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