Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 12, 1970

Billboard Hot 100™

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

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The Tears Of A Clown

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 12, 1970

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Tears Of A Clown
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

2
- I Think I Love You
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

3
- Gypsy Woman
  Brian Hyland
- 3
- 3
- 15
- - 3
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

4
- One Less Bell To Answer
  The 5th Dimension
- 7
- 4
- 8
- - 7
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

5
- I'll Be There
  Jackson 5
- 4
- 1
- 13
- - 4
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

6
- My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity
  George Harrison
- 13
- 6
- 3
- - 13
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Black Magic Woman
  Santana
- 17
- 7
- 5
- - 17
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- No Matter What
  Badfinger
- 8
- 8
- 7
- - 8
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

9
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
  Chicago
- 16
- 9
- 6
- - 16
  - 9
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

10
- Share The Land
  The Guess Who
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

11
- We've Only Just Begun
  Carpenters
- 5
- 2
- 14
- - 5
  - 2
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

12
- Stoned Love
  The Supremes
- 20
- 12
- 6
- - 20
  - 12
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

13
- 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love)
  The Presidents
- 14
- 13
- 11
- - 14
  - 13
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

14
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up
  Elvis Presley
- 11
- 11
- 8
- - 11
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

15
- Fire And Rain
  James Taylor
- 6
- 3
- 14
- - 6
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

16
- Heaven Help Us All
  Stevie Wonder
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

17
- Montego Bay
  Bobby Bloom
- 15
- 8
- 14
- - 15
  - 8
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

L&R/MGM

18
- After Midnight
  Eric Clapton
- 21
- 18
- 9
- - 21
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

19
- Be My Baby
  Andy Kim
- 22
- 19
- 6
- - 22
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steed

20
- Knock Three Times
  Dawn
- 33
- 20
- 4
- - 33
  - 20
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

21
- He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
  Neil Diamond
- 31
- 21
- 6
- - 31
  - 21
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

22
- Domino
  Van Morrison
- 27
- 22
- 5
- - 27
  - 22
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

23
- For The Good Times
  Ray Price
- 24
- 23
- 16
- - 24
  - 23
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

24
- Indiana Wants Me
  R. Dean Taylor
- 18
- 5
- 15
- - 18
  - 5
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

25
- See Me, Feel Me
  The Who
- 12
- 12
- 12
- - 12
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

26
- Engine Number 9
  Wilson Pickett
- 19
- 14
- 12
- - 19
  - 14
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

27
- Yellow River
  Christie
- 23
- 23
- 22
- - 23
  - 23
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

28
- One Man Band
  Three Dog Night
- 39
- 28
- 4
- - 39
  - 28
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

29
- Can't Stop Loving You
  Tom Jones
- 34
- 29
- 4
- - 34
  - 29
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

30
- Groove Me
  King Floyd
- 46
- 30
- 8
- - 46
  - 30
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chimneyville

31
- Let's Work Together
  Canned Heat
- 26
- 26
- 10
- - 26
  - 26
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

32
- Pay To The Piper
  Chairman Of The Board
- 41
- 32
- 5
- - 41
  - 32
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Invictus

33
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  Neil Young
- 35
- 33
- 8
- - 35
  - 33
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

34
- It's Impossible
  Perry Como
- 36
- 34
- 5
- - 36
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

35
- River Deep - Mountain High
  The Supremes & Four Tops
- 45
- 35
- 3
- - 45
  - 35
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

36
- Immigrant Song
  Led Zeppelin
- 44
- 36
- 4
- - 44
  - 36
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Page, R.Plant

Producer(s):

J.Page

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

37
- Heed The Call
  Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- 37
- 33
- 9
- - 37
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

38
- I'm Not My Brothers Keeper
  The Flaming Ember
- 38
- 38
- 9
- - 38
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

39
- Do It
  Neil Diamond
- 40
- 39
- 6
- - 40
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

40
- Stoney End
  Barbra Streisand
- 43
- 40
- 7
- - 43
  - 40
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

41
- Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me
  Aretha Franklin
- 48
- 41
- 4
- - 48
  - 41
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

42
- If I Were Your Woman
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 59
- 42
- 3
- - 59
  - 42
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

43
- As The Years Go By
  Mashmakhan
- 42
- 31
- 17
- - 42
  - 31
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

44
- If You Were Mine
  Ray Charles
- 49
- 44
- 11
- - 49
  - 44
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

45
- Chains And Things
  B.B. King
- 47
- 45
- 7
- - 47
  - 45
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

46
- We Gotta Get You A Woman
  Runt
- 54
- 46
- 5
- - 54
  - 46
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ampex

47
- Mr. Bojangles
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 69
- 47
- 4
- - 69
  - 47
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

48
- Rose Garden
  Lynn Anderson
- 67
- 48
- 3
- - 67
  - 48
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

49
- Your Song
  Elton John
- 71
- 49
- 3
- - 71
  - 49
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

50
- Games
  Redeye
- 56
- 50
- 6
- - 56
  - 50
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pentagram

51
- It's All In Your Mind
  Clarence Carter
- 51
- 51
- 6
- - 51
  - 51
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

52
- Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The "King Of Rock & Roll"
  CROW
- 55
- 52
- 8
- - 55
  - 52
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaret

53
- Morning
  Jim Ed Brown
- 68
- 53
- 5
- - 68
  - 53
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

54
- Who Needs Ya
  Steppenwolf
- 60
- 54
- 5
- - 60
  - 54
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

55
- Ace Of Spade
  O.V. Wright
- 62
- 55
- 5
- - 62
  - 55
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back Beat

56
- Lonely Days
  Bee Gees
- 81
- 56
- 2
- - 81
  - 56
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

57
- So Close
  Jake Holmes
- 57
- 49
- 11
- - 57
  - 49
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

58
- I Am Somebody Part II
  Johnnie Taylor
- 58
- 39
- 9
- - 58
  - 39
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

59
- Silver Moon
  Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
- 75
- 59
- 3
- - 75
  - 59
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

60
- Most Of All
  B.J. Thomas
- 66
- 60
- 3
- - 66
  - 60
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

61
- (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
  Curtis Mayfield
- 63
- 61
- 4
- - 63
  - 61
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

62
- Amos Moses
  Jerry Reed
- 70
- 62
- 7
- - 70
  - 62
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

63
- Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt)
  Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert
- 64
- 63
- 7
- - 64
  - 63
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warren

64
- Part Time Love
  Ann Peebles
- 50
- 45
- 11
- - 50
  - 45
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

65
- The Green Grass Starts To Grow
  Dionne Warwick
- 79
- 65
- 2
- - 79
  - 65
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

66
- Stealer
  Free
- 78
- 66
- 3
- - 78
  - 66
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

67 NEW
NEW
- Love The One You're With
  Stephen Stills
- -
- 67
- 1
- - -
  - 67
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

68
- All I Have
  The Moments
- 72
- 68
- 4
- - 72
  - 68
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

G.Kerr, S.Robinson

Producer(s):

G.Kerr, Sylvia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

69
- Where Did All The Good Times Go
  Dennis Yost And The Classics IV
- 73
- 69
- 8
- - 73
  - 69
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

70
- Carolina In My Mind
  James Taylor
- 77
- 70
- 5
- - 77
  - 70
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

71
- Paranoid
  Black Sabbath
- 76
- 71
- 3
- - 76
  - 71
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

72
- When The Party Is Over
  Robert John
- 80
- 72
- 3
- - 80
  - 72
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

73
- Carolina In My Mind
  Crystal Mansion Featuring Johnny Caswell
- 74
- 73
- 6
- - 74
  - 73
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Colossus

74
- Ruby Tuesday
  Melanie
- 85
- 74
- 2
- - 85
  - 74
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

75
- Black Night
  Deep Purple
- 90
- 75
- 2
- - 90
  - 75
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

R.Blackmore, I.Gillan, R.Glover, J.Lord, I.Paice

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

76 NEW
NEW
- Amazing Grace
  Judy Collins
- -
- 76
- 1
- - -
  - 76
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

77
- Gypsy Queen - Part 1
  Gypsy
- 86
- 77
- 2
- - 86
  - 77
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Metromedia

78
- Precious, Precious
  Jackie Moore
- 84
- 78
- 2
- - 84
  - 78
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

79
- I Can't Get Next To You
  Al Green
- 89
- 79
- 4
- - 89
  - 79
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

80
- Stoned Cowboy
  Fantasy
- 82
- 77
- 11
- - 82
  - 77
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

81 NEW
NEW
- Flesh And Blood
  Johnny Cash
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

82 NEW
NEW
- Whiter Shade Of Pale
  R.B. Greaves
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

83 NEW
NEW
- Born To Wander
  Rare Earth
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

84
- Coal Miner's Daughter
  Loretta Lynn
- 91
- 84
- 2
- - 91
  - 84
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

85 NEW
NEW
- Mean Mistreater
  Grand Funk Railroad
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

86 NEW
NEW
- Somebody's Watching You
  Little Sister
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stone Flower

87
- Think About Your Children
  Mary Hopkin
- 97
- 87
- 4
- - 97
  - 87
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

88
- Sing High - Sing Low
  Anne Murray
- 92
- 88
- 2
- - 92
  - 88
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

89 NEW
NEW
- Heartbreak Hotel
  Frijid Pink
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

90
- Keep On Loving Me (You'll See The Change)
  Bobby Bland
- 94
- 90
- 2
- - 94
  - 90
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

91
- Maggie
  Redbone
- 100
- 91
- 2
- - 100
  - 91
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

92 NEW
NEW
- We Got To Live Together - Part I
  Buddy Miles
- -
- 92
- 1
- - -
  - 92
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

93 NEW
NEW
- Wrap It Up
  Archie Bell & The Drells
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

94 NEW
NEW
- A Womans' Way
  Rozetta Johnson
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Clintone

95
- Lady Love
  The Klowns
- 95
- 95
- 2
- - 95
  - 95
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

96
- Free To Carry On
  The Sandpipers
- 96
- 96
- 2
- - 96
  - 96
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

97 NEW
NEW
- Satin Red And Black Velvet Woman
  Dave Mason
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

98 NEW
NEW
- I'm So Proud
  The Main Ingredient
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

99 NEW
NEW
- After The Feeling Is Gone
  Five Flights Up
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-A

100 NEW
NEW
- Everything Is Going To Be Alright
  Teegarden & Van Winkle
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 12, 1970

Billboard Hot 100™

The Tears Of A Clown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Tears Of A Clown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Think I Love You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gypsy Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Less Bell To Answer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Be There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Magic Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Matter What

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Share The Land

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We've Only Just Begun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stoned Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fire And Rain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heaven Help Us All

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montego Bay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

After Midnight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Be My Baby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Knock Three Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Domino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

For The Good Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indiana Wants Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

See Me, Feel Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Engine Number 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yellow River

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Man Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Can't Stop Loving You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Groove Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Work Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pay To The Piper

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Impossible

Imprint/Promotion Label:

River Deep - Mountain High

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immigrant Song

Songwriter(s):