Billboard Hot 100 — February 28, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 28, 1970. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star" by Sly & The Family Stone, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Celebrate" by Three Dog Night at #48, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, up 40 places from #68 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting February 7, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Ma Belle Amie" by The Tee Set (up from #14 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin, down 15 places from #22 to #37.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & The Supremes after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin'" by Elvis Presley after 13 weeks (peak #6); "Jingle Jangle" by The Archies after 13 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 4 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star Sly & The Family Stone |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | No Time The Guess Who |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | Ma Belle Amie The Tee Set |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Psychedelic Shack The Temptations |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 18 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' Brook Benton |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 | Venus The Shocking Blue |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | The Rapper The Jaggerz |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Walk A Mile In My Shoes Joe South and The Believers |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 16 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 11 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 7 | Honey Come Back Glen Campbell |
| 20 | 17 | 6 | 10 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Dionne Warwick |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | 10 | Without Love (There Is Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 6 | Evil Ways Santana |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 10 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Lulu |
| 24 | 41 | 24 | 4 | Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 4 | House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | 3 | Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | Always Something There To Remind Me R.B. Greaves |
| 28 | 68 | 28 | 2 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 29 | 23 | 21 | 9 | Blowing Away The 5th Dimension |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 4 | Never Had A Dream Come True Stevie Wonder |
| 31 | 64 | 31 | 2 | Gotta Hold On To This Feeling Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 32 | 28 | 19 | 15 | Walkin' In The Rain Jay & The Americans |
| 33 | 26 | 23 | 11 | Baby Take Me In Your Arms Jefferson |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Lenny Welch |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 4 | Do The Funky Chicken Rufus Thomas |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | If I Were A Carpenter Johnny Cash & June Carter |
| 37 | 22 | 4 | 15 | Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin |
| 38 | 52 | 38 | 4 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | Jennifer Tomkins Street People |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 3 | It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) James Brown |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 4 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 5 | New World Coming Mama Cass Elliot |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 6 | Oh What A Day The Dells |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 4 | The Bells The Originals |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 3 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 6 | I've Gotta Make You Love Me Steam |
| 47 | 43 | 34 | 16 | One Tin Soldier The Original Caste |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | Celebrate Three Dog Night |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 4 | Good Guys Only Win In The Movies Mel And Tim |
| 50 | 42 | 32 | 13 | Let's Work Together (Part 1) Wilbert Harrison |
| 51 | 50 | 50 | 7 | The Touch Of You Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 4 | My Elusive Dreams Bobby Vinton |
| 53 | 69 | 53 | 8 | If I Never Knew Your Name Vic Dana |
| 54 | 73 | 54 | 3 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 55 | 77 | 55 | 3 | Walking Through The Country The Grass Roots |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 4 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 57 | 74 | 57 | 4 | Can't Help Falling In Love Al Martino |
| 58 | 79 | 58 | 2 | Gotta Get Back To You Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 7 | Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 8 | How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad The Lovelites |
| 61 | 88 | 61 | 2 | Take A Look Around Smith |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 5 | Oh Well - Pt. I Fleetwood Mac |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 4 | Why Should I Cry The Gentrys |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 66 | 60 | 57 | 9 | Won't Find Better (Than Me) The New Hope |
| 67 | 66 | 52 | 6 | You Got Me Hummin Cold Blood |
| 68 | 86 | 68 | 5 | Victoria The Kinks |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | A Change Is Gonna Come & People Gotta Be Free/The Declaration The 5th Dimension |
| 70 | 87 | 70 | 2 | Until It's Time For You To Go Neil Diamond |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 3 | Rag Mama Rag The Band |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | She's Ready Spiral Starecase Featuring: Pat Upton |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 3 | Heartbreaker Grand Funk Railroad |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 5 | Down In The Alley Ronnie Hawkins |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 5 | Welfare Cadilac Guy Drake |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 3 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 4 | 1984 Spirit |
| 79 | 97 | 79 | 2 | Temma Harbour Mary Hopkin |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 3 | Keep On Doin' The Isley Brothers |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | Just Seventeen The Raiders |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Stir It Up And Serve It Tommy Roe |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) Doris Duke |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | Comin' Home Delaney & Bonnie & Friends/Eric Clapton |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 2 | Baby Make It Soon The Flying Machine |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 89 | 89 | 88 | 5 | Shades Of Green The Flaming Ember |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 2 | The Cat Walk The Village Soul Choir |
| 91 | NEW | 87 | 5 | The Ghetto-Part 1 Donny Hathaway |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 3 | The Fightin' Side Of Me Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Rock Island Line Johnny Cash |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 3 | Take It Off Him And Put It On Me Clarence Carter |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Silly, Silly, Fool Dusty Springfield |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Love, Peace And Happiness Chambers Brothers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Can't Help Falling In Love Andy Williams |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Message From A Black Man The Whatnauts & The Whatnaut Band |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Sparkle And Shine The Clique |
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