POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 23, 1970
1

American Woman/No Sugar Tonight

The Guess Who

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

Vehicle

The Ides Of March

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

3

Turn Back The Hands Of Time

Tyrone Davis

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

4

Everything Is Beautiful

Ray Stevens

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

5

Cecilia

Simon & Garfunkel

—

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

6

Let It Be

The Beatles

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

7

Love On A Two-Way Street

The Moments

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

8

Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 9

9

ABC

Jackson 5

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 2

10

Reflections Of My Life

The Marmalade

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Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

11

Spirit In The Sky

Norman Greenbaum

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

12

Get Ready

Rare Earth

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 16

13

For The Love Of Him

Bobbi Martin

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Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

14

Which Way You Goin' Billy?

The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks)

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 17

15

Woodstock

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

↓ 4

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 11

16

Love Or Let Me Be Lonely

The Friends Of Distinction

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

17

Make Me Smile

Chicago

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

18

The Letter

Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 21

19

What Is Truth

Johnny Cash

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 8 wks • Prev: 20

20

Daughter Of Darkness

Tom Jones

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 9 wks • Prev: 23

21

Something's Burning

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

22

Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)

Diana Ross

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 28

23

Little Green Bag

George Baker Selection

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

24

Come Saturday Morning

The Sandpipers

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 25

25

Puppet Man

The 5th Dimension

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

26

My Baby Loves Lovin'

White Plains

↑ 15

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

27

Instant Karma (We All Shine On)

John Ono Lennon

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

28

Viva Tirado - Part I

El Chicano

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

29

Hitchin' A Ride

Vanity Fare

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 36

30

United We Stand

The Brotherhood Of Man

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

32

Let Me Go To Him

Dionne Warwick

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 7 wks • Prev: 37

33

Brother Rapp (Part 1)

James Brown

↑ 10

Peak: 32 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

34

Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)

Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

35

The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue

The Beatles

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 10 wks

36

The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses

Elvis Presley

↑ 30

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 66

37

Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern)

Vincent Bell

↓ 6

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

38

Ride Captain Ride

Blues Image

↑ 23

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 61

39

Hey Lawdy Mama

Steppenwolf

↓ 4

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

40

Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding

Wilson Pickett

↑ 9

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

41

It's All In The Game

Four Tops

↑ 6

Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

42

Love Land

Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

↑ 9

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 51

43

Oh Happy Day

Glen Campbell

↓ 3

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 40

44

The Seeker

The Who

↑ 1

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

45

Band Of Gold

Freda Payne

↑ 12

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 57

46

(You've Got Me) Dangling On A String

Chairman Of The Board

↑ 13

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

47

Question

The Moody Blues

↑ 6

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

48

Everybody's Out Of Town

B.J. Thomas

↓ 16

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

49

Tennessee Bird Walk

Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

↓ 15

Peak: 23 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

50

The Onion Song/California Soul

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

↑ 6

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

51

Don't Stop Now/Since I Don't Have You

Eddie Holman

↓ 3

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

52

Hey, Mister Sun

Bobby Sherman

↑ 29

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

53

Open Up My Heart/Nadine

The Dells

↑ 12

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

54

Cinnamon Girl

The Gentrys

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 12 wks • Prev: 55

55

Mississippi Queen

Mountain

↑ 8

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 63

56

Baby Hold On

The Grass Roots

↑ 6

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

57

Farther On Down The Road

Joe Simon

↑ 7

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

58

Hum A Song (From Your Heart)

Lulu with The Dixie Flyers

↓ 4

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

59

Into The Mystic

Johnny Rivers

↑ 14

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

60

Whoever Finds This, I Love You

Mac Davis

↑ 12

Peak: 53 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

61

I Can't Leave Your Love Alone

Clarence Carter

↑ 14

Peak: 42 • 14 wks • Prev: 75

62

Check Out Your Mind

The Impressions

↑ 14

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 76

63

Come To Me

Tommy James And The Shondells

↑ 14

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

64

Come Running

Van Morrison

↓ 14

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

65

Gimme Dat Ding

The Pipkins

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 12 wks

66

Mississippi

John Phillips

↑ 17

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

67

Miss America

Mark Lindsay

↓ 21

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

68

The Girls' Song

The 5th Dimension

↓ 24

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

69

Chicken Strut

The Meters

↓ 17

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

70

Go Back

Crabby Appleton

↑ 10

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 80

71

Welfare Cadilac

Guy Drake

—

Peak: 63 • 14 wks • Prev: 71

72

My Way

Brook Benton

↑ 2

Peak: 72 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

73

Who's Gonna Take The Blame

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 7 wks

74

Spirit In The Dark

Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 8 wks

75

I Call My Baby Candy

The Jaggerz

↑ 3

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 78

76

I Want To Take You Higher

Sly & The Family Stone

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 16 wks

77

So Much Love

Faith, Hope And Charity

↑ 8

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 85

78

I Want To Take You Higher

Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 18 wks

79

Killer Joe

Quincy Jones

—

Peak: 74 • 3 wks • Prev: 79

80

Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

The Temptations

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

81

If You Do Believe In Love

The Tee Set

↑ 14

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

82

Baby I Love You

Little Milton

—

Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 82

83

Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

Three Dog Night

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

84

Free The People

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 4 wks

85

Lucifer

Bob Seger System

↓ 1

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

86

Sweet Feeling

Candi Staton

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

87

Red Red Wine

Vic Dana

—

Peak: 72 • 6 wks • Prev: 87

88

Man Of Constant Sorrow

Ginger Baker's Air Force

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 2 wks

89

Darkness, Darkness

The Youngbloods

↓ 3

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

90

And My Heart Sang (Tra La La)

Brenda & The Tabulations

—

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

91

Let This Be A Letter (To My Baby)

Jackie Wilson

—

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 91

92

That Same Old Feeling

The Fortunes

↑ 7

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 99

93

Cottage Cheese

CROW

↑ 5

Peak: 56 • 14 wks • Prev: 98

94

She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)

Dee Dee Warwick

↑ 2

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 96

95

Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)

Luther Ingram

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 9 wks

96

I Want To (Do Everything For You)

Raeletts

↑ 1

Peak: 96 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

97

Westbound #9

The Flaming Ember

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 14 wks

98

That Same Old Feeling

Pickettywitch

↑ 2

Peak: 67 • 12 wks • Prev: 100

99

Spill The Wine

Eric Burdon And War

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 21 wks

100

Freedom Blues

Little Richard

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 9 wks

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