Our Favorite Songs of 1970 | Songs of the Year

Welcome to our Songs of the Year series. Today we're looking at 1970! Every Friday we will each be choosing our favorite songs of a year, starting in 1958 and going all the way through 2021. We will be making five selections from the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Any song that broke the Hot 100 at any point during the year is eligible. After that we'll be making five more 'wildcard' selections. These picks can come from anywhere. They could've charted as well, but they could also be album cuts, from soundtracks, b-sides...anything at all. And lastly, we'll also be choosing our least favorite song to crack the Top 40. **** Here's the Year End Top 50. Will any of these make our lists? 1. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel 2. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters 3. "American Woman" - The Guess Who 4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - B.J. Thomas 5. "War" - Edwin Starr 6. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross 7. "I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5 8. "Get Ready" - Rare Earth 9. "Let It Be" - The Beatles 10. "Band of Gold" - Freda Payne 11. "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" - Three Dog Night 12. "Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens 13. "Make It with You" - Bread 14. "Hitchin' a Ride" - Vanity Fare 15. "ABC" - The Jackson 5 16. "The Love You Save" - The Jackson 5 17. "Cracklin' Rosie" - Neil Diamond 18. "Candida" - Dawn 19. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" - Sly & the Family Stone 20. "Spill the Wine" - Eric Burdon & War 21. "O-o-h Child" - Five Stairsteps 22. "Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum 23. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" - Melanie 24. "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" - The Temptations 25. "Love on a Two-Way Street" - The Moments 26. "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" - The Poppy Family 27. "All Right Now" - Free 28. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5 29. "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" - Bobby Sherman 30. "Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf 31. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder 32. "Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image 33. "Venus" - Shocking Blue 34. "Instant Karma!" - John Lennon 35. "Patches" - Clarence Carter 36. "Lookin' out My Back Door" - Creedence Clearwater Revival 37. "Rainy Night in Georgia" - Brook Benton 38. "Something's Burning" - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition 39. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - Chairmen of the Board 40. "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" - Edison Lighthouse 41. "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles 42. "Snowbird" - Anne Murray 43. "Reflections of My Life" - Marmalade 44. "Hey There Lonely Girl" - Eddie Holman 45. "The Rapper" - The Jaggerz 46. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - The Hollies 47. "Tighter, Tighter" - Alive N Kickin' 48. "Come and Get It" - Badfinger 49. "Cecilia" - Simon & Garfunkel 50. "Love Land" - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band **** Remeber to vote for which of our winners is your favorite and check out the playlists: Vote Here: https://listographymusic.com/songs-of-the-year-1970/ Songs of the Year 1970 (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32RVlC6k90aOAbOc9nOIIN?si=af800029fca64a3e Songs of the Year 1970 (YouTube): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiDqVT3Ipkm0fCKTeq6qYHWvJ4SjtnY5z Songs of the Year Winners (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vwqXd0PH24n6382C9Fho6?si=04325044b85f46ad The Worst Top 40 Songs (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kCt8jIZGB3MYxJVa3MHWP?si=a05693554c0e4392 We hope you'll play along down in the comments. See ya there. Thanks for watching! #SongsoftheYear #1970 #Songsof1970 #Billboard #Hot100 ~~~ https://listographymusic.com https://instagram.com/listographymusic https://facebook.com/therecordranker https://twitter.com/listographymzk

Added 3 Apr 2026