Sunday 1 September 2013

1970 USA Hit Parade


JANUARY  10,  1970

1.  Raindrops keep fallin' on my head  -  B.J. Thomas
2.  I want you back  -  The Jackson 5
3.  I'll never fall in love again  -  Dionne Warwick 
4.  Without your love (There is nothing)  -  Tom Jones
5.  Blowing away  -  The 5th Dimension 

6.  La la la (If I had you)  -  Bobby Sherman
7.  Early in the morning  -  Vanity Fare
8.  Hey there lonely girl  -  Eddie Holman 
9.  Baby take me in your arms  -  Jefferson  
10.  Don't cry daddy / Rubberneckin'  -  Elvis Presley

Sly Stone
FEBRUARY  14,  1970

1.  Thank you (Falettin me be mice elf agin)  -  Sly & the Family Stone  
2.  Venus  -  Shocking Blue
3.  No time  -  The Guess Who
4.  Evil ways  -  Santana
5.  Psychedelic shack  -  The Temptations 

6.  Arizona  -  Mark Lindsay
7.  Give me just a little more time  -  The Chairmen of the Board
8.  Walking in the rain  -  Jay & the Americans 
9.  Jingle Jangle  -  The Archies
10. The thrill is gone  -  B.B. King
M A R C H   7,  1970

1.  Bridge over troubled water  -  Simon & Garfunkel
2.  Who'll stop the rain  -  Credence Clearwater Revival
3.  Rainy night in Georgia  -  Brook Benton
4.  Instant Karma (We all shine on) -  John Lennon  
5.  Love grows where my Rosemary goes  -  Edison Lighthouse

6.  Ma belle amie  -  The Tee Set
7.  He ain't heavy, he's my brother  -  The Hollies
8. The rapper  -  The Jaggerz 
9.  Evil ways  -  Santana
10. Didn't I (Blow your mind this time?)  -  The Delfonics
A P R I L   11,  1970

1.  Let it be  -  The Beatles
2.  Spirit in the sky  -  Norman Greenbaum
3.  Come and get  -  Badfinger 
4.  Easy come, easy go  -  Bobby Sherman 
5.  Up the ladder to the roof  -  The Supremes

6.  Woodstock  -  Crosby, Still & Nash
7.  The bells  -  The originals  
8.  For the love of him  -  Bobbi Martin 
9.  You're the one, Part II  -  Little Sister 
10. House of the rising sun  -  Frijid Pink 
M A Y  9,  1970

1.  American woman  -  The Guess Who
2.  ABC  -  The Jackson 5
3.  Vehicle  -  The Ides of March
4.  Cecilia  -  Simon & Garfunkel 
5.  Reflections of my life  -  The Marmelade
   
6.  Turn back the hands of time  -  Tyrone Davis
7.  Love on a two-way street  -  The Moments 
8.  Love or let me be lonely  -  The Friends of Distinction
9.  Make me smile  -  Chicago 
10. Something's burning  -  Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
J U N E  13,  1970

1.  The long and winding road  -  The Beatles
2.  Which way you're goin' Billy?  -  The Poppy Family
3.  Everything is beautiful  -  Ray Stevens
4.  Up around the bend  -  Credence Clearwater Revival
5.  Get ready  -  Rare Earth 

6.  The letter  -  Joe Cocker 
7.  Lay down (Candles in the rain)  -  Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins' Singers
8.  Hitchin' a ride  -  Vanity Fare 
9.  United we stand  -  The Brotherhood of Man    
10. Baby hold on  -  The Grass Roots
J U L Y   11,  1970

1.  Mama told me not to come  -  Three Dog Night
2.  The love you save  -  The Jackson 5  
3.  Ball of confusion  -  The Temptations
4.  Ride captain ride  -  Blues Image 
5.  The wonder of you  -  Elvis Presley

6.  Are you ready?  -  Pacific Gas & Electric  
7.  Teach your children  -  Crosby, Still & Nash 
8.  My baby loves lovin'  -  White Plains   
9.  Gimme dat ding  -  The Pipkins 
10. O-o-h child  -  The Five Stairstep
AUGUST  1,  1970

1.  (They long to be) Close to you  -  Carpenters
2.  Signed, sealed, I'm yours  -  Stevie Wonder
3.  War  -  Edwin Starr
4.  Band of gold   Freda Payne 
5.  Spill the wine  -  Eric Burdon & the Animals

6.  I know I'm losing you  -  Rare Earth 
7.  Patches  -  Clarence Carter 
8.  Tighter, tighter  -  Alive & Kicking
9.  (If you let me make love to you then) Why can't I touch you?  -  Ronnie Dyson
10. I just can't help believing  -  B.J. Thomas
SEPTEMBER  5,  1970

1.  Make it with you  -  Bread 
2.  In the summertime  -  Mungo Jerry
3.  Don't play that song  -  Aretha Franklin 
4.  25 or 6 to 4  -  Chicago
5.  El condor pasa  -  Simon & Garfunkel

6.  Somebody's been sleeping in my bed  -  100 Proof (Aged in Soul)  
7.  Express yourself  -  Charles Wright & the 103rd Street Rhythm Band 
8.  I (Who have nothing)  -  Tom Jones  
9.  Look what they've done to my song, ma  -  Melanie 
10. Get up (I feel like beina a sex machine)  -  James Brown
OCTOBER  3,  1970

1.  Ain't no mountain high enough  -  Diana Ross
2.  Lookin' out my back door / Long as I can see the light  -  Credence Clearwater Revival
3.  Candida  -  Dawn
4.  Cracklin' Rose  -  Neil Diamond 
5.  Julie, do ya love me?  -  Bobby Sherman

6.  Lola  -  The Kinks 
7.  Green-eyed lady  -  Sugarloaf
8.  All right now  -  Free
9.  Snow bird  -  Anne Murray
10. Only love can break your heart  -  Neil Young
NOVEMBER  7,  1970

1.  I'll be there  -  The Jackson 5
2.  We've only just begun  -  Carpenters 
3.  Fire and rain  -  James Taylor 
4.  Gypsy woman  -  Brian Hylland 
5.  Indiana wants me  -  R. Dean

6.  Super bad  -  James Brown 
7.  It don't matter to me  -  Bread
8.  Our house  -  Crosby, Stills & Nash
9.  Ruby Tuesday  -  Melanie
10. See me, feel me  -  The Who
DECEMBER  5,  1970

1.  I think I love you  -  The Partridge Family
2.  The tears of a clown  -  Smokey Robinson
3.  One less bell to answer  -  The 5th Dimension 
4.  No matter what  -  Badfinger
5.  Black magic woman  -  Santana 

6.  Share the land  -  Guess Who
7.  Heaven help us all  -  Stevie Wonder 
8.  Stoned love  -  The Supremes
9.  Montego Bay  -  Bobby Bloom 
10. You don't have to say you love me  -  Elvis Presley

The teen-set was really strong in 1970. 

BILLBOARD, 11 July 1970 

40. The end of our road - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
39. Silver bird - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
38. Spill the wine - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
37. Go back - Crabby Appleton 
36. I just can't help believing - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)

35. Spirit in the dark - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
34. Mississipi - John Philips (Dunhill)
33. Westbound #9 - Flame Ember (Hot Wax)
32. It's all in the game - Four Tops (Motown) 
31. Save the country - 5th Dimension (Dunhill)

30. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
29. Everything's beautiful - Ray Stevens (Barnaby) 
28. Check out your mind -  The Impressions (Curtom)
27. Question - Moody Blues (Deram)
26. Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 

25. Sugar sugar - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
24. Teach your children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
23. Which way you're going, Billy? - Poppy Family feat. Susan Jacks (London)
22. Love on a two-way street - The Moments (Stang)
21. Mississipi queen - Mountain (Windfall)

20. Make it with you - Bread (Elektra)
19. Are you ready? - Pacific Gas & Electricity (Columbia)
18. Love land - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (WB)
17. Tighter, tighter - Alive & Kicking (Roulette)
16. My baby loves lovin' - White Plains (Deram)

15. Song of Joy - Miguel Rios (A&M)
14. United we stand - Brotherhood of Man (London)
13. Get ready - Rare Earth (Motown)
12. Ooh child - The Stairsteps (Buddah Records)
11. Gimme dat ding - The Pipkins (Capitol)

10. Hitching a ride - Vanity Fair (Page One) 
9.  The wonder of you - Elvis Presley (RCA)
8.  The long and winding road - The Beatles (Apple)
7.  (They long to be) Close to you - Carpenters (A&M)
6.  Lay down (Candles in the rain) - Melanie (Kama Sutra) 

5.  Band of gold - Freda Payne (Invictus)
4.  Ride, captain, ride - Blues Image 
3.  Ball of confusion - The Temptations (Motown)
2.  The love you save - Jackson Five (Motown)
1.  Mama told me (not to come) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)


BILLBOARD,  25 July 1970


40. You're trying to make a fool of me - The Delfonics (Bell)
39. Tell it all, brother - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (Reprise)
38. Maybe - Three Degrees (Roulette)
37. Steal away - Johnny Taylor (Stax)
36. Go back - Crabby Appleton (Elektra) 

35. Mississipi - John Philips (Dunhill)
34. Check out your mind - The Impressions (Curtom)
33. United we stand - Brotherhood of Man (Deram) 
32. In the summer time - Mungo Jerry (Pye)
31. Love land - Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (WB)

30. Westbound # 9 - Flaming Ember (Hot Wax) 
29. Mississipi queen - Mountain (Windfall)
28. Silver bird - Mark Lindsay (Columbia) 
27. Save the country (Laura Nyro) - 5th Dimension (Dunhill)
26. Why can't I touch you? - Ronnie Dyson (Columbia) 

25. War - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
24. Lay a little love on me - Robin McNamara (Dot)
23. Get ready - Rare Earth (Motown)
22. My baby loves lovin' - White Plains (Deram)
21. The long and winding road - The Beatles (Apple)

20.  I just can't help believing - B.J.Thomas (Scepter Records)
19.  Song of Joy - Miguel Rios (A&M)
18.  Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
17.  The wonder of you - Elvis Presley (RCA) 
16.  Teach your children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)

15. Are you ready? - Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia)
14. Spill the wine - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
13. Gimme dat ding - The Pipkins (Capitol)
12. Hitching a ride - Vanity Fair (Page One) 
11. Tighter tigher  - Alive and Kicking (Roulette) 

10. Lay down (Candles in the rain) - Melanie (Buddah Records)
9.  Signed, sealed, deliverd, I'm yours - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 
8.  Ooh child - Five Stairsteps (Buddah Records)
7.  Ride, captain, ride - Blues Image (Atco)
6.  Ball of confusion - The Temptations (Motown)

5.  Make it with you - Bread (Elektra)
4.  The love you save  - Jackson Five (Motown)
3.  Band of gold - Freda Payne (Invictus)
2.  Mama told me - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
1.  (They long to be) Close to you - Carpenters (A&M)
 
Billboard, 19 December 1970

best selling album: Abraxas - Santana (Columbia)

40.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia) debut
39.  So close - Jake Holmes (Polydor) debut 
38.  Your song - Elton John (Uni) debut
37.  Border song (Holy Moses) - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) wr. by Elton John 
36.  Do it - Neil Diamond (Bang Records)

35.  I'm not my brother's keeper - Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)
34.  Engine number 9 - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
33.  Only love can break your heart - Neil Young (Reprise) 3 wks
32.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
31.  Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

30.  River deep mountain high - The Supremes & Four Tops (Motown)
29.  It's impossible (Somos novios) -  Perry Como (RCA)
28.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
27.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
26.  Can't stop loving you - Tom Jones (Parrot)

25.  Pay to the piper - Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)
24.  You don't have to say you love me - Elvis Presley (RCA)
23.  One man band - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
22.  Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
21.  Fire and rain - James Taylor (WB)

20.  He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Neil Diamond (Uni)
19.  For the good times - Ray Price (Columbia)
18.  After midnight - Eric Clapton (RSO)
17.  Be my baby - Andy Kim (Steed-Dot)
16.  Heaven help us all - Steve Wonder (Tamla)

15.  Domino - Van Morrison (WB)
14.  I'll be there - Jackson Five (Motown)
13.  5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of love) - The Presidents
12.  We've only just begun - Carpenters (A&M)
11.  Share the land - Guess Who (RCA) 

10. No matter what - Badfinger (Apple)
9.  Gypsy woman - Brian Hyland (Uni)
8.  Does anybody really know what time it is? - Chicago (Columbia)
7.  Stoned love - The Supremes (Motown)
6.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)

5.  Black magic woman - Santana (Columbia)
4.  I think I love you - Partridge Family (Bell)
3.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell)
2.  My sweet Lord / Isn't it a pity? - George Harrison (Apple)
1.  The tears of a clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Tamla) 

'So close' by Jake Holmes (Polydor) peaked at 49, and yet Casey counted it down for one week on AT40

Billboard, 26 December 1970

40.  We got to get you a woman - Runt (Ampex) Todd Rundgren - debut
39.  Games - Redeye  (Pentagram) debut
38.  After midnight - Eric Clapton (Atco)
37.  Border song (Holy Moses) - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
36.  Do it - Neil Diamond (Bang Records)

35.  Fire and rain - James Taylor (WB)  14 wks
34.  I'm not my brother's keeper - The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax) 
33.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
32.  Patch it up / You don't have to say you love me - Elvis Presley (RCA)
31.  Love the one you're with - Stephen Stills (Atlantic)

30.  Share the land - Guess Who (RCA)
29.  Your song - Elton John (Uni)  2nd wk
28.  Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
27.  Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom (L&R Records-MGM)
26.  Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)  debut

25.  Can't stop loving you - Tom Jones (Parrot)
24.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown) 2nd wk
23.  Pay to the piper - The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)
22.  One man band - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
21.  Be my baby - Andy Kim (Steed-Dot)

20.  He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Neil Diamond (Uni)
19.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA)
18.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
17.  River deep, mountain high - The Supremes & Four Tops (Motown)
16.  I'll be there - Jackson Five (Motown) 

15.  We've only just begun - Carpenters (A&M) 14 wks
14.  For the good times - Ray Price (Columbia)
13.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
12.  Domino - Van Morrison (WB)
11.  5-10-15-20 (25-30 years of love) - The Presidents (Sussex) prod. Van McCoy

10.  No matter what - Badfinger (Apple)
9.  Gypsy woman - Brian Hyland (Uni)
8.  Does anybody really know what time it is? - Chicago (Columbia) 
7.  Stoned love - The Supremes (Motown)
6.  I think I love you - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)

5.  Black magic woman - Santana (Columbia)
4.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)
3.  The tears of a clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles  (Tamla) down from #1
2.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell)
1.  My sweet Lord / Isn't it a pity? - George Harrison (Apple) 

Billboard, 40 best selling hits of 1970

40.  Loves grows (Where my Rosemary goes) - Edison Lighthouse (Bell) 
39.  Give just a little more time - The Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)
38.  Something's burning - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (Reprise)
37.  Rainy night in Georgia - Brook Benton (Atlantic)
36.  Lookin' out my back door - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 

35.  Patches - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
34.  Instant Karma - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
33.  Venus - Shocking Blue (Polydor)
32.  Ride captain ride - Blues Image (Atco)
31.  Signed, sealed, delievered I'm yours - Steve Wonder (Tamla)

30.  Green-eyed lady - Sugar Loaf (Liberty)
29.  Julie, do ya love me? - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records) 
28.  I want you back - Jackson Five (Motown)
27.  Which way you goin', Billy? - Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks (London) 
26.  All right now  - Free (A&M) 

25.  Love on a two-way street - The Moments (Stang)
24.  Ball of confusion - Temptations (Gordy )
23.  Lay down (Candles in the rain) - Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins' Singers (Buddah Records) 
22.  Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)  God-rock
21.  O-o-h child - Five Stairsteps (Buddah Records)

20.  Spill the wine - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
19.  Thank you (Falettinme be mice elf agin) - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic) 
18.  Candida - Dawn (Bell) 
17.  Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond (Uni)
16. The love you save - Jackson Five Motown (Motown)

15.  ABC - Jackson Five (Motown)
14.  Hitchin' a ride - Vanity Fair (Page One) 
13.  Make it with you - Bread (Elektra)
12.  Everything is beautiful - Ray Stevens (Barnaby Records)
11.  Mama told me - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)

10.  Band of gold - Freda Payne (Invictus)  
9.  Let it be - The Beatles (Apple)
8.  Get ready - Rare Earth (Motown)
7.  I'll be there - Jackson Five (Motown)
6.  Ain't no mountain high enough - Diana Ross (Motown)

5.  War - Edwin Starr (Gordy) 
4.  Raindrops keep fallin' on my head - B.J.Thomas (Scepter Records)
3.  American woman - Guess Who (RCA)
2.  (They long to be) Close to you - Carpenters (A&M)
1.  Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

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