This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1970.
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Contents |
(as certified by Billboard)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady) | David Houston | 4 | [B] |
| January 31 | A Week in a Country Jail | Tom T. Hall | 2 | [A] |
| February 14 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Sonny James | 4 | Cover of Brook Benton hit. |
| March 14 | The Fightin' Side of Me | Merle Haggard | 3 | |
| April 4 | Tennessee Bird Walk | Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan | 2 | [C] |
| April 18 | Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone | Charley Pride | 2 | |
| May 2 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife | Marty Robbins | 1 | |
| May 9 | The Pool Shark | Dave Dudley | 1 | [C] |
| May 16 | My Love | Sonny James | 3 | |
| June 6 | Hello Darlin' | Conway Twitty | 4 | [1] |
| July 4 | He Loves Me All the Way | Tammy Wynette | 3 | |
| July 25 | Wonder Could I Live There Anymore | Charley Pride | 2 | |
| August 8 | Don't Keep Me Hangin' On | Sonny James | 4 | |
| September 5 | All for the Love of Sunshine | Hank
Williams, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
2 | [A] - Hank Williams,
Jr. [C] - The Mike Curb Congregation |
| September 19 | For the Good Times | Ray Price | 1 | |
| September 26 | There Must Be More to Love Than This | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2 | |
| October 10 | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | Johnny Cash | 2 | |
| October 24 | Run, Woman, Run | Tammy Wynette | 2 | |
| November 7 | I Can't Believe That You Stopped Loving Me | Charley Pride | 2 | |
| November 21 | Fifteen Years Ago | Conway Twitty | 1 | |
| November 28 | Endlessly | Sonny James | 3 | |
| December 19 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | 1 | |
| December 26 | Rose Garden | Lynn Anderson | 5 | [A] |
(as certified by RPM)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Blistered/See Ruby Fall | Johnny Cash | 1 | |
| January 17 | Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady) | David Houston | 1 | |
| January 24 | Big in Vegas | Buck Owens | 1 | |
| January 31 | Six White Horses | Tommy Cash | 2 | [C] |
| February 14 | Fancy | Bobbie Gentry | 2 | [B] |
| February 28 | Brown-Eyed Handsome Man | Waylon Jennings | 1 | |
| March 7 | If I Were a Carpenter | Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash |
1 | [C] - June Carter Cash |
| March 14 | Honey Come Back | Glen Campbell | 1 | |
| March 21 | Welfare Cadillac | Guy Drake | 1 | [C] |
| March 28 | Wayward Woman of the World | Gary Buck | 1 | [B] |
| April 4 | The Fightin' Side of Me | Merle Haggard | 1 | |
| April 11 | Tennessee Bird Walk | Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan | 1 | [C] |
| April 18 | Kentucky Rain | Elvis Presley | 1 | [A] |
| April 25 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife | Marty Robbins | 2 | |
| May 9 | Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone | Charley Pride | 1 | |
| May 16 | The Way You Play | Merv Smith | 1 | [C] |
| May 23 | Big Joe Mufferaw | Stompin' Tom Connors | 2 | [A] |
| June 6 | What Is Truth | Johnny Cash | 3 | |
| June 27 | Street Singer | Merle Haggard | 1 | |
| July 4 | She's a Little Bit Country | George Hamilton IV | 3 | |
| July 25 | Ketchup Song | Stompin' Tom Connors | 2 | |
| August 8 | Wonder Could I Live There Anymore | Charley Pride | 2 | |
| August 22 | Snowbird | Anne Murray | 3 | [A] |
| September 12 | Everything a Man Could Ever Need | Glen Campbell | 1 | |
| September 19 | Me and Bobby McGee | Gordon Lightfoot | 1 | [A] |
| September 26 | Countryfied | Dick Damron | 3 | [2]
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| October 10 | All for the Love of Sunshine | Hank Williams, Jr. | 1 | [A] |
| October 17 | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | Johnny Cash | 1 | |
| October 24 | There Must Be More to Love Than This | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1 | |
| October 31 | Back Where It's At | George Hamilton IV | 1 | |
| November 7 | Run Woman, Run | Tammy Wynette | 1 | |
| November 14 | Ode to Suburbia | R. Harlan Smith | 1 | [A] |
| November 28 | The Ballad of Muk Tuk Annie | Jimmy Arthur Ordge | 1 | [C] |
| December 5 | I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me | Charley Pride | 1 | |
| December 12 | Fifteen Years Ago | Conway Twitty | 1 | |
| December 19 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | 1 | |
| December 26 | Sweet Dreams of Yesterday | Hank Smith | 1 | [A] |
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Call | Gene MacLellan | |
| 6 | Cool Green Waters | Donna Ramsay | |
| 18 | Don't Hate, Communicate | Gary Buck | |
| 12 | Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home | Terry Roberts | |
| 12 | Fortunate Son | The Rainvilles | |
| 12 | From Pulpit to Prison | Singing Parson | |
| 2 | My Song for You | Mercey Brothers | |
| 19 | Newfie Screech | Stevedore Steve | |
| 26 | 13 | Patches | Ray Griff |
| 4 | Pickin' Up the Pieces | Mercey Brothers | |
| 12 | These Things | Mike Graham | |
| 20 | Thorn in My Shoe | Gene MacLellan | |
| 9 | Trucker's Cafe | Great Speckled Bird | |
| 3 | Wait for Sunday | Tommy Hunter | |
| 4 | Walk with Your Neighbour | Tommy Hunter |
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