US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 3rd, 1970

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 3rd, 1970.

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

You can also check the complete 1970 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 3RD, 1970

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

1 1 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-9 (3 weeks at #1)
2 3 LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9
3 7 CANDIDA –•– Dawn (Bell)-11
4 6 CRACKLIN’ ROSIE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-7
5 5 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-10
6 19 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3
7 9 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-10
8 8 SNOWBIRD –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-12
9 2 WAR –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-13
10 13 ALL RIGHT NOW –•– Free (A&M)-8

11 4 PATCHES –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-12
12 12 GROOVY SITUATION –•– Gene Chandler (Mercury)-13
13 11 DON’T PLAY THAT SONG –•– Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (Atlantic)-9
14 25 EXPRESS YOURSELF –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-8
15 24 IT’S A SHAME –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-11
16 18 GREEN-EYED LADY –•– Sugarloaf (Liberty)-8
17 10 25 OR 6 TO 4 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-11
18 42 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-4
19 14 I (Who Have Nothing) –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-7
20 39 STILL WATER (Love) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6

21 23 JOANNE –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-9
22 22 NEANDERTHAL MAN –•– Hotlegs (Capitol)-7
23 26 INDIANA WANTS ME –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-5
24 30 OUT IN THE COUNTRY –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6
25 33 LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-5
26 27 LONG LONG TIME –•– Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-8
27 31 CLOSER TO HOME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-8
28 29 LOLA –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-6
29 16 RUBBER DUCKIE –•– Ernie (Columbia)-8
30 40 FIRE AND RAIN –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4

31 17 (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-16
32 37 IT’S ONLY MAKE BELEIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5
33 35 THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-9
34 38 EL CONDOR PASA –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4
35 15 IN THE SUMMERTIME –•– Mungo Jerry (Janus)-13
36 21 SPILL THE WINE –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-20
37 43 SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-5
38 20 MAKE IT WITH YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-17
39 50 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO –•– Five Flights Up (TA)-7
40 44 STAND BY YOUR MAN –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 3RD, 1970

41 28 SOLITARY MAN –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-23
45 32 PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) / STOP I DON’T WANNA’ HEAR IT ANYMORE –•– Melanie (Buddah)-7

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 3RD, 1970

41 28 SOLITARY MAN –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-23
42 46 I STAND ACCUSED –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6
43 58 DEEPER AND DEEPER –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-4
44 45 IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Moments (Stang)-7
45 32 PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) / STOP I DON’T WANNA’ HEAR IT ANYMORE –•– Melanie (Buddah)-7
46 49 SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-6
47 59 OUR HOUSE –•– Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Atlantic)-3
48 47 SOUL SHAKE / FREE THE PEOPLE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-12
49 57 WE CAN MAKE MUSIC –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-4
50 51 AS THE YEARS GO BY –•– Mashmakhan (Epic)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 3RD, 1970

62 — LUCRETIA MAC EVIL –•– Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Columbia)-1
63 — SUPER BAD (Parts 1 and 2) –•– James Brown (King)-1
70 — UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite the World) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1
81 — MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF –•– Dionne Warwick (Sceptor)-1
88 — FRESH AIR –•– Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol)-1
89 — WOODSTOCK –•– The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-1
90 — IF YOU WERE MINE –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1
92 — PART TIME LOVE –•– Ann Peebles (Hi)-1
93 — YOU BETTER THINK TWICE –•– Poco (Epic)-1
95 — SO CLOSE –•– Jake Holmes (Polydor)-1
97 — LET ME BACK IN –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1
98 — DAY IS DONE –•– Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-1
99 — 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) –•– The Presidents (Sussex)-1
100 — GOT TO BELEIVE IN LOVE –•– Robin McNamara (Steed)-1