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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th January, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending January 24th, 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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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-13 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 VENUS –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-7 (2)
3 3 I WANT YOU BACK –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-11 (3)
4 4 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-12 (1)
5 5 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / LIVING LOVING MAID (She’s Just a Woman) –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-10 (5)
6 6 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
7 7 DON’T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-9 (7)
8 14 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (8)
9 8 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-11 (8)
10 16 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (10)

11 12 JINGLE JANGLE –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-9 (11)
12 10 MIDNIGHT COWBOY –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-13 (10)
13 13 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-10 (13)
14 11 LA LA LA (If I Had You) –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-10 (9)
15 22 THANK YOU (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-4 (15)
16 15 HOLLY HOLY –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-13 (6)
17 23 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (17)
18 17 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE –•– Steam (Fontana)-15 (1)
19 21 ARIZONA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-8 (19)
20 33 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL –•– Eddie Holman (ABC)-5 (20)

21 9 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-13 (3)
22 20 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING –•– The Beatles (Apple)-15 (1)
23 24 SHE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (23)
24 25 AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-10 (24)
25 27 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE –•– Jimmy Cliff (A&M)-8 (25)
26 31 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES –•– Joe South (Capitol)-4 (26)
27 19 EVIL WOMAN DON’T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME –•– Crow (Amaret)-14 (19)
28 36 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-10 (28)
29 39 NO TIME –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (29)
30 18 ELI’S COMING –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-14 (10)

31 47 BLOWING AWAY –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-4 (31)
32 30 COLD TURKEY –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-11 (30)
33 35 SHE BELONGS TO ME –•– Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)-13 (33)
34 34 A BRAND NEW ME –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-12 (24)
35 38 SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-8 (35)
36 43 BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS –•– Jefferson (Janus)-6 (36)
37 45 LET’S WORK TOGETHER –•– Wilbert Harrison (Sue)-8 (37)
38 95 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-2 (38)
39 41 CUPID –•– Johnny Nash (JAD)-12 (39)
40 46 LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN (Part 2) –•– James Brown (King)-6 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

43 26 FRIENDSHIP TAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-14 (17)
44 37 POINT IT OUT / DARLING DEAR –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (37)
51 29 TAKE A LETTER MARIA –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-15 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 48 WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND –•– The Cuff Links (Decca)-7 (41)
42 42 FANCY –•– Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-10 (42)
45 44 UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK –•– The Band (Capitol)-13 (25)
46 50 MONSTER –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-5 (46)
47 49 HOW CAN I FORGET YOU / GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (47)
48 54 THE THRILL IS GONE –•– B.B. King (Bluesway)-5 (48)
49 52 TRACES / MEMORIES (Medley) –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 51 ONE TIN SOLDIER –•– The Original Caste (TA)-11 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

71 — EVIL WAYS –•– Santana (Columbia)-1 (71)
80 — IF I WERE A CARPENTER –•– Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 — OH WHAT A DAY –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1 (82)
83 — MA BELLE AMIE –•– The Tee Set (Colossus)-1 (83)
94 — IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 — THEN SHE’S A LOVER –•– Roy Clark (Dot)-1 (95)
97 — ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-1 (97)
98 — GOT TO SEE IF I CAN’T GET MOMMY (To Come Back Home) –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (98)
99 — YOU GOT ME HUMMIN –•– Cold Blood (San Francisco)-1 (99)
100 — I’VE GOTTA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Steam (Mercury)-1 (100)

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