User:The Emperah/sandbox/Music/Charts/The Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in 1970

Chart

Key

	Indicates song at peak position
◁	Indicates top 10 debut
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1970
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1970 and peak position
(#)	Indicates Year-End Top 10 position

Issue date	Songs at position number
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
January 3	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (#4) B. J. Thomas	"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary	"Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes	"Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" Steam	"Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5	"Venus" Shocking Blue	"Holly Holy" Neil Diamond	"La La La (If I Had You)" Bobby Sherman
January 10		"Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes	"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5	"Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin	"Venus" Shocking Blue	"Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" Steam	"La La La (If I Had You)" Bobby Sherman	"Jam Up and Jelly Tight" Tommy Roe
January 17		"Venus" Shocking Blue	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5	"Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes		"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary	"Don't Cry Daddy" / "Rubberneckin'" Elvis Presley	"Jam Up and Jelly Tight" Tommy Roe	"Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Midnight Cowboy" Ferrante & Teicher
January 24								"Without Love (There Is Nothing)" Tom Jones	"Jam Up and Jelly Tight" Tommy Roe	"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Dionne Warwick
January 31	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5		"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (#4) B. J. Thomas	"Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin	"Without Love (There Is Nothing)" Tom Jones	"Don't Cry Daddy" / "Rubberneckin'" Elvis Presley	"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Dionne Warwick	"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone	"Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes	"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary
February 7	"Venus" Shocking Blue	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5		"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone		"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Dionne Warwick	"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman	"Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin	"No Time" The Guess Who	"Jingle Jangle" The Archies
February 14	"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone			"Venus" Shocking Blue	"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman	"No Time" The Guess Who	"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Dionne Warwick	"Psychedelic Shack" The Temptations	"Travelin' Band" / "Who'll Stop the Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Arizona" Mark Lindsay
February 21		"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman	"Bridge over Troubled Water" † Simon & Garfunkel	"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5	"Travelin' Band" / "Who'll Stop the Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival		"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (#4) B. J. Thomas		"Venus" Shocking Blue	"Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton
February 28	"Bridge over Troubled Water" † Simon & Garfunkel	"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone	"Travelin' Band" / "Who'll Stop the Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman	"No Time" The Guess Who	"Ma Belle Amie" Tee Set	"Psychedelic Shack" The Temptations	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (#4) B. J. Thomas	"Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton	"Venus" Shocking Blue
March 7		"Travelin' Band" / "Who'll Stop the Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone	"Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton	"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman		"The Rapper" The Jaggerz	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" Chairmen of the Board	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (#4) B. J. Thomas	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" The Hollies
March 14			"The Rapper" The Jaggerz		"Ma Belle Amie" Tee Set	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" Chairmen of the Board	"Thank You"[A] / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly & the Family Stone	"Hey There Lonely Girl" Eddie Holman	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" The Hollies	"Evil Ways" Santana
March 21		"The Rapper" The Jaggerz	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" Chairmen of the Board	"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon	"Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton	"Let It Be" ◁ (#9) The Beatles	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" The Hollies	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse	"Evil Ways" Santana	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" The Delfonics
March 28		"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles	"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon	"The Rapper" The Jaggerz	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse	"ABC" The Jackson 5		"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum	"Give Me Just a Little More Time" Chairmen of the Board	"Come and Get It" Badfinger
April 4				"ABC" The Jackson 5		"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum	"The House of the Rising Sun" Frijid Pink	"The Rapper" The Jaggerz	"Come and Get It" Badfinger	"Easy Come, Easy Go" Bobby Sherman
April 11	"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles	"ABC" The Jackson 5		"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum	"Bridge over Troubled Water" † Simon & Garfunkel	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse		"Come and Get It" Badfinger	"Easy Come, Easy Go" Bobby Sherman	"The Rapper" The Jaggerz
April 18			"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum	"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse	"Bridge over Troubled Water" † Simon & Garfunkel	"Come and Get It" Badfinger	"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" The Friends of Distinction	"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"Up the Ladder to the Roof" The Supremes
April 25	"ABC" The Jackson 5	"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles			"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse			"Bridge over Troubled Water" † Simon & Garfunkel	"Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis
May 2				"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon	"Love or Let Me Be Lonely" The Friends of Distinction	"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" Edison Lighthouse	"Come and Get It" Badfinger	"Vehicle" The Ides of March
May 9	"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"ABC" The Jackson 5	"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles	"Vehicle" The Ides of March	"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum		"Everything Is Beautiful" Ray Stevens	"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon	"Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis	"Reflections of My Life" Marmalade
May 16			"Vehicle" The Ides of March	"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles	"Cecilia" Simon & Garfunkel	"Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum		"Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis	"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 23		"Vehicle" The Ides of March	"Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis	"Everything Is Beautiful" Ray Stevens		"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatles	"Love on a Two-Way Street" The Moments	"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"ABC" The Jackson 5
May 30	"Everything Is Beautiful" Ray Stevens	"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"Love on a Two-Way Street" The Moments	"Cecilia" Simon & Garfunkel	"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" The Poppy Family	"The Letter" Joe Cocker	"Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis	"Vehicle" The Ides of March	"Let It Be" (#9) The Beatle
June 6		"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" The Poppy Family		"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Cecilia" Simon & Garfunkel	"Get Ready" (#8) Rare Earth		"American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" (#3) The Guess Who	"Make Me Smile" Chicago	"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" The Beatles
June 13	"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" The Beatles		"Everything Is Beautiful" Ray Stevens	"Get Ready" (#8) Rare Earth	"Love on a Two-Way Street" The Moments	"Cecilia" Simon & Garfunkel		"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" Creedence Clearwater Revival		"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5
June 20		"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5	"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" The Poppy Family		"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations	"Love on a Two-Way Street" The Moments	"The Letter" Joe Cocker	"Hitchin' a Ride" Vanity Fare	"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie[B]
June 27	"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations	"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" The Beatles	"Hitchin' a Ride" Vanity Fare	"Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image	"Get Ready" (#8) Rare Earth	"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie[B]	"The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses" Elvis Presley	"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" The Poppy Family
July 4							"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne			"Get Ready" (#8) Rare Earth
July 11	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5		"Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie[B]	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" The Beatles		"Hitchin' a Ride" Vanity Fare
July 18			"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations	"Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image	"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie[B]	"O-o-h Child" Five Stairsteps	"Gimme Dat Ding" The Pipkins	"Make It with You" Bread
July 25	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5	"Make It with You" Bread	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations	"Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image		"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Stevie Wonder	"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" Melanie[B]
August 1		"Make It with You" Bread	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Stevie Wonder	"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5	"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations	"Tighter, Tighter" Alive N Kickin'	"O-o-h Child" Five Stairsteps
August 8			"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Stevie Wonder	"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Tighter, Tighter" Alive N Kickin'	"The Love You Save" The Jackson 5	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations
August 15					"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry	"War" (#5) Edwin Starr	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night	"Tighter, Tighter" Alive N Kickin'	"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations
August 22	"Make It with You" Bread	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War	"War" (#5) Edwin Starr		"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Stevie Wonder	"Patches" Clarence Carter	"Band of Gold" (#10) Freda Payne	"I Just Can't Help Believing" B. J. Thomas	"Tighter, Tighter" Alive N Kickin'
August 29	"War" (#5) Edwin Starr	"Make It with You" Bread	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry	"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War			"(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" Ronnie Dyson	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross	"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
September 5		"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross	"Make It with You" Bread		"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago			"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival
September 12			"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry	"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Patches" Clarence Carter	"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" Bobby Sherman	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (#2) The Carpenters	"Make It with You" Bread	"Spill the Wine" Eric Burdon & War
September 19	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross	"War" (#5) Edwin Starr	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Patches" Clarence Carter	"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" Bobby Sherman	"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago	"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry		"Candida" Dawn	"Make It with You" Bread
September 26						"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond	"Candida" Dawn	"Snowbird" Anne Murray	"(I Know) I'm Losing You" Rare Earth	"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
October 3		"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Candida" Dawn	"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond		"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5	"(I Know) I'm Losing You" Rare Earth		"War" (#5) Edwin Starr	"All Right Now" Free
October 10	"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond	"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5		"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross	"All Right Now" Free	"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" Bobby Sherman	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf	"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters	"(I Know) I'm Losing You" Rare Earth
October 17	"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5	"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond	"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf	"All Right Now" Free	"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters	"Candida" Dawn	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long As I Can See the Light" Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" Bobby Sherman	"Fire and Rain" James Taylor
October 24				"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters	"All Right Now" Free	"Fire and Rain" James Taylor	"Candida" Dawn	"Indiana Wants Me" R. Dean Taylor	"Lola" The Kinks	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#6) Diana Ross
October 31		"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters	"Fire and Rain" James Taylor	"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond	"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf	"All Right Now" Free	"Indiana Wants Me" R. Dean Taylor	"Candida" Dawn		"It's Only Make Believe" Glen Campbell
November 7				"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf	"Indiana Wants Me" R. Dean Taylor		"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family	"Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond	"Candida" Dawn	"Lola" The Kinks
November 14				"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family		"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf	"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	"Somebody's Been Sleeping" 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)	"Gypsy Woman" Brian Hyland	"It Don't Matter to Me" Bread
November 21	"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family		"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5	"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	"Fire and Rain" James Taylor	"Indiana Wants Me" R. Dean Taylor	"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf			"Montego Bay" Bobby Bloom
November 28		"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles		"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters		"Gypsy Woman" Brian Hyland	"Indiana Wants Me" R. Dean Taylor	"Montego Bay" Bobby Bloom	"Heaven Help Us All" Stevie Wonder	"Green-Eyed Lady" Sugarloaf
December 5			"Gypsy Woman" Brian Hyland	"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5	"We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters	"Fire and Rain" James Taylor	"One Less Bell to Answer" The 5th Dimension	"No Matter What" Badfinger		"Share the Land" The Guess Who
December 12	"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family		"One Less Bell to Answer" The 5th Dimension	"I'll Be There" (#7) The Jackson 5	"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison	"Black Magic Woman" Santana		"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Chicago
December 19		"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison	"One Less Bell to Answer" The 5th Dimension	"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family	"Black Magic Woman" Santana	"Knock Three Times" Dawn	"Stoned Love" The Supremes	"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Chicago	"Gypsy Woman" Brian Hyland	"No Matter What" Badfinger
December 26	"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison	"One Less Bell to Answer" The 5th Dimension	"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	"Knock Three Times" Dawn		"I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family

Notes

^A Full song title: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)."

^B Full credit: Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers