UK No.1 Hits of 1970
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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1970.
See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1969, 1970 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1971
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January 2 | "Two Little Boys" | Rolf Harris |
| January 9 | "Two Little Boys" | Rolf Harris |
| January 16 | "Two Little Boys" | Rolf Harris |
| January 23 | "Two Little Boys" | Rolf Harris |
| January 30 | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
| February 6 | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
| February 13 | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
| February 20 | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
| February 27 | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Edison Lighthouse |
| March 6 | "Wand'rin' Star" | Lee Marvin |
| March 13 | "Wand'rin' Star" | Lee Marvin |
| March 20 | "Wand'rin' Star" | Lee Marvin |
| March 27 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| April 3 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| April 10 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| April 17 | "All Kinds of Everything" | Dana |
| April 24 | "All Kinds of Everything" | Dana |
| May 1 | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum |
| May 8 | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum |
| May 15 | "Back Home" | England World Cup Squad |
| May 22 | "Back Home" | England World Cup Squad |
| May 29 | "Back Home" | England World Cup Squad |
| June 5 | "Yellow River" | Christie |
| June 12 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| June 19 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| June 26 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| July 3 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| July 10 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| July 17 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| July 24 | "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry |
| July 31 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| August 7 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| August 14 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| August 21 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| August 28 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| September 4 | "The Wonder of You" | Elvis Presley |
| September 11 | "Tears Of A Clown" | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| September 18 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| September 25 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| October 2 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| October 9 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| October 16 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| October 23 | "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne |
| October 30 | "Woodstock" | Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| November 6 | "Woodstock" | Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| November 13 | "Woodstock" | Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| November 20 | "Voodoo Chile" | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| November 27 | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Edmunds |
| December 4 | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Edmunds |
| December 11 | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Edmunds |
| December 18 | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Edmunds |
| December 25 | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Edmunds |
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[edit] Records
- Least new singles to reach #1 on the charts in a year (14; tied with 1967)
[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time
- Edison Lighthouse with "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
- Lee Marvin with "Wand'rin' Star"
- Simon & Garfunkel with "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
- Dana with "All Kinds of Everything"
- Norman Greenbaum with "Spirit in the Sky"
- England World Cup Squad with "Back Home"
- Christie with "Yellow River"
- Mungo Jerry with "In the Summertime"
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles with "Tears Of A Clown"
- Freda Payne with "Band Of Gold"
- Matthews' Southern Comfort with "Woodstock"
- Jimi Hendrix with "Voodoo Chile"
- Dave Edmunds with "I Hear You Knockin'"
