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