US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 21st February, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending February 21st, 1970.

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

Curious to see the entire chart for this year? View the 1970 US Top Singles here.

 

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

1 1 THANK YOU (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL –•– Eddie Holman (ABC)-9 (2)
3 13 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-3 (3)
4 2 I WANT YOU BACK –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-15 (1)
5 9 TRAVELIN’ BAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (5)
6 6 NO TIME –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (6)
7 3 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-17 (1)
8 8 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (8)
9 4 VENUS –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-11 (1)
10 14 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-7 (10)

11 10 ARIZONA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-12 (10)
12 12 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES –•– Joe South (Capitol)-8 (12)
13 11 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (5)
14 18 MA BELLE AMIE –•– The Tee Set (Colossus)-5 (14)
15 16 THE THRILL IS GONE –•– B.B. King (Bluesway)-9 (15)
16 24 THE RAPPER –•– The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-4 (16)
17 7 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (6)
18 27 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-6 (18)
19 25 DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-7 (19)
20 22 HONEY COME BACK –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (20)

21 29 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER –•– The Hollies (Epic)-10 (21)
22 15 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / LIVING LOVING MAID (She’s Just a Woman) –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-14 (4)
23 21 BLOWING AWAY –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-8 (21)
24 37 EVIL WAYS –•– Santana (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 17 DON’T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-13 (6)
26 23 BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS –•– Jefferson (Janus)-10 (23)
27 33 OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Lulu (Atco)-9 (27)
28 28 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-14 (19)
29 19 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-16 (1)
30 60 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN –•– Frijid Pink (Parrot)-3 (30)

31 26 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-12 (16)
32 20 JINGLE JANGLE –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-13 (10)
33 36 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-5 (33)
34 35 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)-7 (34)
35 30 SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-12 (30)
36 31 FANCY –•– Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-14 (31)
37 44 NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (37)
38 45 IF I WERE A CARPENTER –•– Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 47 JENNIFER TOMPKINS –•– Street People (Musicor)-8 (39)
40 96 KENTUCKY RAIN –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

42 32 LET’S WORK TOGETHER –•– Wilbert Harrison (Sue)-12 (32)
43 34 ONE TIN SOLDIER –•– The Original Caste (TA)-15 (34)

POWER PLAYS

41 64 CALL ME / SON OF A PREACHER MAN –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (41)
44 51 NEW WORLD COMING –•– Mama Cass Elliot (Dunhill)-4 (44)
45 46 OH WHAT A DAY –•– The Dells (Cadet)-5 (45)
46 48 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-3 (46)
47 41 HOW CAN I FORGET YOU / GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (41)
48 43 LOVE BONES –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-10 (43)
49 53 I’VE GOTTA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Steam (Mercury)-5 (49)
50 50 THE TOUCH OF YOU –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top and Bottom)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

64 — GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (64)
68 — LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-1 (68)
79 — GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (79)
80 — THE DECLARATION / A CHANGE IS GONNA COME AND PEOPLE GOTTA BE FREE (Medley) –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (80)
87 — UNTIL IT’S TIME GOR YOU TO GO –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (87)
88 — TAKE A LOOK AROUND –•– Smith (Dunhill)-1 (88)
89 — SHADES OF GREEN –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-4 (89)
91 — THE CAT WALK –•– The Village Soul Choir (Abbott)-1 (91)
93 — CALIFORNIA GIRL –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-1 (93)
94 — JUST SEVENTEEN –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 — BABY MAKE IT SOON –•– The Flying Machine (Congress)-1 (95)
97 — TEMMA HARBOUR –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-1 (97)
100 — COMIN’ HOME –•– Delany and Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton (Atco)-1 (100)