US Top 40 Singles Week Ending May 23rd, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending May 23rd, 1970.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970 here and the top 100 songs of 1970 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 – MAY 23RD, 1970

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (3 weeks at #1)
2 3 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-9
3 8 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-10
4 7 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-8
5 5 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7
6 4 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-10
7 12 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-7
8 9 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5
9 2 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-11
10 10 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-11

11 6 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-13
12 16 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11
13 13 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-11
14 17 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-9
15 11 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-9
16 15 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-12
17 19 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8
18 21 THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-6
19 20 WHAT IS TRUTH –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-7
20 23 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4

21 14 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-15
22 28 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-5
23 27 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-10
24 25 COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-7
25 26 PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6
26 41 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-6
27 18 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) –•– John Ono Lennon (Apple)-13
28 30 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) –•– El Chicano (Kapp)-7
29 36 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-10
30 42 UNITED WE STAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-6

31 33 SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4
32 37 LET ME GO TO HIM –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6
33 43 BROTHER RAPP (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-4
34 39 LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) –•– Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)-5
35 — THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-1
36 66 THE WONDER OF YOU / MAMA LIKED THE ROSES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-2
37 31 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-7
38 61 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE –•– Blues Image (Atco)-3
39 35 HEY LAWDY MAMA –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-7
40 49 SUGAR SUGAR / COLE, COOKE AND REDDING –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8

THIS WEEK’S DROP – MAY 23RD, 1970

43 40 OH HAPPY DAY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7
48 32 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
49 34 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK –•– Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-13

POWER PLAYS – MAY 23RD, 1970

35 — THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-1
41 47 IT’S ALL IN THE GAME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-5
42 51 LOVE LAND –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-7
44 45 THE SEEKER –•– The Who (Decca)-6
45 57 BAND OF GOLD –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-5
46 59 (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING –•– The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)-4
47 53 QUESTION –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-4
50 56 THE ONION SONG / CALIFORNIA SOUL –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – MAY 23RD, 1970

35 — THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-1
65 — GIMME DAT DING –•– The Pipkins (Capitol)-1
73 — WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1
74 — SPIRIT IN THE DARK –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-1
76 — I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1
78 — I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER –•– Ike and Tina Turner and the Ikettes (Liberty)-1
80 — BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What the World Is Today) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1
83 — MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1
84 — FREE THE PEOPLE / SOUL SHAKE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-1
88 — MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW –•– Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Atco)-1
95 — AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1
97 — WESTBOUND #9 –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-1
99 — SPILL THE WINE –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-1
100 — FREEDOM BLUES –•– Little Richard (Reprise)-1