Billboard Hot 100 — August 1, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 1, 1970. "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by Rare Earth at #61, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Patches" by Clarence Carter, up 31 places from #60 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting June 20, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Spill The Wine" by Eric Burdon And War (up from #14 to #7); "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Trying To Make A Fool Of Me" by The Delfonics, down 18 places from #40 to #58.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hitchin' A Ride" by Vanity Fare, 20 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue" by The Beatles after 10 weeks (peak #1); "Get Ready" by Rare Earth after 20 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 7 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Make It With You Bread |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Mama Told Me (Not To Come) Three Dog Night |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | The Love You Save/I Found That Girl Jackson 5 |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 11 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) The Temptations |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence The 5 Stairsteps |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | Ride Captain Ride Blues Image |
| 12 | 25 | 12 | 4 | War Edwin Starr |
| 13 | 12 | 5 | 20 | Hitchin' A Ride Vanity Fare |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Are You Ready? Pacific Gas And Electric |
| 15 | 10 | 6 | 15 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 6 | Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 7 | I Just Can't Help Believing B.J. Thomas |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 10 | Lay A Little Lovin' On Me Robin McNamara |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | 8 | A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 22 | 32 | 22 | 4 | In The Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 23 | 13 | 9 | 11 | Gimme Dat Ding The Pipkins |
| 24 | 17 | 9 | 12 | The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses Elvis Presley |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 8 | Silver Bird Mark Lindsay |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 11 | Westbound #9 The Flaming Ember |
| 27 | 39 | 27 | 5 | Tell It All Brother Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 28 | 41 | 28 | 6 | Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) The Assembled Multitude |
| 29 | 60 | 29 | 3 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 30 | 57 | 30 | 3 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1) James Brown |
| 31 | 29 | 21 | 16 | Mississippi Queen Mountain |
| 32 | 31 | 16 | 17 | Love Land Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 33 | 47 | 33 | 4 | Summertime Blues The Who |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 9 | The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked The Lost Generation |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 9 | Maybe The Three Degrees |
| 36 | 35 | 32 | 12 | Mississippi John Phillips |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 3 | Everybody's Got The Right To Love The Supremes |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 2 | 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago |
| 39 | 56 | 39 | 4 | Do You See My Love (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 40 | 34 | 28 | 12 | Check Out Your Mind The Impressions |
| 41 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Save The Country The 5th Dimension |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 6 | Big Yellow Taxi The Neighborhood |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 6 | My Marie Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 44 | 36 | 36 | 13 | Go Back Crabby Appleton |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 4 | Paper Mache Dionne Warwick |
| 46 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Steal Away Johnnie Taylor |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 11 | I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) The Boys In The Band The Boys In The Band |
| 49 | 69 | 49 | 3 | Hand Me Down World The Guess Who |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 7 | Pearl Tommy Roe |
| 51 | 71 | 51 | 2 | America, Communicate With Me Ray Stevens |
| 52 | 45 | 45 | 7 | When We Get Married The Intruders |
| 53 | 54 | 53 | 6 | I'll Be Right Here Tyrone Davis |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 5 | Everything A Man Could Ever Need Glen Campbell |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 7 | Cinnamon Girl Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 12 | Cottage Cheese CROW |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | Sunshine The Archies |
| 58 | 40 | 40 | 9 | Trying To Make A Fool Of Me The Delfonics |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 2 | Wigwam Bob Dylan |
| 60 | 64 | 55 | 14 | Solitary Man Neil Diamond |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 4 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Stealing In The Name Of The Lord Paul Kelly |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 6 | You've Been My Inspiration The Main Ingredient |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 5 | Hello Darlin' Conway Twitty |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Glory Glory The Rascals |
| 67 | 90 | 67 | 2 | Sing A Song For Freedom Frijid Pink |
| 68 | 68 | 67 | 12 | That Same Old Feeling Pickettywitch |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 8 | Song From M*A*S*H Al DeLory |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Hi-De-Ho Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 73 | 73 | 64 | 5 | Superman The Ides Of March |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 3 | Long Lonely Nights The Dells |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 2 | Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys The Isley Brothers |
| 76 | 99 | 76 | 2 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 4 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mary Hopkin |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 6 | Humphrey The Camel Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Hummingbird B.B. King |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | Down By The River Buddy Miles |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Apartment 21 Bobbie Gentry |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Drop By My Place Little Carl Carlton |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Black Fox Freddy Robinson |
| 84 | 78 | 78 | 5 | Let The Music Take Your Mind Kool & The Gang |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love Elvis Presley |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 2 | Something Booker T. & The MG's |
| 87 | 96 | 87 | 3 | Yellow River Christie |
| 88 | 97 | 88 | 2 | Candida Dawn |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | Morning Much Better Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | It's Your Life Andy Kim |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Mill Valley Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 4 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You Bobby Vinton |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Black Hands White Cotton The Caboose |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Only You Know And I Know Dave Mason |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Everything's Tuesday Chairman Of The Board |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Yours Love Joe Simon |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Ball And Chain Tommy James |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | A Song That Never Comes Mama Cass Elliot |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Bring It On Home Lou Rawls |
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