US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 18th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending April 18th, 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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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 18TH, 1970

#1
LET IT BE
The Beatles

LET IT BE by the Beatles

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 LET IT BE ЉۢРThe Beatles (Apple)-5 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 ABC ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-6
3 4 SPIRIT IN THE SKY ЉۢРNorman Greenbaum (Reprise)-8
4 3 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) ЉۢРJohn Ono Lennon (Apple)-8
5 6 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) ЉۢРEdison Lighthouse (Bell)-9
6 5 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-11
7 8 COME AND GET IT ЉۢРBadfinger (Apple)-11
8 14 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY ЉۢРThe Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-7
9 15 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-5
10 11 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-7

11 9 EASY COME, EASY GO ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-11
12 12 THE BELLS ЉۢРThe Originals (Soul)-11
13 7 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ЉۢРFrijid Pink (Parrot)-11
14 10 THE RAPPER ЉۢРThe Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-12
15 21 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-10
16 22 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME ЉۢРTyrone Davis (Dakar)-5
17 33 WOODSTOCK ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-4
18 30 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE ЉۢРMarmalade (London)-6
19 17 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME ЉۢРThe Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-14
20 26 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY ЉۢРMichael Parks (MGM)-8

21 18 EVIL WAYS ЉۢРSantana (Columbia)-13
22 20 CELEBRATE ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-8
23 24 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8
24 27 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK ЉۢРJack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-8
25 25 SHILO ЉۢРNeil Diamond (Bang)-11
26 13 CALL ME / SON OF A PREACHER MAN –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11
27 19 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER –•– The Hollies (Epic)-18
28 39 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM ЉۢРBobbi Martin (United Artists)-6
29 23 GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING ЉۢРJr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9
30 34 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5
31 16 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA ЉۢРBrook Benton (Cotillion)-15
32 38 VEHICLE ЉۢРThe Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-4
33 35 GET READY ЉۢРRare Earth (Rare Earth)-6
34 37 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4
35 40 LITTLE GREEN BAG ЉۢРThe George Baker Selection (Colossus)-5
36 32 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM ЉۢРBobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10
37 52 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL ЉۢРRay Stevens (Barnaby)-3
38 68 CECELIA ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-2
39 36 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN ЉۢРRufus Thomas (Stax)-11
40 56 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET ЉۢРThe Moments (Stang)-2

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 18TH, 1970

No drops for the week

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 18TH, 1970

41 57 MAKE ME SMILE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-3
42 42 MY WOMAN MY WOMAN, MY WIFE ЉۢРMarty Robbins (Columbia)-6
43 59 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-3
44 90 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) ЉۢРVincent Bell (Decca)-2
45 47 CALIFORNIA GIRL –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-9
46 66 WHAT IS TRUTH ЉۢРJohnny Cash (Columbia)-2
47 61 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-3
48 73 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-4
49 44 WHO’S YOUR BABY –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-7
50 43 MIGHTY JOE ЉۢРThe Shocking Blue (Colossus)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 18TH, 1970

72 — THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-1
81 — TICKET TO RIDE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8
83 — I WHO HAVE NOTHING –•– Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)-1
86 — PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1
88 — LET ME GO TO HIM –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1
89 — FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage)-1
90 — THE SEEKER –•– The Who (Decca)-1
91 — MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-1
93 — UNITED WE STAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-1
94 — A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-1
95 — OPEN UP MY HEART / NADINE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1
96 — THE ONION SONG / CALIFORNIA SOUL –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1
97 — MY WAY –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-1
98 — CINNAMON GIRL –•– The Gentrys (Sun)-1
100 — DON’T LET THE MUSIC SLIP AWAY –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1