Billboard Hot 100 — May 9, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 9, 1970. "American Woman/No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "ABC" by Jackson 5, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Baby Hold On" by The Grass Roots at #79, which would go on to peak at #35. The biggest climber was "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, up 23 places from #88 to #65.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "American Woman/No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 21, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens (up from #16 to #7); "Reflections Of My Life" by The Marmalade (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You're The One-Part II" by Little Sister, down 24 places from #22 to #46.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Come And Get It" by Badfinger, 14 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "House Of The Rising Sun" by Frijid Pink after 13 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 4 | 1 | 8 | American Woman/No Sugar Tonight The Guess Who |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ABC Jackson 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Let It Be The Beatles |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | Vehicle The Ides Of March |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely The Friends Of Distinction |
| 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Turn Back The Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 13 | 30 | 13 | 3 | Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 5 | Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | For The Love Of Him Bobbi Martin |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 5 | Love On A Two-Way Street The Moments |
| 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes |
| 18 | 8 | 7 | 14 | Come And Get It Badfinger |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 9 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 5 | What Is Truth Johnny Cash |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | 14 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel |
| 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 7 | Which Way You Goin' Billy? The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 24 | 18 | 9 | 14 | Easy Come, Easy Go Bobby Sherman |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 6 | Make Me Smile Chicago |
| 26 | 41 | 26 | 4 | The Letter Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | Little Green Bag George Baker Selection |
| 28 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Tennessee Bird Walk Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 29 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Everybody's Out Of Town B.J. Thomas |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 3 | Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) Diana Ross |
| 31 | 49 | 31 | 2 | Daughter Of Darkness Tom Jones |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 5 | Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) Vincent Bell |
| 33 | 31 | 20 | 11 | Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 4 | Puppet Man The 5th Dimension |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | Viva Tirado - Part I El Chicano |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 13 | Come Saturday Morning The Sandpipers |
| 37 | 33 | 24 | 14 | Shilo Neil Diamond |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 5 | Hey Lawdy Mama Steppenwolf |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 4 | Let Me Go To Him Dionne Warwick |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 5 | Oh Happy Day Glen Campbell |
| 41 | 21 | 12 | 14 | The Bells The Originals |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 8 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 6 | The Girls' Song The 5th Dimension |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | Miss America Mark Lindsay |
| 45 | 25 | 25 | 8 | You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 46 | 22 | 22 | 11 | You're The One-Part II Little Sister |
| 47 | 63 | 47 | 4 | The Seeker The Who |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 6 | Don't Stop Now/Since I Don't Have You Eddie Holman |
| 49 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Come Running Van Morrison |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 6 | Chicken Strut The Meters |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 4 | United We Stand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | My Wife, The Dancer Eddie & Dutch |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 5 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 11 | Ticket To Ride Carpenters |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 3 | Hum A Song (From Your Heart) Lulu with The Dixie Flyers |
| 56 | 50 | 50 | 5 | You Make Me Real/Roadhouse Blues The Doors |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 2 | Soolaimón (African Trilogy II) Neil Diamond |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 4 | My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 4 | The Onion Song/California Soul Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 60 | 77 | 60 | 2 | Brother Rapp (Part 1) James Brown |
| 61 | 54 | 54 | 5 | So Excited B.B. King |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 3 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 63 | 47 | 45 | 12 | California Girl Eddie Floyd |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 4 | Cinnamon Girl The Gentrys |
| 65 | 88 | 65 | 4 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 2 | Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding Wilson Pickett |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 2 | O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 69 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Deeper (In Love With You) The O'Jays |
| 70 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Cryin' In The Streets (Part 1) George Perkins & The Silver Stars |
| 71 | 72 | 71 | 5 | He Made A Woman Out Of Me Bobbie Gentry |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 4 | Open Up My Heart/Nadine The Dells |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 2 | Grover Henson Feels Forgotten Bill Cosby |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 4 | Farther On Down The Road Joe Simon |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 6 | Can You Feel It Bobby Goldsboro |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | It's All In The Game Four Tops |
| 77 | 79 | 63 | 12 | Welfare Cadilac Guy Drake |
| 78 | 94 | 78 | 2 | Question The Moody Blues |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Baby Hold On The Grass Roots |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 2 | (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String Chairman Of The Board |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 4 | My Way Brook Benton |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 3 | Fire & Rain R.B. Greaves |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 5 | I Can't Leave Your Love Alone Clarence Carter |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 4 | Lucifer Bob Seger System |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Ride Captain Ride Blues Image |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Go Back Crabby Appleton |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 3 | Get Down People Fabulous Counts |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Darkness, Darkness The Youngbloods |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Into The Mystic Johnny Rivers |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Baby I Love You Little Milton |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Call My Baby Candy The Jaggerz |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Tobacco Road Jamul |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Patch Of Blue Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | If You Do Believe In Love The Tee Set |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Sweet Feeling Candi Staton |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Check Yourself I.A.P. Co. (the Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company) |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Love Like A Man Ten Years After |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking) Dee Dee Warwick |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | And My Heart Sang (Tra La La) Brenda & The Tabulations |
See more charts from 1970 or browse the 1970s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.