Billboard Hot 100 — October 3, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 3, 1970. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Lucretia Mac Evil" by Blood, Sweat & Tears at #62, which would go on to peak at #29. The biggest climber was "Sweetheart" by Engelbert Humperdinck, up 28 places from #99 to #71.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting August 8, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 (up from #19 to #6); "All Right Now" by Free (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, down 20 places from #15 to #35.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Solitary Man" by Neil Diamond, 23 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder after 14 weeks (peak #3).
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 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Candida Dawn |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | War Edwin Starr |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | All Right Now Free |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers |
| 14 | 25 | 14 | 8 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 11 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago |
| 18 | 42 | 18 | 4 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones |
| 20 | 39 | 20 | 6 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 9 | Joanne Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Neanderthal Man Hotlegs |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 5 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 6 | Out In The Country Three Dog Night |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 5 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 8 | Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 8 | Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) Grand Funk Railroad |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 6 | Lola The Kinks |
| 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | Rubber Duckie Ernie (Jim Henson) |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 4 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | 16 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Carpenters |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 5 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | That's Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 4 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | 13 | In The Summertime Mungo Jerry |
| 36 | 21 | 3 | 20 | Spill The Wine Eric Burdon And War |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | Make It With You Bread |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 7 | Do What You Wanna Do Five Flights Up |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 41 | 28 | 21 | 23 | Solitary Man Neil Diamond |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | I Stand Accused Isaac Hayes |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 4 | Deeper & Deeper Freda Payne |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 7 | If I Didn't Care The Moments |
| 45 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Peace Will Come (According To Plan) Melanie |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 6 | Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 3 | Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 48 | 47 | 43 | 8 | Soul Shake Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | We Can Make Music Tommy Roe |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 7 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 12 | Yellow River Christie |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 3 | God, Love And Rock & Roll Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 53 | 78 | 53 | 2 | It Don't Matter To Me Bread |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 9 | Mongoose Elephant's Memory |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 7 | Riki Tiki Tavi Donovan |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 5 | (Baby) Turn On To Me The Impressions |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 5 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 4 | I Do Take You The Three Degrees |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 6 | Funk # 49 James Gang |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 7 | Baby, I Need Your Loving O.C. Smith |
| 61 | 75 | 61 | 2 | See Me, Feel Me The Who |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Lucretia Mac Evil Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) James Brown |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 6 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 4 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 3 | When You Get Right Down To It The Delfonics |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 4 | I Just Wanna Keep It Together Paul Davis |
| 68 | 62 | 61 | 7 | Where Are You Going To My Love The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 2 | Engine Number 9 Wilson Pickett |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) The Temptations |
| 71 | 99 | 71 | 2 | Sweetheart Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 72 | 92 | 72 | 3 | Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong The Whispers |
| 73 | 63 | 42 | 10 | Only You Know And I Know Dave Mason |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Come On And Say It The Grass Roots |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 3 | Something Shirley Bassey |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 3 | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind Mark Lindsay |
| 77 | 96 | 77 | 2 | Just Let It Come Alive 'N Kickin' |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 3 | Holy Man Diane Kolby |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 3 | Love Uprising Otis Leaville |
| 80 | 79 | 67 | 7 | Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Make It Easy On Yourself Dionne Warwick |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | Lovin' You Baby White Plains |
| 83 | 72 | 62 | 7 | Screaming Night Hog Steppenwolf |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 2 | Our World Blue Mink |
| 85 | 91 | 84 | 6 | It's So Nice Jackie DeShannon |
| 86 | 85 | 85 | 5 | Greenwood Mississippi Little Richard |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 3 | Stoned Cowboy Fantasy |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Fresh Air Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Woodstock The Assembled Multitude |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Gas Lamps And Clay Blues Image |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Part Time Love Ann Peebles |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | You Better Think Twice Poco |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Funky Man Kool & The Gang |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | So Close Jake Holmes |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Baby Don't Take Your Love Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Let Me Back In Tyrone Davis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Day Is Done Brooklyn Bridge |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) The Presidents |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Got To Believe In Love Robin McNamara |
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