The #1 song in the UK on May 1, 1970

Spirit in the Sky By Norman Greenbaum

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1970

#1 Hit Song

ABC
The Jackson 5

#1 R&B Song

Turn Back the Hands of Time
Tyrone Davis

#1 Country Song

My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
Marty Robbins

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1970s

James Badge Dale

Born May 01, 1978

James Murray

Born May 01, 1976

Curtis Martin

Born May 01, 1973

Julie Benz

Born May 01, 1972

Ethan Albright

Born May 01, 1971