NEW ZEALAND’S WEEKLY (NZ listener) BEST SELLING SINGLES FOR 1970
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 PRETTY GIRL-HOGSNORT RUPERT’S ORIGINAL FLAGON BAND-AUGUST 1058
2 LOLA-THE KINKS-October 808 3 PINNOCHIO-MARIA DALLAS-August 784 4 NATURE-THE FOURMYULA-February 776 5 CANDIDA-DAWN-October 776 6 YELLOW RIVER-CHRISTIE-September 752
7 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD-B.J. THOMAS-February 712
8 CRACKLIN' ROSIE-Neil Diamond-November 680 9 IN THE SUMMERTIME-Mungo Jerry-August 676 10 STAR CROSSED LOVERS-Craig Scott-June 676 11 It's Only Make Believe-Glen Campbell-November 668 12 Cheryl Moana Marie-John Rowles-May 640
13 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)-Edison Lighthouse-April 628
14 Rachel-Russell Morris-July 616 15 Snowbird-Anne Murray-December 606 16 Something-Shirley Bassey-September 588 17 The Long And Winding Road-The Beatles-August 560 18 Girlie-The Peddlers-May 552 19 Venus-Shocking Blue-March 548 20 Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon And Garfunkel-May 540 21 Gimme Dat Ding-The Pipkins-July 518 22 I Don't Believe In If Anymore-Roger Whittaker-July 512 23 Come And Get It-Badfinger-February 504 24 Jean-Oliver-January 502 25 Knock Knock Who's There-Mary Hopkin-June 494
26 Lookin’ Out My Back Door-Creedence Clearwater Revival-December 474
27 Wheel Of Fortune-David Curtis-August 458 28 Melting Pot-Blue Mink-March 452 29 Travellin' Band-Creedence Clearwater Revival-May 450 30 Wedding Bell Blues-The Fifth Dimension-January 432 31 A Song Of Joy-Miguel Rios-September 430 32 Let It Be-The Beatles-April 428 33 She Works In A Woman's Way-Edison Lighthouse-October 422 34 And When I Die-Blood,sweat And Tears-January 412 35 (Call Me) Number One-The Tremeloes-February 412 36 Pufnstuff-The Pufnstuf-November 410 37 Let's Get A Little Sentimental-Craig Scott-September 404 38 Down On The Corner-Creedence Clearwater Revival-February 396 39 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye-Steam-February 386 40 Superstar-Murray Head-May 384 41 Lady Samantha-Shane-February 384 42 Tracy-The Cuff Links-March 370 43 Ma Belle Amie-Tee Set-May 368 44 Make It With You-Bread-October 358 45 Tennessee Birdwalk-Jack Blanchard And Misty Morgan-July 304 46 I.o.i.o-The Bee Gees-May 302 47 Temma Harbour-Mary Hopkin-April 300 48 Arizona-Mark Lindsay-April 292 49 Try A Little Kindness-Glen Campbell-January 290 50 Wight Is Wight-Sandie Shaw-October 290 51 Groovin' With Mr Bloe-Mr Bloe-September 288 52 Up Around The Bend-Creedence Clearwater Revival-August 286 53 Holly Holy-Neil Diamond-January 264 54 Don't Cry Daddy-Elvis Presley-April 264 55 Oh Well-Fleetwood Mac-January 252 56 All Kinds Of Everything-Dana-June 240 57 That Same Old Feeling-Pickettywitch-June 228 58 Toast And Marmalade For Tea-Tin Tin-September 222 59 Take A Letter Maria-R B Greaves-March 218
60 All I Have To Do Is Dream-Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell-March 206
61 Close To You-The Carpenters-November 202 62 Goodbye Sam,hello Samantha-Cliff Richard-August 196 63 Whole Lotta Love-Led Zeppelin-April 186 64 Question-The Moodie Blues-July 180 65 Everybody's Talkin'-Nilsson-July 178 66 My Elusive Dreams-Frankie Stevens-April 176 67 Golden Slumbers/carry That Weight-The Dizzy Limit-January 170 68 Honey Come Back-The Peddlers-July 162 69 The Game-Larry Morris-January 158 70 Wasn't Born To Follow-The Byrds-May 152 71 Daughter Of Darkness-Tom Jones-July 152 72 I'm Your Little Boy-Heintje-April 150 73 Montego Bay-Bobby Bloom-December 144 74 Instant Karma-John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band-April 134 75 Yester-me,yester-you,yesterday-Stevie Wonder-January 118 76 Spill The Wine-Eric Burdon And War-November 118 77 Que Sera Sera-Mary Hopkin-September 116 78 My Baby Loves Lovin'-White Plains-May 114 79 Jingle Jangle-The Archies-February 110 80 Black Night-Deep Purple-September 104 81 Good Morning Freedom-Blue Mink-July 104 82 Tonight Today-Dbm And T-April 104 83 Soul Brother Clifford-The Equals-July 90 84 Mr Turnkey-Zager And Evans-January 90 85 One Million Years-Robin Gibb-April 80 86 What Greater Love-Nash Chase-August 80 87 My Woman's Man-Dave Dee-July 78 88 Rubber Duckie-Ernie (jim Henson)-November 76 89 Gretel-Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band-April 74 90 Oh Me Oh My-Lulu-March 72 91 Mama Told Me Not To Come-Three Dog Night-August 70
92 If I Thought You’d Never Change Your Mind-Cilla Black-January 48
93 Rub-a-dub-dub-The Equals-April 42 94 This World Goes Round And Round-The Moving Folk-April 42 95 Indiana Wants Me-R. Dean Taylor-December 40 96 Yesterday When I Was Young-Suzanne-August 40 97 Dear Ann-The George Baker Selection-August 38 98 I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top-The Hollies-June 38 99 I Want You Back-The Jackson Five-April 38 100 Ruby Tuesday-The Dedikation-February 38 101 Reflections Of My Life-The Marmalade-March 36 102 Cottonfields-The Beach Boys-July 36 103 I'm Gonna Make You Mine-Lou Christie-January 36 104 Across The Universe-Cilla Black-October 34 105 Eli's Coming-Three Dog Night-January 34 106 Something's Burning-Kenny Rogers And The First Edition-April 34 107 Lincoln County-The Love Affair-June 34 108 Soolaimon-Neil Diamond-August 34 109 Hi De Ho-Blood,sweat And Tears-October 34 110 El Condor Pasa-Simon And Garfunkel-June 34