Billboard Hot 100 — May 2, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 2, 1970. "ABC" by Jackson 5 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 "Daughter Of Darkness" by Tom Jones at #49, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains, up 25 places from #87 to #62.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "ABC" by Jackson 5 — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 14, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Vehicle" by The Ides Of March (up from #19 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Capture The Moment" by Jay & The Americans, down 13 places from #57 to #70.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Come And Get It" by Badfinger, 13 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "The Rapper" by The Jaggerz after 13 weeks (peak #2); "Give Me Just A Little More Time" by Chairman Of The Board after 15 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 8 | ABC Jackson 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Let It Be The Beatles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | American Woman/No Sugar Tonight The Guess Who |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends Of Distinction |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | 6 | Vehicle The Ides Of March |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | 13 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | For The Love Of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 4 | Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 4 | Love On A Two-Way Street The Moments |
| 21 | 17 | 12 | 13 | The Bells The Originals |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 7 | You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | Everybody's Out Of Town B.J. Thomas |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | 13 | House Of The Rising Sun Frijid Pink |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 4 | What Is Truth Johnny Cash |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 7 | Little Green Bag George Baker Selection |
| 30 | 48 | 30 | 2 | Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 31 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 6 | Which Way You Goin' Billy? The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 33 | 24 | 24 | 13 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 4 | Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) Vincent Bell |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Make Me Smile Chicago |
| 36 | 54 | 36 | 4 | Viva Tirado - Part I El Chicano |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 2 | Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) Diana Ross |
| 38 | 56 | 38 | 3 | Puppet Man The 5th Dimension |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 5 | Come Running Van Morrison |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 12 | Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 3 | The Letter Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 4 | Oh Happy Day Glen Campbell |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 4 | Hey Lawdy Mama Steppenwolf |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | The Girls' Song The 5th Dimension |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 5 | Miss America Mark Lindsay |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 7 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 47 | 45 | 45 | 11 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 3 | Let Me Go To Him Dionne Warwick |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | Daughter Of Darkness Tom Jones |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | You Make Me Real/Roadhouse Blues The Doors |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 5 | Chicken Strut The Meters |
| 52 | 68 | 52 | 5 | My Wife, The Dancer Eddie & Dutch |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 5 | Don't Stop Now/Since I Don't Have You Eddie Holman |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | So Excited B.B. King |
| 55 | 76 | 55 | 10 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 57 | 50 | 42 | 8 | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Marty Robbins |
| 58 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Children Joe South |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 2 | Hum A Song (From Your Heart) Lulu with The Dixie Flyers |
| 60 | 79 | 60 | 3 | United We Stand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Cryin' In The Streets (Part 1) George Perkins & The Silver Stars |
| 62 | 87 | 62 | 3 | My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 3 | The Seeker The Who |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 5 | Deeper (In Love With You) The O'Jays |
| 65 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Nothing Succeeds Like Success Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 67 | 89 | 67 | 2 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Soolaimón (African Trilogy II) Neil Diamond |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 3 | Cinnamon Girl The Gentrys |
| 70 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Capture The Moment Jay & The Americans |
| 71 | 94 | 71 | 3 | The Onion Song/California Soul Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 4 | He Made A Woman Out Of Me Bobbie Gentry |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 3 | Open Up My Heart/Nadine The Dells |
| 74 | 93 | 74 | 2 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Farther On Down The Road Joe Simon |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding Wilson Pickett |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Brother Rapp (Part 1) James Brown |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 5 | Can You Feel It Bobby Goldsboro |
| 79 | 80 | 63 | 11 | Welfare Cadilac Guy Drake |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Grover Henson Feels Forgotten Bill Cosby |
| 81 | 99 | 81 | 2 | It's All In The Game Four Tops |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | I Who Have Nothing Liquid Smoke |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Fire & Rain R.B. Greaves |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 3 | My Way Brook Benton |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 4 | I Can't Leave Your Love Alone Clarence Carter |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String Chairman Of The Board |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 3 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 89 | 100 | 89 | 2 | Get Down People Fabulous Counts |
| 90 | 98 | 90 | 2 | More Than I Can Stand Bobby Womack |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 3 | Lucifer Bob Seger System |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | A Little Bit Of Soap Paul Davis |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Darkness, Darkness The Youngbloods |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Question The Moody Blues |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | I Got A Problem Jesse Anderson |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Thank You Girl Street People |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 3 | Angelica Oliver |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Love Like A Man Ten Years After |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Check Yourself I.A.P. Co. (the Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company) |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Darling Dear Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
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