Top 100 songs for January 31, 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 “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5. Meanwhile, “Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin'” by Brook Benton rises from No. 63 to No. 34. 11 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 29 places, No. 63 → No. 34
- Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home) — Jerry Butlerup 26 places, No. 98 → No. 72
- Honey Come Back — Glen Campbellup 25 places, No. 55 → No. 30
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Honey Come Back — Glen CampbellNo. 30
- The Thrill Is Gone — B.B. KingNo. 32
- Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' — Brook BentonNo. 34
- Fancy — Bobbie GentryNo. 39
First-week entries
- Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 50
- The Rapper — The JaggerzNo. 79
- Oh Well - Pt. I — Fleetwood MacNo. 81
- New World Coming — Mama Cass ElliotNo. 82
- Down In The Alley — Ronnie HawkinsNo. 83
- Welfare Cadilac — Guy DrakeNo. 93
- The Court Of The Crimson King - Part 1 — King CrimsonNo. 96
- Victoria — The KinksNo. 97
- Save The Country — Thelma HoustonNo. 98
- Superstar — Murray Head With The Trinidad SingersNo. 99
- I'll See Him Through — Tammy WynetteNo. 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.