Top 100 songs for January 3, 1970
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1970 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head” by B.J. Thomas. Meanwhile, “Without Love (There Is Nothing)” by Tom Jones rises from No. 50 to No. 29. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Without Love (There Is Nothing) — Tom Jonesup 21 places, No. 50 → No. 29
- She Belongs To Me — Rick Nelsonup 18 places, No. 56 → No. 38
- No Time — The Guess Whoup 17 places, No. 70 → No. 53
New to this week’s Top 10
- Venus — The Shocking BlueNo. 8
- La La La (If I Had You) — Bobby ShermanNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes — Joe South and The BelieversNo. 54
- Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star — Sly & The Family StoneNo. 59
- Blowing Away — The 5th DimensionNo. 77
- Hold On — The RascalsNo. 81
- Jennifer Tomkins — Street PeopleNo. 87
- Won't Find Better (Than Me) — The New HopeNo. 89
- Theme Music For The Film "2001" A Space Odyssey from Also Sprach Zarathustr — Berlin PhilharmonicNo. 94
- Want You To Know — Rotary ConnectionNo. 96
- I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') — Candi StatonNo. 97
- Moon Walk Part 1 — Joe SimonNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.
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