HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Letter” by Joe Cocker
“The Letter” by Joe Cocker finished No. 80 on the year-end Top 100 of 1970, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 801970
Year-end charts11970
ArtistJoe Cocker3 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1970 was “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel. Joe Cocker had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Letter”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1970 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1970 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Originals | ▶♪ |
| 83 | Yellow River | Christie | ▶♪ |
More hits by Joe Cocker
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 1983 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | You Are So Beautiful / It's A Sin When You Love Somebody | Joe Cocker | 1975 #65 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“The Letter” by The Box Tops (1967)
Born in 1970? See the songs of your life. Class of 1970? Here’s your reunion playlist.
Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.