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 ЉۢРSugarloaf (Liberty)-10
4 5 ALL RIGHT NOW ЉۢРFree (A&M)-10
5 9 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6
6 3 CANDIDA ЉۢРDawn (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 ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-12
10 17 FIRE AND RAIN ЉۢРJames Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6

11 22 INDIANA WANTS ME ЉۢРR. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-7
12 13 LOLA ЉۢРThe Kinks (Reprise)-8
13 14 EXPRESS YOURSELF ЉۢРCharles 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 ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-8
16 11 SNOWBIRD ЉۢРAnne Murray (Capitol)-14
17 20 LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-7
18 19 STILL WATER (Love) ЉۢРThe 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 ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6
22 12 WAR ЉۢРEdwin Starr (Gordy)-15
23 27 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-10
24 16 PATCHES ЉۢРClarence Carter (Atlantic)-14
25 25 LONG LONG TIME ЉۢРLinda Ronstadt (Capitol)-10
26 23 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-15
27 21 JOANNE ЉۢРMichael 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 ЉۢРTeagarden and Van Winkle (Westbound)-5

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

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

49 34 NEANDERTHAL MAN ЉۢРHotlegs (Capitol)-9

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 17TH, 1970

41 46 GYPSY WOMAN ЉۢРBrian Hyland (Uni)-7
42 50 YELLOW RIVER ЉۢРChristie (Epic)-14
43 45 AS THE YEARS GO BY ЉۢРMashmakhan (Epic)-9
44 42 I STAND ACCUSED ЉۢРIsaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8
45 59 ENGINE NUMBER 9 ЉۢРWilson Pickett (Atantic)-4
46 62 CRY ME A RIVER ЉۢРJoe Cocker (A&M)-2
47 63 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF ЉۢРDionne Warwick (Sceptor)-3
48 58 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ЉۢРRay Price (Columbia)-8
49 34 NEANDERTHAL MAN ЉۢРHotlegs (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