JANUARY
Top hit
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head · B.j. Thomas
Top album
Abbey Road · The Beatles
Enter the Year
Year
1970
Arena Rock and the Dance Floor
Stadium anthems and disco fever trade the spotlight all year long.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Venus · The Shocking Blue
Top album
Led Zeppelin II · Led Zeppelin
MARCH
Top hit
Bridge Over Troubled Water · Simon
Top album
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APRIL
Top hit
Bridge Over Troubled Water · Simon
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
ABC · Jackson 5
Top album
McCartney · Paul Mccartney
JUNE
Top hit
Everything Is Beautiful · Ray Stevens
Top album
McCartney · Paul Mccartney
JULY
Top hit
The Love You Save/I Found That Girl · Jackson 5
Top album
Let It Be (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
AUGUST
Top hit
(They Long To Be) Close To You · Carpenters
Top album
Cosmo's Factory · Creedence Clearwater Revival
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
War · Edwin Starr
Top album
Cosmo's Factory · Creedence Clearwater Revival
OCTOBER
Top hit
Ain't No Mountain High Enough · Diana Ross
Top album
Cosmo's Factory · Creedence Clearwater Revival
NOVEMBER
Top hit
I'll Be There · Jackson 5
Top album
Led Zeppelin III · Led Zeppelin
DECEMBER
Top hit
I Think I Love You · The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones
Top album
Abraxas · Santana