Wednesday, April 15, 2020

April 1070

Fifty years ago this month, what what happening on the music charts?

Well, during the 4 weeks of April 1970, there were 52 songs that spent time in the Top 40. Lots of great stuff.

Three (3) songs made the Top spot: Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water finished it's 6 week run at #1, followed by The Beatle's Let It Be for 2 weeks.  The Jackson 5's ABC closed out the month at the top, the first on a 2 week stay.

 Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks:
  • Let It Be - The Beatles - 1.5
  • ABC - Jackson 5 - 2.3
  • Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon - 3.5
  • Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum - 4.0
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel - 5.3
  • Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse - 5.5
  • Come And Get It - Badfinger - 7.8
  • House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink - 10.5
  • Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman - 10.8
  • American Woman/No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who - 11.5


17 songs made their Top 40 debut, here they are (ranked by entering position)













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