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