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

#1
AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT
The Guess Who

AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT - The Guess Who record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

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

11 6 SPIRIT IN THE SKY ЉۢРNorman Greenbaum (Reprise)-13
12 16 GET READY ЉۢРRare Earth (Rare Earth)-11
13 13 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM ЉۢРBobbi Martin (United Artists)-11
14 17 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-9
15 11 WOODSTOCK ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-9
16 15 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY ЉۢРThe Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-12
17 19 MAKE ME SMILE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-8
18 21 THE LETTER ЉۢРJoe Cocker (A&M)-6
19 20 WHAT IS TRUTH ЉۢРJohnny Cash (Columbia)-7
20 23 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS ЉۢРTom 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 ЉۢРThe George Baker Selection (Colossus)-10
24 25 COME SATURDAY MORNING ЉۢРThe Sandpipers (A&M)-7
25 26 PUPPET MAN ЉۢРThe 5th Dimension (Bell)-6
26 41 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-6
27 18 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) ЉۢРJohn Ono Lennon (Apple)-13
28 30 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) ЉۢРEl Chicano (Kapp)-7
29 36 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-10
30 42 UNITED WE STAND ЉۢРThe Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-6

31 33 SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) ЉۢРNeil Diamond (Uni)-4
32 37 LET ME GO TO HIM ЉۢРDionne Warwick (Scepter)-6
33 43 BROTHER RAPP (Parts 1 and 2) ЉۢРJames Brown (King)-4
34 39 LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) ЉۢРMelanie 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 ЉۢРElvis Presley (RCA)-2
37 31 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) ЉۢРVincent Bell (Decca)-7
38 61 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE ЉۢРBlues Image (Atco)-3
39 35 HEY LAWDY MAMA ЉۢРSteppenwolf (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 ЉۢРGlen Campbell (Capitol)-7
48 32 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
49 34 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK ЉۢРJack 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 ЉۢРCharles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-7
44 45 THE SEEKER –•– The Who (Decca)-6
45 57 BAND OF GOLD ЉۢРFreda Payne (Invictus)-5
46 59 (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING –•– The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)-4
47 53 QUESTION ЉۢРThe Moody Blues (Threshold)-4
50 56 THE ONION SONG / CALIFORNIA SOUL ЉۢРMarvin 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