POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 1970
1

(They Long To Be) Close To You

Carpenters

Peak: 117 wks • Prev: 1

2

Make It With You

Bread

Peak: 117 wks • Prev: 2

3

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

Stevie Wonder

Peak: 314 wks • Prev: 3

4

Spill The Wine

Eric Burdon And War

Peak: 321 wks • Prev: 4

5

In The Summertime

Mungo Jerry

7

Peak: 313 wks • Prev: 12

6

War

Edwin Starr

5

Peak: 115 wks • Prev: 11

7

Band Of Gold

Freda Payne

2

Peak: 320 wks • Prev: 5

8

Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

Three Dog Night

2

Peak: 115 wks • Prev: 6

9

Tighter, Tighter

Alive & Kicking

2

Peak: 714 wks • Prev: 7

11

O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence

The 5 Stairsteps

1

Peak: 816 wks • Prev: 10

12

I Just Can't Help Believing

B.J. Thomas

1

Peak: 913 wks • Prev: 13

13

Lay A Little Lovin' On Me

Robin McNamara

4

Peak: 1115 wks • Prev: 17

16

Patches

Clarence Carter

7

Peak: 414 wks • Prev: 23

17

The Love You Save/I Found That Girl

Jackson 5

9

Peak: 113 wks • Prev: 8

18

25 Or 6 To 4

Chicago

9

Peak: 420 wks • Prev: 27

19
20

Tell It All Brother

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

2

Peak: 1711 wks • Prev: 22

21

Ohio

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

7

Peak: 149 wks • Prev: 14

22

Are You Ready?

Pacific Gas And Electric

4

Peak: 1412 wks • Prev: 18

24

Westbound #9

The Flaming Ember

Peak: 2414 wks • Prev: 24

25

Hi-De-Ho

Blood, Sweat & Tears

16

Peak: 148 wks • Prev: 41

26

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Diana Ross

20

Peak: 114 wks • Prev: 46

27

Summertime Blues

The Who

1

Peak: 279 wks • Prev: 28

28

Everybody's Got The Right To Love

The Supremes

4

Peak: 2111 wks • Prev: 32

29

Hand Me Down World

The Guess Who

6

Peak: 1711 wks • Prev: 35

30

Big Yellow Taxi

The Neighborhood

Peak: 2911 wks • Prev: 30

31

The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked

The Lost Generation

Peak: 3014 wks • Prev: 31

33

Teach Your Children

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

12

Peak: 1611 wks • Prev: 21

34

Solitary Man

Neil Diamond

10

Peak: 2124 wks • Prev: 44

36

Groovy Situation

Gene Chandler

4

Peak: 1215 wks • Prev: 40

37
38

Julie, Do Ya Love Me

Bobby Sherman

11

Peak: 515 wks • Prev: 49

39

Hitchin' A Ride

Vanity Fare

20

Peak: 522 wks • Prev: 19

40

Maybe

The Three Degrees

11

Peak: 2912 wks • Prev: 29

41

Wigwam

Bob Dylan

1

Peak: 417 wks • Prev: 42

42

Snowbird

Anne Murray

3

Peak: 816 wks • Prev: 45

43

Ride Captain Ride

Blues Image

17

Peak: 415 wks • Prev: 26

44

I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love

Elvis Presley

3

Peak: 329 wks • Prev: 47

45

Silver Bird

Mark Lindsay

12

Peak: 2510 wks • Prev: 33

46

America, Communicate With Me

Ray Stevens

2

Peak: 456 wks • Prev: 48

47

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Rare Earth

11

Peak: 714 wks • Prev: 58

48

Don't Play That Song

Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers

11

Peak: 1110 wks • Prev: 59

49

Paper Mache

Dionne Warwick

6

Peak: 437 wks • Prev: 43

50

Candida

Dawn

20

Peak: 318 wks • Prev: 70

51

Stealing In The Name Of The Lord

Paul Kelly

Peak: 499 wks • Prev: 51

52

Everything A Man Could Ever Need

Glen Campbell

2

Peak: 528 wks • Prev: 54

53

It's A Shame

The Spinners

14

Peak: 1415 wks • Prev: 67

54

I'll Be Right Here

Tyrone Davis

1

Peak: 539 wks • Prev: 53

55

Pearl

Tommy Roe

5

Peak: 509 wks • Prev: 50

56

Hummingbird

B.B. King

17

Peak: 487 wks • Prev: 73

57

Cinnamon Girl

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2

Peak: 559 wks • Prev: 55

58

Only You Know And I Know

Dave Mason

18

Peak: 4210 wks • Prev: 76

59

Rubber Duckie

Ernie (Jim Henson)

★ NEW

Peak: 169 wks

60

Everything's Tuesday

Chairman Of The Board

33

Peak: 389 wks • Prev: 93

61

Glory Glory

The Rascals

3

Peak: 586 wks • Prev: 64

62

Hello Darlin'

Conway Twitty

3

Peak: 608 wks • Prev: 65

63

Sing A Song For Freedom

Frijid Pink

Peak: 557 wks • Prev: 63

64

Sunshine

The Archies

7

Peak: 577 wks • Prev: 57

65

Cottage Cheese

CROW

3

Peak: 5614 wks • Prev: 62

66

You've Been My Inspiration

The Main Ingredient

Peak: 649 wks • Prev: 66

67

Joanne

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

19

Peak: 2112 wks • Prev: 86

68

My Marie

Engelbert Humperdinck

7

Peak: 438 wks • Prev: 61

70

Down By The River

Buddy Miles

5

Peak: 687 wks • Prev: 75

71

Song From M*A*S*H

Al DeLory

Peak: 7012 wks • Prev: 71

72

Black Fox

Freddy Robinson

Peak: 569 wks • Prev: 72

73

Big Yellow Taxi

Joni Mitchell

8

Peak: 2416 wks • Prev: 81

74

Ball And Chain

Tommy James

18

Peak: 577 wks • Prev: 92

75

Rainbow

The Marmalade

21

Peak: 518 wks • Prev: 96

76

Something

Booker T. & The MG's

6

Peak: 764 wks • Prev: 82

77

We're All Playing In The Same Band

Bert Sommer

13

Peak: 488 wks • Prev: 90

79

Black Hands White Cotton

The Caboose

Peak: 793 wks • Prev: 79

80

Yellow River

Christie

Peak: 2323 wks • Prev: 80

81

Morning Much Better

Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan

8

Peak: 747 wks • Prev: 89

82

Long Long Time

Linda Ronstadt

★ NEW

Peak: 2512 wks

83

Apartment 21

Bobbie Gentry

Peak: 816 wks • Prev: 83

84

It's So Nice

Jackie DeShannon

3

Peak: 847 wks • Prev: 87

85

It's Your Life

Andy Kim

Peak: 854 wks • Prev: 85

87

Drop By My Place

Little Carl Carlton

9

Peak: 786 wks • Prev: 78

88

Mongoose

Elephant's Memory

Peak: 5014 wks • Prev: 88

89

Soul Shake

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

★ NEW

Peak: 438 wks

91

Groovin' With Mr. Bloe

Cool Heat

★ NEW

Peak: 893 wks

92

Green-Eyed Lady

Sugarloaf

★ NEW

Peak: 317 wks

93

Border Song

Elton John

★ NEW

Peak: 925 wks

94

Yours Love

Joe Simon

1

Peak: 787 wks • Prev: 95

95

Save Your Sugar For Me

Tony Joe White

1

Peak: 942 wks • Prev: 94

96

All Right Now

Free

★ NEW

Peak: 416 wks

97

Uncle John's Band

The Grateful Dead

Peak: 697 wks • Prev: 97

99

Bring It On Home

Lou Rawls

1

Peak: 965 wks • Prev: 98

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