Issue number
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Date
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Cover
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Top album
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Top single
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1199
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3 January 1970
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Love Affair, King Crimson, and Bonzo Dog Band
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Abbey Road by The Beatles
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"Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris
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1200
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10 January 1970
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Rolf Harris, and Glen Campbell
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Abbey Road by The Beatles
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"Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris
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1201
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17 January 1970
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Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Led Zeppelin
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Abbey Road by The Beatles
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"Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris
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1202
|
24 January 1970
|
Fleetwood Mac
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Abbey Road by The Beatles
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"Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris
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1203
|
31 January 1970
|
Barry Ryan
|
Abbey Road by The Beatles
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"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse
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1204
|
7 February 1970
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Judith Durham
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Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
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"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse
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1205
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14 February 1970
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Judas Jump
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Motown Chartbusters Volume 3 by various artists
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"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse
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1206
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21 February 1970
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Fleetwood Mac, Ringo Starr, Chicago, and Shocking Blue
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse
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1207
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28 February 1970
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Viv Stanshall, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Gene Pitney, and The Cuff Links
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"I Want You Back" by Jackson 5
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1208
|
7 March 1970
|
The Beatles
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Wand'rin' Star" by Lee Marvin
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1209
|
14 March 1970
|
Russ Conway
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Wand'rin' Star" by Lee Marvin
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1210
|
21 March 1970
|
James Wilson, Jackie Trent, and Tony Hatch and the Cherry Children
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Wand'rin' Star" by Lee Marvin
|
1211
|
28 March 1970
|
Buck Owens' Country Music Caravan tour promotion
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
|
1212
|
4 April 1970
|
Ringo Starr's Sentimental Journey
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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
|
1213
|
11 April 1970
|
Tom Jones
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
|
1214
|
18 April 1970
|
Maurice Gibb
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"All Kinds of Everything" by Dana
|
1215
|
25 April 1970
|
Paul McCartney
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
|
1216
|
2 May 1970
|
Simon and Garfunkel
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
|
1217
|
9 May 1970
|
Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Back Home" by England World Cup Squad
|
1218
|
16 May 1970
|
Traffic, Mick Jagger, Christie, The Who, and Frank Sinatra
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Back Home" by England World Cup Squad
|
1219
|
23 May 1970
|
The Who
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"Back Home" by England World Cup Squad
|
1220
|
30 May 1970
|
Les Reed
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Question" by The Moody Blues
|
1221
|
6 June 1970
|
Barry Gibb
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"Yellow River" by Christie
|
1222
|
13 June 1970
|
Deep Purple
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry
|
1223
|
20 June 1970
|
Raymond Froggatt
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry
|
1224
|
27 June 1970
|
Led Zeppelin
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry
|
1225
|
4 July 1970
|
Dusty Springfield
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry
|
1226
|
11 July 1970
|
Jack Wild
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Alright Now" by Free
|
1227
|
18 July 1970
|
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"Alright Now" by Free
|
1228
|
25 July 1970
|
Hyde Park Festival
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Alright Now" by Free
|
1229
|
1 August 1970
|
The Kinks, Mungo Jerry, Free, and Hotlegs
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"Lola" by The Kinks
|
1230
|
8 August 1970
|
Isle of Wight Festival
|
Let It Be by The Beatles
|
"The Wonder of You" by Elvis Presley
|
1231
|
15 August 1970
|
The Moody Blues' A Question of Balance
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"The Wonder of You" by Elvis Presley
|
1232
|
22 August 1970
|
Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Free
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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"The Wonder of You" by Elvis Presley
|
1233
|
29 August 1970
|
Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay"
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
|
1234
|
5 September 1970
|
Isle of Wight Festival review
|
A Question of Balance by The Moody Blues
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"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
|
1235
|
12 September 1970
|
Humble Pie
|
Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
|
1236
|
19 September 1970
|
Eric Burdon & War, and The Rolling Stones
|
A Question of Balance by The Moody Blues
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"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
|
1237
|
26 September 1970
|
Melanie's "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?"
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
|
1238
|
3 October 1970
|
Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Who
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
|
1239
|
10 October 1970
|
T.Rex's "Ride a White Swan", and The Move's "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
|
1240
|
17 October 1970
|
The Who's "See Me, Feel Me"
|
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
|
"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
|
1241
|
24 October 1970
|
James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)"
|
Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd
|
"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
|
1242
|
31 October 1970
|
Tom Jones
|
Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 by various artists
|
"Woodstock" by Matthew's Southern Comfort
|
1243
|
7 November 1970
|
Matthews Southern Comfort
|
Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 by various artists
|
"Woodstock" by Matthew's Southern Comfort
|
1244
|
14 November 1970
|
Don Fardon, The Hollies, Roger Cook & Kenny Everett
|
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
|
"Woodstock" by Matthew's Southern Comfort
|
1245
|
21 November 1970
|
Matthew's Southern Comfort
|
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
|
"Voodoo Chile " by Jimi Hendrix
|
1246
|
28 November 1970
|
Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix
|
New Morning by Bob Dylan
|
"I Hear You Knockin'" by Dave Edmunds
|
1247
|
5 December 1970
|
George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Brian Wilson
|
Andy Williams' Greatest Hits by Andy Williams
|
"I Hear You Knockin'" by Dave Edmunds
|
1248
|
12 December 1970
|
Dave Edmunds, McGuinness Flint, and Neil Diamond
|
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
|
"I Hear You Knockin'" by Dave Edmunds
|
1249
|
19 December 1970
|
Seasons greetings from NME
|
Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 by various artists
|
"I Hear You Knockin'" by Dave Edmunds
|
1250
|
26 December 1970
|
The Who, and Canned Heat
|
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
|
"When I'm Dead and Gone" by McGuinness Flint
|