AMERICAN TOP 40- THE 70’S- TOP 100 OF 1970

American Top 40 -The 70’s- Top 100 of 1970. This week no Casey on 70’s on 7 they are doing some lame listeners countdown of the Top 300 1970’s songs- so I went back to 1970- and the Top 100 chart hits for that year.

1	“Bridge Over Troubled Water“	Simon & Garfunkel A+
2	“(They Long to Be) Close to You“	The Carpenters A
3	“American Woman“	The Guess Who A-
4	“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“	B.J. Thomas B
5	“War“	Edwin Starr A
6	“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough“	Diana Ross B+
7	“I’ll Be There“	The Jackson 5 A
8	“Get Ready“	Rare Earth B-
9	“Let It Be“	The Beatles A+
10	“Band of Gold“	Freda Payne A
11	“Mama Told Me (Not to Come)“	Three Dog Night A
12	“Everything Is Beautiful“	Ray Stevens D
13	“Make It with You“	Bread A-
14	“Hitchin’ a Ride“	Vanity Fare A
15	“ABC“	The Jackson 5 A
16	“The Love You Save“	The Jackson 5 A
17	“Cracklin’ Rosie“	Neil Diamond A
18	“Candida“	Dawn C
19	“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)“	Sly & the Family Stone A+
20	“Spill the Wine“	Eric Burdon & War A
21	“O-o-h Child“	Five Stairsteps A
22	“Spirit in the Sky“	Norman Greenbaum A
23	“Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)“	Melanie B-
24	“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)“	The Temptations A
25	“Love on a Two-Way Street“	The Moments A-
26	“Which Way You Goin’ Billy?“	The Poppy Family C
27	“All Right Now“	Free A
28	“I Want You Back“	The Jackson 5 A+
29	“Julie, Do Ya Love Me“	Bobby Sherman D
30	“Green-Eyed Lady“	Sugarloaf B
31	“Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours“	Stevie Wonder A
32	“Ride Captain Ride“	Blues Image A
33	“Venus“	Shocking Blue A
34	“Instant Karma!“	John Lennon A+
35	“Patches“	Clarence Carter A+
36	“Lookin’ out My Back Door“	Creedence Clearwater Revival A+
37	“Rainy Night in Georgia“	Brook Benton A
38	“Something’s Burning“	Kenny Rogers & The First Edition B-
39	“Give Me Just a Little More Time“	Chairmen of the Board A
40	“Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)“	Edison Lighthouse A-
41	“The Long and Winding Road“	The Beatles A
42	“Snowbird“	Anne Murray A
43	“Reflections of My Life“	Marmalade A
44	“Hey There Lonely Girl“	Eddie Holman B
45	“The Rapper“	The Jaggerz B
46	“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother“	The Hollies A+
47	“Tighter, Tighter“	Alive N Kickin’ B
48	“Come and Get It“	Badfinger A
49	“Cecilia“	Simon & Garfunkel B
50	“Love Land“	Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band B
51	“Turn Back the Hands of Time“	Tyrone Davis A
52	“Lola“	The Kinks A
53	“In the Summertime“	Mungo Jerry A
54	“Indiana Wants Me“	R. Dean Taylor B
55	“(I Know) I’m Losing You“	Rare Earth B
56	“Easy Come, Easy Go“	Bobby Sherman D
57	“Express Yourself“	Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band A
58	“Still Water (Love)“	The Four Tops A-
59	“Make Me Smile“	Chicago A-
60	“The House of the Rising Sun“	Frijid Pink C
61	“25 or 6 to 4“	Chicago A
62	“My Baby Loves Lovin’“	White Plains C
63	“Love or Let Me Be Lonely“	The Friends of Distinction A
64	“United We Stand“	The Brotherhood of Man B+
65	“We’ve Only Just Begun“	The Carpenters A
66	“Arizona“	Mark Lindsay A-
67	“Fire and Rain“	James Taylor A+
68	“Groovy Situation“	Gene Chandler B
69	“Evil Ways“	Santana A
70	“No Time“	The Guess Who A-
71	“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)“	The Delfonics A
72	“The Wonder of You“	Elvis Presley A
73	“Up Around the Bend“	Creedence Clearwater Revival A+
74	“(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You?“	Ronnie Dyson C
75	“I Just Can’t Help Believing“	B.J. Thomas C
76	“It’s a Shame“	The Spinners A
77	“For the Love of Him“	Bobbi Martin C
78	“Mississippi Queen“	Mountain B
79	“I Want to Take You Higher“	Ike & Tina Turner B+
80	“The Letter“	Joe Cocker A
81	“Ma Belle Amie“	Tee-Set B+
82	“The Bells“	The Originals B
83	“Yellow River“	Christie B+
84	“Somebody’s Been Sleeping“	100 Proof (Aged in Soul) B-
85	“Vehicle“	The Ides of March B
86	“Gimme Dat Ding“	The Pipkins B
87	“Lay a Little Lovin’ on Me“	Robin McNamara C
88	“Up the Ladder to the Roof“	The Supremes B
89	“Travelin’ Band“	Creedence Clearwater Revival A+
90	“Come Saturday Morning“	The Sandpipers C
91	“Psychedelic Shack“	The Temptations A+
92	“Without Love (There Is Nothing)“	Tom Jones B
93	“Are You Ready?“	Pacific Gas & Electric B
94	“Woodstock“	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young A+
95	“I’ll Never Fall in Love Again“	Dionne Warwick A
96	“Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma“	The New Seekers C
97	“Walk A Mile In My Shoes“	Joe South A+
98	“The Thrill Is Gone“	B.B. King A+
99	“It’s Only Make Believe“	Glen Campbell B+
100	“Call Me“	Aretha Franklin A