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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th June, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending June 6th, 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

1 1 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-10 (2 weeks at #1)
2 6 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-11
3 3 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-9
4 5 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7
5 4 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-9
6 11 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-12
7 7 THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-8
8 2 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-12
9 17 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-10
10 12 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-3

11 9 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-11
12 8 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-12
13 18 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-6
14 13 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-13
15 45 THE LOVE YOU SAVE / I FOUND THAT GIRL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2
16 26 LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) –•– Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)-7
17 35 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE –•– Blues Image (Atco)-5
18 19 COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-9
19 14 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-13
20 22 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7

21 10 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-12
22 23 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-12
23 27 UNITED WE STAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-8
24 41 BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What the World Is Today) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-3
25 25 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-8
26 29 QUESTION –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6
27 16 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-11
28 20 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-15
29 33 THE WONDER OF YOU / MAMA LIKED THE ROSES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4
30 15 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-13

31 38 IT’S ALL IN THE GAME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-7
32 37 BAND OF GOLD –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-7
33 48 MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3
34 21 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-12
35 30 SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-6
36 40 LOVE LAND –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-9
37 39 SUGAR SUGAR / COLE, COOKE AND REDDING –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10
38 44 GIMME DAT DING –•– The Pipkins (Capitol)-3
39 42 HEY, MISTER SUN –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-4
40 43 (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING –•– The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)-6

OFF THE CHARTS

42 36 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) –•– El Chicano (Kapp)-9
43 32 BROTHER RAPP (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-6
44 24 PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8

POWER PLAYS

41 57 CHECK OUT YOUR MIND –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-4
45 60 SPIRIT IN THE DARK –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-3
46 52 BABY HOLD ON –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5
47 51 MISSISSIPPI QUEEN –•– Mountain (Windfall)-8
48 64 MISSISSIPPI –•– John Phillips (Dunhill)-4
49 69 WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3
50 62 COME TO ME –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-4

NEW THIS WEEK

73 — TIGHTER, TIGHTER –•– Alive and Kicking (Roulette)-1
76 — WHAT AM I GONNA DO –•– Smith (Dunhill)-1
77 — (How Bout a Little Hand For) THE BOYS IN THE BAND –•– The Boys In the Band (Spring)-1
82 — THEM CHANGES –•– Buddy Miles and the Freedom Express (Mercury)-4
83 — TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1
85 — TEACH YOUR CHILDREN –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Atlantic)-1
87 — LONG AND LONESOME ROAD –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-1
88 — STEAL AWAY –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1
89 — THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED –•– The Lost Generation (Brunswick)-1
91 — MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE –•– Tony Burrows (Bell)-1
93 — MAYBE –•– The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1
96 — GIMME SHELTER –•– Merry Clayton (Ode)-1
99 — OH MY MY –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-1
100 — SHE CRIED –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1

Compiled from national sales and CHR (Top 40) radio station airplay by Billboard
Copyright © 1970 Billboard Publications

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