This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1970.

Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1970

DateBookAuthor January 4 The Godfather Mario Puzo January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8 The French Lieutenant's Woman John Fowles February 15 The Godfather Mario Puzo February 22 The French Lieutenant's Woman John Fowles March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 Love Story Erich Segal May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27

Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1970

DateBookAuthorJanuary 4 The Selling of the President 1968 Joe McGinnissJanuary 11January 18January 25February 1February 8February 15February 22March 1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex David ReubenMarch 8March 15March 22March 29April 5April 12April 19April 26April 29May 3 Up the Organization Robert TownsendMay 10May 17May 24May 31June 7June 14 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex David ReubenJune 21June 28July 5July 12 Up the Organization Robert TownsendJuly 19 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex David ReubenJuly 26August 2August 9August 16August 23August 30September 6September 13September 20September 27 The Sensuous Woman "J" (Terry Garrity)October 4 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex David ReubenOctober 11October 18October 25 The Sensuous Woman "J" (Terry Garrity)November 1November 8November 15November 22November 29December 6December 13December 20December 27 The Greening of America Charles A. Reich

See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s

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