List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1970
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1970:
See also: 1970 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | Someday We'll Be Together | Diana Ross and The Supremes |
| January 10 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| January 17 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| January 24 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| January 31 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| February 7 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| February 14 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| February 21 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| February 28 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| March 7 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| March 14 | Rainy Night In Georgia | Brook Benton |
| March 21 | Call Me | Aretha Franklin |
| March 28 | Call Me | Aretha Franklin |
| April 4 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| April 11 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| April 18 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| April 25 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| May 2 | Turn Back the Hands Of Time | Tyrone Davis |
| May 9 | Turn Back the Hands Of Time | Tyrone Davis |
| May 16 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| May 23 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| May 30 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 6 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 13 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 20 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| June 27 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 4 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 11 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 18 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 25 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| August 1 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 8 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 15 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 22 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 29 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| September 5 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| September 12 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| September 19 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| September 26 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| October 3 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross |
| October 10 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 17 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 24 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 31 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 7 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 14 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 21 | Super Bad | James Brown |
| November 28 | Super Bad | James Brown |
| December 5 | The Tears Of a Clown | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles |
| December 12 | The Tears Of a Clown | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles |
| December 19 | The Tears Of a Clown | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles |
| December 26 | Stoned Love | The Supremes |