Top 100 songs for February 14, 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 “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star” by Sly & The Family Stone. Meanwhile, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel rises from No. 49 to No. 13. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bridge Over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkelup 36 places, No. 49 → No. 13
- Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man — Aretha Franklinup 35 places, No. 99 → No. 64
- The Rapper — The Jaggerzup 26 places, No. 50 → No. 24
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) — James BrownNo. 83
- Keep On Doin' — The Isley BrothersNo. 84
- Something's Burning — Kenny Rogers & The First EditionNo. 85
- Walking Through The Country — The Grass RootsNo. 86
- A Friend In The City — Andy KimNo. 90
- Ticket To Ride — CarpentersNo. 92
- Heartbreaker — Grand Funk RailroadNo. 93
- All I Have To Do Is Dream — Bobbie Gentry & Glen CampbellNo. 95
- Kentucky Rain — Elvis PresleyNo. 96
- If You've Got A Heart — Bobby BlandNo. 97
- Rag Mama Rag — The BandNo. 98
- Take It Off Him And Put It On Me — Clarence CarterNo. 99
- The Fightin' Side Of Me — Merle Haggard And The StrangersNo. 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.