SA Top Hits 1970 (May – Dec)

on Jun 27, 2012

This analysis is taken from the weekly Top 20 hit parade listings issued by LM Radio from May to December 1970.  The ranking is based on the number of weeks on the charts weighted by chart position.


Start

No.

Hi

No.

 Title Artist

Start Date

Pos

Wks

Pos

1

 Lola The Kinks

09-08-70

10

7

1

2

 Brown Eyes Chris Andrews

30-08-70

5

7

1

3

 Yellow River Christie

07-06-70

11

7

1

4

 Cotton Fields Beach Boys

21-06-70

10

7

1

5

 In The Summer Time Mungo Jerry

05-07-70

6

8

1

6

 I Think I Love You The Partridge Family

22-11-70

4

6

1

7

 Ma Belle Amie Tee Set

03-05-70

1

5

1

8

 House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink

10-05-70

10

7

1

9

 Daughter Of Darkness Tom Jones

10-05-70

13

8

1

10

 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum

03-05-70

2

7

2

11

 IndianaWants Me R Dean Taylor

25-10-70

10

6

1

12

 Burning Bridges The Mike Curb Congregation

27-09-70

7

6

1

13

 Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top The Hollies

17-05-70

17

7

1

14

 Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha Cliff Richard

12-07-70

11

5

1

15

 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond

18-10-70

7

6

1

16

 Looking Out Of My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival

13-09-70

5

6

1

17

 Woodstock Matthews Southern Comfort

08-11-70

7

8

1

18

 Band Of Gold Freda Payne

11-10-70

13

6

1

19

 Mademoiselle Ninette Michael Holm

04-10-70

8

5

1

20

 Black Night Deep Purple

01-11-70

5

7

1

21

 Lady D’arbanville Cat Stevens

09-08-70

9

5

2

22

 Yo Yo Chris Andrews

06-12-70

14

4

1

23

 Holly Holy Neil Diamond

15-03-70

2

3

1

24

 Up Around The Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival

07-06-70

20

7

2

25

 Sunshine The Archies

30-08-70

20

8

2

26

 Are You Ready? Pacific Gas and Electric

02-08-70

7

5

1

27

 Venus Shocking Blue

15-03-70

1

3

1

28

 That’s Why God Made The World Johnny Collini

19-07-70

15

6

2

29

 San Bernadino Christie

29-11-70

14

5

2

30

 Question The Moody Blues

21-06-70

20

7

2

31

 Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow The Dealians

13-12-70

20

3

1

32

 Let It Be The Beatles

22-03-70

7

3

1

33

 We Can Make Music Tommy Roe

15-11-70

10

7

2

34

 Keep On Smiling James Lloyd

27-09-70

9

5

2

35

 The Seeker The Who

24-05-70

13

7

4

36

 Which Way You’re Going Billy? The Poppy Family

21-06-70

11

7

3

37

 I Don’t Believe In If Anymore Roger Whittaker

24-05-70

20

7

3

38

 Up The Ladder To The Roof Supremes

03-05-70

13

9

6

39

 Knock Knock Who’s There Mary Hopkin

03-05-70

12

6

4

40

 Working On A Good Thing Outlet

07-06-70

14

8

6

41

 Sacha Eric Smith Movement

08-11-70

20

5

2

42

 I Just Can’t Help Believing BJ Thomas

16-08-70

12

6

3

43

 Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

13-09-70

19

6

3

44

 See Me Feel Me The Who

06-12-70

8

4

3

45

 Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers

05-07-70

12

5

3

46

 Down The Dustpipe Status Quo

05-07-70

18

7

3

47

 I’ll Say Forever My Love Jimmy Ruffin

09-08-70

11

4

3

48

 Solitary Man Neil Diamond

20-09-70

15

6

3

49

 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse

15-03-70

10

3

2

50

 Hitchin’ A Ride Vanity Fare

15-03-70

7

3

2