Billboard Hot 100 — April 18, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 18, 1970. "Let It Be" by The Beatles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Letter" by Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People at #72, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern)" by Vincent Bell, up 46 places from #90 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Let It Be" by The Beatles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting March 21, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" by The Friends Of Distinction (up from #14 to #8); "American Woman/No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who (up from #15 to #9); "Up The Ladder To The Roof" by The Supremes (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin'" by Brook Benton, down 15 places from #16 to #31.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies, 18 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Ma Belle Amie" by The Tee Set after 12 weeks (peak #5); "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics after 14 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 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Let It Be The Beatles |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ABC Jackson 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends Of Distinction |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | American Woman/No Sugar Tonight The Guess Who |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | The Bells The Originals |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | The Rapper The Jaggerz |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 10 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 5 | Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis |
| 17 | 33 | 17 | 4 | Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 18 | 30 | 18 | 6 | Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade |
| 19 | 17 | 3 | 14 | Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairman Of The Board |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 8 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 21 | 18 | 9 | 13 | Evil Ways Santana |
| 22 | 20 | 15 | 8 | Celebrate Three Dog Night |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 8 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 26 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | 18 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 6 | For The Love Of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 29 | 23 | 21 | 9 | Gotta Hold On To This Feeling Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 5 | You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | 15 | Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' Brook Benton |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 4 | Vehicle The Ides Of March |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 4 | Everybody's Out Of Town B.J. Thomas |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Little Green Bag George Baker Selection |
| 36 | 32 | 27 | 10 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 37 | 52 | 37 | 3 | Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens |
| 38 | 68 | 38 | 2 | Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel |
| 39 | 36 | 28 | 11 | Do The Funky Chicken Rufus Thomas |
| 40 | 56 | 40 | 2 | Love On A Two-Way Street The Moments |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 3 | Make Me Smile Chicago |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Marty Robbins |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 3 | Come Running Van Morrison |
| 44 | 90 | 44 | 2 | Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) Vincent Bell |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 9 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 46 | 66 | 46 | 2 | What Is Truth Johnny Cash |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 3 | The Girls' Song The 5th Dimension |
| 48 | 73 | 48 | 4 | Which Way You Goin' Billy? The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 49 | 44 | 40 | 7 | Who's Your Baby? The Archies |
| 50 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Mighty Joe The Shocking Blue |
| 51 | 45 | 41 | 7 | Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 52 | 95 | 52 | 2 | Oh Happy Day Glen Campbell |
| 53 | 46 | 46 | 5 | I Could Write A Book Jerry Butler |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | Children Joe South |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 9 | The Cat Walk The Village Soul Choir |
| 56 | 51 | 51 | 5 | Funky Drummer (Part 1) James Brown |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 4 | Capture The Moment Jay & The Americans |
| 58 | 58 | 57 | 7 | Come Together Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 4 | The Funniest Thing Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 60 | 50 | 50 | 8 | To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) Doris Duke |
| 61 | 88 | 61 | 10 | Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 5 | Nothing Succeeds Like Success Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 2 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 64 | 81 | 64 | 3 | Miss America Mark Lindsay |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 2 | Hey Lawdy Mama Steppenwolf |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 5 | Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 3 | Chicken Strut The Meters |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 3 | Cryin' In The Streets (Part 1) George Perkins & The Silver Stars |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | But For Love Jerry Naylor |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 3 | Deeper (In Love With You) The O'Jays |
| 71 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Charley Pride |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | The Letter Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 2 | So Excited B.B. King |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 2 | He Made A Woman Out Of Me Bobbie Gentry |
| 75 | 97 | 75 | 2 | You Make Me Real/Roadhouse Blues The Doors |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 2 | Viva Tirado - Part I El Chicano |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 5 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 4 | Brown Paper Bag Syndicate Of Sound |
| 79 | 91 | 79 | 3 | My Wife, The Dancer Eddie & Dutch |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | Don't Stop Now/Since I Don't Have You Eddie Holman |
| 81 | NEW | 66 | 8 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 3 | Can You Feel It Bobby Goldsboro |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Who Have Nothing Liquid Smoke |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 3 | Love Minus Zero-No Limit Turley Richards |
| 85 | 80 | 80 | 5 | I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing Funkadelic |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Puppet Man The 5th Dimension |
| 87 | 87 | 85 | 4 | July 12, 1939 Charlie Rich |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Let Me Go To Him Dionne Warwick |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Farther On Down The Road Joe Simon |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Seeker The Who |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Cole, Cooke & Redding Wilson Pickett |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | United We Stand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | A Little Bit Of Soap Paul Davis |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Open Up My Heart/Nadine The Dells |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Onion Song/California Soul Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | My Way Brook Benton |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Cinnamon Girl The Gentrys |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | I Can't Leave Your Love Alone Clarence Carter |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Don't Let The Music Slip Away Archie Bell & The Drells |
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