Billboard Hot 100 — March 21, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 21, 1970. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Let It Be" by The Beatles at #6, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Tennessee Bird Walk" by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, up 37 places from #84 to #47.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel — 4 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting February 7, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)" by John Ono Lennon (up from #15 to #4); "Let It Be" by The Beatles (new entry to #6); "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse (up from #13 to #8); "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics (up from #11 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Let It Be" by The Beatles at #6; it would spend 14 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 2 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star" by Sly & The Family Stone, down 14 places from #7 to #21.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Venus" by The Shocking Blue after 14 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | 7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | The Rapper The Jaggerz |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' Brook Benton |
| 6 | NEW | 6 | 1 | Let It Be The Beatles |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Evil Ways Santana |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ma Belle Amie The Tee Set |
| 13 | 29 | 13 | 4 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 14 | 41 | 14 | 2 | ABC Jackson 5 |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | Celebrate Three Dog Night |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 7 | Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | 10 | Psychedelic Shack The Temptations |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star Sly & The Family Stone |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 13 | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 7 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 5 | Gotta Hold On To This Feeling Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 3 | Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 7 | The Bells The Originals |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | 21 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 7 | Do The Funky Chicken Rufus Thomas |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 14 | No Time The Guess Who |
| 30 | 27 | 15 | 13 | The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King |
| 31 | 22 | 22 | 13 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Lulu |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 6 | It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) James Brown |
| 33 | 24 | 1 | 19 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 6 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 36 | 23 | 10 | 16 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 37 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Never Had A Dream Come True Stevie Wonder |
| 38 | 61 | 38 | 3 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends Of Distinction |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 7 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 40 | 38 | 36 | 12 | Jennifer Tomkins Street People |
| 41 | 64 | 41 | 4 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 42 | 66 | 42 | 4 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 5 | Take A Look Around Smith |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | Walking Through The Country The Grass Roots |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Gotta Get Back To You Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 46 | NEW | 46 | 1 | American Woman/No Sugar Tonight The Guess Who |
| 47 | 84 | 47 | 4 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 48 | 46 | 46 | 7 | My Elusive Dreams Bobby Vinton |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 11 | If I Never Knew Your Name Vic Dana |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 3 | Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Temma Harbour Mary Hopkin |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 4 | Stir It Up And Serve It Tommy Roe |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 3 | Who's Your Baby? The Archies |
| 54 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Can't Help Falling In Love Al Martino |
| 55 | 53 | 53 | 5 | Until It's Time For You To Go Neil Diamond |
| 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Oh Well - Pt. I Fleetwood Mac |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Rag Mama Rag The Band |
| 58 | 56 | 45 | 7 | Good Guys Only Win In The Movies Mel And Tim |
| 59 | 58 | 58 | 10 | Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg |
| 60 | 96 | 60 | 2 | Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) Doris Duke |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 5 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 8 | Welfare Cadilac Guy Drake |
| 64 | 60 | 60 | 5 | A Change Is Gonna Come & People Gotta Be Free/The Declaration The 5th Dimension |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 3 | Easy To Be Free Rick Nelson |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 6 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got Marvin Gaye |
| 68 | 62 | 62 | 8 | Victoria The Kinks |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 7 | 1984 Spirit |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 5 | The Cat Walk The Village Soul Choir |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | Come Together Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 3 | Mighty Joe The Shocking Blue |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 3 | Add Some Music To Your Day The Beach Boys |
| 75 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Heartbreaker Grand Funk Railroad |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) Led Zeppelin |
| 77 | 91 | 77 | 2 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 4 | Silly, Silly, Fool Dusty Springfield |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 3 | Run Sally Run The Cuff Links |
| 80 | 92 | 80 | 2 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Marty Robbins |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | For The Love Of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Little Green Bag George Baker Selection |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 3 | Brighton Hill Jackie DeShannon |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Could Write A Book Jerry Butler |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Funky Drummer (Part 1) James Brown |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Nothing Succeeds Like Success Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Would Be In Love (Anyway) Frank Sinatra |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Come Into My Life Jimmy Cliff |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Funky Chicken (Part 1) Willie Henderson And The Soul Explosions |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | You Keep Tightening Up On Me The Box Tops |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Charley Pride |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Children Joe South |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Lou Rawls |
| 97 | 98 | 87 | 8 | The Ghetto-Part 1 Donny Hathaway |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Laughin And Clownin Ray Charles |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Time To Get It Together Country Coalition |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing Funkadelic |
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