Top 100 songs for May 2, 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 “ABC” by Jackson 5. Meanwhile, “My Baby Loves Lovin'” by White Plains rises from No. 87 to No. 62. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- My Baby Loves Lovin' — White Plainsup 25 places, No. 87 → No. 62
- The Onion Song/California Soul — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellup 23 places, No. 94 → No. 71
- Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) — Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singersup 22 places, No. 89 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
- Vehicle — The Ides Of MarchNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Daughter Of Darkness — Tom JonesNo. 49
- O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence — The 5 StairstepsNo. 66
- Soolaimón (African Trilogy II) — Neil DiamondNo. 68
- Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding — Wilson PickettNo. 76
- Brother Rapp (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 77
- Grover Henson Feels Forgotten — Bill CosbyNo. 80
- (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String — Chairman Of The BoardNo. 86
- Them Changes — Buddy Miles & The Freedom ExpressNo. 87
- Darkness, Darkness — The YoungbloodsNo. 93
- Question — The Moody BluesNo. 94
- Love Like A Man — Ten Years AfterNo. 98
- Check Yourself — I.A.P. Co. (the Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company)No. 99
- Darling Dear — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 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.