US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd January, 1970
These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending January 3rd, 1970.
Check out the top 100 artists of 1970 here and the top 100 songs of 1970 here.
You can also check the complete 1970 Top Singles here.
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 3 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (1) (1 week at #1)
2 2 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
3 1 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-9 (1)
4 4 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (3)
5 5 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE –•– Steam (Fontana)-12 (1)
6 9 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / LIVING LOVING MAID (She’s Just a Woman) –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-7 (6)
7 8 I WANT YOU BACK –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (7)
8 19 VENUS –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-4 (8)
9 6 HOLLY HOLY –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-10 (6)
10 14 LA LA LA (If I Had You) –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (10)
11 11 MIDNIGHT COWBOY –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-10 (11)
12 7 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING –•– The Beatles (Apple)-12 (1)
13 20 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-8 (13)
14 12 ELI’S COMING –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (10)
15 23 DON’T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (15)
16 10 TAKE A LETTER MARIA –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-12 (2)
17 22 JINGLE JANGLE –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-6 (17)
18 30 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-7 (18)
19 18 BACKFIELD IN MOTION –•– Mel and Tim (Bamboo)-12 (10)
20 15 AND WHEN I DIE –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-12 (2)
21 16 THESE EYES –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-11 (16)
22 28 EVIL WOMAN DON’T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME –•– Crow (Amaret)-11 (22)
23 13 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (7)
24 17 FRIENDSHIP TAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (17)
25 26 UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK –•– The Band (Capitol)-10 (25)
26 24 SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME –•– The Flying Machine (Congress)-14 (5)
27 27 A BRAND NEW ME –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-9 (24)
28 34 SHE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-4 (28)
29 50 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (29)
30 25 BABY, I’M FOR REAL –•– The Originals (Soul)-15 (14)
31 36 AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-7 (31)
32 29 WEDDING BELL BLUES –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-15 (1)
33 33 COLD TURKEY –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8 (33)
34 21 CHERRY HILL PARK –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-14 (15)
35 41 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (35)
36 31 HEAVEN KNOWS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (24)
37 39 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE –•– Jimmy Cliff (A&M)-5 (37)
38 56 SHE BELONGS TO ME –•– Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)-10 (38)
39 40 POINT IT OUT / DARLING DEAR –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (39)
40 51 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-2 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE –•– Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-10 (41)
42 43 CUPID –•– Johnny Nash (JAD)-9 (42)
43 47 ARIZONA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-5 (43)
44 53 FANCY –•– Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-7 (44)
45 54 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-7 (45)
46 58 SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-5 (46)
47 44 DON’T LET LOVE HANG YOU UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-8 (44)
48 45 DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (45)
50 55 LET’S WORK TOGETHER –•– Wilbert Harrison (Sue)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
54 — WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES –•– Joe South (Capitol)-1 (54)
59 — THANK YOU (Falettin Me Be mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (59)
77 — BLOWING AWAY –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (77)
81 — HOLD ON –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (81)
87 — JENNIFER TOMPKINS –•– Street People (Musicor)-1 (87)
89 — WON’T FIND BETTER (Than Me) –•– The New Hope (Jamie)-1 (89)
93 — SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (Early In the Morning) –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-2 (93)
94 — “2001” A SPACE ODDYSSEY –•– The Berlin Philharmonic (Polydor)-1 (94)
96 — WANT YOU TO KNOW –•– Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)-1 (96)
97 — I’M JUST A PRISONER (Of Your Good Lovin’) –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-1 (97)
100 — MOON WALK (Part 1) –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage)-1 (100)
