |
| July 18 | Woodstock | Soundtrack | Cotillion |
| July 25 | Woodstock | Soundtrack | Cotillion |
| August 1 | Woodstock | Soundtrack | Cotillion |
| August 8 | Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Columbia |
| August 15 | Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Columbia |
| August 22 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| August 29 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| September 5 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| September 12 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| September 19 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| September 26 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| October 3 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| October 10 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| October 17 | Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy |
| October 24 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |
| October 31 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| November 7 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| November 14 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| November 21 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| November 28 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |
| December 5 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |
| December 12 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |
| December 19 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |
| December 26 | Abraxas | Santana | Columbia |