US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 17th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 17th, 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 – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

#1
I’LL BE THERE
Jackson 5

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

1 2 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (1 week at #1)
2 1 CRACKLIN’ ROSIE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-9
3 8 GREEN-EYED LADY –•– Sugarloaf (Liberty)-10
4 5 ALL RIGHT NOW –•– Free (A&M)-10
5 9 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6
6 3 CANDIDA –•– Dawn (Bell)-13
7 4 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-11
8 7 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-11
9 6 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-12
10 17 FIRE AND RAIN –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6

11 22 INDIANA WANTS ME –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-7
12 13 LOLA –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-8
13 14 EXPRESS YOURSELF –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-10
14 15 IT’S A SHAME –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-13
15 18 OUT IN THE COUNTRY –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8
16 11 SNOWBIRD –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-14
17 20 LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-7
18 19 STILL WATER (Love) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-8
19 10 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-12
20 24 IT’S ONLY MAKE BELEIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7

21 29 EL CONDOR PASA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6
22 12 WAR –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-15
23 27 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-10
24 16 PATCHES –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-14
25 25 LONG LONG TIME –•– Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-10
26 23 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-15
27 21 JOANNE –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-11
28 31 SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-7
29 30 THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-11
30 41 GOD, LOVE, AND ROCK AND ROLL –•– Teagarden and Van Winkle (Westbound)-5

31 36 IT DON’T MATTER TO ME –•– Bread (Elektra)-4
32 35 OUR HOUSE –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-5
33 37 LUCRETIA MAC EVIL –•– Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-3
34 54 SUPER BAD (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-3
35 40 STAND BY YOUR MAN –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-8
36 39 DEEPER AND DEEPER –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-6
37 38 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO –•– Five Flights Up (TA)-9
38 43 UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite the World) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-3
39 51 SEE ME, FEEL ME –•– The Who (Decca)-4
40 47 MONTEGO BAY –•– Bobby Bloom (MGM / L&R)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

49 34 NEANDERTHAL MAN –•– Hotlegs (Capitol)-9

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

41 46 GYPSY WOMAN –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-7
42 50 YELLOW RIVER –•– Christie (Epic)-14
43 45 AS THE YEARS GO BY –•– Mashmakhan (Epic)-9
44 42 I STAND ACCUSED –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8
45 59 ENGINE NUMBER 9 –•– Wilson Pickett (Atantic)-4
46 62 CRY ME A RIVER –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-2
47 63 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF –•– Dionne Warwick (Sceptor)-3
48 58 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-8
49 34 NEANDERTHAL MAN –•– Hotlegs (Capitol)-9
50 52 MONGOOSE –•– Elephant’s Memory (Metromedia)-11

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

67 — HEED THE CALL –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1
68 — THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1
75 — AFTER MIDNIGHT –•– Eric Clapton (Atco)-1
77 — I AM SOMEBODY (Part 2) –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1
78 — HEAVEN HELP US ALL –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1
84 — I’M NOT MY BROTHERS KEEPER –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-1
93 — EMPTY PAGES –•– Traffic (United Artists)-4
94 — THE TAKER –•– Waylon Jennings (RCA)-1
96 — GET INTO SOMETHING –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1
97 — LOSERS WHEEPERS (Part 1) –•– Etta James (Cadet)-1
98 — I DON’T WANNA CRY –•– Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-1
99 — JERUSALEM –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1