Billboard Hot 100 — December 12, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 12, 1970. "The Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love The One You're With" by Stephen Stills at #67, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Lonely Days" by Bee Gees, up 25 places from #81 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting October 17, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity" by George Harrison (up from #13 to #6); "Black Magic Woman" by Santana (up from #17 to #7); "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" by Chicago (up from #16 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Part Time Love" by Ann Peebles, down 14 places from #50 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Yellow River" by Christie, 22 weeks and counting (peak #23).
- Gone from the chart: "Green-Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf after 17 weeks (peak #3); "Somebody's Been Sleeping" by 100 Proof Aged in Soul after 14 weeks (peak #8); "It Don't Matter To Me" by Bread after 11 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 9 | The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | One Less Bell To Answer The 5th Dimension |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity George Harrison |
| 7 | 17 | 7 | 5 | Black Magic Woman Santana |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | No Matter What Badfinger |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 6 | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Share The Land The Guess Who |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | Stoned Love The Supremes |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) The Presidents |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder |
| 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | After Midnight Eric Clapton |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 6 | Be My Baby Andy Kim |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 4 | Knock Three Times Dawn |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 6 | He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother Neil Diamond |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | Domino Van Morrison |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 16 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 24 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | See Me, Feel Me The Who |
| 26 | 19 | 14 | 12 | Engine Number 9 Wilson Pickett |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | Yellow River Christie |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 4 | One Man Band Three Dog Night |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 4 | Can't Stop Loving You Tom Jones |
| 30 | 46 | 30 | 8 | Groove Me King Floyd |
| 31 | 26 | 26 | 10 | Let's Work Together Canned Heat |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | Pay To The Piper Chairman Of The Board |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 8 | Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 5 | It's Impossible Perry Como |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 3 | River Deep - Mountain High The Supremes & Four Tops |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 4 | Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin |
| 37 | 37 | 33 | 9 | Heed The Call Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 9 | I'm Not My Brothers Keeper The Flaming Ember |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 6 | Do It Neil Diamond |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Stoney End Barbra Streisand |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 4 | Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me Aretha Franklin |
| 42 | 59 | 42 | 3 | If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 43 | 42 | 31 | 17 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 11 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | Chains And Things B.B. King |
| 46 | 54 | 46 | 5 | We Gotta Get You A Woman Runt |
| 47 | 69 | 47 | 4 | Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 48 | 67 | 48 | 3 | Rose Garden Lynn Anderson |
| 49 | 71 | 49 | 3 | Your Song Elton John |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Games Redeye |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 6 | It's All In Your Mind Clarence Carter |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 8 | Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The "King Of Rock & Roll" CROW |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 5 | Morning Jim Ed Brown |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 5 | Who Needs Ya Steppenwolf |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 5 | Ace Of Spade O.V. Wright |
| 56 | 81 | 56 | 2 | Lonely Days Bee Gees |
| 57 | 57 | 49 | 11 | So Close Jake Holmes |
| 58 | 58 | 39 | 9 | I Am Somebody Part II Johnnie Taylor |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | Silver Moon Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 3 | Most Of All B.J. Thomas |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 4 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go Curtis Mayfield |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 7 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 7 | Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert |
| 64 | 50 | 45 | 11 | Part Time Love Ann Peebles |
| 65 | 79 | 65 | 2 | The Green Grass Starts To Grow Dionne Warwick |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 3 | Stealer Free |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Love The One You're With Stephen Stills |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | All I Have The Moments |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 8 | Where Did All The Good Times Go Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 5 | Carolina In My Mind James Taylor |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | Paranoid Black Sabbath |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 3 | When The Party Is Over Robert John |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 6 | Carolina In My Mind Crystal Mansion Featuring Johnny Caswell |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Ruby Tuesday Melanie |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Black Night Deep Purple |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Amazing Grace Judy Collins |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | Gypsy Queen - Part 1 Gypsy |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 2 | Precious, Precious Jackie Moore |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 4 | I Can't Get Next To You Al Green |
| 80 | 82 | 77 | 11 | Stoned Cowboy Fantasy |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Flesh And Blood Johnny Cash |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Whiter Shade Of Pale R.B. Greaves |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Born To Wander Rare Earth |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 2 | Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Mean Mistreater Grand Funk Railroad |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Somebody's Watching You Little Sister |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 4 | Think About Your Children Mary Hopkin |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Sing High - Sing Low Anne Murray |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Heartbreak Hotel Frijid Pink |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 2 | Keep On Loving Me (You'll See The Change) Bobby Bland |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Maggie Redbone |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | We Got To Live Together - Part I Buddy Miles |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Wrap It Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | A Womans' Way Rozetta Johnson |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Lady Love The Klowns |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Free To Carry On The Sandpipers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Satin Red And Black Velvet Woman Dave Mason |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I'm So Proud The Main Ingredient |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | After The Feeling Is Gone Five Flights Up |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Everything Is Going To Be Alright Teegarden & Van Winkle |
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