TOP PERFORMING SINGLES
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No 10
Single: War - Edwin Starr
B-Side: He Who Picks a Rose
From the Album: War & Peace
Released: June 10, 1970
Recorded: May 15, 1970
Studio: Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
Genre: Funk
Length: 3:22
Label: Gordy (Gordy 7101)
Songwriter(s): Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
Producer(s): Norman Whitfield
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No 9
Single: Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
B-Side: Rock & Roll Widow
From the Album: It Ain’t Easy
Released: May 1970
Recorded: 1969–1970
Studio: American Recording Company
Genre: Rock
Length: 3:19 (album) – 2:58 (single)
Label: Dunhill (Dunhill 4239)
Songwriter(s): Randy Newman
Producer(s): Richard Podolor
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No 8
Single: (They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
B-Side: I Kept on Lovin’ You
From the Album: Close to You
Released: May 14, 1970
Recorded: 1970
Studio: –
Genre: Pop – Soft Rock
Length: 4:33 (album) – 3:40 (single)
Label: A&M (A&M 1183)
Songwriter(s): Burt Bacharach Hal David
Producer(s): Jack Daugherty
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No 7
Single: Let It Be - The Beatles
B-Side: You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
From the Album: Let it Be
Released: 6 March 1970
Recorded: 30 April 1969 & 4 January 1970
Studio: EMI & Apple
Genre: Rock
Length: 4:03 (album) – 3:50 (single)
Label: Apple (Apple 2764)
Songwriter(s): Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s): George Martin (single version), Phil Spector (album version)
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No 6
Single: ABC - The Jackson 5
B-Side: The Young Folks
From the Album: ABC
Released: February 24, 1970
Recorded: December 1969
Studio: –
Genre: Bubblegum-soul
Length: 2:55
Label: Motown (Motown 1163)
Songwriter(s): The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards)
Producer(s): The Corporation
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No 5
Single: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas
B-Side: Never Had It So Good
From the Album: Raindrops keep Fallin’ on My Head
Released: October 1969
Recorded: 1969
Studio: A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre: Pop – Soft Rock
Length: 3:02
Label: Scepter (Scepter 12265)
Songwriter(s): Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer(s): Burt Bacharach, Hal David
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No 4
Single: Band of Gold - Freda Payne
B-Side: The Easiest Way to Fall
From the Album: Band of Gold
Released: February 1970
Recorded: –
Studio: –
Genre: Soul
Length: 2:53
Label: Invictus (Invictus 9075)
Songwriter(s): Edythe Wayne, Ron Dunbar
Producer(s): Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
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No 3
Single: Get Ready - Rare Earth
B-Side: Get Ready (Instrumental)
From the Album: Get Ready
Released: September 30, 1969
Recorded: July 3–17, 1969
Studio: –
Genre: Soul
Length: 2:53
Label: Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
Songwriter(s):William “Smokey” Robinson
Producer(s): Rare Earth
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No 2
Single: American Woman - The Guess Who
B-Side: No Sugar Tonight
From the Album: American Woman
Released: March 1970
Recorded: August 13, 1969
Studio: –
Genre: Blues rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length: 3:50 (single version), 5:07 (album version)
Label: RCA Victor (RCA 0325)
Songwriter(s):Burton Cummings Garry, Peterson Jim, Kale Randy Bachman
Producer(s): Jack Richardson
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No 1 (Best Performing Single)
Single: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
B-Side: Keep the Customer Satisfied
From the Album: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Released: January 20, 1970
Recorded: August, November 1969
Studio: Columbia Studio B and E, New York City
Genre: Pop rock, gospel
Length: 4:55
Label: Columbia (Columbia 45079)
Songwriter(s): Paul Simon
Producer(s): Roy Halee, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel