List of number-one singles in 1970 (New Zealand)
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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles
in 1970 in New Zealand
, starting with the first chart dated, 16 January 1970.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1970 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, starting with the first chart dated, 16 January 1970.
Chart
Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
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| 16 January | Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles... |
And When I Die And When I Die "And When I Die" is a song written by American singer Laura Nyro. It was first recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary in 1966. Nyro then recorded it on her 1968 debut album More Than a New Discovery. However, the song is probably best known for its cover version by American rock group... |
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| 23 January | Blood, Sweat & Tears | And When I Die | |
| 30 January | Blood, Sweat & Tears | And When I Die | |
| 6 February | Fourmyula | Nature | |
| 13 February | Fourmyula | Nature | |
| 20 February | Badfinger Badfinger Badfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969,... |
Come & Get It Come and Get It (song) "Come and Get It" is the name of a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian, and made popular by the group Badfinger.-Beatles version:... |
Magic Christian Music Magic Christian Music Magic Christian Music is an album by band Badfinger, released in early 1970 on Apple Records. Three tracks from the LP are featured in the film The Magic Christian, which also gives the album its title... |
| 27 February | Badfinger | Come & Get It | Magic Christian Music |
| 6 March | Fourmyula | Nature | |
| 13 March | Fourmyula | Nature | |
| 20 March | Shocking Blue Shocking Blue Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.-Members:... |
Venus | At Home At Home (Shocking Blue album) At Home is an album by Shocking Blue, released in 1969. The album is best known for its hit single, "Venus".The song "Acka Raga" was later used as the theme song for the BBC1 quiz show Ask the Family.-LP version:Side 1... |
| 27 March | Shocking Blue | Venus | At Home |
| 3 April | Edison Lighthouse Edison Lighthouse Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio-only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Tony Burrows and songwriter/record producers Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason, are best known for their 1970 UK chart-topper and million-selling record, "Love Grows ".-Career:The... |
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) "Love Grows " is a popular song by "one-hit wonder" Edison Lighthouse. The single hit the number one spot on the UK singles chart on the week ending on 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks.- Song profile :... |
(non-album single) |
| 10 April | Edison Lighthouse | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | (non-album single) |
| 17 April | The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... |
"Let It Be Let It Be (song) "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band... " |
Let It Be |
| 24 April | The Beatles | "Let It Be" | Let It Be |
| 1 May | The Beatles | "Let It Be" | Let It Be |
| 8 May | John Rowles John Rowles John Edward Rowles OBE is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and most famous for his song Cheryl Moana Marie, which he had written about his kid sister back home in New Zealand.Rowles is part Māori. His father, Eddie Hohapata Rowles, played for the 1938 Māori... |
Cheryl Moana Marie Cheryl Moana Marie Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes is a television presenter, former Oakland Raiderette, beauty pageant winner, and musician.-Early life:... |
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| 15 May | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water (song) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at... |
Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list... |
| 22 May | The Peddlers The Peddlers The Peddlers were a British pop trio of the 1960s and 1970s.-History:The Peddlers formed in Manchester in April 1964, as a trio of Trevor Morais , Tab Martin and Roy Phillips The Peddlers were a British pop trio of the 1960s and 1970s.-History:The Peddlers formed in Manchester in April 1964, as a... |
Girlie | |
| 29 May | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge over Troubled Water | Bridge over Troubled Water |
| 5 June | Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label.... |
Knock Knock, Who's There? Knock Knock, Who's There? "Knock, Knock Who's There?", written and composed by John Carter and Geoff Stephens, produced by Mickie Most, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed by the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin.... |
(non-album single) |
| 12 June | Craig Scott | Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 20 June | Craig Scott | Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 27 June | Craig Scott | Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 3 July | The Pipkins The Pipkins The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo, best known for their hit single "Gimme Dat Ding" , which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Charts and #9 on the U.S. charts in 1970... |
Gimme Dat Ding Gimme Dat Ding (song) "Gimme Dat Ding" is a 1970 popular song sung by "one-hit wonder" The Pipkins, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Released as a single, it is the title track of an album by The Pipkins on EMI Columbia, the song also appeared on a compilation of the same name, which The Pipkins shared with... |
Gimme Dat Ding Gimme Dat Ding (song) "Gimme Dat Ding" is a 1970 popular song sung by "one-hit wonder" The Pipkins, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Released as a single, it is the title track of an album by The Pipkins on EMI Columbia, the song also appeared on a compilation of the same name, which The Pipkins shared with... |
| 10 July | Pipkins | Gimme Dat Ding | Gimme Dat Ding |
| 17 July | Craig Scott | Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 24 July | Russell Morris Russell Morris Russell Norman Morris is an Australian singer-songwriter who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s... |
Rachel | |
| 31 July | Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most... |
In The Summertime | Electronically Tested Electronically Tested Electronically Tested is the second album by Mungo Jerry. The UK release was on Dawn Records, and it appeared with slightly different track listings in other countries, as many territories outside the UK had already added the group’s first hit "In The Summertime" to the running order on the... |
| 7 August | Hogsnort Rupert Hogsnort Rupert Hogsnort Rupert are a New Zealand band. Originally formed in 1969 as Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band, they shortened their name with their second album in 1970. They are known for their light, humorous brand of music which produced several charting singles and one number one hit .The main... |
Pretty Girl | |
| 14 August | Hogsnort Rupert | Pretty Girl | |
| 21 August | Hogsnort Rupert | Pretty Girl | |
| 28 August | Maria Dallas Maria Dallas Maria Dallas was discovered at a talent contest in small town Morrinsville, New Zealand. Her first single "Tumblin' Down", written by Jay Epae, released in 1966 and made it to #11 in the charts... |
Pinocchio | |
| 4 September | Maria Dallas | Pinocchio | |
| 11 September | Maria Dallas | Pinocchio | |
| 18 September | Maria Dallas | Pinocchio | |
| 25 September | Maria Dallas | Pinocchio | |
| 2 October | Maria Dallas | Pinocchio | |
| 9 October | The Kinks The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a... |
Lola Lola (song) "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London.... |
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part OneAlternatively titled Kinks Part One: Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround; commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman is the eighth studio album by British rock band The Kinks, recorded and released in 1970... |
| 16 October | The Kinks | Lola | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| 23 October | The Kinks | Lola | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| 30 October | The Kinks | Lola | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| 6 November | The Kinks | Lola | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| 13 November | The Kinks | Lola | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| 20 November | Neil Diamond Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present.... |
Cracklin' Rosie Cracklin' Rosie "Cracklin' Rosie" is a 1970 song written and performed by Neil Diamond in 1970, from his album Tap Root Manuscript. This was Neil Diamond's first American #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1970, and his third to sell a million copies. It become Diamond's breakthrough single on the UK... |
Tap Root Manuscript Tap Root Manuscript Tap Root Manuscript is an album by Neil Diamond, released in 1970. It was one of the most experimental albums Diamond ever recorded, featuring prominent African sounds and instruments. The album ended up being a commercial success, with a string of top forty hits... |
| 27 November | Neil Diamond | Cracklin' Rosie | Tap Root Manuscript |
| 4 December | Neil Diamond | Cracklin' Rosie | Tap Root Manuscript |
| 11 December | Neil Diamond | Cracklin' Rosie | Tap Root Manuscript |
| 18 December | Neil Diamond | Cracklin' Rosie | Tap Root Manuscript |
| 25 December | Michael Nesmith Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name... & the First National Band First National Band The First National Band was a short-lived American collaborative band, led by former Monkee Michael Nesmith, which issued three albums in the country rock genre in 1970–1971.-Pre-First National Band:... |
Joanne Joanne (song) Joanne was the only Top 40 single for Michael Nesmith as a solo artist. Nesmith released the single in 1970 from the album Magnetic South, the first album released by Nesmith and The First National Band after he left the Monkees. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Top... |
Magnetic South |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-January 15 and December 26-31 1970