The 1970 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 52 weekly charts of 1970. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat by Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings, with 850 points from 38 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1970 Decade chart 1970s
The 100 best records of 1970
- 1Huilen Is Voor Jou Te LaatCorry en de Rekels, Corry Konings · 850 points · 38 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 15
- 2Back HomeGolden Earring · 661 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 29
- 3El Condor Pasa (If I Could)Simon & Garfunkel · 555 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13
- 4In the SummertimeMungo Jerry · 544 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25
- 5Lola
- 6To My Father's House
- 7Mijn Gebed
- 8Mighty JoeShocking Blue · 425 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 9ParanoidBlack Sabbath · 412 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 40
- 10I Don't Believe In If AnymoreRoger Whittaker · 401 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 25
- 11Dear AnnGeorge Baker Selection · 400 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 7
- 12Never Marry A Railroad ManShocking Blue · 399 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 23
- 13Try a Little LoveOscar Harris · 396 points · 14 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 29
- 14Are You Ready?Pacific Gas & Electric · 385 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 31
- 15SeasonsEarth & Fire · 383 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3
- 16Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
- 17Where Have I Been Wrong
- 18SympathyFamily Dogg · 377 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 14
- 19White RabbitJefferson Airplane · 370 points · 12 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 30
- 20Who'll Stop The RainCreedence Clearwater Revival · 369 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7
- 21Marian
- 22El Condor Pasa
- 23Wild WorldJimmy Cliff · 336 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 36
- 24CeciliaSimon & Garfunkel · 334 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 19
- 25Up Around The BendCreedence Clearwater Revival · 325 points · 10 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20
- 26QuestionThe Moody Blues · 321 points · 10 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 22
- 27See Me, Feel Me
- 28Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin · 313 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 1
- 29Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel · 313 points · 12 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 8
- 30De FlesJan Boezeroen · 312 points · 16 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 30
- 31VenusShocking Blue · 309 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 4
- 32She Likes WeedsTee-Set, Peter Tetteroo · 304 points · 10 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43
- 33Yellow River
- 34I Won't Stand Between ThemBonnie St. Claire · 303 points · 14 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 36
- 35Spirit In The SkyNorman Greenbaum · 300 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 15
- 36Lady D'ArbanvilleYusuf / Cat Stevens · 289 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 28
- 37House of the Rising SunFrijid Pink · 289 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 17
- 38AgataNino Ferrer · 289 points · 13 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 29
- 39Let It BeThe Beatles · 287 points · 9 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 11
- 40A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)
- 41Good Morning Freedom
- 42Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
- 43Suicide Is Painless
- 44Mademoiselle NinetteSoulful Dynamics · 274 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 16
- 45Wigwam
- 46Ruby Is The OneEarth & Fire · 269 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 18
- 47My Way
- 48Het Zal Je Kind Maar WezenAdèle Bloemendaal, Leen Jongewaard, Piet Römer en Koor · 266 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 49Down South (part 1)Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet · 265 points · 11 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 12
- 50All Kinds of Everything
- 51Long As I Can See The LightCreedence Clearwater Revival · 254 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 32
- 52Peace Will Come (According to Plan)
- 53Knock, Knock Who's ThereMary Hopkin · 253 points · 8 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 14
- 54Brandend ZandGert Timmerman, Gert & Hermien · 252 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 33
- 55Groovin' With Mr. Bloe
- 56Osaka
- 57Thanks
- 58Memo From TurnerMick Jagger · 237 points · 7 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 46
- 59Over And OverGeorge Baker, George Baker Selection · 235 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 45
- 60Magical Mystery Morning
- 61Love Is All AroundSandra & Andres · 234 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 45
- 62Bitter TearsThe Shuffles · 233 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 8
- 63Cracklin' RosieNeil Diamond · 231 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 43
- 64TickatooDizzy Man's Band · 230 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 28
- 65KitschBarry Ryan · 229 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 22
- 66The Tears Of A ClownSmokey Robinson & The Miracles · 229 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 38
- 67I'm Your Little Boy
- 68(She Is) Wild And ExcitingEarth & Fire · 227 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 34
- 69American WomanThe Guess Who · 222 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 21
- 70All Right Now
- 71In-A-Gadda-Da-VidaIron Butterfly · 218 points · 10 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 35
- 72Sex MachineJames Brown · 217 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 35
- 73Het Stoomlied (Kunst- En Vliegwerk)
- 74Black NightDeep Purple · 211 points · 11 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 42
- 75No Dogs AllowedJosé Feliciano · 209 points · 8 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 10
- 76Melting Pot
- 77Room To MoveJohn Mayall · 206 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 6
- 78SomethingShirley Bassey · 198 points · 10 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 31
- 79Teach Your Children
- 80The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)Fleetwood Mac · 195 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 22
- 81I.O.I.O.
- 82Let Us Pray TogetherSandra & Andres · 194 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 25
- 83Hello DarknessShocking Blue · 192 points · 6 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 47
- 84Travellin In The Usa
- 85Tonight Today
- 86Our FatherUnit Gloria · 182 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 5
- 87MidnightGeorge Baker Selection · 182 points · 10 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 29
- 88Instant Karma!
- 89Another 45 MilesGolden Earring · 175 points · 6 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 90Real Cool WorldThe Greatest Show On Earth · 173 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 23
- 91SuperstarAndrew Lloyd Webber, Murray Head, Tim Rice · 173 points · 9 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 1
- 92Mona Lisa Wacht Op Mij!
- 93Marie JolieAphrodite's Child · 170 points · 6 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 1
- 94Stop! I Don't Wanna Hear It Anymore
- 95Lonesome Tree
- 96Wat Een Spreker Is Die Man
- 97Reflections of My Life
- 98Rainbow
- 99Bij Ons Staat Op De Keukendeur
- 100I Can't Tell the Bottom From the TopThe Hollies · 151 points · 7 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 18
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1970 in the Dutch Top 40?
Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat by Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings tops the 1970 year chart, with 850 points from 38 weeks in the chart (peak position 5). The top 5: 1. Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat (Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings), 2. Back Home (Golden Earring), 3. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Simon & Garfunkel), 4. In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry), 5. Lola (The Kinks).
How is the 1970 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1970 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1970 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1970, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1970 year page.
How many weeks does the 1970 year chart cover?
52 weekly charts, with 330 different records between them, 16 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.