Top Songs of 1970 by Vote

The songs in the chart below are the most popular songs of 1970 by vote. All songs that made the weekly charts for 1970 are included here. 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.

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Top Songs of 1970 by Vote -- Chart 1086
Rank	Song	Artist	Votes
1	All The Madmen	David Bowie	954
2	Question	The Moody Blues	879
3	Who Knows (Live)	Jimi Hendrix	829
4	I Hear You Knocking	Dave Edmunds	828
5	No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature	The Guess Who	753
6	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Creedence Clearwater Revival	735
7	If You Could Read My Mind	Gordon Lightfoot	727
8	Summertime Blues (Live)	The Who	725
9	Big Yellow Taxi	Joni Mitchell	620
10	Feelin' Alright (Live)	Joe Cocker	458
11	Fat Old Sun	Pink Floyd	383
12	Rain-O	Chilliwack	200
13	Oh! Those Sweet Bananas	Hackamore Brick	189
14	War Pigs	Black Sabbath	167
15	Run, Nigger	The Last Poets	157
16	Whispering Farewell	Aunt Mary	137
17	Ride A White Swan	T. Rex	135
18	Eighteen	Alice Cooper	120
19	Are You Really Ready For Black Power	Gary Byrd	108
19	Ten Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box	Twink	108
21	All Things Must Pass	George Harrison	95
21	Make It With You	Bread	95
23	Magic Bus (Live)	The Who	92
24	Bitches Brew	Miles Davis	91
24	Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul? (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	91
26	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	87
27	Baby Lemonade	Syd Barrett	85
27	Me & Bobby McGee	Kris Kristofferson	85
29	Machine Gun (Live)	Jimi Hendrix	84
30	Spill The Wine	Eric Burdon & War	83
31	Almost Cut My Hair	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	82
31	War	Edwin Starr	82
33	Terrapin	Syd Barrett	81
34	Across The Universe	The Beatles	79
35	Glad	Traffic	78
36	(I Know) I'm Losing You	Rare Earth	77
36	25 Or 6 To 4	Chicago	77
36	Southern Man	Neil Young	77
39	It's Just Begun	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	76
40	On The Boards	Taste	75
41	American Woman	The Guess Who	74
42	Helpless	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	69
42	Moon In June	Soft Machine	69
42	Roadhouse Blues	The Doors	69
45	House Of The Rising Sun	Frijid Pink	67
46	Cecilia	Simon & Garfunkel	66
47	Iron Man	Black Sabbath	65
48	After The Gold Rush	Neil Young	64
49	Sweet Jane	The Velvet Underground	63
50	Wild World	Cat Stevens	61
51	ABC	The Jackson 5	59
51	The Bomber A. Closet Queen B. Bolero C. Cast Your Fate To The Wind	James Gang	59
53	Teach Your Children	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	58
54	Dark Globe	Syd Barrett	57
54	Rock & Roll	The Velvet Underground	57
56	As The Years Go By	Mashmakhan	56
56	Layla	Derek & The Dominos	56
58	The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)	Fleetwood Mac	54
59	Lonely Days	Bee Gees	53
60	(They Long To Be) Close To You	Carpenters	52
60	For The Good Times	Kris Kristofferson	52
62	Midnight Rambler	The Rolling Stones	51
63	Back Home	Golden Earring	49
63	Hand Me Down World	The Guess Who	49
63	Vehicle	The Ides Of March	49
66	Animal Zoo	Spirit	48
66	Lucky Man	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	48
68	Funky Nassau	The Beginning Of The End	46
68	In A Broken Dream	Python Lee Jackson	46
68	Paranoid	Black Sabbath	46
68	Ride Captain Ride	Blues Image	46
72	That's The Way	Led Zeppelin	45
73	Into The Mystic	Van Morrison	44
73	Liar	Three Dog Night	44
73	O-o-h Child	The Five Stairsteps	44
76	After Midnight	Eric Clapton	43
76	Freedom Rider	Traffic	43
76	Funk #49	James Gang	43
76	Green-Eyed Lady	Sugarloaf	43
76	The Stealer	Free	43
81	Immigrant Song	Led Zeppelin	42
81	Joy To The World	Three Dog Night	42
81	Lola	The Kinks	42
81	T.V. Eye	The Stooges	42
85	Loose	The Stooges	41
85	Moondance	Van Morrison	41
85	Teacher (UK Version)	Jethro Tull	41
88	All Right Now	Free	40
88	Proud Mary	Ike & Tina Turner	40
88	When The Revolution Comes	The Last Poets	40
91	Down On The Street	The Stooges	39
91	Hey Tonight	Creedence Clearwater Revival	39
91	Our House	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	39
91	The Wizard	Black Sabbath	39
91	Woodstock	Matthews Southern Comfort	39
96	Be My Friend	Free	38
96	Fire & Water	Free	38
96	Hey, Hey, What Can I Do	Led Zeppelin	38
96	Oh! Sweet Nuthin'	The Velvet Underground	38
96	The American Ruse	MC5	38
101	Flesh & Blood	Johnny Cash	37
101	The Man Who Sold The World	David Bowie	37
101	Who'll Stop The Rain	Creedence Clearwater Revival	37
101	Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?	Derek & The Dominos	37
101	Without You	Badfinger	37
106	Did You Notice?	Aunt Mary	36
106	Every Brother Ain't A Brother	Gary Byrd	36
106	God	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band	36
106	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Kris Kristofferson	36
106	The Long & Winding Road	The Beatles	36
106	What Is Life	George Harrison	36
106	Woodstock	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	36
113	Fire & Rain	James Taylor	35
113	Have You Ever Seen The Rain	Creedence Clearwater Revival	35
113	In The Summertime	Mungo Jerry	35
113	Up Around The Bend	Creedence Clearwater Revival	35
113	We've Only Just Begun	Carpenters	35
118	Apeman	The Kinks	34
118	Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	34
118	Love The One You're With	Stephen Stills	34
118	Nature's Way	Spirit	34
118	Sugar Magnolia	Grateful Dead	34
118	Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down	Kris Kristofferson	34
118	The Letter (Live)	Joe Cocker With Leon Russell & The Shelter People	34
118	Young Man Blues (Live)	The Who	34
126	Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen	Santana	33
126	Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine	James Brown	33
126	Make Me Smile	Chicago	33
126	The Love You Save	The Jackson 5	33
130	Black Sabbath	Black Sabbath	32
130	Child In Time	Deep Purple	32
130	Dirt	The Stooges	32
130	I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)	Grand Funk Railroad	32
130	Ohio	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	32
130	Oye Como Va	Santana	32
130	Strangers	The Kinks	32
130	Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) aka Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Live)	Johnny Cash	32
138	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Diana Ross	31
138	I Think I Love You	The Partridge Family	31
138	Knock Three Times	Dawn	31
138	Let It Rain	Eric Clapton	31
138	Mama Told Me (Not To Come)	Three Dog Night	31
138	Maybe I'm Amazed	Paul McCartney	31
138	Mr. Big	Free	31
138	Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution	The Last Poets	31
138	No Matter What	Badfinger	31
138	The Only Living Boy In New York	Simon & Garfunkel	31
148	Casey Jones	Grateful Dead	30
148	Colour My World	Chicago	30
148	Crazy Love	Van Morrison	30
148	Cry Me A River (Live)	Joe Cocker	30
148	Domino	Van Morrison	30
148	El Condor Pasa	Simon & Garfunkel	30
148	Friend Of The Devil	Grateful Dead	30
148	I'll Be There	The Jackson 5	30
148	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	Lennon/Ono With The Plastic Ono Band	30
148	Let It Be	The Beatles	30
148	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison	30
148	Run Through The Jungle	Creedence Clearwater Revival	30
148	Since I've Been Loving You	Led Zeppelin	30
148	Take Me To The Pilot	Elton John	30
148	Truckin'	Grateful Dead	30
148	Uncle John's Band	Grateful Dead	30
148	What's Going On	Taste	30
148	Whitey On The Moon (Live)	Gil Scott-Heron	30
148	Your Song	Elton John	30
167	Border Song	Elton John	29
167	Mother	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band	29
167	Only Love Can Break Your Heart	Neil Young	29

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