US Top 40 Singles Week Ending May 9th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending May 9th, 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 – MAY 9TH, 1970

#1
AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT
The Guess Who

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 4 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-8 (1 week at #1)
2 1 ABC ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-9
3 2 LET IT BE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-8
4 9 VEHICLE ЉۢРThe Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-7
5 3 SPIRIT IN THE SKY ЉۢРNorman Greenbaum (Reprise)-11
6 6 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY ЉۢРThe Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-10
7 16 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL ЉۢРRay Stevens (Barnaby)-6
8 5 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) ЉۢРJohn Ono Lennon (Apple)-11
9 10 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME ЉۢРTyrone Davis (Dakar)-8
10 13 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE ЉۢРMarmalade (London)-9

11 15 WOODSTOCK ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-7
12 11 SOMETHING’S BURNING –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-13
13 30 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE ЉۢРCreedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3
14 19 CECELIA ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5
15 17 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM ЉۢРBobbi Martin (United Artists)-9
16 20 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET ЉۢРThe Moments (Stang)-5
17 12 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10
18 8 COME AND GET IT ЉۢРBadfinger (Apple)-14
19 24 GET READY ЉۢРRare Earth (Rare Earth)-9
20 28 WHAT IS TRUTH ЉۢРJohnny Cash (Columbia)-5

21 14 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-14
22 7 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) ЉۢРEdison Lighthouse (Bell)-12
23 32 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-7
24 18 EASY COME, EASY GO ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-14
25 35 MAKE ME SMILE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-6
26 41 THE LETTER ЉۢРJoe Cocker (A&M)-4
27 29 LITTLE GREEN BAG ЉۢРThe George Baker Selection (Colossus)-8
28 23 TENNESSEE BIRDWALK ЉۢРJack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside)-11
29 26 EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7
30 37 REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-3

31 49 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS ЉۢРTom Jones (Parrot)-2
32 34 AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen and Vern) ЉۢРVincent Bell (Decca)-5
33 31 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY ЉۢРMichael Parks (MGM)-11
34 38 PUPPET MAN ЉۢРThe 5th Dimension (Bell)-4
35 36 VIVA TIRADO (Part 1) ЉۢРEl Chicano (Kapp)-5
36 40 COME SATURDAY MORNING ЉۢРThe Sandpipers (A&M)-5
37 33 SHILO ЉۢРNeil Diamond (Bang)-14
38 43 HEY LAWDY MAMA ЉۢРSteppenwolf (Dunhill)-5
39 48 LET ME GO TO HIM ЉۢРDionne Warwick (Scepter)-4
40 42 OH HAPPY DAY ЉۢРGlen Campbell (Capitol)-5

THIS WEEK’S DROP – MAY 9TH, 1970

41 21 THE BELLS ЉۢРThe Originals (Soul)-14
45 25 YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8
46 22 YOU’RE THE ONE –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-11
49 39 COME RUNNING –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-6

POWER PLAYS – MAY 9TH, 1970

42 46 HITCHIN’ A RIDE –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-8
43 44 THE GIRLS’ SONG –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-6
44 45 MISS AMERICA ЉۢРMark Lindsay (Columbia)-6
47 63 THE SEEKER –•– The Who (Decca)-4
48 53 DON’T STOP NOW / SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– Eddie Holman (ABC)-6
50 51 CHICKEN STRUT ЉۢРThe Meters (Josie)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – MAY 9TH, 1970

79 — BABY HOLD ON –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1
85 — RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE –•– Blues Image (Atco)-1
86 — GO BACK –•– Crabby Appleton (Elektra)-1
90 — INTO THE MYSTIC –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-1
91 — BABY I LOVE YOU –•– Little Milton (Checker)-1
92 — I CALL MY BABY CANDY –•– The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)-1
93 — TOBACCO ROAD –•– Jamul (Lizard)-1
94 — PATCH OF BLUE –•– Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (Philips)-1
95 — IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE –•– The Tee Set (Colossus)-1
96 — SWEET FEELING –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-1
99 — SHE DIDN’T KNOW (She Kept On Talking) –•– Dee Dee Warwick with the Dixie Flyers (Atco)-1
100 — AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La) –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top and Bottom)-1