Billboard Hot 100 — July 25, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 25, 1970. "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" by Three Dog Night, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago at #50, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, up 36 places from #68 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting June 20, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder (up from #18 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Love Land" by Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, down 15 places from #16 to #31.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Ready" by Rare Earth, 20 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" by The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) after 17 weeks (peak #2); "Love On A Two-Way Street" by The Moments after 15 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 | 3 | 1 | 6 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Mama Told Me (Not To Come) Three Dog Night |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | The Love You Save/I Found That Girl Jackson 5 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Make It With You Bread |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) The Temptations |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Ride Captain Ride Blues Image |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking |
| 12 | 11 | 5 | 19 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Gimme Dat Ding The Pipkins |
| 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Are You Ready? Pacific Gas And Electric |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 8 | Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 5 | Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 6 | I Just Can't Help Believing B.J. Thomas |
| 21 | 20 | 1 | 10 | The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue The Beatles |
| 22 | 19 | 13 | 15 | My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains |
| 23 | 17 | 4 | 20 | Get Ready Rare Earth |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 9 | Lay A Little Lovin' On Me Robin McNamara |
| 25 | 44 | 25 | 3 | War Edwin Starr |
| 26 | 41 | 26 | 6 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | Save The Country The 5th Dimension |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 7 | Silver Bird Mark Lindsay |
| 29 | 25 | 21 | 15 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 10 | Westbound #9 The Flaming Ember |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 32 | 68 | 32 | 3 | In The Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 33 | 21 | 13 | 15 | United We Stand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 34 | 28 | 28 | 11 | Check Out Your Mind The Impressions |
| 35 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Mississippi John Phillips |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 12 | Go Back Crabby Appleton |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 8 | Steal Away Johnnie Taylor |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 8 | Maybe The Three Degrees |
| 39 | 59 | 39 | 4 | Tell It All Brother Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 8 | Trying To Make A Fool Of Me The Delfonics |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 5 | Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) The Assembled Multitude |
| 42 | 40 | 40 | 7 | The End Of Our Road Marvin Gaye |
| 43 | 74 | 43 | 2 | Everybody's Got The Right To Love The Supremes |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 8 | The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked The Lost Generation |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 6 | When We Get Married The Intruders |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 5 | My Marie Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 47 | 69 | 47 | 3 | Summertime Blues The Who |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) The Boys In The Band The Boys In The Band |
| 49 | 65 | 49 | 3 | Paper Mache Dionne Warwick |
| 50 | NEW | 50 | 1 | 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 5 | Big Yellow Taxi The Neighborhood |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 10 | I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 6 | Pearl Tommy Roe |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | I'll Be Right Here Tyrone Davis |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 6 | Cinnamon Girl Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Do You See My Love (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 2 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1) James Brown |
| 58 | 51 | 51 | 11 | So Much Love Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 11 | Cottage Cheese CROW |
| 60 | 90 | 60 | 2 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 4 | Everything A Man Could Ever Need Glen Campbell |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 4 | Sunshine The Archies |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 4 | Stealing In The Name Of The Lord Paul Kelly |
| 64 | 80 | 55 | 13 | Solitary Man Neil Diamond |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 3 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 66 | 52 | 52 | 12 | A Little Bit Of Soap Paul Davis |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 5 | You've Been My Inspiration The Main Ingredient |
| 68 | 67 | 67 | 11 | That Same Old Feeling Pickettywitch |
| 69 | 89 | 69 | 2 | Hand Me Down World The Guess Who |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 7 | Song From M*A*S*H Al DeLory |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | America, Communicate With Me Ray Stevens |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | Hello Darlin' Conway Twitty |
| 73 | 64 | 64 | 4 | Superman The Ides Of March |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Wigwam Bob Dylan |
| 75 | 100 | 75 | 2 | Long Lonely Nights The Dells |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys The Isley Brothers |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Glory Glory The Rascals |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 4 | Let The Music Take Your Mind Kool & The Gang |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 5 | The Witch The Rattles |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 2 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Apartment 21 Bobbie Gentry |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Drop By My Place Little Carl Carlton |
| 83 | 94 | 83 | 2 | Down By The River Buddy Miles |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Black Fox Freddy Robinson |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 5 | Humphrey The Camel Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 3 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mary Hopkin |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Something Booker T. & The MG's |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Hummingbird B.B. King |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 4 | Hand Clapping Song The Meters |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sing A Song For Freedom Frijid Pink |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Baby, Is There Something On Your Mind McKinley Travis |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | It's Your Life Andy Kim |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | The Lights Of Tucson Jim Campbell |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You Bobby Vinton |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me) The Glass House |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Yellow River Christie |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Candida Dawn |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Morning Much Better Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
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