US Top 40 Singles Week Ending May 30th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending May 30th, 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 30TH, 1970

#1
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
Ray Stevens

EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 4 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-9 (1 week at #1)
2 1 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-11
3 7 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET –•– The Moments (Stang)-8
4 5 CECELIA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8
5 8 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6
6 14 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-10
7 18 THE LETTER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-7
8 3 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-11
9 2 VEHICLE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-10
10 6 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-11

11 12 GET READY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-12
12 35 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-2
13 10 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE –•– Marmalade (London)-12
14 13 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM –•– Bobbi Martin (United Artists)-12
15 9 ABC –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-12
16 15 WOODSTOCK –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-10
17 17 MAKE ME SMILE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9
18 20 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-5
19 24 COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-8
20 11 SPIRIT IN THE SKY –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-14

21 23 LITTLE GREEN BAG –•– The George Baker Selection (Colossus)-11
22 22 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6
23 29 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-11
24 25 PUPPET MAN –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7
25 26 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ –•– White Plains (Deram)-7
26 34 LAY DOWN (Candles In the Rain) –•– Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah)-6
27 30 UNITED WE STAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-7
28 16 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-13
29 47 QUESTION –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-5
30 31 SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5

31 19 WHAT IS TRUTH –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-8
32 33 BROTHER RAPP (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-5
33 36 THE WONDER OF YOU / MAMA LIKED THE ROSES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-3
34 21 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-16
35 38 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE –•– Blues Image (Atco)-4
36 28 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) –•– El Chicano (Kapp)-8
37 45 BAND OF GOLD –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-6
38 41 IT’S ALL IN THE GAME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6
39 40 SUGAR SUGAR / COLE, COOKE AND REDDING –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9
40 42 LOVE LAND –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-8

THIS WEEK’S DROP – MAY 30TH, 1970

46 32 LET ME GO TO HIM –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7
47 39 HEY LAWDY MAMA –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-8
50 37 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-8

POWER PLAYS – MAY 30TH, 1970

41 80 BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What the World Is Today) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-2
42 52 HEY, MISTER SUN –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3
43 46 (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING –•– The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)-5
44 65 GIMME DAT DING –•– The Pipkins (Capitol)-2
45 — THE LOVE YOU SAVE / I FOUND THAT GIRL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1
48 83 MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2
49 43 OH HAPPY DAY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8
50 37 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) –•– Vincent Bell (Decca)-8

NEW THIS WEEK – MAY 30TH, 1970

45 — THE LOVE YOU SAVE / I FOUND THAT GIRL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1
71 — O-O-H CHILD / DEAR PRUDENCE –•– The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)-9
73 — ARE YOU READY –•– Pacific Gas and Electric (Columbia)-1
75 — YOU, ME AND MEXICO –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-1
76 — A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-4
88 — DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME –•– Brook Benton with the Dixie Flyers (Cotillion)-1
90 — FRIENDS –•– Feather (White Whale)-1
91 — MORE THAN I CAN STAND –•– Bobby Womack (Minit)-3
92 — SOME BEAUTIFUL –•– Jack Wild (Capitol)-1
93 — LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME –•– Robin McNamara (Steed)-1
94 — HEIGHDY-HO PRINCESS –•– The Neon Philharmonic (Warner Brothers)-1
96 — YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON / HURT SO BAD (Medley) –•– Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)-1
97 — FEELINGS –•– Barry Mann (Scepter)-1
98 — I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1
99 — PRIMROSE LANE –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1
100 — I CAN’T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP –•– The Hollies (Epic)-1