Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1970

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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War

Edwin Starr

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

Gail Mitchell's R&B/Hip-Hop Briefs: Stax, ABC Team for 'Scandal' Soundtrack; 'Soul Train' gets Book Treatment by Questlove, and More

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1970

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- War
  Edwin Starr
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

2
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
  Diana Ross
- 2
- 2
- 6
- - 2
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

3
- In The Summertime
  Mungo Jerry
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Janus

4
- 25 Or 6 To 4
  Chicago
- 6
- 4
- 8
- - 6
  - 4
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Lamm, J.Pankow

Producer(s):

D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

5
- Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 10
- 5
- 6
- - 10
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

6
- Patches
  Clarence Carter
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- Julie, Do Ya Love Me
  Bobby Sherman
- 13
- 7
- 7
- - 13
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Metromedia

8
- (They Long To Be) Close To You
  Carpenters
- 5
- 1
- 13
- - 5
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

9
- Make It With You
  Bread
- 3
- 1
- 14
- - 3
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

10
- Spill The Wine
  Eric Burdon And War
- 9
- 3
- 17
- - 9
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

11
- Candida
  Dawn
- 18
- 11
- 8
- - 18
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

12
- Don't Play That Song
  Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers
- 12
- 12
- 6
- - 12
  - 12
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

13
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
  Stevie Wonder
- 11
- 3
- 12
- - 11
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

14
- Snowbird
  Anne Murray
- 19
- 14
- 9
- - 19
  - 14
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

15
- I (Who Have Nothing)
  Tom Jones
- 20
- 15
- 4
- - 20
  - 15
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

16
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
  Rare Earth
- 27
- 16
- 7
- - 27
  - 16
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

17
- Hand Me Down World
  The Guess Who
- 17
- 17
- 9
- - 17
  - 17
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

18
- Rubber Duckie
  Ernie (Jim Henson)
- 26
- 18
- 5
- - 26
  - 18
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

19
- Hi-De-Ho
  Blood, Sweat & Tears
- 14
- 14
- 7
- - 14
  - 14
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

20
- Groovy Situation
  Gene Chandler
- 24
- 20
- 10
- - 24
  - 20
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

21
- Solitary Man
  Neil Diamond
- 23
- 21
- 20
- - 23
  - 21
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

22
- Cracklin' Rosie
  Neil Diamond
- 29
- 22
- 4
- - 29
  - 22
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

23
- (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
  Ronnie Dyson
- 8
- 8
- 13
- - 8
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

24
- I Just Can't Help Believing
  B.J. Thomas
- 15
- 9
- 13
- - 15
  - 9
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

25
- It's A Shame
  The Spinners
- 33
- 25
- 8
- - 33
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

V.I.P.

26
- All Right Now
  Free
- 40
- 26
- 5
- - 40
  - 26
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

27
- Everybody's Got The Right To Love
  The Supremes
- 21
- 21
- 9
- - 21
  - 21
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

28
- Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera)
  The Assembled Multitude
- 16
- 16
- 12
- - 16
  - 16
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- Neanderthal Man
  Hotlegs
- 38
- 29
- 4
- - 38
  - 29
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

30
- Joanne
  Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
- 36
- 30
- 6
- - 36
  - 30
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

31
- Long Long Time
  Linda Ronstadt
- 50
- 31
- 5
- - 50
  - 31
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

32
- Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 31
- 15
- 9
- - 31
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

33
- Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 35
- 33
- 5
- - 35
  - 33
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

34
- Peace Will Come (According To Plan)
  Melanie
- 37
- 34
- 4
- - 37
  - 34
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

35
- Out In The Country
  Three Dog Night
- 68
- 35
- 3
- - 68
  - 35
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

36
- Tell It All Brother
  Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- 25
- 17
- 11
- - 25
  - 17
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

37
- I Want To Take You Higher
  Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes
- 34
- 34
- 17
- - 34
  - 34
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

38
- Everything's Tuesday
  Chairman Of The Board
- 46
- 38
- 7
- - 46
  - 38
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Invictus

39
- Express Yourself
  Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- 43
- 39
- 5
- - 43
  - 39
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

40
- Lola
  The Kinks
- 60
- 40
- 3
- - 60
  - 40
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

41
- I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love
  Elvis Presley
- 32
- 32
- 7
- - 32
  - 32
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

42
- Only You Know And I Know
  Dave Mason
- 44
- 42
- 7
- - 44
  - 42
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1970

Billboard Hot 100

War

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gail Mitchell's R&B/Hip-Hop Briefs: Stax, ABC Team for 'Scandal' Soundtrack; 'Soul Train' gets Book Treatment by Questlove, and More

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

War

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Summertime

Imprint/Promotion Label:

25 Or 6 To 4

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Patches

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Julie, Do Ya Love Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(They Long To Be) Close To You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Make It With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spill The Wine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Candida

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Play That Song

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Snowbird

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I (Who Have Nothing)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hand Me Down World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rubber Duckie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi-De-Ho

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Groovy Situation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solitary Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cracklin' Rosie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Just Can't Help Believing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's A Shame

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Right Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everybody's Got The Right To Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neanderthal Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Joanne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Long Long Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Peace Will Come (According To Plan)