US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 18th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending April 18th, 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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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 18TH, 1970

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-5 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6
3 4 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-8
4 3 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) –•– John Ono Lennon (Apple)-8
5 6 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-9
6 5 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-11
7 8 COME AND GET IT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-11
8 14 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-7
9 15 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5
10 11 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-7

11 9 EASY COME, EASY GO –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-11
12 12 THE BELLS –•– The Originals (Soul)-11
13 7 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN –•– Frijid Pink (Parrot)-11
14 10 THE RAPPER –•– The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-12
15 21 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-10
16 22 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-5
17 33 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-4
18 30 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-6
19 17 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-14
20 26 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY –•– Michael Parks (MGM)-8

21 18 EVIL WAYS –•– Santana (Columbia)-13
22 20 CELEBRATE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8
23 24 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8
24 27 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK –•– Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-8
25 25 SHILO –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-11
26 13 CALL ME / SON OF A PREACHER MAN –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11
27 19 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER –•– The Hollies (Epic)-18
28 39 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-6
29 23 GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9
30 34 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5
31 16 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-15
32 38 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-4
33 35 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-6
34 37 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4
35 40 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-5
36 32 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM –•– Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10
37 52 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-3
38 68 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-2
39 36 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-11
40 56 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-2

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 18TH, 1970

No drops for the week

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 18TH, 1970

41 57 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3
42 42 MY WOMAN MY WOMAN, MY WIFE –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-6
43 59 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-3
44 90 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-2
45 47 CALIFORNIA GIRL –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-9
46 66 WHAT IS TRUTH –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-2
47 61 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-3
48 73 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-4
49 44 WHO’S YOUR BABY –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-7
50 43 MIGHTY JOE –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 18TH, 1970

72 — THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-1
81 — TICKET TO RIDE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8
83 — I WHO HAVE NOTHING –•– Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)-1
86 — PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1
88 — LET ME GO TO HIM –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1
89 — FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage)-1
90 — THE SEEKER –•– The Who (Decca)-1
91 — MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-1
93 — UNITED WE STAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-1
94 — A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-1
95 — OPEN UP MY HEART / NADINE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1
96 — THE ONION SONG / CALIFORNIA SOUL –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1
97 — MY WAY –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-1
98 — CINNAMON GIRL –•– The Gentrys (Sun)-1
100 — DON’T LET THE MUSIC SLIP AWAY –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1