1970

Top Selling Singles 1970

  1. Elvis Presley – The Wonder Of You
  2. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime
  3. Freda Payne – Band Of Gold
  4. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
  5. Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
  6. Lee Marvin – Wand’rin’ Star
  7. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
  8. England World Cup Squad – Back Home
  9. Free – All Right Now
  10. Christie – Yellow River

Christmas No.1: Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knockin

Top Selling Albums 1970

  1. Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
  2. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
  3. Original Soundtrack – Easy Rider
  4. Original Soundtrack – Paint Your Wagon
  5. Various Artists Motown – Chartbusters Volume 3
  6. The Beatles – Let It Be
  7. The Beatles – Abbey Road
  8. Deep Purple – Deep Purple In Rock
  9. Paul McCartney – McCartney   
  10. Andy Williams – Andy Williams Greatest Hits

At the Box Office 1970

  1. Love Story
  2. Airport
  3. M*A*S*H
  4. Patton
  5. The Aristocats
  6. Woodstock
  7. Little Big Man
  8. Ryan’s Daughter
  9. Tora! Tora! Tora!
  10. Catch-22

Cost of Living

Average house price£4,975
Average salary £1,700 (£32pw)
Average car price  £1,998 Range Rover / £600 Mini
Petrol 6 Shillings/gallon
Pint of beer 20p
Packet of 20 Cigarettes 20p
Pint of milk 1 Shilling
How much did things cost in 1970?

In the News 1970

  • Prime Minister: Harold Wilson (Labour) until 19 June then Edward Heath (Conservative)
  • The National Westminster Bank begins trading following merger of National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank
  • A Boeing 747 lands at Heathrow Airport, the first jumbo jet to land in Britain
  • Chrysler UK launches its new small family car, the Hillman Avenger
  • Richard Branson starts the Virgin Group with discounted mail-order sales of records
  • The importation of pets is banned after an outbreak of rabies in Newmarket
  • The government makes a £20 million loan available to help save the financially troubled luxury car and aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
  • The Methodist Church allows women to become full ministers for the first time.
  • There was a big docks strike that raised fears of food shortages and led to a proclamation of a state of emergency by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • The last issue of grog in the Royal Navy is distributed
  • There was a festival on the Isle of Wight that year that was attended by 600,000 – the biggest ever
  • The first Glastonbury Festival is held
  • BP discovers a large oil field in the North Sea
  • The Mark III Ford Cortina goes on sale
  • The first Page Three girl appears in The Sun newspaper
  • The first Iceland frozen food supermarket is opened, in Oswestry,

On the Telly 1970

  • The Goodies is first broadcast, on BBC Two. [theme]
  • Jon Pertwee makes his first appearance as the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space. It also marks the first time that the series is in colour.
  • A Question of Sport debuts on BBC1 [theme]
  • The Banana Splits airs on BBC1 [theme]
  • Tyne Tees Television starts broadcasting in colour [jingle]
  • ITV broadcast the children’s sitcom Here Come the Double Deckers. [theme]
  • The first colour edition of Blue Peter is aired on BBC1
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? makes its first UK television appearance on BBC1.[theme]
  • London Weekend Television launches its famous river ident
  • The American cartoon series The Pink Panther Show makes its debut on BBC1. [theme]
  • The first episode of the long-running children’s movie themed quiz show Screen Test is broadcast on BBC1. [theme]

In Music

  • Black Sabbath release their self titled debut album in the UK, credited as the first major album in the heavy metal genre
  • Paul McCartney publicly announces that he has left The Beatles in a press release. He later files a lawsuit against the other members of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership, effectively ending the band
  • “The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ 20th and final single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
  • The musical album Jesus Christ Superstar, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is released.

Top Selling Christmas Toys of 1970

  • Nerfball – £1.25
  • Sindy – £3.99
  • Apollo Moon Rocket – £1.16

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