Billboard Hot 100 — September 19, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 19, 1970. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "War" by Edwin Starr, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 at #40, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Fire And Rain" by James Taylor, up 33 places from #83 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting August 8, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Candida" by Dawn (up from #11 to #9).
- Highest debut: "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 at #40; it would spend 16 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 5 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Only You Know And I Know" by Dave Mason, down 14 places from #42 to #56.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Solitary Man" by Neil Diamond, 21 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers after 17 weeks (peak #1); "I Just Can't Help Believing" by B.J. Thomas after 13 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 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | War Edwin Starr |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | In The Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Candida Dawn |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 | Make It With You Bread |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | 18 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 11 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | Rubber Duckie Ernie (Jim Henson) |
| 19 | 13 | 3 | 13 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 6 | All Right Now Free |
| 21 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Hand Me Down World The Guess Who |
| 22 | 19 | 14 | 8 | Hi-De-Ho Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Solitary Man Neil Diamond |
| 24 | 23 | 8 | 14 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? Ronnie Dyson |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 26 | 39 | 26 | 6 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 5 | Neanderthal Man Hotlegs |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 7 | Joanne Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 29 | 27 | 21 | 10 | Everybody's Got The Right To Love The Supremes |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 6 | Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) Grand Funk Railroad |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 5 | Peace Will Come (According To Plan) Melanie |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 4 | Out In The Country Three Dog Night |
| 34 | 52 | 34 | 3 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 3 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 4 | Lola The Kinks |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 7 | That's Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Everything's Tuesday Chairman Of The Board |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 6 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 40 | NEW | 40 | 1 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 41 | 28 | 16 | 13 | Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) The Assembled Multitude |
| 42 | 57 | 42 | 3 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 6 | Soul Shake Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 44 | 37 | 34 | 18 | I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 2 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 4 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 47 | 41 | 32 | 8 | I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love Elvis Presley |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 5 | If I Didn't Care The Moments |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 4 | I Stand Accused Isaac Hayes |
| 50 | 83 | 50 | 2 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Rainbow The Marmalade |
| 52 | 75 | 52 | 3 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 4 | Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 5 | On The Beach (In The Summertime) The 5th Dimension |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 7 | Mongoose Elephant's Memory |
| 56 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Only You Know And I Know Dave Mason |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 5 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 58 | 48 | 48 | 7 | We're All Playing In The Same Band Bert Sommer |
| 59 | 65 | 55 | 10 | Yellow River Christie |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Riki Tiki Tavi Donovan |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Where Are You Going To My Love The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | Screaming Night Hog Steppenwolf |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Do What You Wanna Do Five Flights Up |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 4 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 65 | 84 | 65 | 2 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 2 | We Can Make Music Tommy Roe |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 2 | I Do Take You The Three Degrees |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | Funk # 49 James Gang |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 7 | Uncle John's Band The Grateful Dead |
| 70 | 56 | 56 | 9 | Black Fox Freddy Robinson |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 4 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 5 | Baby, I Need Your Loving O.C. Smith |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 3 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | We Can Make It Baby The Originals |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | (Baby) Turn On To Me The Impressions |
| 76 | 68 | 68 | 5 | She Said Yes Wilson Pickett |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 2 | Deeper & Deeper Freda Payne |
| 78 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Going To The Country The Steve Miller Band |
| 79 | 70 | 67 | 5 | Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | I Just Wanna Keep It Together Paul Davis |
| 82 | 72 | 72 | 6 | I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) The Chi-lites |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | When You Get Right Down To It The Delfonics |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Greenwood Mississippi Little Richard |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Holy Man Diane Kolby |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | I Have Learned To Do Without You Mavis Staples |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Georgia Took Her Back R.B. Greaves |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Come On And Say It The Grass Roots |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | God, Love And Rock & Roll Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 91 | 93 | 84 | 4 | It's So Nice Jackie DeShannon |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong The Whispers |
| 93 | 96 | 92 | 4 | Border Song Elton John |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Something Shirley Bassey |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Love Uprising Otis Leaville |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind Mark Lindsay |
| 97 | 95 | 95 | 3 | Empty Pages Traffic |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Loving You Is A Natural Thing Ronnie Milsap |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Stoned Cowboy Fantasy |
| 100 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Alone Again Or Love |
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