Top 100 songs for August 8, 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 “(They Long To Be) Close To You” by Carpenters. Meanwhile, “I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love” by Elvis Presley rises from No. 85 to No. 47. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I've Lost You/The Next Step Is Love — Elvis Presleyup 38 places, No. 85 → No. 47
- Hi-De-Ho — Blood, Sweat & Tearsup 31 places, No. 72 → No. 41
- Snowbird — Anne Murrayup 24 places, No. 69 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Diana RossNo. 46
- Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 56
- Don't Play That Song — Aretha Franklin with The Dixie FlyersNo. 59
- Joanne — Michael Nesmith & The First National BandNo. 86
- It's So Nice — Jackie DeShannonNo. 87
- Mongoose — Elephant's MemoryNo. 88
- We're All Playing In The Same Band — Bert SommerNo. 90
- Save Your Sugar For Me — Tony Joe WhiteNo. 94
- Rainbow — The MarmaladeNo. 96
- Uncle John's Band — The Grateful DeadNo. 97
- That's Where I Went Wrong — The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks)No. 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.