US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 25th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending April 25th, 1970.

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

You can also view the entire 1970 chart 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 25TH, 1970

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (1 week at #1)
2 1 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-6
3 3 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-9
4 4 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) –•– John Ono Lennon (Apple)-9
5 9 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6
6 5 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-10
7 7 COME AND GET IT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-12
8 8 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-8
9 6 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-12
10 16 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-6

11 10 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8
12 15 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-11
13 11 EASY COME, EASY GO –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-12
14 18 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-7
15 13 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN –•– Frijid Pink (Parrot)-12
16 17 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-5
17 12 THE BELLS –•– The Originals (Soul)-12
18 28 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-7
19 32 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-5
20 20 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY –•– Michael Parks (MGM)-9

21 37 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-4
22 23 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-9
23 24 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK –•– Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-9
24 25 SHILO –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-12
25 14 THE RAPPER –•– The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-13
26 34 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5
27 38 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-3
28 30 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6
29 22 CELEBRATE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9
30 19 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-15

31 46 WHAT IS TRUTH –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-3
32 33 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7
33 40 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-3
34 35 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-6
35 44 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-3
36 29 GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-10
37 26 CALL ME / SON OF A PREACHER MAN –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12
38 48 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-5
39 43 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-4
40 41 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 25TH, 1970

42 39 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-12

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 25TH, 1970

41 61 COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-3
43 52 OH HAPPY DAY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3
44 47 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-4
45 45 CALIFORNIA GIRL –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-10
46 72 THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-2
47 64 MISS AMERICA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-4
48 — UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1
49 — REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-1
50 42 MY WOMAN MY WOMAN, MY WIFE –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 25TH, 1970

48 — UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1
49 — REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-1
74 — HUM A SONG (From Your Heart) –•– Lulu with the Dixie Flyers (Atco)-1
80 — WELFARE CADILLAC –•– Guy Drake (Royal American)-10
89 — LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) –•– Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)-1
90 — FIRE AND RAIN –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-1
93 — BAND OF GOLD –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-1
95 — I GOT A PROBLEM –•– Jesse Anderson (Thomas)-1
96 — THANK YOU GIRL –•– Street People (Musicor)-1
97 — ANGELICA –•– Oliver (Crewe)-2
98 — MORE THAN I CAN STAND –•– Bobby Womack (Minit)-1
99 — IT’S ALL IN THE GAME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1
100 — GET DOWN PEOPLE –•– Fabulous Counts (Moira)-1