US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th January, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending January 10th, 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.

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-10 (1)
3 2 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
4 7 I WANT YOU BACK –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (4)
5 6 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / LIVING LOVING MAID (She’s Just a Woman) –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-8 (5)
6 8 VENUS –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-5 (6)
7 4 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-11 (3)
8 5 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE –•– Steam (Fontana)-13 (1)
9 10 LA LA LA (If I Had You) –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8 (9)
10 13 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-9 (10)

11 15 DON’T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (11)
12 11 MIDNIGHT COWBOY –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-11 (11)
13 9 HOLLY HOLY –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-11 (6)
14 17 JINGLE JANGLE –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-7 (14)
15 14 ELI’S COMING –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12 (10)
16 12 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING –•– The Beatles (Apple)-13 (1)
17 29 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (17)
18 18 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-8 (18)
19 22 EVIL WOMAN DON’T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME –•– Crow (Amaret)-12 (19)
20 16 TAKE A LETTER MARIA –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-13 (2)

21 40 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3 (21)
22 19 BACKFIELD IN MOTION –•– Mel and Tim (Bamboo)-13 (10)
23 23 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (7)
24 28 SHE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-5 (24)
25 31 AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (25)
26 24 FRIENDSHIP TAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12 (17)
27 21 THESE EYES –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-12 (16)
28 25 UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK –•– The Band (Capitol)-11 (25)
29 37 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE –•– Jimmy Cliff (A&M)-6 (29)
30 27 A BRAND NEW ME –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-10 (24)

31 35 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (31)
32 30 BABY, I’M FOR REAL –•– The Originals (Soul)-16 (14)
33 33 COLD TURKEY –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-9 (33)
34 43 ARIZONA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-6 (34)
35 57 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL –•– Eddie Holman (ABC)-3 (35)
36 38 SHE BELONGS TO ME –•– Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)-11 (36)
37 39 POINT IT OUT / DARLING DEAR –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (37)
38 20 AND WHEN I DIE –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-13 (2)
39 46 SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-6 (39)
40 59 THANK YOU (Falettin Me Be mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-2 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

49 34 CHERRY HILL PARK –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-15 (15)
50 36 HEAVEN KNOWS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (24)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-8 (41)
42 42 CUPID –•– Johnny Nash (JAD)-10 (42)
43 44 FANCY –•– Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-8 (43)
44 51 BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS –•– Jefferson (Janus)-4 (44)
45 54 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES –•– Joe South (Capitol)-2 (45)
46 50 LET’S WORK TOGETHER –•– Wilbert Harrison (Sue)-6 (46)
47 53 NO TIME –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (47)
48 55 WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND –•– The Cuff Links (Decca)-5 (48)

NEW THIS WEEK

58 — HOW CAN I FORGET YOU / GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (58)
74 — MY HONEY AND ME –•– Luther Ingram (Ko Ko)-1 (74)
82 — BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)-1 (82)
86 — HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD –•– The Lovelites (Lock / Uni)-1 (86)
91 — BARBARA, I LOVE YOU –•– New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (91)
92 — COMPARED TO WHAT / COLD DUCK –•– Les McCann and Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-1 (92)
93 — JOHNNY B. GOODE –•– Johnny Winter (Columbia)-1 (93)
95 — IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME –•– Vic Dana (Liberty)-1 (95)
98 — MORNIN MORNIN –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (98)
99 — DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) –•– The Defonics (Philly Groove)-1 (99)
100 — RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA –•– Brook Benton (Cotillon)-1 (100)