Billboard Hot 100 — January 3, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 3, 1970. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & The Supremes, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" by Joe South and The Believers at #54, which would go on to peak at #12. The biggest climber was "Without Love (There Is Nothing)" by Tom Jones, up 21 places from #50 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 1, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Venus" by The Shocking Blue (up from #19 to #8); "La La La (If I Had You)" by Bobby Sherman (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Nancy Wilson, down 18 places from #52 to #70.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Baby, I'm For Real" by The Originals, 15 weeks and counting (peak #14).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 8 | 19 | 8 | 4 | Venus The Shocking Blue |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Holly Holy Neil Diamond |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | La La La (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Midnight Cowboy Ferrante & Teicher |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | Jam Up Jelly Tight Tommy Roe |
| 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Eli's Coming Three Dog Night |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 6 | Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin' Elvis Presley |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 6 | Jingle Jangle The Archies |
| 18 | 30 | 18 | 7 | Early In The Morning Vanity Fare |
| 19 | 18 | 10 | 12 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | 12 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 21 | 16 | 16 | 11 | These Eyes Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 11 | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me CROW |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | 12 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | Friendship Train Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 10 | Up On Cripple Creek The Band |
| 26 | 24 | 5 | 14 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 27 | 27 | 24 | 9 | A Brand New Me Dusty Springfield |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 4 | She Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 29 | 50 | 29 | 2 | Without Love (There Is Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 30 | 25 | 14 | 15 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 7 | Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) James Brown |
| 32 | 29 | 1 | 15 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band |
| 34 | 21 | 15 | 14 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 5 | Winter World Of Love Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 36 | 31 | 24 | 9 | Heaven Knows The Grass Roots |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 5 | Wonderful World, Beautiful People Jimmy Cliff |
| 38 | 56 | 38 | 12 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 4 | Point It Out Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 2 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 10 | Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 9 | Cupid Johnny Nash |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 7 | Fancy Bobbie Gentry |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 7 | Walkin' In The Rain Jay & The Americans |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 5 | She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Joe Cocker |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Don't Let Love Hang You Up Jerry Butler |
| 48 | 45 | 45 | 5 | Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me Four Tops |
| 49 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Sunday Mornin' Oliver |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | Let's Work Together (Part 1) Wilbert Harrison |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 3 | Baby Take Me In Your Arms Jefferson |
| 52 | 49 | 49 | 6 | What You Gave Me Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 53 | 70 | 53 | 3 | No Time The Guess Who |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Walk A Mile In My Shoes Joe South and The Believers |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 4 | When Julie Comes Around The Cuff Links |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part Two) James Brown |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 2 | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 6 | Tonight I'll Say A Prayer Eydie Gorme |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star Sly & The Family Stone |
| 60 | 57 | 45 | 7 | I'll Hold Out My Hand The Clique |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 8 | One Tin Soldier The Original Caste |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 3 | I'm So Glad I Fell For You David Ruffin |
| 63 | 48 | 41 | 9 | Kozmic Blues Janis Joplin |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 2 | Monster Steppenwolf |
| 65 | 59 | 49 | 9 | You Got To Pay The Price Gloria Taylor |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 2 | Traces/Memories Medley The Lettermen |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Love Bones Johnnie Taylor |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) The Tokens |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season Judy Collins |
| 70 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Nancy Wilson |
| 71 | 61 | 58 | 8 | Midnight Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 5 | Look-Ka Py Py The Meters |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 3 | Are You Getting Any Sunshine? Lou Christie |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 6 | I Love You Otis Leavill |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 3 | Bold Soul Sister Ike & Tina Turner |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 2 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Lulu |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Blowing Away The 5th Dimension |
| 78 | 65 | 65 | 9 | Volunteers Jefferson Airplane |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | Is It Because I'm Black Syl Johnson |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | Together The Illusion |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hold On The Rascals |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 4 | Six White Horses Tommy Cash |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | To Be Young, Gifted And Black Nina Simone |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | Groovin' (Out On Life) The Newbeats |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 3 | I'm Gonna Love You The Intrigues |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Jennifer Tomkins Street People |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 3 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Won't Find Better (Than Me) The New Hope |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | A World Without Music Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | I Started Loving You Again Al Martino |
| 92 | 100 | 92 | 2 | The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 2 | She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) Gene Pitney |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Theme Music For The Film "2001" A Space Odyssey from Also Sprach Zarathustr Berlin Philharmonic |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Theme From Electric Surfboard Brother Jack McDuff |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Want You To Know Rotary Connection |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') Candi Staton |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | The Gangs Back Again Kool & The Gang |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Guess Who Ruby Winters |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Moon Walk Part 1 Joe Simon |
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