Top Ten Charts 1970

The Top Ten Charts 1970

The top ten charts 1970, is a review of the weeks ten most popular songs as published by Billboard. For avid fans of the music charts, we now offer you the complete top ten chart listings of the songs for the year of 1970, week by week. You will be able to track and follow the rankings of your favorite songs on how well they charted in the top ten. Here is a brief news capsule of the events of 1970:

  • National Headlines: Four students are killed by National Guardsmen during an antiwar demonstration at Kent State University. The first Earth Day.
  • International Headlines: President Nixon’s military incursion into Cambodia sets off nationwide protests.
  • Fads & Fashion: The battle of the hemlines rages between the miniskirt and the longer dresses.
  • Sports: The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. The Kansas City Chiefs top the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl, and the New York Knicks win the NBA championship.
  • Television: The “Mary Tyler More Show” debuts. The top 3 shows are: Marcus Welby, M.D., The Flip Wilson Show, and Here’s Lucy.

Music Notes

In 1970, there were a total of 21 number one songs to chart on Billboard. The year’s best single was “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel. The song topped the charts for 6 weeks. In 1970, there were 21 #1 songs and 630 singles to chart on the Hot 100.

The Top Ten Charts 1970

The resource used to compile this information was “Billboard Hot 100 Charts – The Seventies” by Joel Whitburn.

JANUARY 3, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
3 1 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 4 1
2 2 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary 6 1
1 3 Someday We’ll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes 5 1
4 4 Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 6
5 5 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam 7 2
9 6 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 2
8 7 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 2
19 8 Venus Shocking Blue 1
6 9 Holly Holy Neil Diamond 3
14 10 La La La (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman 1
JANUARY 10, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 5 2
3 2 Someday We’ll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes 6 1
2 3 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary 7 1
7 4 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 3
6 5 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 3
8 6 Venus Shocking Blue 2
4 7 Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 7
5 8 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam 8 2
10 9 La La La (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman 2
13 10 Jam Up (Elly Tight) Tommy Roe 1
JANUARY 17, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 6 3
6 2 Venus Shocking Blue 3
4 3 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 4
2 4 Someday We’ll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes 7 1
5 5 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 4
3 6 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary 8 1
11 7 Don’t Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin’ Elvis Presley 1
10 8 Jam Up (Elly Tight) Tommy Roe 2
7 9 Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 8
12 10 Midnight Cowboy (I) Ferrante & Teicher 1
JANUARY 24, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 7 4
2 2 Venus Shocking Blue 4
3 3 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 5
4 4 Someday We’ll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes 8 1
5 5 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 5
6 6 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary 9 1
7 7 Don’t Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin’ Elvis Presley 2
14 8 Without Love Tom Jones 1
8 9 Jam Up (Elly Tight) Tommy Roe 3
16 10 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick 1
JANUARY 31, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
3 1 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 6 1
2 2 Venus Shocking Blue 5
1 3 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 8 4
5 4 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 6
8 5 Without Love Tom Jones 2
7 6 Don’t Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin’ Elvis Presley 3
10 7 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick 2
15 8 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 1
4 9 Someday We’ll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes 9 1
6 10 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary 10 1
FEBRUARY 7, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 Venus Shocking Blue 6 1
1 2 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 7 1
3 3 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 9 4
8 4 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 2
5 5 Without Love Tom Jones 3
7 6 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick 3
13 7 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 1
4 8 Whole Latta Love Led Zeppelin 7
17 9 No Time Guess Who 1
11 10 Jingle Jangle Archies 1
FEBRUARY 14, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 3 1
2 2 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 8 1
3 3 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 10 4
1 4 Venus Shocking Blue 7 1
7 5 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 2
9 6 No Time Guess Who 2
6 7 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick 4
11 8 Psychedelic Shack The Temptations 1
18 9 Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
13 10 Arizona Mark Lindsay 1
FEBRUARY 21, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 4 2
5 2 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 3
13 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 1
2 4 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 9 1
9 5 Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 2
6 6 No Time Guess Who 3
3 7 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 11 4
8 8 Psychedelic Shack The Temptations 2
4 9 Venus Shocking Blue 8 1
14 10 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 1
FEBRUARY 28, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
3 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 2 1
1 2 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 5 2
5 3 Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 3
2 4 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 4
6 5 No Time Guess Who 4
14 6 Ma Bell Amie Tee Set 1
6 7 Psychedelic Shack The Temptations 3
7 8 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 12 4
10 9 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 2
9 10 Venus Shocking Blue 9 1
MARCH 7, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 3 2
3 2 Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 4
2 3 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 6 2
9 4 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 3
4 5 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 5
6 6 Ma Bell Amie Tee Set 2
11 7 The Rapper Jaggerz 1
16 8 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board 1
8 9 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B. J. Thomas 13 4
17 10 He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother Hollies 1
MARCH 14, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 4 3
2 2 Travelin’ Band/Who’ll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 5
7 3 The Rapper Jaggerz 2
4 4 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 4
6 5 Ma Bell Amie Tee Set 3
8 6 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board 2
3 7 Thank You Sly & The Family Stone 7 2
5 8 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 6
10 9 He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother Hollies 2
15 10 Evil Ways Santana 1
MARCH 21, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 5 4
3 2 The Rapper Jaggerz 3
6 3 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board 3
15 4 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 1
4 5 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 5
6 Let It Be Beatles 1
9 7 He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother Hollies 3
13 8 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 1
10 9 Evil Ways Santana 2
11 10 Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Delfonics 1
MARCH 28, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 6 5
6 2 Let It Be Beatles 2
4 3 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 2
2 4 The Rapper Jaggerz 4
8 5 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 2
14 6 ABC Jackson 5 1
7 7 He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother Hollies 4
13 8 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 1
3 9 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board 4
23 10 Come And Get It Badfinger 1
APRIL 4, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 7 6
2 2 Let It Be Beatles 3
3 3 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 3
6 4 ABC Jackson 5 2
5 5 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 3
8 6 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 2
11 7 House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink 1
4 8 The Rapper Jaggerz 5
10 9 Come And Get It Badfinger 2
12 10 Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman 1
APRIL 11, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 Let It Be Beatles 4 1
4 2 ABC Jackson 5 3
3 3 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 4
6 4 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 3
1 5 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 8 6
5 6 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 4
7 7 House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink 2
9 8 Come And Get It Badfinger 3
10 9 Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman 2
8 10 The Rapper Jaggerz 6
APRIL 18, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Let It Be Beatles 5 2
2 2 ABC Jackson 5 4
4 3 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 4
3 4 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 5
6 5 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 5
5 6 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 9 6
8 7 Come And Get It Badfinger 4
14 8 Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Friends Of Distinction 1
15 9 American Woman Guess Who 1
11 10 Up The Ladder To The Roof Supremes 1
APRIL 25, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 ABC Jackson 5 5 1
1 2 Let It Be Beatles 6 2
3 3 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 5
4 4 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 6
9 5 American Woman Guess Who 2
5 6 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 6
7 7 Come And Get It Badfinger 5
8 8 Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Friends Of Distinction 2
6 9 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 10 6
16 10 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 1
MAY 2, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 ABC Jackson 5 6 2
2 2 Let It Be Beatles 7 2
3 3 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 6
5 4 American Woman Guess Who 3
4 5 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 7
8 6 Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Friends Of Distinction 3
6 7 Love Grows Edison Lighthouse 7
7 8 Come And Get It Badfinger 6
19 9 Vehicle Ides Of March 1
10 10 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 2
MAY 9, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 American Woman Guess Who 4 1
1 2 ABC Jackson 5 7 2
2 3 Let It Be Beatles 8 2
9 4 Vehicle Ides Of March 2
3 5 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 7
6 6 Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Friends Of Distinction 4
16 7 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 1
5 8 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Lennon 8
10 9 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 3
13 10 Reflections Of My Life Marmalade 1
MAY 16, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 American Woman Guess Who 5 2
2 2 ABC Jackson 5 8 2
4 3 Vehicle Ides Of March 3
3 4 Let It Be Beatles 9 2
14 5 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel 1
5 6 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum 8
7 7 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 2
9 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 4
13 9 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
10 10 Reflections Of My Life Marmalade 2
MAY 23, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 American Woman Guess Who 6 3
3 2 Vehicle Ides Of March 4
8 3 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 5
7 4 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 3
5 5 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel 2
4 6 Let It Be Beatles 10 2
12 7 Love On A Two Way Street Moments 1
9 8 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 2
2 9 ABC Jackson 5 9 2
10 10 Reflections Of My Life Marmalade 3
MAY 30, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 4 1
1 2 American Woman Guess Who 7 3
7 3 Love On A Two Way Street Moments 2
5 4 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel 3
8 5 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 3
14 6 Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Puppy Family 1
18 7 The Letter Joe Crocker 1
3 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis 6
2 9 Vehicle Ides Of March 5
6 10 Let It Be Beatles 11 2
JUNE 6, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 5 2
6 2 Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Puppy Family 2
3 3 Love On A Two Way Street Moments 3
5 4 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 4
4 5 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel 4
11 6 Cry Ready Rare Earth 1
7 7 The Letter Joe Crocker 2
2 8 American Woman Guess Who 8 3
17 9 Make Me Smile Chicago 1
12 10 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 1
JUNE 13, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
10 1 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 2 1
2 2 Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Puppy Family 3
1 3 Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens 6 2
6 4 Cry Ready Rare Earth 2
3 5 Love On A Two Way Street Moments 4
5 6 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel 5
7 7 The Letter Joe Crocker 3
4 8 Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 5
9 9 Make Me Smile Chicago 2
15 10 The Love You Save Jackson 5 1
JUNE 20, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 3 2
10 2 The Love You Save Jackson 5 2
2 3 Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Puppy Family 4
4 4 Cry Ready Rare Earth 3
19 5 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 1
20 6 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 1
5 7 Love On A Two Way Street Moments 5
7 8 The Letter Joe Crocker 4
16 9 Hitchin’ A Ride Vanity Fare 1
11 10 Lay Down Melanie 1
JUNE 27, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 The Love You Save Jackson 5 3 1
5 2 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 2
6 3 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 2
1 4 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 4 2
9 5 Hitchin’ A Ride Vanity Fare 2
11 6 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image 1
4 7 Cry Ready Rare Earth 4
10 8 Lay Down Melanie 2
15 9 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley 1
3 10 Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Puppy Family 4
JULY 4, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 The Love You Save Jackson 5 4 2
2 2 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 3
3 3 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 3
4 4 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 5 2
5 5 Hitchin’ A Ride Vanity Fare 3
6 6 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image 2
11 7 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 1
8 8 Lay Down Melanie 3
9 9 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley 2
7 10 Cry Ready Rare Earth 5
JULY 11, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 4 1
1 2 The Love You Save Jackson 5 5 2
3 3 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 4
6 4 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image 3
7 5 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 2
8 6 Lay Down Melanie 4
14 7 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 1
4 8 The Long And Winding Road Beatles 6 2
9 9 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley 3
5 10 Hitchin’ A Ride Vanity Fare 4
JULY 18, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 5 2
2 2 The Love You Save Jackson 5 6 2
7 3 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 2
5 4 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 3
3 5 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 5
4 6 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image 4
6 7 Lay Down Melanie 5
12 8 O-O-H Child 5 Stairsteps 1
11 9 Cimme Dat Ding Pigskins 1
20 10 Make It With You Bread 1
JULY 25, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
3 1 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 3 1
1 2 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 6 2
4 3 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 4
2 4 The Love You Save Jackson 5 7 2
10 5 Make It With You Bread 2
5 6 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 6
6 7 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image 5
8 8 O-O-H Child 5 Stairsteps 2
18 9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 1
7 10 Lay Down Melanie 6
AUGUST 1, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 4 2
5 2 Make It With You Bread 3
2 3 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 7 2
3 4 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 5
9 5 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 2
4 6 The Love You Save Jackson 5 8 2
14 7 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 1
6 8 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 7
11 9 Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking 1
8 10 O-O-H Child 5 Stairsteps 3
AUGUST 8, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 5 3
2 2 Make It With You Bread 4
5 3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 3
7 4 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 2
4 5 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 6
3 6 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 8 2
9 7 Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking 2
6 8 The Love You Save Jackson 5 9 2
8 9 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 8
10 10 O-O-H Child 5 Stairsteps 4
AUGUST 15, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 6 4
2 2 Make It With You Bread 5
3 3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 4
4 4 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 3
12 5 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 1
11 6 War Edwin Starr 1
5 7 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 7
6 8 Mama Told Me Three Dog Night 9 2
7 9 Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking 3
9 10 Ball Of Confusion Temptations 9
AUGUST 22, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 Make It With You Bread 6 1
1 2 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 7 4
4 3 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 4
6 4 War Edwin Starr 2
5 5 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 2
3 6 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 5
16 7 Patches Clarance Carter 1
7 8 Band Of Gold Freda Payne 8
12 9 I Just Can’t Help Believing B. J. Thomas 1
9 10 Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking 4
AUGUST 29, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 War Edwin Starr 3 1
1 2 Make It With You Bread 7 1
2 3 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 8 4
5 4 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 3
3 5 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 5
6 6 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) Stevie Wonder 6
7 7 Patches Clarance Carter 2
12 8 Why Can’t I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson 1
17 9 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 1
13 10 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago 1
SEPTEMBER 5, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 War Edwin Starr 3 2
9 2 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 2
2 3 Make It With You Bread 8 1
4 4 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 4
3 5 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 9 4
10 6 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago 2
7 7 Patches Clarance Carter 3
8 8 Why Can’t I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson 2
5 9 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 6
12 10 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
SEPTEMBER 12, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 War Edwin Starr 4 3
2 2 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 3
4 3 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 5
6 4 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago 3
10 5 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 2
7 6 Patches Clarance Carter 4
13 7 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 1
5 8 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 10 4
3 9 Make It With You Bread 9 1
9 10 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon 7
SEPTEMBER 19, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 4 1
1 2 War Edwin Starr 5 3
5 3 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 3
6 4 Patches Clarance Carter 5
7 5 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 2
4 6 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago 4
3 7 In The Summertime Mungo Jerry 6
8 8 (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters 11 4
11 9 Candida Dawn 1
9 10 Make It With You Bread 10 1
SEPTEMBER 26, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 5 2
2 2 War Edwin Starr 6 3
3 3 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 4
4 4 Patches Clarance Carter 6
5 5 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 3
12 6 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 1
9 7 Candida Dawn 2
13 8 Snowbird Anne Murray 1
14 9 I’m Losing You Rare Earth 1
6 10 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago 5
OCTOBER 3, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 6 3
3 2 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 5
7 3 Candida Dawn 3
6 4 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 2
5 5 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 4
19 6 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 1
9 7 I’m Losing You Rare Earth 2
8 8 Snowbird Anne Murray 2
2 9 War Edwin Starr 7 3
13 10 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 1
OCTOBER 10, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 3 1
6 2 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 2
3 3 Candida Dawn 4
1 4 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 7 3
10 5 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 2
5 6 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 5
2 7 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 6
16 8 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 1
18 9 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 1
7 10 I’m Losing You Rare Earth 3
OCTOBER 17, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 3 1
1 2 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 4 1
8 3 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 2
5 4 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 3
9 5 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 2
3 6 Candida Dawn 5
4 7 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 8 3
7 8 Lookin’ Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival 7
6 9 Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman 6
17 10 Fire And Rain James Taylor 1
OCTOBER 24, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 4 2
2 2 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 5 1
3 3 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 3
5 4 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 3
4 5 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 4
10 6 Fire And Rain James Taylor 2
6 7 Candida Dawn 6
11 8 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 1
12 9 Lola Kinks 1
7 10 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross & The Supremes 9 3
OCTOBER 31, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 5 3
4 2 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 4
6 3 Fire And Rain James Taylor 3
2 4 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 6 1
3 5 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 4
5 6 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 5
8 7 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 2
7 8 Candida Dawn 7
9 9 Lola Kinks 2
17 10 It’s Only Make Believe Glen Campbell 1
NOVEMBER 7, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 6 4
2 2 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 5
3 3 Fire And Rain James Taylor 4
5 4 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 5
7 5 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 3
6 6 All Right Now Free (Free & John Kelly) 6
17 7 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 1
4 8 Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond 7 1
8 9 Candida Dawn 8
9 10 Lola Kinks 3
NOVEMBER 14, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 7 5
2 2 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 6
3 3 Fire And Rain James Taylor 5
7 4 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 2
5 5 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 4
4 6 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 6
13 7 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1
12 8 Somebody’s Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged In Soul 1
18 9 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 1
11 10 It Don’t Matter To Me Bread 1
NOVEMBER 21, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
4 1 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 3 1
2 2 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 7
1 3 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 8 5
7 4 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 2
3 5 Fire And Rain James Taylor 6
5 6 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 5
6 7 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 7
8 8 Somebody’s Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged In Soul 2
9 9 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 2
13 10 Montego Bay Bobby Bloom 1
NOVEMBER 28, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 4 2
4 2 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 3
3 3 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 9 5
2 4 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 8
5 5 Fire And Rain James Taylor 7
9 6 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 3
6 7 Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor 6
10 8 Montego Bay Bobby Bloom 2
16 9 Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder 1
7 10 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf 8
DECEMBER 5, 1970
LAST THIS
WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 5 3
2 2 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 4
6 3 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 4
3 4 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 10 5
4 5 We’ve Only Just Begun Carpenters 9
5 6 Fire And Rain James Taylor 8
25 7 One Less Bell To Answer Fifth Dimension 1
24 8 No Matter What Badfinger 1
9 9 Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder 2
16 10 Share The Land Guess Who 1
DECEMBER 12, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 5 1
1 2 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 6 3
3 3 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 5
7 4 One Less Bell To Answer Fifth Dimension 2
4 5 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 11 5
13 6 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 1
17 7 Black Magic Woman Santana 1
8 8 No Matter What Badfinger 2
16 9 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago 1
10 10 Share The Land Guess Who 2
DECEMBER 19, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
1 1 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 6 2
6 2 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 2
4 3 One Less Bell To Answer Fifth Dimension 3
2 4 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 7 3
7 5 Black Magic Woman Santana 2
20 6 Knock Three Times Dawn 1
12 7 Stoned Love Supremes 1
9 8 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago 2
3 9 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 6
8 10 No Matter What Badfinger 3
DECEMBER 26, 1970
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WEEK WEEK TITLE ARTIST T10 #1
2 1 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 3 1
3 2 One Less Bell To Answer Fifth Dimension 4
1 3 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 7 2
6 4 Knock Three Times Dawn 2
5 5 Black Magic Woman Santana 3
4 6 I Think I Love You Partridge Family 8 3
7 7 Stoned Love Supremes 2
8 8 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago 3
9 9 Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland 7
10 10 No Matter What Badfinger 4