US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th April, 1970

#1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER By Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)

US Top 40 Singles – APRIL 4, 1970

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-9 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-3 (2)
3 3 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) –•– John Ono Lennon (Apple)-6 (3)
4 6 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (4)
5 5 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-7 (5)
6 8 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-6 (6)
7 11 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN –•– Frijid Pink (Parrot)-9 (7)
8 4 THE RAPPER –•– The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-10 (2)
9 10 COME AND GET IT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-9 (9)
10 12 EASY COME, EASY GO –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-9 (10)

11 7 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER –•– The Hollies (Epic)-16 (7)
12 9 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-12 (3)
13 19 CALL ME / SON OF A PREACHER MAN –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (13)
14 14 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-13 (4)
15 15 CELEBRATE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (15)
16 22 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-5 (16)
17 34 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-3 (17)
18 17 EVIL WAYS –•– Santana (Columbia)-11 (9)
19 13 MA BELLE AMIE –•– The Tee Set (Colossus)-11 (5)
20 29 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-5 (20)

21 21 GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-7 (21)
22 18 DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-13 (10)
23 25 THE BELLS –•– The Originals (Soul)-9 (23)
24 26 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-8 (24)
25 16 KENTUCKY RAIN –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (16)
26 20 TRAVELIN’ BAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (2)
27 28 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM –•– Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (27)
28 35 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY –•– Michael Parks (MGM)-6 (28)
29 32 TENNESSEE BIRD WALK –•– Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-6 (29)
30 33 SHILO –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-9 (30)

31 51 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-4 (31)
32 47 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-3 (32)
33 37 YOU’RE THE ONE (Part 1) –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-6 (33)
34 31 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-9 (28)
35 68 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-2 (35)
36 61 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (36)
37 41 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (37)
38 36 IT’S A NEW DAY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (32)
39 39 TEMMA HARBOUR –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-7 (39)
40 40 WHO’S YOUR BABY –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – APRIL 4, 1970

This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 4, 1970

41 42 LET’S GIVE ADAM AND EVE ANOTHER CHANCE –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-5 (41)
42 74 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-2 (42)
43 71 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-4 (43)
44 43 JENNIFER TOMKINS –•– Street People (Musicor)-14 (36)
45 53 MIGHTY JOE –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-5 (45)
46 45 GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (45)
47 46 WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (44)
48 52 EASY TO BE FREE –•– Rick Nelson (Decca)-5 (48)
49 48 TAKE A LOOK AROUND –•– Smith (Dunhill)-7 (43)
50 56 MY WOMAN MY WOMAN, MY WIFE –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 4, 1970

69 — THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (69)
71 — DEEPER (In Love With You) –•– The O’Jays (Neptune)-1 (71)
72 — CRYIN’ IN THE STREETS (Part 1) –•– George Perkins and the Silver Stars (Silver Fox)-1 (72)
74 — EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (74)
78 — COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (78)
82 — CHICKEN STRUT –•– The Meters (Josie)-1 (82)
84 — CAN YOU FEEL IT –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (84)
86 — LOVE MINUS ZERO-NO LIMIT –•– Turley Richards (Warner Brothers)-1 (86)
87 — MISS AMERICA –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (87)
88 — BUFFALO SOLDIER –•– The Flamingos (Polydor)-1 (88)
89 — MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1 (89)
90 — DON’T STOP NOW / SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– Eddie Holman (ABC)-1 (90)
92 — MISSISSIPPI QUEEN –•– Mountain (Windfall)-1 (92)
93 — HANG ON SLOOPY –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (93)
94 — MY WIFE, THE DANCER –•– Eddie and Dutch (Ivanhoe)-1 (94)
95 — COLE, COOKE AND REDDING / SUGAR SUGAR –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (95)
98 — LUCIFER –•– The Bob Seger System (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — LAY LADY LAY –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — MY SOUL’S GOT A HOLE IN IT –•– Howard Tate (Turntable)-1 (100)

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th April, 1970

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