US Top 40 Singles Week Ending May 2nd, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending May 2nd, 1970.

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

Make sure to also check the 1970’s Top 40 Singles here.

PAGE CONTENTS

This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – MAY 2ND, 1970

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-7
3 3 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-10
4 5 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7
5 4 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) –•– John Ono Lennon (Apple)-10
6 8 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-9
7 6 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-11
8 7 COME AND GET IT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-13
9 19 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-6
10 10 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-7

11 12 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-12
12 11 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9
13 14 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-8
14 9 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-13
15 16 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-6
16 21 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-5
17 18 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-8
18 13 EASY COME, EASY GO –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-13
19 27 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4
20 33 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-4

21 17 THE BELLS –•– The Originals (Soul)-13
22 22 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-10
23 23 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK –•– Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-10
24 32 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8
25 28 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7
26 26 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6
27 15 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN –•– Frijid Pink (Parrot)-13
28 31 WHAT IS TRUTH –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-4
29 34 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-7
30 48 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2

31 20 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY –•– Michael Parks (MGM)-10
32 38 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-6
33 24 SHILO –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-13
34 35 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-4
35 40 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5
36 54 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) –•– El Chicano (Kapp)-4
37 49 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-2
38 56 PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-3
39 39 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5
40 41 COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-4

THIS WEEK’S DROP – MAY 2ND, 1970

No drops for the week

POWER PLAYS – MAY 2ND, 1970

41 46 THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-3
42 43 OH HAPPY DAY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4
43 52 HEY LAWDY MAMA –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-4
44 44 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5
45 47 MISS AMERICA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-5
46 53 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-7
47 45 CALIFORNIA GIRL –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-11
48 58 LET ME GO TO HIM –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3
49 — DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1
50 55 YOU MAKE ME REAL / ROADHOUSE BLUES –•– The Doors (Elektra)-4

NEW THIS WEEK – MAY 2ND, 1970

49 — DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1
68 — SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1
77 — BROTHER RAPP (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-1
80 — GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN –•– Bill Cosby (Uni)-1
86 — (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING –•– The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)-1
87 — THEM CHANGES –•– Buddy Miles and the Freedom Express (Mercury)-1
88 — MISSISSIPPI QUEEN –•– Mountain (Windfall)-3
91 — LUCIFER –•– The Bob Segar System (Capitol)-3
93 — DARKNESS, DARKNESS –•– The Youngblods (RCA)-1
94 — QUESTION –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-1
98 — LOVE LIKE A MAN –•– Ten Years After (Deram)-1
99 — CHECK YOURSELF –•– The Italian Asphalt and Pavement Company (Colossus)-1
100 — DARLING DEAR / POINT IT OUT –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9