Billboard Hot 100 — July 4, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 4, 1970. "The Love You Save/I Found That Girl" by Jackson 5 held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Everything A Man Could Ever Need" by Glen Campbell at #80, which would go on to peak at #52. The biggest climber was "My Marie" by Engelbert Humperdinck, up 27 places from #90 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Love You Save/I Found That Girl" by Jackson 5 — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting May 30, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne (up from #11 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "The Letter" by Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People, down 17 places from #16 to #33.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Ready" by Rare Earth, 17 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "American Woman/No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who after 15 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 6 | The Love You Save/I Found That Girl Jackson 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Mama Told Me (Not To Come) Three Dog Night |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) The Temptations |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue The Beatles |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ride Captain Ride Blues Image |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses Elvis Presley |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 11 | 10 | 2 | 15 | Which Way You Goin' Billy? The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 7 | Gimme Dat Ding The Pipkins |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | United We Stand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 14 | 37 | 14 | 3 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | 13 | Love On A Two-Way Street The Moments |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 4 | A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios |
| 18 | 32 | 18 | 8 | O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 13 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 20 | 44 | 20 | 5 | Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Question The Moody Blues |
| 22 | 19 | 1 | 14 | Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 12 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | It's All In The Game Four Tops |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 10 | Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding Wilson Pickett |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | 11 | Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 27 | 18 | 9 | 14 | Make Me Smile Chicago |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | Check Out Your Mind The Impressions |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 6 | Are You Ready? Pacific Gas And Electric |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 5 | Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 7 | Spirit In The Dark Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 4 | Save The Country The 5th Dimension |
| 33 | 16 | 7 | 12 | The Letter Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | Westbound #9 The Flaming Ember |
| 35 | 20 | 4 | 13 | Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | Mississippi John Phillips |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 9 | Go Back Crabby Appleton |
| 38 | 24 | 24 | 8 | Hey, Mister Sun Bobby Sherman |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 2 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | 14 | I Want To Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Baby Hold On The Grass Roots |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 13 | I Can't Leave Your Love Alone Clarence Carter |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | Steal Away Johnnie Taylor |
| 44 | 59 | 44 | 4 | Make It With You Bread |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 4 | Canned Ham Norman Greenbaum |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 4 | Silver Bird Mark Lindsay |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 4 | The End Of Our Road Marvin Gaye |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 2 | Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 5 | Maybe The Three Degrees |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 7 | Freedom Blues Little Richard |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | So Much Love Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 3 | I Just Can't Help Believing B.J. Thomas |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 9 | A Little Bit Of Soap Paul Davis |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 6 | Lay A Little Lovin' On Me Robin McNamara |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 7 | I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 5 | Trying To Make A Fool Of Me The Delfonics |
| 58 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Brook Benton With The Dixie Flyers |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 5 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) The Boys In The Band The Boys In The Band |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 7 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 5 | The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked The Lost Generation |
| 62 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Come To Me Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 63 | 90 | 63 | 2 | My Marie Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 64 | 61 | 46 | 7 | Who's Gonna Take The Blame Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | When We Get Married The Intruders |
| 66 | 86 | 66 | 3 | Cinnamon Girl Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| 67 | 75 | 66 | 8 | Cottage Cheese CROW |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 8 | That Same Old Feeling Pickettywitch |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 3 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 70 | 95 | 70 | 2 | I'll Be Right Here Tyrone Davis |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) The Assembled Multitude |
| 72 | 92 | 72 | 2 | Big Yellow Taxi The Neighborhood |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 3 | Pearl Tommy Roe |
| 74 | 74 | 53 | 8 | Whoever Finds This, I Love You Mac Davis |
| 75 | 94 | 75 | 2 | Your Own Back Yard Dion |
| 76 | 70 | 52 | 12 | Cinnamon Girl The Gentrys |
| 77 | 77 | 62 | 8 | That Same Old Feeling The Fortunes |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | One Day Of Your Life Andy Williams |
| 79 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Song From M*A*S*H Al DeLory |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Everything A Man Could Ever Need Glen Campbell |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 5 | Gimme Shelter Merry Clayton |
| 82 | 91 | 82 | 2 | The Witch The Rattles |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Superman The Ides Of March |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Destiny/Susie-Q Jose Feliciano |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 5 | She Cried The Lettermen |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Tell It All Brother Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sunshine The Archies |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Hello Darlin' Conway Twitty |
| 89 | 89 | 75 | 5 | Long And Lonesome Road The Shocking Blue |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Wonder Could I Live There Anymore Charley Pride |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 2 | You've Been My Inspiration The Main Ingredient |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Stealing In The Name Of The Lord Paul Kelly |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Hand Clapping Song The Meters |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 3 | Good Morning Freedom Daybreak |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Let The Music Take Your Mind Kool & The Gang |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 3 | This Bitter Earth The Satisfactions |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Humphrey The Camel Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Let's Make Each Other Happy The Illusion |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 2 | I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Turley Richards |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Eve Of Destruction The Turtles |
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