| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 02/1970 | | 374
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1971]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #47] [Columbia 45079] written by Paul Simon |
 | 2. | 11/1970 | | 363
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 10 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #454] charted as My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity in US charts [Capitol 2995 (Apple)] written by George Harrison |
 | 3. | 03/1970 | | 324
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #20] [Capitol 2764 (Apple)] written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| 4. | 05/1970 | | 296
 | US 9 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US country 37 | [live] [RCA 47-9835] written by Baker Knight |
 | 5. | 08/1970 | | 293
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC 2 | [Uni 55250] written by Neil Diamond |
| 6. | 05/1970 | | 286
 | US ✫1 UK 3 | [Dunhill 4239] written by Randy Newman |
 | 7. | 06/1970 | | 279
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC 4 | [Elektra 45686] written by David Gates |
 | 8. | 10/1970 | | 241
 | US ✫1 UK 18 US AC 8 | starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy [Bell 910] written by Tony Romeo |
| 9. | 03/1970 | | 220
 | US ✫1 UK 19 | B side No Sugar Tonight charted from 4 april 1970 written by Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale & Randy Bachman |
 | 10. | 07/1970 | | 209
 | US 9 UK 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422] [Reprise 0930] written by Ray Davies |
 | 11. | 01/1970 | | 204
 | US 7 UK 4 | [Apple 1815] written by Paul McCartney |
| 12. | 07/1970 | | 197
 | US 4 UK 7 | [Columbia 45194 A] written by Robert Lamm |
 | 13. | 02/1970 | | 192
 | US 7 UK 4 | [Parrot 341] written by traditional |
 | 14. | 10/1970 | | 179
 | US 8 UK 5 | [Apple 1822] written by Pete Ham |
 | 15. | 05/1970 | | 177
 | US ✫1 US AC 2 | written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
 | 16. | 11/1970 | | 177
 | US 8 UK 7 US AC 9 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #136] [Uni 55265] written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 17. | 05/1970 | | 169
 | US 21 UK 2 | [Threshold 67004] written by Justin Hayward |
 | 18. | 07/1970 | | 164
 | US 22 UK 2 | [Capitol 2886] written by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme & Eric Stewart |
 | 19. | 09/1970 | | 163
 | US 3 UK 42 US AC 7 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227] [Warner 7423] written by James Taylor |
 | 20. | 01/1970 | | 160
 | US 26 UK 2 | [Liberty 56151] written by Wilbert Harrison |
 | 21. | 12/1970 | | 153
 | US 5 UK 30 US AC ✫1 | [Reprise 0974] written by Gordon Lightfoot |
| 22. | 12/1970 | | 153
 | US 3 UK 33 US AC 28 | written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb |
 | 23. | 10/1970 | | 153
 | US 11 UK 9 US AC ✫1 US country 56 | [RCA 47-9916] written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell |
 | 24. | 08/1970 | | 147
 | US 2 | written by John Fogerty |
| 25. | 11/1970 | | 144
 | UK ✫1 | written by Jimi Hendrix |
| 26. | 03/1970 | | 137
 | US 4 US R&B 20 | [Rare Earth 5012] written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 27. | 01/1970 | | 133
 | US 2 | written by John Fogerty |
| 28. | 11/1970 | | 130
 | US 4 US AC 29 | [Columbia 45270] written by Peter Green |
| 29. | 08/1970 | | 127
 | US 4 | [A&M 1206] written by Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers |
 | 30. | 04/1970 | | 124
 | US 4 US AC 31 | written by Paul Simon |
| 31. | 04/1970 | | 118
 | US 4 | written by John Fogerty |
 | 32. | 08/1970 | | 112
 | US 61 UK 4 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #250] [Warner 7437] written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward & Ozzy Osbourne |
 | 33. | 06/1970 | | 112
 | UK 3 | [Fantasy 641] written by John Fogerty |
 | 34. | 04/1970 | | 108
 | US 7 UK 39 | with Leon Russell [A&M 1174] written by Wayne Carson Thompson |
 | 35. | 08/1970 | | 107
 | US 32 UK 9 US AC 5 US country 57 | charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts [RCA 47-9873] written by Alan Blaikley & Ken Howard |
 | 36. | 12/1970 | | 106
 | US 45 UK 5 | [Reprise 979] written by Ray Davies |
| 37. | 01/1970 | | 102
 | UK 4 | written by Ian Anderson |
| 38. | 08/1970 | | 99
 | US 7 US R&B 20 | [Rare Earth 5017] written by Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant |
 | 39. | 05/1970 | | 95
 | US 103 UK 5 | [Capitol 2765] written by Lead Belly |
| 40. | 09/1970 | | 86
 | US 10 US AC 2 | [Elektra 45701] written by David Gates |
 | 41. | 01/1970 | | 84
 | US 9 US AC 19 | [Columbia 45069] written by Clarence Henry |
| 42. | 04/1970 | | 80
 | US 9 | [Columbia 45127] written by James Pankow |
 | 43. | 12/1970 | | 77
 | US 14 UK 37 US AC 32 | [Atlantic 2778] written by Stephen Stills |
 | 44. | 06/1970 | | 71
 | US 67 UK 11 US AC 33 | [Reprise 0906] written by Joni Mitchell |
| 45. | 10/1970 | | 70
 | US 10 | [RCA 0388] written by Burton Cummings & Kurt Winter |
 | 46. | 04/1970 | | 67
 | UK 8 | written by John Fogerty |
 | 47. | 06/1970 | | 67
 | UK 8 | written by Cat Stevens |
 | 48. | 10/1970 | | 66
 | US 11 | US: B-side to You Don't Have to Say You Love Me [RCA 47-9916] written by Eddie Rabbitt & Rory Michael Bourke |
 | 49. | 03/1970 | | 65
 | US 11 | as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young [Atlantic 2723] written by Joni Mitchell |
| 50. | 05/1970 | | 62
 | US 98 UK 10 | [Deram 7529] written by Alvin Lee |
| 51. | 08/1970 | | 62
 | US 15 US AC 11 | [Dunhill/ABC 4250] written by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols |
 | 52. | 09/1970 | | 62
 | US 12 | [Decca 32729] written by Pete Townshend |
 | 53. | 11/1970 | | 61
 | US 20 US AC 4 | written by Bob Russell & Bobby Scott |
| 54. | 09/1970 | | 60
 | US 18 US AC 6 | [Columbia 45237] written by Daniel AlomÃa Robles & Paul Simon |
| 55. | 10/1970 | | 60
 | US 11 | [A&M 1200] written by Arthur Hamilton |
| 56. | 08/1970 | | 59
 | UK 11 | written by John 'Charlie' Whitney, Roger Chapman & John Williamson |
| 57. | 08/1970 | | 58
 | US 14 US AC 14 | written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
 | 58. | 06/1970 | | 57
 | US 16 US AC 28 | as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young [Atlantic 2735] written by Graham Nash |
| 59. | 02/1970 | | 56
 | US 57 UK 16 | written by Robbie Robertson |
| 60. | 07/1970 | | 56
 | US 21 US AC 6 | [R] [Bang 578] written by Neil Diamond |
 | 61. | 11/1970 | | 55
 | US 16 | written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant |
| 62. | 08/1970 | | 55
 | US 21 US AC 6 | as Michael Nesmith & The First National Band [RCA Victor 0368] written by Michael Nesmith |
| 63. | 02/1970 | | 53
 | US 15 | [Dunhill 4229] written by Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon |
 | 64. | 06/1970 | | 53
 | US 14 | as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #385] [Atlantic 2740] written by Neil Young |
| 65. | 12/1970 | | 51
 | US 17 US R&B 48 | [Rare Earth 5021] written by Tom Baird |
| 66. | 02/1970 | | 51
 | US 24 US AC 8 | [R] [Bang 575] written by Neil Diamond |
| 67. | 07/1970 | | 50
 | US 17 | [RCA 0367] written by Burton Cummings & Kurt Winter |
| 68. | 07/1970 | | 49
 | US 27 UK 38 | [Decca 32708] written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart |
| 69. | 10/1970 | | 49
 | US 18 | [Atco 6784] written by J.J. Cale |
| 70. | 11/1970 | | 49
 | US 19 | [Dunhill/ABC 4262] written by Billy Fox, Tommy Kaye & January Tyme |
| 71. | 11/1970 | | 48
 | US 20 | as Runt written by Todd Rundgren |
| 72. | 04/1970 | | 47
 | US 21 | [Windfall 532] written by Leslie West & Corky Laing |
| 73. | 08/1970 | | 43
 | US 25 US AC 20 | [Capitol 2846] written by Gary White |
 | 74. | 12/1970 | | 43
 | US 121 UK 19 | [Columbia 45259] written by Roger McGuinn & Jacques Levy |
| 75. | 08/1970 | | 43
 | US 22 | [Capitol 2877] written by Mark Farner |
| 76. | 08/1970 | | 40
 | US 32 US AC 5 US country 57 | US: B-side to I've Lost You ; charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts [RCA 47-9873] written by Paul Evans & Paul Parnes |
| 77. | 05/1970 | | 40
 | US 30 US AC 5 | [Uni 55224] written by Neil Diamond |
| 78. | 09/1970 | | 37
 | UK 20 | [Fantasy 645] written by John Fogerty |
| 79. | 09/1970 | | 35
 | US 30 US AC 20 | as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young [Atlantic 2760] written by Graham Nash |
| 80. | 10/1970 | | 33
 | US 29 US AC 39 | written by David Clayton-Thomas |
| 81. | 01/1970 | | 30
 | US 62 UK 33 | [Reprise 863] written by Ray Davies |
| 82. | 11/1970 | | 26
 | US 42 US AC 7 | as Michael Nesmith & The First National Band [RCA Victor 0399] written by Michael Nesmith |
| 83. | 10/1970 | | 25
 | US 33 | [Reprise 0958] written by Neil Young |
| 84. | 04/1970 | | 22
 | US 35 | [Dunhill 4234] written by John Kay, Larry Byrom & Jerry Edmonton |
| 85. | 07/1970 | | 22
 | US 41 US AC 13 | [Columbia 45199] written by Bob Dylan |
| 86. | 02/1970 | | 19
 | US 53 US AC 11 | [Uni 55204] written by Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 87. | 08/1970 | | 15
 | US 42 | [Blue Thumb 114] written by Dave Mason |
| 88. | 08/1970 | | 14
 | US 43 | written by Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith |
| 89. | 03/1970 | | 14
 | US 94 UK 49 | written by Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb |
| 90. | 12/1970 | | 13
 | US 47 | [live] [Capitol 2996] written by Mark Farner |
| 91. | 10/1970 | | 13
 | US 49 | [Capitol 2920] written by Jesse Oris Farrow |
 | 92. | 06/1970 | | 12
 | US 55 | [Reprise 0911] written by Neil Young |
| 93. | 01/1970 | | 12
 | US 51 | written by Felix Cavaliere |
| 94. | 04/1970 | | 11
 | US 50 | written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore |
| 95. | 08/1970 | | 11
 | US 55 | [Epic 10649] written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch) |
| 96. | 11/1970 | | 11
 | US 54 | [Dunhill 4261] written by John Kay & Larry Byrom |
| 97. | 11/1970 | | 9
 | US 67 | [Apple 1805] written by James Taylor |
| 98. | 01/1970 | | 9
 | US 66 | [R] [SGC 001] written by Todd Rundgren |
| 99. | 10/1970 | | 9
 | US 66 | [Atco 6782] written by Doug Ingle, Erik Braunn, Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy & Robert Edmonson |
| 100. | 03/1970 | | 9
 | US 64 | [Reprise 0894 (Brother)] written by Brian Wilson, Joe Knott & Mike Love |