US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 24th, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 24th, 1970.

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

You can also view the entire 1970 chart 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 24TH, 1970

#1
I’LL BE THERE
Jackson 5

Jackson 5 - I'll Be There record cover

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

1 1 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 CRACKLIN’ ROSIE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-10
3 3 GREEN-EYED LADY ЉۢРSugarloaf (Liberty)-11
4 5 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-7
5 4 ALL RIGHT NOW ЉۢРFree (A&M)-11
6 10 FIRE AND RAIN ЉۢРJames Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7
7 6 CANDIDA ЉۢРDawn (Bell)-14
8 11 INDIANA WANTS ME ЉۢРR. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-8
9 12 LOLA ЉۢРThe Kinks (Reprise)-9
10 7 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-12

11 18 STILL WATER (Love) ЉۢРThe Four Tops (Motown)-9
12 9 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-13
13 13 EXPRESS YOURSELF ЉۢРCharles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-11
14 28 SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-8
15 15 OUT IN THE COUNTRY ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-9
16 17 LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-8
17 20 IT’S ONLY MAKE BELEIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8
18 16 SNOWBIRD ЉۢРAnne Murray (Capitol)-15
19 8 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-12
20 21 EL CONDOR PASA ЉۢРSimon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7

21 19 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-13
22 23 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-11
23 31 IT DON’T MATTER TO ME –•– Bread (Elektra)-5
24 14 IT’S A SHAME –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-14
25 34 SUPER BAD (Parts 1 and 2) ЉۢРJames Brown (King)-4
26 30 GOD, LOVE, AND ROCK AND ROLL ЉۢРTeagarden and Van Winkle (Westbound)-6
27 35 STAND BY YOUR MAN ЉۢРCandi Staton (Fame)-9
28 46 CRY ME A RIVER ЉۢРJoe Cocker (A&M)-3
29 45 ENGINE NUMBER 9 ЉۢРWilson Pickett (Atantic)-5
30 25 LONG LONG TIME ЉۢРLinda Ronstadt (Capitol)-11

31 39 SEE ME, FEEL ME –•– The Who (Decca)-5
32 32 OUR HOUSE ЉۢРCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-6
33 33 LUCRETIA MAC EVIL ЉۢРBlood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-4
34 36 DEEPER AND DEEPER ЉۢРFreda Payne (Invictus)-7
35 38 UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite the World) ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-4
36 40 MONTEGO BAY ЉۢРBobby Bloom (MGM / L&R)-7
37 37 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ЉۢРFive Flights Up (TA)-10
38 29 THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-12
39 41 GYPSY WOMAN ЉۢРBrian Hyland (Uni)-8
40 42 YELLOW RIVER ЉۢРChristie (Epic)-15

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 24TH, 1970

44 27 JOANNE ЉۢРMichael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-12

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 24TH, 1970

41 60 I THINK I LOVE YOU ЉۢРThe Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3
42 43 AS THE YEARS GO BY ЉۢРMashmakhan (Epic)-10
43 47 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF ЉۢРDionne Warwick (Sceptor)-4
45 68 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ЉۢРSmokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-2
46 44 I STAND ACCUSED ЉۢРIsaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9
47 48 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ЉۢРRay Price (Columbia)-9
48 51 I DO TAKE YOU ЉۢРThe Three Degrees (Roulette)-7
49 78 HEAVEN HELP US ALL ЉۢРStevie Wonder (Tamla)-2
50 77 I AM SOMEBODY (Part 2) ЉۢРJohnnie Taylor (Stax)-2

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 24TH, 1970

73 — SHARE THE LAND –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1
74 — YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME / PATCH IT UP –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1
81 — ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1
82 — EASY RIDER (Let the Wind Pay the Way) –•– Iron Butterfly (Atco)-1
83 — (Don’t Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On the) “KING OF ROCK AND ROLL” –•– Crow (Amaret)-1
87 — I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (Part 1) –•– Bobby Byrd (King)-1
89 — I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’VE STOPPED LOVING ME –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-1
91 — GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-1
92 — RUN, WOMAN, RUN –•– Tammy Wynette (Epic)-1
97 — FIFTEEN YEARS AGO –•– Conway Twitty (Decca)-1
98 — WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO –•– Dennis Yost and the Classics IV (Liberty)-1
99 — STAND BY ME –•– David and Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)-1
100 — ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-1