1970’s Biggest Canadian Hits

1970’s biggest hit in Canada was Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. The Guess Who had the most successful Canadian hit, “American Woman” (5th of the year). Below is a list of all songs by Canadian artists that made RPM’s year-end Top 100 as well as all that peaked in the Top 40 of the weekly charts. Bear in mind, that this is a picture of cross-Canada success. Songs may have charted much higher or lower in various cities as radio stations usually give local artists more support. Below the lists, check out some cool trivia regarding the year’s hits.

YE= Year-End chart position.

WP = Weekly chart peak position.

1970 HITS

TITLE	ARTIST	YE	WP
American Woman	The Guess Who	5	1
As the Years Go By	Mashmakhan	10	1
No Time	The Guess Who	12	1
Snowbird	Anne Murray	20	2
Share the Land	The Guess Who	27	2
Indiana Wants Me	R. Dean Taylor	28	2
Jingle Jangle	The Archies*	41	1
You Me and Mexico	Edward Bear	54	3
One Tin Soldier	Original Caste	83	6
Mr. Monday	Original Caste	93	4
That’s Where I Went Wrong	Poppy Family	100	9
Ten Pound Note	Steel River		5
Beautiful Second Hand Man	Ginette Reno		8
Fly Little White Dove, Fly	The Bells		9
Up On Cripple Creek	The Band		10
Hand Me Down World	The Guess Who		10
Mr. Pride	Pepper Tree		12
Crazy Jane	Tom Northcott		12
Me & Bobby McGee	Gordon Lightfoot		13
Big Yellow Taxi	Joni Mitchell		15
Monster	Steppenwolf		16
I’m Gonna Capture You	Terry Jacks		16
You Can’t Deny It	Edward Bear		16
I Believe in Sunshine	Madrigal		16
Only Love Can Break Your Heart	Neil Young		16
Doctor Tom	Freedom		17
Hey Lawdy Mama	Steppenwolf		18
A Friend in the City	Andy Kim		19
Yankee Lady	Jesse Winchester		20
I’ve Got a Feeling	Sands of Time		23
If You’re Lookin’	Tranquility Base		24
Days When We Are Free	Mashmakhan		24
Cinnamon Girl	Neil Young		25
You Make Me High	Luke & The Apostles		27
Lookin’ Round	Poor Souls		28
Country Song	Original Caste		29
Corrina Corrina	King Biscuit Boy/Crowbar		29
Who Needs You	Steppenwolf		28
Who’s Your Baby	The Archies*		32
Living on a Wishbone	Bobby G. Griffith		35
The Rainmaker	Tom Northcott		38
We’re All In This Together	Tobi Lark		38
The Chant	Lighthouse		39
Jean	Bobby Curtola		39
You’re My Life	David Jensen		40

* Part Canadian

1970 CHOICE TRIVIA

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