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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,
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and print editions of the magazine.
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
The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most o ...
, Shocking Blue
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, the Guess Who
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, Ray Stevens
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, Three Dog Night
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, the Carpenters
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, Bread, Edwin Starr
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, Neil Diamond, the Partridge Family
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, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
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. Diana Ross and George Harrison, having already hit number one with the Supremes
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and the Beatles
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, respectively, hit number one for the first time as solo acts. 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
Number-one artists
See also
*1970 in music
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1970.
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Specific locations
* 1970 in British music
* 1970 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1970 in country music
* 1970 in heavy metal music
*1970 in jazz
Events
*Janua ...
* Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1970
These are the number-one singles on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1970 as published in ''Cashbox'' magazine.
See also
*1970 in music
*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970 (U.S.)
References
*https://web.archive.org/web/2007101123544 ...
* List of Billboard number-one singles
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently mon ...
Sources
*''Fred Bronson
Fredric M. "Fred" Bronson (born January 10, 1949) is an American journalist, author and writer. He is the author of books related to #1 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and other books related to various music charts as well. He is also k ...
's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition'' ()
*'' Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition'' ()
*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies'' ()
*Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'online archive services
and print editions of the magazine.
References
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Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...