Billboard Hot 100 — March 14, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 14, 1970. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "ABC" by Jackson 5 at #41, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" by The Friends Of Distinction, up 21 places from #82 to #61.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel — 3 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting February 7, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Evil Ways" by Santana (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Why Should I Cry" by The Gentrys, down 16 places from #61 to #77.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Without Love (There Is Nothing)" by Tom Jones after 11 weeks (peak #5); "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Dionne Warwick after 11 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | The Rapper The Jaggerz |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' Brook Benton |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Ma Belle Amie The Tee Set |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star Sly & The Family Stone |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Evil Ways Santana |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics |
| 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Psychedelic Shack The Temptations |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 4 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | 20 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 16 | 12 | 5 | 13 | No Time The Guess Who |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 5 | Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 6 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 20 | 34 | 20 | 3 | Celebrate Three Dog Night |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 6 | Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Lulu |
| 23 | 16 | 10 | 15 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | 18 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 4 | Gotta Hold On To This Feeling Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | Never Had A Dream Come True Stevie Wonder |
| 27 | 17 | 15 | 12 | The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King |
| 28 | 18 | 1 | 14 | Venus The Shocking Blue |
| 29 | 39 | 29 | 3 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 30 | 25 | 19 | 9 | Honey Come Back Glen Campbell |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | Do The Funky Chicken Rufus Thomas |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 6 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 33 | 19 | 12 | 11 | Walk A Mile In My Shoes Joe South and The Believers |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 6 | The Bells The Originals |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) James Brown |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 5 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 5 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 38 | 36 | 36 | 11 | Jennifer Tomkins Street People |
| 39 | 57 | 39 | 2 | Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes |
| 40 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Always Something There To Remind Me R.B. Greaves |
| 41 | NEW | 41 | 1 | ABC Jackson 5 |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | New World Coming Mama Cass Elliot |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Take A Look Around Smith |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 6 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Walking Through The Country The Grass Roots |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | My Elusive Dreams Bobby Vinton |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 10 | If I Never Knew Your Name Vic Dana |
| 48 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Oh What A Day The Dells |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | Gotta Get Back To You Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 50 | 46 | 36 | 8 | If I Were A Carpenter Johnny Cash & June Carter |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | Can't Help Falling In Love Al Martino |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 4 | Temma Harbour Mary Hopkin |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 | Until It's Time For You To Go Neil Diamond |
| 54 | 40 | 34 | 10 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Lenny Welch |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 7 | Oh Well - Pt. I Fleetwood Mac |
| 56 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Good Guys Only Win In The Movies Mel And Tim |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | Rag Mama Rag The Band |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 9 | Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | Stir It Up And Serve It Tommy Roe |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 4 | A Change Is Gonna Come & People Gotta Be Free/The Declaration The 5th Dimension |
| 61 | 82 | 61 | 2 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends Of Distinction |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 7 | Victoria The Kinks |
| 63 | 83 | 63 | 2 | Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 3 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Welfare Cadilac Guy Drake |
| 66 | 85 | 66 | 3 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 67 | 86 | 67 | 2 | Who's Your Baby? The Archies |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 4 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Easy To Be Free Rick Nelson |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 5 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 71 | 72 | 71 | 3 | To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) Doris Duke |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 5 | Heartbreaker Grand Funk Railroad |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 6 | 1984 Spirit |
| 74 | 60 | 60 | 10 | How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad The Lovelites |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 2 | Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got Marvin Gaye |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 2 | Come Together Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 77 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Why Should I Cry The Gentrys |
| 78 | 90 | 78 | 4 | The Cat Walk The Village Soul Choir |
| 79 | 79 | 72 | 6 | She's Ready Spiral Starecase Featuring: Pat Upton |
| 80 | 76 | 74 | 7 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Silly, Silly, Fool Dusty Springfield |
| 82 | 100 | 82 | 2 | Run Sally Run The Cuff Links |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 2 | Brighton Hill Jackie DeShannon |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 3 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Add Some Music To Your Day The Beach Boys |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Mighty Joe The Shocking Blue |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) Led Zeppelin |
| 88 | 97 | 88 | 3 | Can't Help Falling In Love Andy Williams |
| 89 | 75 | 75 | 5 | Keep On Doin' The Isley Brothers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Come Into My Life Jimmy Cliff |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Marty Robbins |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | For The Love Of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Charley Pride |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Don't Worry Baby The Tokens |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Mississippi Mama Owen B. |
| 98 | 91 | 87 | 7 | The Ghetto-Part 1 Donny Hathaway |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Lou Rawls |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Laughin And Clownin Ray Charles |
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