Billboard Hot 100 — September 5, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 5, 1970. "War" by Edwin Starr held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Look What They've Done To My Song Ma" by The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham at #70, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Out In The Country" by Three Dog Night, up 22 places from #90 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "War" by Edwin Starr — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting July 11, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking, down 13 places from #15 to #28.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne, 20 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" by Three Dog Night after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)" by The Temptations after 15 weeks (peak #3); "O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence" by The 5 Stairsteps after 16 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 9 | War Edwin Starr |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Make It With You Bread |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | In The Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 12 | 21 | 12 | 5 | Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | Hi-De-Ho Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | I Just Can't Help Believing B.J. Thomas |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) The Assembled Multitude |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Hand Me Down World The Guess Who |
| 18 | 33 | 18 | 7 | Candida Dawn |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 8 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 3 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | Everybody's Got The Right To Love The Supremes |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | 20 | Band Of Gold Freda Payne |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | Solitary Man Neil Diamond |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 25 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Tell It All Brother Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 4 | Rubber Duckie Ernie (Jim Henson) |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 6 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | 14 | Tighter, Tighter Alive & Kicking |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 3 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 30 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Lay A Little Lovin' On Me Robin McNamara |
| 31 | 22 | 15 | 8 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1) James Brown |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 6 | I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love Elvis Presley |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 7 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 35 | 49 | 35 | 4 | Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) Grand Funk Railroad |
| 36 | 45 | 36 | 5 | Joanne Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 3 | Peace Will Come (According To Plan) Melanie |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 3 | Neanderthal Man Hotlegs |
| 39 | 35 | 27 | 9 | Summertime Blues The Who |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 4 | All Right Now Free |
| 41 | 41 | 32 | 9 | Do You See My Love (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 42 | 39 | 29 | 11 | Big Yellow Taxi The Neighborhood |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Only You Know And I Know Dave Mason |
| 45 | 37 | 30 | 14 | The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked The Lost Generation |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 6 | Everything's Tuesday Chairman Of The Board |
| 47 | 60 | 47 | 5 | That's Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 4 | Soul Shake Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 5 | We're All Playing In The Same Band Bert Sommer |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 4 | Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 4 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 5 | Rainbow The Marmalade |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 2 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 54 | 42 | 41 | 7 | Wigwam Bob Dylan |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 8 | Yellow River Christie |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 3 | On The Beach (In The Summertime) The 5th Dimension |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 6 | Ball And Chain Tommy James |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 7 | Black Fox Freddy Robinson |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 2 | Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 2 | Lola The Kinks |
| 61 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Hummingbird B.B. King |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Riki Tiki Tavi Donovan |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 5 | Mongoose Elephant's Memory |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | Where Are You Going To My Love The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 2 | I Stand Accused Isaac Hayes |
| 66 | 55 | 55 | 7 | Sing A Song For Freedom Frijid Pink |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 3 | Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Out In The Country Three Dog Night |
| 69 | 86 | 69 | 3 | Screaming Night Hog Steppenwolf |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 3 | If I Didn't Care The Moments |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 5 | Uncle John's Band The Grateful Dead |
| 73 | 93 | 73 | 3 | Do What You Wanna Do Five Flights Up |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | She Said Yes Wilson Pickett |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 4 | Going To The Country The Steve Miller Band |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 2 | Funk # 49 James Gang |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 3 | Don't Make Me Over Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 4 | I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) The Chi-lites |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 6 | Yours Love Joe Simon |
| 80 | 74 | 74 | 7 | Morning Much Better Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 83 | 97 | 83 | 3 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 84 | 85 | 70 | 12 | Song From M*A*S*H Al DeLory |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | I Wanna Know If It's Good To You? Funkadelic |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Greenwood Mississippi Little Richard |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 3 | Baby, I Need Your Loving O.C. Smith |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 4 | I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me) The Glass House |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 3 | We Can Make It Baby The Originals |
| 92 | 92 | 1 | 16 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | (Baby) Turn On To Me The Impressions |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Empty Pages Traffic |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I Have Learned To Do Without You Mavis Staples |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | (I Remember) Summer Morning Vanity Fare |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Looky Looky (Look At Me Girl) The O'Jays |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Fire And Rain Johnny Rivers & Friends |
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