US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th August, 1970
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th August, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending August 15th, 1970.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970 here and the top 100 songs of 1970 here.

Curious to see the entire chart for this year? View the 1970 US Top Singles here.

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TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (4 weeks at #1)
2 2 MAKE IT WITH YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-10
3 3 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’m Yours) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8
4 4 SPILL THE WINE –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-13
5 12 IN THE SUMMERTIME –•– Mungo Jerry (Janus)-6
6 11 WAR –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-6
7 5 BAND OF GOLD –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-17
8 6 MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-13
9 7 TIGHTER, TIGHTER –•– Alive and Kicking (Roulette)-11
10 9 BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What the World Is Today) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-13

11 10 O-O-H CHILD / DEAR PRUDENCE –•– The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)-20
12 13 I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
13 17 LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME –•– Robin McNamara (Steed)-12
14 16 (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU –•– Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-9
15 15 GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-5
16 23 PATCHES –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-5
17 8 THE LOVE YOU SAVE / I FOUND THAT GIRL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-12
18 27 25 OR 6 TO 4 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4
19 25 OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) –•– The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-8
20 22 TELL IT ALL BROTHER –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-7

21 14 OHIO –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-8
22 18 ARE YOU READY –•– Pacific Gas and Electric (Columbia)-12
23 56 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2
24 24 WESTBOUND #9 –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-13
25 41 HI-DE-HO –•– Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-3
26 46 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-2
27 28 SUMMERTIME BLUES –•– The Who (Decca)-6
28 32 EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-5
29 35 HAND ME DOWN WORLD –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5
30 30 BIG YELLOW TAXI –•– The Neighborhood (Big Tree)-8

31 31 THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED –•– The Lost Generation (Brunswick)-11
32 20 LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) –•– Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)-17
33 21 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-11
34 44 SOLITARY MAN –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-16
35 36 DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-6
36 40 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-6
37 38 I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER –•– Ike and Tina Turner and the Ikettes (Liberty)-13
38 49 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3
39 19 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-22
40 29 MAYBE –•– The Three Degrees (Roulette)-11

OFF THE CHARTS

43 26 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE –•– Blues Image (Atco)-15
45 33 SILVER BIRD –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-10

POWER PLAYS

41 42 WIGWAM –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4
42 45 SNOWBIRD –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-5
44 47 I’VE LOST YOU / THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-3
46 48 AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-4
47 58 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3
48 59 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-2
49 43 PAPER MACHE –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6
50 70 CANDIDA –•– Dawn (Bell)-4

NEW THIS WEEK

59 — RUBBER DUCKIE –•– Ernie (Columbia)-1
69 — CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1
82 — LONG LONG TIME –•– Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-1
86 — GOING TO THE COUNTRY –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1
89 — SOUL SHAKE / FREE THE PEOPLE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-5
91 — GROOVIN’ WITH MR. BLOE –•– Cool Heat (Forward)-1
92 — GREEN-EYED LADY –•– Sugarloaf (Liberty)-1
93 — BORDER SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-1
96 — ALL RIGHT NOW –•– Free (A&M)-1
98 — I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1
100 — EXPRESS YOURSELF –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-1

Compiled from national sales and CHR (Top 40) radio station airplay by Billboard
Copyright © 1970 Billboard Publications

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