US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 10th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 10th, 1970.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970 here and the top 100 songs of 1970 here.

Make sure to also check the 1970’s Top 40 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 – OCTOBER 10TH, 1970

#1
CRACKLIN’ ROSIE
Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie record cover

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 4 CRACKLIN’ ROSIE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-8 (1 week at #1)
2 6 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4
3 3 CANDIDA ЉۢРDawn (Bell)-12
4 1 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-10
5 10 ALL RIGHT NOW ЉۢРFree (A&M)-9
6 5 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-11
7 2 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10
8 16 GREEN-EYED LADY ЉۢРSugarloaf (Liberty)-9
9 18 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5
10 7 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11

11 8 SNOWBIRD ЉۢРAnne Murray (Capitol)-13
12 9 WAR ЉۢРEdwin Starr (Gordy)-14
13 28 LOLA ЉۢРThe Kinks (Reprise)-7
14 14 EXPRESS YOURSELF ЉۢРCharles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-9
15 15 IT’S A SHAME –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-12
16 11 PATCHES ЉۢРClarence Carter (Atlantic)-13
17 30 FIRE AND RAIN ЉۢРJames Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5
18 24 OUT IN THE COUNTRY ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-7
19 20 STILL WATER (Love) ЉۢРThe Four Tops (Motown)-7
20 25 LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-6

21 21 JOANNE ЉۢРMichael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-10
22 23 INDIANA WANTS ME ЉۢРR. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-6
23 12 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-14
24 32 IT’S ONLY MAKE BELEIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6
25 26 LONG LONG TIME ЉۢРLinda Ronstadt (Capitol)-9
26 17 25 OR 6 TO 4 ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-12
27 27 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-9
28 13 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-10
29 34 EL CONDOR PASA ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5
30 33 THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-10

31 37 SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-6
32 29 RUBBER DUCKIE ЉۢРErnie (Columbia)-9
33 19 I (Who Have Nothing) ЉۢРTom Jones (Parrot)-8
34 22 NEANDERTHAL MAN ЉۢРHotlegs (Capitol)-8
35 47 OUR HOUSE ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-4
36 53 IT DON’T MATTER TO ME –•– Bread (Elektra)-3
37 62 LUCRETIA MAC EVIL ЉۢРBlood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-2
38 39 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ЉۢРFive Flights Up (TA)-8
39 43 DEEPER AND DEEPER ЉۢРFreda Payne (Invictus)-5
40 40 STAND BY YOUR MAN ЉۢРCandi Staton (Fame)-7

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 10TH, 1970

57 31 (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-17
61 36 SPILL THE WINE ЉۢРEric Burdon and War (MGM)-21

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 10TH, 1970

41 52 GOD, LOVE, AND ROCK AND ROLL ЉۢРTeagarden and Van Winkle (Westbound)-4
42 42 I STAND ACCUSED ЉۢРIsaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7
43 70 UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite the World) ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-2
44 41 SOLITARY MAN ЉۢРNeil Diamond (Bang)-24
45 50 AS THE YEARS GO BY ЉۢРMashmakhan (Epic)-8
46 57 GYPSY WOMAN ЉۢРBrian Hyland (Uni)-6
47 65 MONTEGO BAY ЉۢРBobby Bloom (MGM / L&R)-5
48 44 IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Moments (Stang)-8
49 49 WE CAN MAKE MUSIC ЉۢРTommy Roe (ABC)-5
50 51 YELLOW RIVER ЉۢРChristie (Epic)-13

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 10TH, 1970

62 — CRY ME A RIVER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-1
75 — I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1
84 — LET’S WORK TOGETHER –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-1
85 — TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-1
86 — AMERICA / STANDING (Medley) / BECAUSE I LOVE YOU –•– The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)-1
90 — DREAMS –•– Buddy Miles (Mercury)-1
92 — UP ON THE ROOF –•– Laura Nyro (Columbia)-1
95 — FATHER COME ON HOME –•– Pacific Gas and Electric (Columbia)-1
96 — TIME TO KILL –•– The Band (Capitol)-1
99 — I’M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1
100 — LISTEN HERE –•– Brian Auger and the Trinity (RCA)-1