List of NME number-one singles of the 1970s
Number-one singles
Table:
No.

Artist[nb 1]

Single[nb 1]

Reached
number one[nb 1]

Weeks at
number one[nb 1]

1970

280

Rolf Harris
"Two Little Boys"

20 December 1969
6

281

Marmalade
"Reflections of My Life" ‡

28 January 1970
1

282

Edison Lighthouse
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"

4 February 1970
3

283

The Jackson 5
"I Want You Back" ‡

25 February 1970
1

284

Lee Marvin
"Wand'rin' Star"

4 March 1970
3

285

Simon & Garfunkel
"Bridge over Troubled Water"

25 March 1970
4

286

Norman Greenbaum
"Spirit in the Sky"

22 April 1970
2

287

England World Cup Squad "70"
"Back Home"

6 May 1970
3

288

The Moody Blues
"Question" ‡

27 May 1970
1

289

Christie
"Yellow River"

3 June 1970
1

290

Mungo Jerry
"In the Summertime"

10 June 1970
4

291

Free
"All Right Now" ‡

8 July 1970
3

292

The Kinks
"Lola" ‡

29 July 1970
1

293

Elvis Presley
"The Wonder of You"

5 August 1970
3

294

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
"The Tears of a Clown"

26 August 1970
4

295

Freda Payne
"Band of Gold"

23 September 1970
5

296

Deep Purple
"Black Night" ‡

28 October 1970
1

297

Matthews' Southern Comfort
"Woodstock"

4 November 1970
3

298

Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Voodoo Chile"

25 November 1970
1

299

Dave Edmunds's Rockpile
"I Hear You Knocking"

2 December 1970
3

300

McGuinness Flint
"When I'm Dead and Gone" ‡

23 December 1970
1

301

Clive Dunn
"Grandad"

30 December 1970
4

1971

302

George Harrison
"My Sweet Lord"

27 January 1971
6

303

Mungo Jerry
"Baby Jump"

10 March 1971
1

304

Paul McCartney
"Another Day" ‡

17 March 1971
1

305

T. Rex
"Hot Love"

24 March 1971
5

306

Dave and Ansel Collins
"Double Barrel"

28 April 1971
2

307

The Rolling Stones
"Brown Sugar" ‡

12 May 1971
1

308

Dawn
"Knock Three Times"

19 May 1971
3

309

Free
"My Brother Jake" ‡

9 June 1971
1

310

Tony Christie
"I Did What I Did for Maria" ‡

16 June 1971
1

311

Middle of the Road
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"

23 June 1971
5

312

T. Rex
"Get It On"

28 July 1971
3

313

The New Seekers
"Never Ending Song of Love" ‡

18 August 1971
1

314

Diana Ross
"I'm Still Waiting"

25 August 1971
3

315

The Tams
"Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"

15 September 1971
2

316

Rod Stewart
"Maggie May"

29 September 1971
6

317

Slade
"Coz I Luv You"

10 November 1971
3

318

Benny Hill
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"

1 December 1971
5

1972

319

The New Seekers
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"

5 January 1972
4

320

America
"A Horse with No Name" ‡

2 February 1972
1

321

T. Rex
"Telegram Sam"

9 February 1972
1

322

Chicory Tip
"Son of My Father"

16 February 1972
2

323

Don McLean
"American Pie" ‡

1 March 1972
1

324

Nilsson
"Without You"

8 March 1972
6

325

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
"Amazing Grace"

19 April 1972
4

326

T.Rex
"Metal Guru"

17 May 1972
4

327

Don McLean
"Vincent"

14 June 1972
3

328

Slade
"Take Me Bak 'Ome"

5 July 1972
1

329

Donny Osmond
"Puppy Love"

12 July 1972
4

330

Alice Cooper
"School's Out"

9 August 1972
3

331

Rod Stewart
"You Wear It Well"

30 August 1972
2

332

Slade
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"

13 September 1972
2

333

T. Rex
"Children of the Revolution" ‡

27 September 1972
1

334

David Cassidy
"How Can I Be Sure"

4 October 1972
1

335

Lieutenant Pigeon
"Mouldy Old Dough"

11 October 1972
4

336

Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Clair"

8 November 1972
2

337

Chuck Berry
"My Ding-a-Ling"

22 November 1972
3

338

Slade
"Gudbuy T'Jane" ‡

13 December 1972
1

339

Little Jimmy Osmond
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"

20 December 1972
4

1973

340

David Bowie
"The Jean Genie" ‡

17 January 1973
1

341

Sweet
"Blockbuster"

24 January 1973
4

342

Strawbs
"Part of the Union" ‡

21 February 1973
2

343

Slade
"Cum On Feel the Noize"

7 March 1973
3

344

Donny Osmond
"The Twelfth of Never"

28 March 1973
2

345

Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Get Down"

11 April 1973
1

346

Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"

18 April 1973
5

347

Wizzard
"See My Baby Jive"

23 May 1973
2

348

Suzi Quatro
"Can the Can"

6 June 1973
3

349

10cc
"Rubber Bullets"

27 June 1973
1

350

Slade
"Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me"

4 July 1973
2

351

Peters and Lee
"Welcome Home"

18 July 1973
2

352

Gary Glitter
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)"

1 August 1973
4

353

Donny Osmond
"Young Love"

29 August 1973
2

354

Wizzard
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"

12 September 1973
1

355

David Essex
"Rock On" ‡

19 September 1973
1

356

Sweet
"The Ballroom Blitz" ‡

26 September 1973
1

357

Simon Park Orchestra
"Eye Level (Theme From The Thames TV Series "Van Der Valk")"

3 October 1973
4

358

David Cassidy
"The Puppy Song" / "Daydreamer"

31 October 1973
2

359

The Osmonds
"Let Me In" ‡

14 November 1973
1

360

Gary Glitter
"I Love You Love Me Love"

21 November 1973
4

361

Slade
"Merry Christmas Everybody"

19 December 1973
21[nb 2]1[nb 2]

1974

362

New Seekers feat. Lyn Paul
"You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"

2 January 1974
22[nb 2]2[nb 2]

363

Leo Sayer
"The Show Must Go On" ‡

16 January 1974
1

364

Sweet
"Teenage Rampage" ‡

23 January 1974
1

365

Mud
"Tiger Feet"

30 January 1974
3

366

Suzi Quatro
"Devil Gate Drive"

20 February 1974
2

367

Alvin Stardust
"Jealous Mind"

6 March 1974
2

368

Paper Lace
"Billy Don't Be a Hero"

20 March 1974
3

369

Terry Jacks
"Seasons in the Sun"

10 April 1974
2

370

Mud
"The Cat Crept In" ‡

24 April 1974
1

371

ABBA
"Waterloo"

1 May 1974
2

372

The Rubettes
"Sugar Baby Love"

15 May 1974
4

373

Ray Stevens
"The Streak"

12 June 1974
2

374

Gary Glitter
"Always Yours"

26 June 1974
1

375

Charles Aznavour
"She"

3 July 1974
3

376

George McCrae
"Rock Your Baby"

24 July 1974
3

377

The Three Degrees
"When Will I See You Again"

14 August 1974
3

378

The Osmonds
"Love Me for a Reason"

4 September 1974
2

379

Carl Douglas
"Kung Fu Fighting"

18 September 1974
4

380

Peter Shelley
"Gee Baby" ‡

16 October 1974
1

381

Ken Boothe
"Everything I Own"

23 October 1974
2

382

David Essex
"Gonna Make You a Star"

6 November 1974
5

383

Barry White
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"

11 December 1974
1

384

Mud
"Lonely This Christmas"

18 December 1974
3

1975

385

Ralph McTell
"Streets of London" ‡

8 January 1975
2

386

Status Quo
"Down Down"

22 January 1975
1

387

The Tymes
"Ms Grace"

29 January 1975
1

388

Pilot
"January"

5 February 1975
2

389

The Carpenters
"Please Mr. Postman" ‡

19 February 1975
1

390

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"

26 February 1975
1

391

Telly Savalas
"If"

5 March 1975
2

392

Bay City Rollers
"Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)"

19 March 1975
6

393

Bobby Goldsboro
"Honey" ‡

30 April 1975
1

394

Minnie Riperton
"Lovin' You" ‡

7 May 1975
1

395

Tammy Wynette
"Stand by Your Man"

14 May 1975
3

396

Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
"Whispering Grass"

4 June 1975
1

397

Showaddywaddy
"Three Steps to Heaven" ‡

11 June 1975
1

re

Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
"Whispering Grass"

18 June 1975
1

398

10cc
"I'm Not in Love"

25 June 1975
2

399

Johnny Nash
"Tears on My Pillow"

9 July 1975
2

400

Bay City Rollers
"Give a Little Love"

23 July 1975
1

401

Typically Tropical
"Barbados"

30 July 1975
2

402

The Stylistics
"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"

13 August 1975
2

403

Rod Stewart
"Sailing"

27 August 1975
4

404

Leo Sayer
"Moonlighting" ‡

24 September 1975
1

405

David Essex
"Hold Me Close"

1 October 1975
3

406

Art Garfunkel
"I Only Have Eyes for You"

22 October 1975
2

407

David Bowie
"Space Oddity"

5 November 1975
2

408

Billy Connolly
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."

19 November 1975
1

409

Hot Chocolate
"You Sexy Thing" ‡

26 November 1975
1

410

Queen
"Bohemian Rhapsody"

3 December 1975
6

1976

411

Sailor
"A Glass of Champagne" ‡

21 January 1976
1

412

ABBA
"Mamma Mia"

28 January 1976
2

413

Slik
"Forever and Ever"

11 February 1976
1

414

The Four Seasons
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

18 February 1976
2

415

Tina Charles
"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"

3 March 1976
3

416

Brotherhood of Man
"Save Your Kisses for Me"

24 March 1976
5

417

ABBA
"Fernando"

28 April 1976
6

418

J. J. Barrie
"No Charge"

9 June 1976
1

419

Wings
"Silly Love Songs" ‡

16 June 1976
1

420

The Real Thing
"You to Me Are Everything"

23 June 1976
2

421

Candi Staton
"Young Hearts Run Free" ‡

7 July 1976
1

422

Demis Roussos
"The Roussos Phenomenon"

14 July 1976
1

423

Elton John & Kiki Dee
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

21 July 1976
7

424

ABBA
"Dancing Queen"

8 September 1976
5

425

Pussycat
"Mississippi"

13 October 1976
3

426

Chicago
"If You Leave Me Now"

3 November 1976
4

427

Showaddywaddy
"Under the Moon of Love"

1 December 1976
3

428

Johnny Mathis
"When a Child Is Born"

22 December 1976
32.5[nb 3]2[nb 3]

1977

429

David Soul
"Don't Give Up on Us"

12 January 1977
2

430

Julie Covington
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"

26 January 1977
1

re

David Soul
"Don't Give Up on Us"

2 February 1977
1

re

Julie Covington
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"

9 February 1977
2

431

Leo Sayer
"When I Need You"

23 February 1977
2

432

The Manhattan Transfer
"Chanson D'Amour"

9 March 1977
2

433

ABBA
"Knowing Me, Knowing You"

23 March 1977
6

434

Deniece Williams
"Free"

4 May 1977
3

435

Rod Stewart
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest"

25 May 1977
3

436

Sex Pistols
"God Save the Queen" ‡

15 June 1977
1

437

The Jacksons
"Show You the Way to Go"

22 June 1977
2

438

Hot Chocolate
"So You Win Again"

6 July 1977
1

439

Boney M.
"Ma Baker" ‡

13 July 1977
1

440

Donna Summer
"I Feel Love"

20 July 1977
5

441

Brotherhood of Man
"Angelo"

24 August 1977
1

442

Elvis Presley
"Way Down"

31 August 1977
1

443

Space
"Magic Fly" ‡

7 September 1977
3

re

Elvis Presley
"Way Down"

28 September 1977
2

444

David Soul
"Silver Lady"

12 October 1977
1

445

Baccara
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"

19 October 1977
1

446

Rod Stewart
"You're in My Heart" ‡

26 October 1977
1

re

Baccara
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"

2 November 1977
1

447

ABBA
"The Name of the Game"

9 November 1977
2

448

Status Quo
"Rockin' All Over the World" ‡

23 November 1977
1

449

Wings
"Mull of Kintyre"

30 November 1977
98.5[nb 4]8[nb 4]

1978

450

Althea & Donna
"Uptown Top Ranking"

1 February 1978
2

451

ABBA
"Take a Chance on Me"

15 February 1978
3

452

Kate Bush
"Wuthering Heights"

8 March 1978
3

453

Blondie
"Denis" ‡

29 March 1978
2

454

Showaddywaddy
"I Wonder Why" ‡

12 April 1978
1

455

Bee Gees
"Night Fever"

19 April 1978
4

456

Boney M.
"Rivers of Babylon"

17 May 1978
4

457

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
"You're the One That I Want"

14 June 1978
10

458

Commodores
"Three Times a Lady"

23 August 1978
4

459

10cc
"Dreadlock Holiday"

20 September 1978
2

460

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
"Summer Nights"

4 October 1978
6

461

The Boomtown Rats
"Rat Trap"

8 November 1978
3

462

Rod Stewart
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"

29 November 1978
1

463

Boney M.
"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"

6 December 1978
42[nb 5]2[nb 5]

1979

464

Village People
"Y.M.C.A."

3 January 1979
33[nb 5]3[nb 5]

465

Ian Dury
"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"

24 January 1979
2

466

Blondie
"Heart of Glass"

7 February 1979
1

467

ABBA
"Chiquitita" ‡

14 February 1979
1

re

Blondie
"Heart of Glass"

21 February 1979
2

468

Bee Gees
"Tragedy"

7 March 1979
1

469

Elvis Costello
"Oliver's Army" ‡

14 March 1979
1

470

Gloria Gaynor
"I Will Survive"

21 March 1979
2

471

Village People
"In the Navy" ‡

4 April 1979
1

472

Art Garfunkel
"Bright Eyes"

11 April 1979
5

473

M
"Pop Muzik" ‡

16 May 1979
1

re

Art Garfunkel
"Bright Eyes"

23 May 1979
1

474

Blondie
"Sunday Girl"

30 May 1979
1

475

Roxy Music
"Dance Away" ‡

6 June 1979
1

476

Anita Ward
"Ring My Bell"

13 June 1979
3

477

Tubeway Army
"Are "Friends" Electric?"

4 July 1979
2

478

Janet Kay
"Silly Games" ‡

18 July 1979
1

re

Tubeway Army
"Are "Friends" Electric?"

25 July 1979
2

479

The Boomtown Rats
"I Don't Like Mondays"

8 August 1979
4

480

Cliff Richard
"We Don't Talk Anymore"

5 September 1979
3

481

Gary Numan
"Cars"

26 September 1979
2

482

The Police
"Message in a Bottle"

10 October 1979
2

483

The Buggles
"Video Killed the Radio Star"

24 October 1979
2

484

Lena Martell
"One Day at a Time"

7 November 1979
1

485

Dr. Hook
"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"

14 November 1979
4

486

The Police
"Walking on the Moon"

12 December 1979
1

487

Pink Floyd
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"

19 December 1979
44.5[nb 6]4[nb 6]

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