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Classic Rock

#1 Hits (1970-1971)

14 songs / 62:34

By: diggitydopeburger

Playlist Description

The following is a mix of singles that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The performers listed in parentheses are the ones who made it a #1 hit. Enjoy!


Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (B.J. Thomas)
4 weeks, 1/3 - 1/24/70

Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
6 weeks, 2/28 - 4/4/70

Let It Be (The Beatles)
2 weeks, 4/11 - 4/18/70

American Woman (The Guess Who)
3 weeks, 5/9 - 5/23/70

The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles)
2 weeks, 6/13 - 6/20/70

Make It With You (Bread)
1 week, 8/22/70

War (Edwin Starr)
2 weeks, 9/5 - 9/12/70

Knock Three Times (Dawn)
3 weeks, 1/23 - 2/6/71

Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
2 weeks, 3/20 - 3/27/71

Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (The Temptations)
2 weeks, 4/3 - 4/10/71

Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones)
2 weeks, 5/29 - 6/5/71

You've Got a Friend (James Taylor)
1 week, 7/31/71

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Bee Gees)
4 weeks, 8/7 - 8/28/71

Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
5 weeks, 10/2 - 10/30/71

  1. 1 B.J. Thomas / Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 2:54
  2. 2 Art Garfunkel / Bridge Over Troubled Water 5:26
  3. 3 Paul McCartney / Let It Be 3:54
  4. 4 Burton Cummings / American Woman 3:06
  5. 5 Paul McCartney / The Long And Winding Road 2:50
  6. 6 Aretha Franklin / Make It With You 4:51
  7. 7 Bruce Springsteen / War 3:00
  8. 8 Billy "Crash" Craddock / Knock Three Times 2:24
  9. 9 Kris Kristofferson / Me And Bobby McGee 4:08
  10. 10 The Rolling Stones / Just My Imagination (Running Aw… 9:51
  11. 11 The Rolling Stones / Brown Sugar 3:34
  12. 12 James Taylor / You've Got A Friend 5:04
  13. 13 The Bee Gees / How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? 3:48
  14. 14 Rod Stewart / Maggie May 7:44