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.

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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 – MAY 2ND, 1970

#1
ABC
Jackson 5

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 ABC ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-7
3 3 SPIRIT IN THE SKY ЉۢРNorman Greenbaum (Reprise)-10
4 5 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-7
5 4 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) ЉۢРJohn Ono Lennon (Apple)-10
6 8 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY ЉۢРThe Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-9
7 6 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) ЉۢРEdison Lighthouse (Bell)-11
8 7 COME AND GET IT ЉۢРBadfinger (Apple)-13
9 19 VEHICLE ЉۢРThe Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-6
10 10 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME ЉۢРTyrone 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 ЉۢРMarmalade (London)-8
14 9 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-13
15 16 WOODSTOCK ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-6
16 21 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL ЉۢРRay Stevens (Barnaby)-5
17 18 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM ЉۢРBobbi Martin (United Artists)-8
18 13 EASY COME, EASY GO ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-13
19 27 CECELIA ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4
20 33 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET ЉۢРThe Moments (Stang)-4

21 17 THE BELLS ЉۢРThe Originals (Soul)-13
22 22 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-10
23 23 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK ЉۢРJack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-10
24 32 GET READY ЉۢРRare 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 ЉۢРFrijid Pink (Parrot)-13
28 31 WHAT IS TRUTH ЉۢРJohnny Cash (Columbia)-4
29 34 LITTLE GREEN BAG ЉۢРThe George Baker Selection (Colossus)-7
30 48 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE ЉۢРCreedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2

31 20 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY ЉۢРMichael Parks (MGM)-10
32 38 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-6
33 24 SHILO ЉۢРNeil Diamond (Bang)-13
34 35 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) ЉۢРVincent Bell (Decca)-4
35 40 MAKE ME SMILE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-5
36 54 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) ЉۢРEl Chicano (Kapp)-4
37 49 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-2
38 56 PUPPET MAN ЉۢРThe 5th Dimension (Bell)-3
39 39 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5
40 41 COME SATURDAY MORNING ЉۢРThe 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 ЉۢРJoe Cocker (A&M)-3
42 43 OH HAPPY DAY ЉۢРGlen Campbell (Capitol)-4
43 52 HEY LAWDY MAMA ЉۢРSteppenwolf (Dunhill)-4
44 44 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5
45 47 MISS AMERICA ЉۢРMark 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 ЉۢРDionne Warwick (Scepter)-3
49 — DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1
50 55 YOU MAKE ME REAL / ROADHOUSE BLUES ЉۢРThe 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