Top 100 songs for May 23, 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 “American Woman/No Sugar Tonight” by The Guess Who. Meanwhile, “The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses” by Elvis Presley rises from No. 66 to No. 36. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses — Elvis Presleyup 30 places, No. 66 → No. 36
- Hey, Mister Sun — Bobby Shermanup 29 places, No. 81 → No. 52
- Ride Captain Ride — Blues Imageup 23 places, No. 61 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- My Baby Loves Lovin' — White PlainsNo. 26
- United We Stand — The Brotherhood Of ManNo. 30
- Brother Rapp (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 33
- The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue — The BeatlesNo. 35
- The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses — Elvis PresleyNo. 36
- Ride Captain Ride — Blues ImageNo. 38
- Sugar Sugar/Cole, Cooke & Redding — Wilson PickettNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue — The BeatlesNo. 35
- Gimme Dat Ding — The PipkinsNo. 65
- Who's Gonna Take The Blame — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 73
- Spirit In The Dark — Aretha Franklin with The Dixie FlyersNo. 74
- I Want To Take You Higher — Ike & Tina Turner & The IkettesNo. 78
- Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) — The TemptationsNo. 80
- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) — Three Dog NightNo. 83
- Free The People — Delaney & Bonnie & FriendsNo. 84
- Man Of Constant Sorrow — Ginger Baker's Air ForceNo. 88
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) — Luther IngramNo. 95
- Westbound #9 — The Flaming EmberNo. 97
- Spill The Wine — Eric Burdon And WarNo. 99
- Freedom Blues — Little RichardNo. 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.