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