１９７０年のキャッシュボックス誌の全ての首位曲

　
６０年代の夢、混沌と頽廃、ティモシー・リアリーやケン・キジーが主導したドラッグと花とセックスによる改革は終焉を迎え「愛と平和」を唱えたヒッピーや若者たちはやがて７０年代の現実に立ち向かっていった。７０年とはポップ音楽にとってどんな年だったのか。キャッシュボックス誌の１９７０年の年間を通じて全ての週の首位曲を以下に転載しておく。

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CASH BOX TOP SINGLES -The 1970 charts!

January 3 Someday We’ll Be Together - Diana Ross & Supremes
January 10 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B.J. Thomas
January 17 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B.J. Thomas
January 24 I Want You Back - Jackson 5
January 31 Venus - Shocking Blue
February 7 Venus - Shocking Blue
February 14 Venus - Shocking Blue
February 21 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone
February 28 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
March 7 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
March 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
March 21 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
March 28 Let It Be - Beatles
April 4 Let It Be - Beatles
April 11 Let It Be - Beatles
April 18 Let It Be - Beatles
April 25 ABC - Jackson 5
May 2 Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
May 9 Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
May 16 American Woman - Guess Who
May 23 American Woman - Guess Who
May 30 Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
June 6 Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
June 13 The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
June 20 The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
June 27 The Love You Save - Jackson 5
July 4 The Love You Save - Jackson 5
July 11 Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night
July 18 Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night
July 25 Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Temptations
August 1 (They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters
August 8 (They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters
August 15 Make It With You - Bread
August 22 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder
August 29 Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon & War
September 5 War - Edwin Starr
September 12 War - Edwin Starr
September 19 Patches - Clarence Carter
September 26 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
October 3 Lookin’ Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival
October 10 Candida - Dawn
October 17 Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond
October 24 I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
October 31 I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
November 7 We’ve Only Just Begun - Carpenters
November 14 Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor
November 21 I Think I Love You - Partridge Family
November 28 I Think I Love You - Partridge Family
December 5 I Think I Love You - Partridge Family
December 12 The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & Miracles
December 19 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
December 26 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
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　この年のトピックはなんといってもビートルズの解散だった。
解散したビートルズが４月から６月まで首位を抑え年末にはグループ内ではあまり目立たなかったジョージ・ハリソンが個人で「マイ・スイート・ロード」をヒットさせていたのが興味深い。
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