List of Canadian number-one albums of 1970

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This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1970. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday (except September 6 and 13, both of which were Sundays).

The top position (December 27, 1969, Vol. 12, No. 19) preceding January 10, 1970 (Vol. 12, No. 20-21) was The Beatles' Abbey Road . [2] Four acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: Simon & Garfunkel on March 14 – April 4, The Guess Who on May 16 – 23, Creedence Clearwater Revival on September 20 – October 10 and George Harrison on December 26. [3]

Issue dateAlbumArtist
January 3 Abbey Road The Beatles
January 10
January 17
January 24 Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16 American Woman The Guess Who
May 23
May 30
June 6 McCartney Paul McCartney
June 13 Let It Be The Beatles
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25 Woodstock Original Soundtrack
August 1
August 8Let It Be The Beatles
August 15 Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears
August 22
August 29 Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival
September 6
September 13
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7 Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5 Close to You The Carpenters
December 12
December 19
December 26 All Things Must Pass George Harrison

References

  1. "RPM Charts Archive (1970)".
  2. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6122&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=k19lkdjdb0i4o47hv5so1ak6t5
  3. List of RPM number-one singles of 1970

See also