Top 100 songs for January 17, 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, “Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin'” by Brook Benton rises from No. 100 to No. 70. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' — Brook Bentonup 30 places, No. 100 → No. 70
- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) — The Delfonicsup 22 places, No. 99 → No. 77
- Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star — Sly & The Family Stoneup 18 places, No. 40 → No. 22
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Walk A Mile In My Shoes — Joe South and The BelieversNo. 31
- Walkin' In The Rain — Jay & The AmericansNo. 36
- No Time — The Guess WhoNo. 39
First-week entries
- Honey Come Back — Glen CampbellNo. 78
- The Touch Of You — Brenda & The TabulationsNo. 84
- Give Me Just A Little More Time — Chairman Of The BoardNo. 85
- Psychedelic Shack — The TemptationsNo. 95
- If Walls Could Talk — Little MiltonNo. 97
- Country Preacher — Cannonball AdderleyNo. 98
- The Ghetto-Part 1 — Donny HathawayNo. 99
- Shades Of Green — The Flaming EmberNo. 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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