April 10, 1970 will be remembered as the day The Beatles ended. It was on that day that Paul McCartney in a “self-interview” for his upcoming solo album McCartney announced the break-up. It really wasn’t a surprise since it was obvious that the members of the Beatles were doing their own thing.
On April 14 The Monkees’ become a duo when Michael Nesmith announces he’s leaving the group to go solo.
The Top 10 in April was full of The Beatles. Let It Be, the last single released before McCartney’s announce, was Number 1 for two weeks. John Lennon’s Instant Karma and Badfinger’s Come and Get It, written by Paul McCartney were in the Top 10.
Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Trouble Water was Number 1 at the beginning of the month and the month ended with the Jackson 5’s ABC closed the month at the top spot.
Along with Paul McCartney’s self-title album McCartney, Elton John released his self-titled Album. Elton John had the songs Your Song, Border Song and Take Me to The Pilot.
April 28 had the most album releases. Some of the Albums released that day were Melanie’s Candles in the Rain, Creamm’s Live Cream and Booker T. & the M.G.s’, instrumental covers LP of Abbey Road, McLemore Avenue.
Eric Burdon & War’s first of two albums Eric Burdon Declares “War” featuring the song Spill the Wine was also released on April 20, 1970. After the second their album Eric Burdon would leave the group, but War would continue as one of the funk bands of the 70’s.