Billboard Hot 100 — October 31, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 31, 1970. "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "No Matter What" by Badfinger at #79, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up" by Elvis Presley, up 25 places from #74 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5 — 3 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting September 19, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "It's Only Make Believe" by Glen Campbell (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)" by Grand Funk Railroad, down 23 places from #22 to #45.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Snowbird" by Anne Murray, 16 weeks and counting (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 | 7 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | All Right Now Free |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | Candida Dawn |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Lola The Kinks |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 6 | It Don't Matter To Me Bread |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 13 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross |
| 17 | 41 | 17 | 4 | I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 4 | Cry Me A River Joe Cocker |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) James Brown |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Out In The Country Three Dog Night |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 7 | God, Love And Rock & Roll Teegarden & Van Winkle |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | 14 | Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 8 | Deeper & Deeper Freda Payne |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | Engine Number 9 Wilson Pickett |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 10 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 27 | 45 | 27 | 3 | The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 6 | See Me, Feel Me The Who |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 8 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 5 | Lucretia Mac Evil Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 32 | 21 | 7 | 14 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 5 | Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) The Temptations |
| 34 | 18 | 8 | 16 | Snowbird Anne Murray |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 9 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 36 | 19 | 2 | 13 | Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 16 | Yellow River Christie |
| 38 | 37 | 37 | 11 | Do What You Wanna Do Five Flights Up |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | Make It Easy On Yourself Dionne Warwick |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 3 | Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 10 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 11 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 43 | 38 | 29 | 13 | That's Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) |
| 44 | 24 | 14 | 15 | It's A Shame The Spinners |
| 45 | 22 | 22 | 12 | Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) Grand Funk Railroad |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 3 | I Am Somebody Part II Johnnie Taylor |
| 47 | 30 | 25 | 12 | Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | I Do Take You The Three Degrees |
| 49 | 74 | 49 | 2 | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up Elvis Presley |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 3 | Heed The Call Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 8 | I Just Wanna Keep It Together Paul Davis |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 7 | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind Mark Lindsay |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 7 | When You Get Right Down To It The Delfonics |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong The Whispers |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 5 | Fresh Air Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 4 | Let's Work Together Canned Heat |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 5 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) The Presidents |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 2 | Share The Land The Guess Who |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 6 | Sweetheart Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 3 | After Midnight Eric Clapton |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 7 | Something Shirley Bassey |
| 62 | 57 | 50 | 13 | Mongoose Elephant's Memory |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 5 | Part Time Love Ann Peebles |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Our World Blue Mink |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 5 | So Close Jake Holmes |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 2 | One Less Bell To Answer The 5th Dimension |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 4 | Time Waits For No One The Friends Of Distinction |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 5 | Let Me Back In Tyrone Davis |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Cry Ronnie Dyson |
| 70 | 61 | 59 | 10 | Funk # 49 James Gang |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | I'm Not My Brothers Keeper The Flaming Ember |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 7 | Love Uprising Otis Leaville |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 5 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 2 | Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The "King Of Rock & Roll" CROW |
| 75 | 82 | 75 | 2 | Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way) Iron Butterfly |
| 76 | 100 | 76 | 2 | Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 4 | Time To Kill The Band |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) Pt. 1 Bobby Byrd |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | No Matter What Badfinger |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 5 | Got To Believe In Love Robin McNamara |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me Charley Pride |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 6 | Empty Pages Traffic |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 5 | You Better Think Twice Poco |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 3 | Jerusalem Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Gary Puckett |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 2 | Groove Me King Floyd |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | Fifteen Years Ago Conway Twitty |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 3 | Get Into Something The Isley Brothers |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | Stand By Me David & Jimmy Ruffin |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Where Did All The Good Times Go Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Run, Woman, Run Tammy Wynette |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Thank God And Greyhound Roy Clark |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 3 | Losers Weepers - Part I Etta James |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Stoney End Barbra Streisand |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | That's The Way I Want Our Love Joe Simon |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Chains And Things B.B. King |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Spirit In The Sky Dorothy Morrison |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | One Light Two Lights The Satisfactions |
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