US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th September, 1970
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th September, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending September 12th, 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.

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TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Cash Box Position, Top 30 only)

1 1 WAR –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (#1)
2 2 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (#3)
3 4 IN THE SUMMERTIME –•– Mungo Jerry (Janus)-10 (#4)
4 6 25 OR 6 TO 4 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8 (#6)
5 10 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (#5)
6 7 PATCHES –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-9 (#2)
7 13 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (#8)
8 5 (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (#23)
9 3 MAKE IT WITH YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-14 (#16)
10 9 SPILL THE WINE –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-17 (#7)

11 18 CANDIDA –•– Dawn (Bell)-8 (#10)
12 12 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-6 (#11)
13 11 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’m Yours) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (#24)
14 19 SNOWBIRD –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-9 (#17)
15 20 I (Who Have Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (#12)
16 27 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7 (#15)
17 17 HAND ME DOWN WORLD –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (#13)
18 26 RUBBER DUCKIE –•– Ernie (Columbia)-5 (#20)
19 14 HI-DE-HO –•– Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-7 (#9)
20 24 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-10 (#19)

21 23 SOLITARY MAN –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-20 (#21)
22 29 CRACKLIN’ ROSIE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (#18)
23 8 (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU –•– Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-13 (#26)
24 15 I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-13 (#66)
25 33 IT’S A SHAME –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-8 (#22)
26 40 ALL RIGHT NOW –•– Free (A&M)-5 (#34)
27 21 EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9 (#14)
28 16 OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) –•– The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-12 (#33)
29 38 NEANDERTHAL MAN –•– Hotlegs (Capitol)-4 (#30)
30 36 JOANNE –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-6 (#25)

31 50 LONG LONG TIME –•– Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-5
32 31 GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-9
33 35 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-5
34 37 PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) / STOP I DON’T WANNA’ HEAR IT ANYMORE –•– Melanie (Buddah)-4
35 68 OUT IN THE COUNTRY –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3
36 25 TELL IT ALL BROTHER –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-11
37 34 I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER –•– Ike and Tina Turner and the Ikettes (Liberty)-17
38 46 EVERYTHING’S TUESDAY –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-7
39 43 EXPRESS YOURSELF –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-5
40 60 LOLA –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-3

OFF THE CHARTS

41 32 I’VE LOST YOU / THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7

POWER PLAYS

41 32 I’VE LOST YOU / THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7
42 44 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)-7
43 47 THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-6
44 48 SOUL SHAKE / FREE THE PEOPLE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-9
45 86 INDIANA WANTS ME –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-2
46 51 GREEN-EYED LADY –•– Sugarloaf (Liberty)-5
47 41 DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-10
48 49 WE’RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND –•– Bert Sommer (Eleuthra)-6
49 53 STILL WATER (Love) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-3
50 71 IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Moments (Stang)-4

NEW THIS WEEK

54 — EL CONDOR PASA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-1
76 — WE CAN MAKE MUSIC –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-1
80 — I DO TAKE YOU –•– The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1
83 — FIRE AND RAIN –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1
84 — WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1
88 — MONTEGO BAY –•– Bobby Bloom (MGM / L&R)-1
89 — I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-1
92 — DEEPER AND DEEPER –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-1
93 — IT’S SO NICE –•– Jackie DeShannon (Liberty)-3
96 — BORDER SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-3
97 — ANIMAL ZOO –•– Spirit (Epic)-1
99 — ALONE AGAIN OR –•– Love (Elektra)-1
100 — LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING –•– Ronnie Milsap (Chips)-1

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

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