1970

The following is a list of the number-one singles (main sides only) in the U.S. in 1970, based on a comparison between its three main charts at the time, from Billboard, Cash Box and Record World magazines.
Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s)
January 3 	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" 	B.J. Thomas
January 10 	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" 	B.J. Thomas
January 17 	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" 	B.J. Thomas
January 24 	"Venus" 	Shocking Blue
January 31 	"Venus" 	Shocking Blue
February 7 	"Venus" 	Shocking Blue
February 14 	"Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"	Sly & The Family Stone
February 21 	"Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"	Sly & The Family Stone
February 28 	"Bridge over Troubled Water" 	Simon & Garfunkel
March 7 	"Bridge over Troubled Water" 	Simon & Garfunkel
March 14 	"Bridge over Troubled Water" 	Simon & Garfunkel
March 21 	"Bridge over Troubled Water" 	Simon & Garfunkel
March 28 	"Bridge over Troubled Water" 	Simon & Garfunkel
April 4 	"Let It Be" 	The Beatles
April 11 	"Let It Be" 	The Beatles
April 18 	"Let It Be" 	The Beatles
April 25 	"ABC" 	The Jackson 5
May 2 	"Spirit in the Sky" 	Norman Greenbaum
May 9 	"American Woman" 	The Guess Who
May 16 	"American Woman" 	The Guess Who
May 23 	"American Woman" 	The Guess Who
May 30 	"Cecilia" 	Simon & Garfunkel
June 6 	"Everything Is Beautiful" 	Ray Stevens
June 13 	"The Long and Winding Road" 	The Beatles
June 20 	"The Long and Winding Road" 	The Beatles
June 27 	"The Love You Save" 	The Jackson 5
July 4 	"The Love You Save" 	The Jackson 5
July 11 	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" 	Three Dog Night
July 18 	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" 	Three Dog Night
July 25 	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" 	Carpenters
August 1 	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" 	Carpenters
August 8 	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" 	Carpenters
August 15 	"Make It with You" 	Bread
August 22 	"Make It with You" 	Bread
August 29 	"Spill the Wine" 	War
September 5 	"War" 	Edwin Starr
September 12	"War" 	Edwin Starr
September 19	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 	Diana Ross
September 26	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" 	Creedence Clearwater Revival
October 3 	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" 	Creedence Clearwater Revival
October 10 	"Cracklin' Rosie" 	Neil Diamond
October 17 	"I'll Be There" 	The Jackson 5
October 24 	"I'll Be There" 	The Jackson 5
October 31 	"I'll Be There" 	The Jackson 5
November 7 	"I'll Be There" 	The Jackson 5
November 14 	"We've Only Just Begun" 	Carpenters
November 21 	"I Think I Love You" 	The Partridge Family
November 28 	"I Think I Love You" 	The Partridge Family
December 5 	"I Think I Love You" 	The Partridge Family
December 12 	"The Tears of a Clown" 	The Miracles
December 19 	"My Sweet Lord" 	George Harrison
December 26 	"My Sweet Lord" 	George Harrison