Top 100 songs for July 18, 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 “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)” by Three Dog Night. Meanwhile, “War” by Edwin Starr rises from No. 72 to No. 44. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- War — Edwin Starrup 28 places, No. 72 → No. 44
- Do You See My Love (For You Growing) — Jr. Walker & The All Starsup 21 places, No. 87 → No. 66
- Paper Mache — Dionne Warwickup 19 places, No. 84 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence — The 5 StairstepsNo. 8
- Gimme Dat Ding — The PipkinsNo. 9
- Make It With You — BreadNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lay A Little Lovin' On Me — Robin McNamaraNo. 37
- Steal Away — Johnnie TaylorNo. 38
First-week entries
- Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 72
- Everybody's Got The Right To Love — The SupremesNo. 74
- Snowbird — Anne MurrayNo. 86
- Hand Me Down World — The Guess WhoNo. 89
- Patches — Clarence CarterNo. 90
- Baby, Is There Something On Your Mind — McKinley TravisNo. 93
- Down By The River — Buddy MilesNo. 94
- The Lights Of Tucson — Jim CampbellNo. 97
- Yellow River — ChristieNo. 98
- I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me) — The Glass HouseNo. 99
- Long Lonely Nights — The DellsNo. 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.