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