List of top 25 singles for 1970 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1970. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1970. The source for this year is the "Kent Music Report", known from 1987 onwards as the "Australian Music Report".

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Let It Be" The Beatles 16
2."(They Long to Be) Close to You" The Carpenters 13
3."In The Summertime" The Mixtures 16
4."Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum 15
5."Bridge Over Troubled Water" Simon and Garfunkel 2
6."Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See The Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival 14
7."El Cóndor Pasa" Simon and Garfunkel 11
8."Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through The Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival 16
9."Knock Knock Who's There" Liv Maessen 11
10."Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Johnny Farnham 17
11."Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin 12
12."Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse 2
13."Cottonfields" Beach Boys 11
14."Travelin' Band" / "Who'll Stop The Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival 4
15."The Wonder of You" Elvis Presley 3
16."In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry 11
17."A Song of Joy" Miguel Ríos 14
18."Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon and War 2
19."Venus" Shocking Blue 12
20."Old Man Emu" John Williamson 4
21."Everything is Beautiful" Ray Stevens 12
22."Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie 2
23."Smiley" Ronnie Burns 2
24."Two Little Boys" Rolf Harris 7
25."I Thank You" Lionel Rose 2

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report and they are based on the number of weeks and position the records reach within the top 100 singles for each week.

source: David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"