Billboard Hot 100 — October 17, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 17, 1970. "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Cracklin' Rosie" by Neil Diamond, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Heed The Call" by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition at #67, which would go on to peak at #33. The biggest climber was "Fresh Air" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, up 21 places from #80 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting September 19, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Fire And Rain" by James Taylor (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Neanderthal Man" by Hotlegs, down 15 places from #34 to #49.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "War" by Edwin Starr, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Spill The Wine" by Eric Burdon And War after 21 weeks (peak #3); "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago after 12 weeks (peak #4).
- Stories that mention this week: Four for Four: The Jackson 5 Own 1970 · Hitsville, Counted: Motown by the Numbers, 1961–1990.
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 | 5 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | All Right Now Free |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Candida Dawn |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 11 | 22 | 11 | 7 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Lola The Kinks |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | Out In The Country Three Dog Night |
| 16 | 11 | 8 | 14 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 7 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 19 | 10 | 7 | 12 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 6 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | 15 | War Edwin Starr |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 10 | Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) Grand Funk Railroad |
| 24 | 16 | 4 | 14 | Patches Clarence Carter |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt |
| 26 | 23 | 12 | 15 | Groovy Situation Gene Chandler |
| 27 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Joanne Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 7 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 11 | That's Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 5 | God, Love And Rock & Roll Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 4 | It Don't Matter To Me Bread |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 5 | Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 3 | Lucretia Mac Evil Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 34 | 54 | 34 | 3 | Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) James Brown |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 8 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | Deeper & Deeper Freda Payne |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 9 | Do What You Wanna Do Five Flights Up |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 3 | Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) The Temptations |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | See Me, Feel Me The Who |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 14 | Yellow River Christie |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 9 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 44 | 42 | 42 | 8 | I Stand Accused Isaac Hayes |
| 45 | 59 | 45 | 4 | Engine Number 9 Wilson Pickett |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 2 | Cry Me A River Joe Cocker |
| 47 | 63 | 47 | 3 | Make It Easy On Yourself Dionne Warwick |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 8 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 49 | 34 | 22 | 9 | Neanderthal Man Hotlegs |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 11 | Mongoose Elephant's Memory |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | I Do Take You The Three Degrees |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 9 | Baby, I Need Your Loving O.C. Smith |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 6 | I Just Wanna Keep It Together Paul Davis |
| 54 | 49 | 49 | 6 | We Can Make Music Tommy Roe |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 5 | When You Get Right Down To It The Delfonics |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 5 | Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong The Whispers |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 5 | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind Mark Lindsay |
| 58 | 56 | 56 | 7 | (Baby) Turn On To Me The Impressions |
| 59 | 80 | 59 | 3 | Fresh Air Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| 60 | 75 | 60 | 2 | I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 5 | Come On And Say It The Grass Roots |
| 62 | 73 | 59 | 8 | Funk # 49 James Gang |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 5 | Something Shirley Bassey |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Sweetheart Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 4 | Our World Blue Mink |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 2 | Let's Work Together Canned Heat |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Heed The Call Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 5 | Holy Man Diane Kolby |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 4 | Just Let It Come Alive 'N Kickin' |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | So Close Jake Holmes |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 3 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) The Presidents |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Part Time Love Ann Peebles |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Let Me Back In Tyrone Davis |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | After Midnight Eric Clapton |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Love Uprising Otis Leaville |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | I Am Somebody Part II Johnnie Taylor |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 2 | Time Waits For No One The Friends Of Distinction |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 3 | Woodstock The Assembled Multitude |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 4 | Gas Lamps And Clay Blues Image |
| 82 | 97 | 82 | 3 | Got To Believe In Love Robin McNamara |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 2 | America/Standing/Because I Love You The Five Stairsteps |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I'm Not My Brothers Keeper The Flaming Ember |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 3 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 5 | Stoned Cowboy Fantasy |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 4 | Funky Man Kool & The Gang |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Dreams Buddy Miles |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 2 | Time To Kill The Band |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 3 | You Better Think Twice Poco |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | I'm Better Off Without You The Main Ingredient |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Up On The Roof Laura Nyro |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 4 | Empty Pages Traffic |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | The Taker Waylon Jennings |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Father Come On Home Pacific Gas And Electric |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Get Into Something The Isley Brothers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Losers Weepers - Part I Etta James |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Don't Wanna Cry Ronnie Dyson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Jerusalem Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Listen Here Brian Auger & The Trinity |
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