Last updated 1/4/2022
Song 37
Peaked at #3 on 8/8/70 for two weeks. S #1.
The first single that Stevie produced himself.
#37 – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder
Song 38
Peaked at #3 on 5/30/70 for two weeks. S #1.
First of their two Top 20 pop hits.
#38 – “Love On A Two-Way Street” by The Moments
Song 39
Peaked at #3 on 7/25/70.
Freda’s only Top 10 hit. She never charted on the Hot 100 again after early 1972, though she is still active.
#39 – “Band Of Gold” by Freda Payne
Song 40
Peaked at #3 on 8/22/70.
Burdon’s last Top 40 hit. War went on to have eight Top 20 hits.
This is the radio edit. The single is about 45 seconds longer.
#40 – “Spill The Wine” by Eric Burdon and War
Song 41
Peaked at #3 on 5/23/70.
His second and last Top 30 pop hit.
This is the original hit version. The later re-recording is more common.
#41 – “Turn Back The Hands Of Time” by Tyrone Davis
Song 42
Peaked at #3 on 9/12/70.
Their only U.S. hit. Believe it or not, they’re still active and recording.
#42 – “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry
1970 Christmas Songs
Billboard Christmas charts were published inconsistently and are not well documented.
It appears that there were only two weeks of Christmas charts in 1970.
The first two records below were each #1 for one week.
The other two records were released in 1970 but did not chart until later years.
“Merry Christmas Darling” by Carpenters
This is the original stereo single version. The album version has a re-recorded (and inferior) vocal.
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by The Jackson 5
“Feliz Navidad” by Jose Feliciano
“This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway
Song 43
Peaked at #3 on 3/21/70.
Their only Top 10 hit.
#43 – “Give Me Just A Little More Time” by The Chairmen Of The Board
Song 44
Peaked at #4 on 9/19/70 for two weeks.
Clarence’s biggest pop hit and last Top 40 record.
Co-writer General Johnson is the lead singer on Song #43.
#44 – “Patches” by Clarence Carter
Song 45
Peaked at #4 on 6/13/70 for two weeks.
Peaked at #29 for The Temptations in 1966. Written by Smokey Robinson.
This is the mono single edit. The album version runs 21:30 and takes up an entire side. The crowd noise is fake.
#45 – “Get Ready” by Rare Earth
Song 46
Peaked at #4 on 3/7/70 for two weeks. S #1, AC #2.
Benton’s first Top 20 hit since 1963, also his last.
Written by Tony Joe White.
This is the single edit.
#46 – “Rainy Night In Georgia” by Brook Benton
Song 47
Peaked at #4 on 1/31/70.
Their only Top 10 hit.
#47 – “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
Song 48
Peaked at #4 on 10/17/70.
Their only Top 40 hit.
This is the single version. The common album version is a different recording.
#48 – “All Right Now” by Free
Song 49
Peaked at #4 on 7/11/70.
Their only Top 40 hit.
This is the unedited album version. The single was about 30 seconds shorter.
#49 – “Ride Captain Ride” by Blues Image
Song 50
Peaked at #4 on 5/30/70.
Their next-to-last Top 10 hit.
Transferred from a 24/192 high-res download.
#50 – “Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel
Song 51
Peaked at #4 on 9/12/70.
The title supposedly refers to a time in the middle of the night – 25 or 26 minutes before 4 AM – when the songwriter is trying to write the song.
This is the edited stereo single version.
#51 – “25 Or 6 To 4” by Chicago
Song 52
Peaked at #4 on 6/6/70.
One of three Top 4 hits for CCR for the year.
#52 – “Up Around The Bend” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song 53
Peaked at #5 on 3/28/70 for three weeks.
The British group’s only other U.S. Hot 100 record peaked at #72.
#53 – “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” by Edison Lighthouse
Song 54
Peaked at #5 on 9/19/70 for three weeks. EL #2.
His last Top 10 hit.
#54 – “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” by Bobby Sherman
Song 55
Peaked at #5 on 11/7/70 for two weeks.
Taylor was a white Canadian staff songwriter for Motown. This was his only Top 40 hit.
#55 – “Indiana Wants Me” by R. Dean Taylor
Song 56
Peaked at #5 on 6/27/70 for two weeks.
The English group’s second and last US Top 40 hit.
#56 – “Hitchin’ A Ride” by Vanity Fare
Song 57
Peaked at #5 on 1/31/70 for two weeks. EL #1.
Fourth of his five US Top 10 hits.
Peaked at #19 for Clyde McPhatter in 1957.
#57 – “Without Love (There Is Nothing)” by Tom Jones
Song 58
Peaked at #5 on 2/28/70.
Third of the group’s six Top 10 hits.
#58 – “No Time” by The Guess Who
Song 59
Peaked at #5 on 3/14/70.
The Dutch group’s only US Top 40 hit. Their actual name was Tee-Set.
#59 – “Ma Belle Amie” by The Tee Set
Song 60
Peaked at #6 on 5/2/70 for two weeks. EL #9.
The group’s third and final Top 40 hit.
#60 – “Love Or Let Me Be Lonely” by The Friends Of Distinction
Song 61
Peaked at #6 on 7/11/70.
First of Melanie Safka’s two Top 30 hits.
#61 – “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” by Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Song 62
Peaked at #6 on 2/7/70. EL #1.
Her last Top 10 solo hit until 1979.
#62 – “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” by Dionne Warwick
Song 63
Peaked at #6 on 1/31/70. EL #3.
Another Mac Davis song, though the label credit was usually Scott Davis.
#63 – “Don’t Cry Daddy” by Elvis Presley
Song 64
Peaked at #7 on 5/30/70 for three weeks.
First of only two Top 10 solo hits for Cocker.
Peaked at #1 for The Box Tops in 1967.
#64 – “The Letter” by Joe Cocker
Song 65
Peaked at #7 on 4/18/70 for two weeks.
Written and produced by Paul McCartney, which is why some radio stations thought it might actually be a Beatles record.
#65 – “Come And Get It” by Badfinger
Song 66
Peaked at #7 on 12/19/70 for two weeks. S #1.
The group’s last Top 10 hit.
This is the edited mono single version, omitting the introduction.
#66 – “Stoned Love” by The Supremes
Song 67
Peaked at #7 on 3/21/70 for two weeks.
First U.S. Top 10 in three years. Elton John plays piano on this.
#67 – “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” by The Hollies
Song 68
Peaked at #7 on 4/4/70 for two weeks.
Their only Top 40 record.
Peaked at #1 for The Animals in 1964.
#68 – “House Of The Rising Sun” by Frijid Pink