Number 1 Songs in 1970 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"In the Summertime"
Mungo Jerry
A feel-good skiffle-pop track that became the best-selling UK single of 1970, spending seven weeks at number one during a glorious summer.
US #1
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Simon & Garfunkel
The iconic ballad topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and won five Grammy Awards, becoming one of the most celebrated songs of the era.
Biggest Films of 1970 — Box Office Hits
Love Story
Box Office: $136 million
Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal starred in this romantic tearjerker that became the highest-grossing film of 1970 and spawned the famous line 'Love means never having to say you're sorry.'
Fashion and Style of 1970
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1970
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1970