1970

What Was Happening in 1970

The sixties hangover — idealism fades as a new, harder decade dawns.

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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

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