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