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 date | Album | Artist |
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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 8 | Let 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 |