New Musical Express (October 10, 1970) – “NME Top 30” Chart Page – New Musical Express.

Oct 9, 1970

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A weekly chart feature presenting the NME Top 30 singles and Britain's leading albums for the week ending October 7, 1970, capturing a diverse and rapidly changing British music scene.

Publication: New Musical Express (NME)

Publication Date: October 10, 1970

Country: United Kingdom

Event Date: Week Ending October 7, 1970

This edition of the NME Top 30 provides a snapshot of the British singles market during early October 1970. At the top of the chart is Freda Payne's Band Of Gold, followed by Deep Purple's Black Night and Desmond Dekker's You Can Get It If You Really Want.

Elsewhere in the chart, major acts of the period include Black Sabbath with Paranoid, Chairmen Of The Board with Give Me Just A Little More Time, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles with Tears Of A Clown, Jimmy Cliff with Wild World, and James Brown with Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine.

The page also contains Britain's Top 20 LPs, contemporary record advertisements, retrospective chart features and industry listings, making it a valuable weekly record of popular music during the closing months of 1970.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

Chart pages such as these served as essential reference points for record buyers, retailers and music fans. Published each week, they documented the movement of records through the British charts and reflected changing tastes across pop, rock, soul, reggae and progressive music.

The October 10, 1970 edition captures a particularly varied period in British popular music, with established stars, emerging hard‑rock acts and international soul artists all competing for chart positions.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: NME Top 30 Singles Chart

Era: 1970 British chart scene

Tone: Documentary and statistical

Photography: Chart layouts, artist advertisements and accompanying music industry features

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

NME Top 30 Singles chart
Week ending October 7, 1970
Freda Payne at No. 1 with Band Of Gold
Top 20 British LP chart
Contemporary record advertisements
A snapshot of the UK music market in autumn 1970

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