The newest way to sleep was on a waterbed that cost around $30. Rumors that the Beatles were going to break up began to circulate due to differences between John and Paul. One million cans of tuna were recalled because of mercury contamination. We first started couting down the hits with "American Top 40". 1970 is the year we first heard from artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, The Greatful Dead and Elton John.
| Rock/Pop | Country |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon & Garfunkel | Coal Miner's Daughter-Loretta Lynn |
| Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man-Aretha Franklin | Angels Don't Lie-Jim Reeves |
| Evil Ways-Santana | A Week In A Country Jail-Tom T. Hall |
| Kentucky Rain-Elvis Presley | Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone-Charley Pride |
| ABC-Jackson 5 | Hello Darlin'-Conway Twitty |
| Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross | He Loves Me All The Way-Tammy Wynette |
| I Think I Love You-The Partridge Family | It's Just A Matter Of Time-Sonny James |
| The Long And Winding Road-The Beatles | All For The Love Of Sunshine-Hank Williams, Jr. |
| War-Edwin Starr | Baby, Baby (I Know You're A Lady)-David Houston |
| American Woman/No Sugar Tonight-The Guess Who | The Fightin' Side Of Me-Merle Haggard |
| Celebrate-Three Dog Night | Rose Garden-Lynn Anderson |
| Let It Be-The Beatles | For The Good Times-Ray Price |
| Spirit In The Sky-Norman Greenbaum | There Must Be More To Love Than This-Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Make Me Smile-Chicago | Run, Woman, Run-Tammy Wynette |
| Lola-The Kinks | Sunday Morning Coming Down-Johnny Cash |
Order Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1970
| Bonanza |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. |
| Hawaii Five-O |
| Gunsmoke |
| The Flip Wilson Show |
Love Story
Patton
Airport
Little Big Man
Catch-22
M*A*S*H
*On April 17th The Apollo 13 crew returned to Earth following
a harrowing mission in which they repaired their ship with duct tape following an oxygen
tank explosion.
*U.S. troops invade Cambodia
*Four people were killed and eight were wounded at Kent State after National Guardsmen
fire into a crowd protesting the Vietnam War.
*In baseball the Baltimore Orioles beat the
Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.
*In the NBA the New York Knicks beat the LA Lakers 4 games to 3, in the ABA the Indiana
Pacers beat the LA Stars 4 games to 2.
*In hockey it was the Boston Bruins over the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 0.
*The 1970-71 football season ended with the Baltimore Colts beating the Dallas Cowboys
16-13.
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