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Top 100 Hits 1970:

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
2. (They Long to Be) Close to You, Carpenters
3. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight, The Guess Who
4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, B.J. Thomas
5. War, Edwin Starr
6. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross
7. I'll Be There, Jackson 5
8. Get Ready, Rare Earth
9. Let It Be, The Beatles
10. Band of Gold, Freda Payne
11. Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Three Dog Night
12. Everything Is Beautiful, Ray Stevens
13. Make It With You, Bread
14. Hitchin' a Ride, Vanity Fair
15. ABC, Jackson 5
16. The Love You Save/I Found That Girl, Jackson 5
17. Cracklin' Rose, Neil Diamond
18. Candida, Dawn
19. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star, Sly and The Family Stone
20. Spill the Wine, Eric Burdon and War
21. O-O-H Child, Five Stairsteps
22. Norman Greenbaum, Norman Greenbaum
23. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers
24. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today), Temptations
25. Love On a Two Way Street, Moments
26. Which Way You Goin' Billy?, Poppy Family
27. All Right Now, Free
28. I Want You Back, Jackson 5
29. Julie, Do Ya Love Me, Bobby Sherman
30. Green-Eyed Lady, Sugarloaf
31. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, Stevie Wonder
32. Ride Captain Ride, Blues Image
33. Venus, Shocking Blue
34. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On), John Ono Lennon
35. Patches, Clarence Carter
36. Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See the Light, Creedence Clearwater Revival
37. Rainy Night In Georgia, Brook Benton
38. Something's Burning, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
39. Give Me Just a Little More Time, Chairmen Of The Board
40. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), Edison Lighthouse
41. The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue, The Beatles
42. Snowbird, Anne Murray
43. Reflections of My Life, Marmalade
44. Hey There Lonely Girl, Eddie Holman
45. The Rapper, Jaggerz
46. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, He's My Brother, Hollies
47. Tighter, Tighter, Alive N Kicking
48. Come and Get It, Badfinger
49. Cecelia, Simon and Garfunkel
50. Love Land, Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
51. Turn Back the Hands of Time, Tyrone Davis
52. Lola, Kinks
53. In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry
54. Indiana Wants Me, R. Dean Taylor
55. (I Know) I'm Losing You, Rare Earth
56. Easy Come, Easy Go, Bobby Sherman
57. Express Yourself, Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
58. Still Water (Love), Four Tops
59. Make Me Smile, Chicago
60. House Of The Rising Sun , Frijid Pink
61. 25 or 6 to 4, Chicago
62. My Baby Loves Lovin', White Plains
63. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely, Friends Of Distinction
64. United We Stand, Brotherhood Of Man
65. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters
66. Arizona, Mark Lindsay
67. Fire and Rain, James Taylor
68. Groovy Situation, Gene Chandler
69. EVIL WAYS, Santana
70. No Time, The Guess Who
71. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time), Delfonics
72. The Wonder of You/Mama Liked the Roses, Elvis Presley
73. Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle, Creedence Clearwater Revival
74. (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You, Ronnie Dyson
75. I Just Can't Help Believing, B.J. Thomas
76. It's a Shame, Spinners
77. For the Love of Him, Bobbi Martin
78. Mississippi Queen, Mountain
79. I Want to Take You Higher, Ike and Tina Turner
80. The Letter, Joe Cocker
81. Ma Belle Amie, Tee Set
82. The Bells, Originals
83. Yellow River, Christie
84. Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed, 100 Proof and Aged In Soul
85. Vehicle, Ides Of March
86. Gimme Dat Ding, Pipkins
87. Lay A Little Lovin' On Me, Robin Mcnamara
88. Up the Ladder to the Roof, Supremes
89. Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain, Creedence Clearwater Revival
90. Come Saturday Morning, Sandpipers
91. Psychedelic Shack, Temptations
92. Without Love, Tom Jones
93. Are You Ready?, Pacific Gas and Electric
94. Woodstock, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
95. I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Dionne Warwick
96. Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma, New Seekers
97. Walk A Mile In My Shoes, Joe South
98. The Thrill Is Gone, B.B. King
99. It's Only Make Believe, Glen Campbell
100. Call Me, Aretha Franklin

MUSIC LEGENDS FROM THE DETROIT AREA


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Theodore Anthony “Ted” Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka “The Nuge”, “Motor City Madman”, and “Uncle Ted”) is a guitarist from Detroit, Michigan.


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Grand Funk:
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was very popular throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Don Brewer (drums) and Mel Schacher (bass).
Craig Frost (keyboards) was later recruited around 1972. Grand Funk Railroad has sold in excess of 25 million records to this date, 10 million of which were in 1970 alone. They were a top concert draw and often cited as “the loudest rock and roll band in the world.”

Early in their career they headlined a much hyped free concert in Hyde Park - whilst virtually unknown in the UK. They also opened for Led Zeppelin in Michigan, their home state.




Diana Ross
Diana Ross
In 1970, Motown was experiencing sea changes. Diana Ross went solo while the Supremes went Top 10 without her. Jacksonmania was in full effect. Stevie Wonder began producing himself. Rare Earth had an unexpected hit and so did the Miracles, forcing Smokey Robinson to put on hold his departure from the group. Tammi Terrell died, finally succumbing to the effects of a brain tumor. Marvin Gaye was refusing to record or perform, but he produced another hit for the Originals. Los Angeles producer Frank Wilson had established himself in Detroit and set about creating a concept album for the Four Tops.

Top TV Shows In 1970

1 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC

2 The Flip Wilson Show NBC

3 Here's Lucy CBS

4 Ironside NBC

5 Gunsmoke CBS

6 The ABC Movie of the Week ABC

7 Hawaii Five-O CBS

8 Medical Center CBS

9 Bonanza NBC

10 The F.B.I. ABC

11 The Mod Squad ABC

12 Adam-12 NBC

13 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tie) NBC

13 The Wonderful World of Disney (tie) NBC

15 Mayberry F.F.D. CBS

16 Hee Haw CBS

17 Mannix CBS

18 The Man from Shiloh NBC

19 My Three Sons CBS

20 The Doris Day Show CBS

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The essence of Laugh-In was shtick, a comic routine
or trademark repeated over and over until it was
closely associated with a performer. People love it,
come to expect it, and talk about it the next morning
after the show. All great comedians have at least one,
but what was remarkable about Laugh-In was that it
developed a whole repertore of sight gags and
catchphrases using little-known talent exclusively
(though some of them became quite famous later).
Among the favorites: Arte Johnson as the German Soldier,
peering out from behind a potted palm murmering,
"Verrry interesting!"; Ruth Buzzi as Gladys, the little
old lady with the hand bag, forever whacking the equally
decrepit Tyrone who snuggled up beside her on a park
bench; Lily Tomlin as the sarcastic, nasal telephone
operator named Ernestine; Gary Owens as the outrageously
overmodulated announcer, facing the microphone, hand
cupped over ear; Alan Sues as the grinning moron of a
sports announcer; Goldie Hawn, as the giggling dumb
blonde; Lily Tomlin as Edith Anne, a child philosopher
whose catchphrase was "and that's the truth," and so on.

My Three Sons
My Three Sons
Created by Don Fedderson and Leave it to Beaver alumnus George Tibbles, My Three Sons was one of television's longest running and most influential domestic comedies. The program was conceived originally as a television vehicle for Fred MacMurray, (who owned 50% of the program), when Fedderson was approached by Chevrolet to develop a program that was "representative of America." During its twelve year run, the program averaged a respectable, but not spectacular 22.2 rating and a 35% share, and underwent enormous narrative and character changes. It is most significant for its development of a star-friendly shooting schedule and for its redefinition of the composition of the television family.

Adam 12
Adam 12
After seven hugely successful seasons, Adam-12 ended it's run as one of the best-loved police dramas on television. To mark the occasion, Marty Milner and Kent McCord took out a full page ad in the Hollywood Reporter to thank everyone they could think of.

Hawaii Five 0
Hawaii Five 0
Hawaii Five-O aired from September 1968 to April 1980, one of the longest continuous-running police series in U.S. television history. With few exceptions, it was filmed entirely on location in Hawaii. Its fans list the authenticity and beauty of the scenery as its number one draw; second come the actors and the characters they portrayed.

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The Mod Squad consisted of three troubled kids who had dropped out of straight society and had had a run-in with the law. Pete had been kicked out by his wealthy Beverly Hills parents and stolen a car, Linc was raised in the Watts ghetto and was arrested in the Watts rioting; Julie was the daughter of a San Francisco prostitute who had run away from home and had been arrested in L.A. for vagrancy. All three were on probation when they were approached by Captain Adam Greer to form a special 'youth squad' to infiltrate the counter-culture and catch the adult crime-lords who preyed on the young kids, but never the kids themselves.

Top 10 Movies - 1970

1. Mash
2. Five Easy Pieces
3. Woodstock
4. Rollng Stones
5. Patton
6. Cotton Goes To Harlem
7. Catch 22
8. Honeymoon Killers
9. Little Big Man
10. Women In Love

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Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields. He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner. When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't well, he drives up to Washington to see him, taking Rayette with him. There he gets confronted with his rich, cultured family that he had left behind. Written by Leon Wolters

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Everyone wants to make an Oscar movie that speaks to its time. You could argue that "Milk," one of this year's best picture nominees, might fit that bill, coming on the heels of a controversial anti-gay marriage California proposition battle that was eerily similar to a proposition fight that represented the biggest political triumph of Harvey Milk's career back in the late 1970s. 2005's best picture winner "Crash" certainly felt like a thoughtful commentary on the culture of its time, as did "Traffic," one of 2000's best picture nominees. But no Oscar-nominated movie really hit the pop culture bullseye the way 1970's "Patton" did, a film that was the third-highest grossing movie of the year, winning seven Oscars, including best picture, best actor (George C. Scott) and best original screenplay, was shared by the young Francis Ford Coppola, a week after his 32nd birthday.