Top 100 songs for February 28, 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 “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel. Meanwhile, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” by Edison Lighthouse rises from No. 68 to No. 28. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) — Edison Lighthouseup 40 places, No. 68 → No. 28
- Gotta Hold On To This Feeling — Jr. Walker & The All Starsup 33 places, No. 64 → No. 31
- Take A Look Around — Smithup 27 places, No. 88 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
- Ma Belle Amie — The Tee SetNo. 6
New to this week’s Top 40
- Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man — Aretha FranklinNo. 24
- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) — Edison LighthouseNo. 28
- Gotta Hold On To This Feeling — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 31
- Do The Funky Chicken — Rufus ThomasNo. 35
- Easy Come, Easy Go — Bobby ShermanNo. 38
- It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) — James BrownNo. 40
First-week entries
- Celebrate — Three Dog NightNo. 48
- Spirit In The Sky — Norman GreenbaumNo. 64
- Instant Karma (We All Shine On) — John Ono LennonNo. 65
- Stir It Up And Serve It — Tommy RoeNo. 83
- To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) — Doris DukeNo. 84
- You're The One-Part II — Little SisterNo. 86
- Long Lonesome Highway — Michael ParksNo. 88
- Rock Island Line — Johnny CashNo. 93
- Silly, Silly, Fool — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 95
- Love, Peace And Happiness — Chambers BrothersNo. 96
- Can't Help Falling In Love — Andy WilliamsNo. 97
- Tennessee Bird Walk — Jack Blanchard & Misty MorganNo. 98
- Message From A Black Man — The Whatnauts & The Whatnaut BandNo. 99
- Sparkle And Shine — The CliqueNo. 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.