List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1970

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These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1970.

Issue DateSongArtist(s)Reference
3 January"Marian" The Cats [1]
10 January [2]
17 January [3]
24 January"Mighty Joe" Shocking Blue [4]
31 January [5]
7 February"Mijn gebed"DC Lewis [6]
14 February [7]
21 February [8]
28 February [9]
7 March"Who'll Stop the Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival [10]
14 March [11]
21 March"Let It Be" The Beatles [12]
28 March"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers [13]
4 April [14]
11 April"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" Simon & Garfunkel [15]
18 April [16]
25 April [17]
2 May [18]
9 May [19]
16 May [20]
23 May [21]
30 May"Up Around the Bend" Creedence Clearwater Revival [22]
6 June [23]
13 June"Question" The Moody Blues [24]
20 June [25]
27 June"Never Marry a Railroad Man" Shocking Blue [26]
4 July [27]
11 July"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry [28]
18 July [29]
25 July [30]
1 August [31]
8 August [32]
15 August [33]
22 August"Back Home" Golden Earring [34]
29 August [35]
5 September [36]
12 September [37]
19 September [38]
26 September"Lola" The Kinks [39]
3 October [40]
10 October [41]
17 October"To My Father's House" Les Humphries Singers [42]
24 October [43]
31 October [44]
7 November [45]
14 November [46]
21 November [47]
28 November"Where Have I Been Wrong" The Cats [48]
5 December [49]
12 December"She Likes Weeds" Tee-Set [50]
19 December [51]
26 DecemberNo Top 40 released

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 2, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 3, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 4, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 5, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 6, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 7, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 8, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 9, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 10, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 11, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 13, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 14, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 15, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 16, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 17, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  18. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 18, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 19, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 20, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  21. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 21, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 22, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 23, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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  25. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 25, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  26. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 26, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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  29. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 29, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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  33. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 33, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  34. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 34, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  35. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 35, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  36. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 36, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  37. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 37, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  38. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 38, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  39. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 39, 1970" . Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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