Top Songs of 1970 by Vote

The songs in the chart below are the most popular songs of 1970 by vote. Voting for these songs began at the end of the year. There are two end year charts, the one below, and the Top 10 Songs of 1970. Also see Top 100 Songs by Vote.

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Top Songs of 1970 by Vote -- Chart 1086
Rank	Song	Artist	Votes
1	All The Madmen *	David Bowie	1170
2	Question *	The Moody Blues	1130
3	I Hear You Knocking *	Dave Edmunds	934
4	Who Knows (Live) *	Jimi Hendrix	921
5	No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature *	The Guess Who	914
6	Summertime Blues (Live)	The Who	887
7	Sloth	Fairport Convention	772
8	Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn	768
9	Neanderthal Man	Hotlegs	644
10	Feelin' Alright (Live)	Joe Cocker	478
11	Fat Old Sun	Pink Floyd	451
12	Rain-O	Chilliwack	409
13	Oh! Those Sweet Bananas	Hackamore Brick	245
14	Whispering Farewell	Aunt Mary	233
15	What You Want To Know	Rare Bird	214
16	Death Valley Blues	Black Cat Bones	210
17	Run, Nigger	The Last Poets	203
18	Ride A White Swan	T. Rex	174
19	It's Just Begun	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	168
20	Ten Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box	Twink	147
21	All Things Must Pass	George Harrison	143
22	Eighteen	Alice Cooper	138
22	Mr. Big	Free	138
24	Are You Really Ready For Black Power	Gary Byrd	137
25	Terrapin	Syd Barrett	135
26	Baby Lemonade	Syd Barrett	131
27	Spill The Wine	Eric Burdon & War	128
28	Helpless	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	124
29	On The Boards	Taste	123
30	Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down	Kris Kristofferson	121
30	You Can Get It If You Really Want	Jimmy Cliff	121
32	And I Wish I Were Stoned / Don't Worry	Caravan	119
32	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney	119
34	Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul? (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	118
35	American Woman	The Guess Who	116
35	Woodstock	Joni Mitchell	116
37	Green-Eyed Lady	Sugarloaf	114
38	War	Edwin Starr	113
39	Make It With You	Bread	112
39	Sweet Sir Galahad	Joan Baez	112
41	October 26	The Pretty Things	109
42	Only You Know & I Know	Dave Mason	108
43	Drowned My Life In Fear	Leaf Hound	107
44	Las Vegas Tango - Part 1 (Repeat)	Robert Wyatt	106
44	Oye Como Va	Santana	106
46	Sweet Jane	The Velvet Underground	105
47	Run Through The Jungle	Creedence Clearwater Revival	104
47	Sweet Baby James	James Taylor	104
49	Medusa	Trapeze	103
50	Roadhouse Blues	The Doors	102
51	(I Know) I'm Losing You	Rare Earth	101
51	In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed	The Allman Brothers Band	101
53	Glad	Traffic	99
53	House Of The Rising Sun	Frijid Pink	99
53	She's A Lover	Pretty Things	99
56	The Makings Of You	Curtis Mayfield	96
57	Across The Universe	The Beatles	95
57	Rock & Roll	The Velvet Underground	95
59	The Stealer	Free	91
60	As The Years Go By	Mashmakhan	90
60	Cecilia	Simon & Garfunkel	90
60	Strangers	The Kinks	90
63	Cry Me A River (Live)	Joe Cocker	88
64	Wild World	Cat Stevens	86
65	Candida	Dawn	85
65	Only Love Can Break Your Heart	Neil Young	85
65	Scene One: She Was Tall, She Was High	Pretty Things	85
68	Back Home	Golden Earring	84
68	Woodstock	Matthews' Southern Comfort	84
70	Hard Rain Fallin'	Sir Lord Baltimore	83
70	Sugar Magnolia	Grateful Dead	83
72	Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	82
72	Let It Be	The Beatles	82
72	The Man Who Sold The World	David Bowie	82
72	T.V. Eye	The Stooges	82
72	Vehicle	The Ides Of March	82
77	Midnight Rider	The Allman Brothers Band	81
78	Big Yellow Taxi	Joni Mitchell	79
78	Hey Tonight	Creedence Clearwater Revival	79
80	Seafull	Trapeze	78
80	Teacher (UK Version)	Jethro Tull	78
82	Calgary	Great Speckled Bird	77
82	In A Broken Dream	Python Lee Jackson	77
82	Lucky Man	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	77
82	Moondance	Van Morrison	77
82	When The Revolution Comes	The Last Poets	77
87	(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go	Curtis Mayfield	76
87	If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You	Caravan	76
89	Cries From The Midnight Circus	Pretty Things	73
89	Dominoes	Syd Barrett	73
89	Funky Nassau	The Beginning Of The End	73
92	For The Good Times	Kris Kristofferson	72
92	Hand Me Down World	The Guess Who	72
92	Signs	Five Man Electrical Band	72
92	You Better Think Twice	Poco	72
96	Liar	Three Dog Night	71
96	Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) aka Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Live)	Johnny Cash	71
98	Hey, Hey, What Can I Do	Led Zeppelin	70
98	Lonely Days	Bee Gees	70
100	Black Cloud	Trapeze	69
100	The Circle Game	Joni Mitchell	69
100	Did You Notice?	Aunt Mary	69
100	Whitey On The Moon (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	69
100	Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?	Derek & The Dominos	69
105	Be My Friend	Free	68
105	The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)	Fleetwood Mac	68
105	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	Lennon/Ono With The Plastic Ono Band	68
108	No Matter What	Badfinger	67
108	The Wizard	Black Sabbath	67
110	I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)	Grand Funk Railroad	66
110	River Deep - Mountain High	The Supremes & Four Tops	66
110	Take Me To The Pilot	Elton John	66
110	We've Only Just Begun	Carpenters	66
114	Almost Cut My Hair	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	65
114	Apeman	The Kinks	65
114	Chauffeur	Black Cat Bones	65
114	Country Road	James Taylor	65
114	Proud Mary	Ike & Tina Turner	65
114	(They Long To Be) Close To You	Carpenters	65
120	Colour My World	Chicago	64
120	Crazy Love	Van Morrison	64
120	Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine	James Brown	64
120	Master Heartache	Sir Lord Baltimore	64
120	Ohio	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	64
120	What Is Life	George Harrison	64
126	Funk #49	James Gang	63
126	I Think I Love You	The Partridge Family	63
128	Fire & Water	Free	62
128	Flesh & Blood	Johnny Cash	62
128	Layla	Derek & The Dominos	62
131	Dark Globe	Syd Barrett	61
131	Have You Ever Seen The Rain	Creedence Clearwater Revival	61
131	No Expectations	Joan Baez	61
134	Effervescing Elephant	Syd Barrett	60
134	Freedom Rider	Traffic	60
136	After Midnight	Eric Clapton	59
136	Loose	The Stooges	59
136	Mother	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band	59
136	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison	59
136	Since I've Been Loving You	Led Zeppelin	59
141	Casey Jones	Grateful Dead	58
141	Hijack	Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship	58
141	Iron Man	Black Sabbath	58
141	Long Long Time To Get Old	Great Speckled Bird	58
141	Make Me Smile	Chicago	58
141	Up Around The Bend	Creedence Clearwater Revival	58
141	Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)	Donny Hathaway	58
148	All Right Now	Free	57
148	Border Song	Elton John	57
148	Going To The Country	Bruce Cockburn	57
148	Nature's Way	Spirit	57
148	The Only Living Boy In New York	Simon & Garfunkel	57
153	Dirt	The Stooges	56
153	Knock Three Times	Dawn	56
153	The Letter (Live)	Joe Cocker With Leon Russell & The Shelter People	56
153	Mama Told Me (Not To Come)	Three Dog Night	56
153	Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution	The Last Poets	56
153	Revival (Love Is Everywhere)	The Allman Brothers Band	56
153	Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave	Dave Mason	56
160	Black Sabbath	Black Sabbath	55
160	Flies In The Bottle	Great Speckled Bird	55
160	Look At You Look At Me	Dave Mason	55
160	Uncle John's Band	Grateful Dead	55
164	Every Brother Ain't A Brother	Gary Byrd	54
164	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Creedence Clearwater Revival	54
164	Love The One You're With	Stephen Stills	54
167	Child In Time	Deep Purple	53
167	Friend Of The Devil	Grateful Dead	53
167	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Kris Kristofferson	53
167	Into The Mystic	Van Morrison	53
167	Let It Rain	Eric Clapton	53
172	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Diana Ross	52
172	Band Of Gold	Freda Payne	52
172	Paranoid	Black Sabbath	52
175	The American Ruse	MC5	51
175	El Condor Pasa	Simon & Garfunkel	51
177	Gigolo Aunt	Syd Barrett	50
178	Your Song	Elton John	47
179	Southern Man	Neil Young	36
180	Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich	The Mothers Of Invention	35
181	If You Could Read My Mind	Gordon Lightfoot	30
181	O-o-h Child	The Five Stairsteps	30
183	Oh! Sweet Nuthin'	The Velvet Underground	28
184	Song To The Siren	Tim Buckley	27
184	Still Water (Love)	Four Tops	27
186	Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen	Santana	26
187	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Stevie Wonder	25
187	Without You	Badfinger	25
189	Domino	Van Morrison	24
190	Lola	The Kinks	23
191	Have You Seen The Stars Tonite	Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship	22
192	Feelin' Good	Black Cat Bones	19
192	Hello Darlin'	Conway Twitty	19
192	Magic Bus (Live)	The Who	19
192	Soolaimón (African Trilogy II)	Neil Diamond	19
192	Speed King	Deep Purple	19
197	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	18
197	Hard Lovin' Man	Deep Purple	18
197	I'll Be There	The Jackson 5	18
197	Move On Up	Curtis Mayfield	18
201	Immigrant Song	Led Zeppelin	17
201	Moon In June	Soft Machine	17
201	Truckin'	Grateful Dead	17
201	Woodstock	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	17
205	Tangerine	Led Zeppelin	16
205	Teach Your Children	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	16
207	Gallows Pole	Led Zeppelin	15
208	Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)	The Temptations	14
208	The Bomber A. Closet Queen B. Bolero C. Cast Your Fate To The Wind	James Gang	14
208	Down On The Street	The Stooges	14
208	Fire & Rain	James Taylor	14
208	In The Summertime	Mungo Jerry	14
208	Joy To The World	Three Dog Night	14
208	Our House	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	14
208	Scene One: The Good Mr. Square	Pretty Things	14
208	Why	Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band	14
217	25 Or 6 To 4	Chicago	13
217	God	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band	13
217	Kingdom Come	Sir Lord Baltimore	13
217	Machine Gun (Live)	Jimi Hendrix	13
217	Young Man Blues (Live)	The Who	13
222	Animal Zoo	Spirit	12
222	Groove Me	King Floyd	12
222	I Believe To My Soul	Donny Hathaway	12
222	The Long & Winding Road	The Beatles	12
222	Sickle Clowns	Pretty Things	12
222	That's The Way	Led Zeppelin	12
222	Treat Her Like A Lady	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	12
222	War Pigs	Black Sabbath	12
222	What's Going On	Taste	12
231	Bitches Brew	Miles Davis	11
231	Me & Bobby McGee	Kris Kristofferson	11
231	Ride Captain Ride	Blues Image	11
231	Who'll Stop The Rain	Creedence Clearwater Revival	11
235	ABC	The Jackson 5	10
235	After The Gold Rush	Neil Young	10
235	Cracklin' Rosie	Neil Diamond	10
235	The Love You Save	The Jackson 5	10
239	Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown	The Mothers Of Invention	8
240	Little House I Used To Live In (Live)	The Mothers Of Invention	7
241	A Child Is Coming	Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship	1
241	Pretty Woman	Juicy Lucy	1

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