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1970

Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

April 6th, 1970: the most classic hit-filled week in chart history?

Packed with iconic names.

Ben Forrest
Sep 15, 2025
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1970?

A new dawn.

Callum MacHattie
Sep 9, 2025
Black Sabbath - Far Out Magazine

“Having trouble with his bird”: Ozzy Osbourne’s amusing analysis of ‘Paranoid’ in 1970

A 22-year-old Ozzy was also quick to dismiss rumours of his band’s involvement in black magic, as one does.

Andrew Clayman
Aug 3, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple

The five biggest bands of 1970, according to Ritchie Blackmore

Some surprising names.

Arun Starkey
Aug 26, 2024
What was the only number one hit played at Woodstock?

Woodstock 1969 vs Isle of Wight 1970, which was bigger?

The events that defined the counterculture era.

Ben Forrest
May 8, 2024
Iggy Pop, October 25, 1977 at the State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

‘1969’ vs ‘1970’: how The Stooges established the sound of punk

Two iconic instances of proto-punk.

Ben Forrest
Apr 26, 2024
Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968). L-R- Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and John Fogerty - Far Out Magazine

1970: the year Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest band in the world

From the bayou to the big time.

Tim Coffman
Mar 30, 2024
Brian Wilson - The Beach Boys - Old - 2023

Brian Wilson to release lost country album from 1970

The Beach Boys bandleader finds a gem in the archive.

Jordan Potter
Feb 14, 2024
John Lennon - The Beatles - 1967

Listen John Lennon’s acoustic demo of ‘Help!’ from 1970

Revisiting an old favourite.

Tom Taylor
Oct 5, 2023
Six artists you wouldn't know without Bill Graham

Take a virtual tour through the Fillmore East circa 1970

Graham’s Fillmore East.

Tyler Golsen
Apr 9, 2023

Listen to the Grateful Dead play a rare version of ‘Katie Mae’ in 1970

A showstopper from Pigpen.

Tyler Golsen
Feb 20, 2023

Leonard Cohen’s heart-wrenching performance of ‘Nancy’ at Isle of Wight Festival, 1970

Beautiful

Jack Whatley
Nov 11, 2020

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