No 1 UK Hit Singles (1970)

Time to look back at all the hits to have made the top spot back in 1970.

W/E	Artist	Song	Weeks at No.1	Comments
31st Jan	Edison Lighthouse	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)	5	Only ever UK No. 1 for this studio act with lead singer Tony Burrows, who also sang on hits for many other groups.
7th Mar	Lee Marvin	Wandrin' Star	3	Only ever UK No. 1 for this tough-guy actor with a song from his film "Paint Your Wagon".
28th Mar	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	3	Only ever UK No. 1 for this duo. Only Art Garfunkel sings on this classic, but Paul Simon went on to greater solo success, even though he never made No. 1 again, while Art did.
18th Apr	Dana	All Kinds Of Everything	2	First Eurovision winner for Ireland. Her career was shorter than most expected, and this was her only UK No. 1.
2nd May	Norman Greenbaum	Spirit In The Sky	2	Only ever UK No. 1 for Norman with a song he wrote. Doctor & The Medics took the song to No. 1 again in 1986.
16th May	England World Cup Squad	Back Home	3	Mexico World Cup sing-along by the England Football squad, starting a worrying trend in music!
6th Jun	Christie	Yellow River	1	Only ever UK No. 1 for Jeff Christie with a song he wrote for the Tremeloes who turned it down, so he recorded it himself.
13th Jun	Mungo Jerry	In The Summertime	7	First UK No. 1 for Mungo Jerry, led by Ray Dorset. The song has been revived several times since.
1st Aug	Elvis Presley	The Wonder Of You	6	Elvis was reviving his career in Las Vegas, and this was a live recording from his show. At this point he was still one behind the Beatles as this was his 16th UK No. 1.
12th Sep	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Tears Of A Clown	1	First UK No. 1 for Motown singer Smokey Robinson who would have to wait another 11 years before hitting the top spot again.
19th Sep	Freda Payne	Band Of Gold	6	Only ever UK No. 1 for this American actress.
31st Oct	Matthew's Southern Comfort	Woodstock	3	Written by Canadian folk legend Joni Mitchell, their only UK No. 1 was about the famous rock festival of 1969.
21st Nov	Jimi Hendrix	Voodoo Chile	1	Posthumous No. 1 for the US Guitar legend who died in London a couple of months earlier.
28th Nov	Dave Edmunds	I Hear You Knockin'	6	Only ever UK No. 1 for Dave Edmunds who had much greater success as a producer.