Top 100 songs for August 22, 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 “Make It With You” by Bread. Meanwhile, “Green-Eyed Lady” by Sugarloaf rises from No. 92 to No. 65. 20 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Green-Eyed Lady — Sugarloafup 27 places, No. 92 → No. 65
- Soul Shake — Delaney & Bonnie & Friendsup 26 places, No. 89 → No. 63
- Don't Play That Song — Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyersup 25 places, No. 48 → No. 23
New to this week’s Top 10
- Patches — Clarence CarterNo. 7
- I Just Can't Help Believing — B.J. ThomasNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- I (Who Have Nothing) — Tom JonesNo. 46
- Peace Will Come (According To Plan) — MelanieNo. 55
- Cracklin' Rosie — Neil DiamondNo. 62
- Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much) — Major LanceNo. 74
- Where Are You Going To My Love — The Brotherhood Of ManNo. 77
- On The Beach (In The Summertime) — The 5th DimensionNo. 80
- Neanderthal Man — HotlegsNo. 81
- Riki Tiki Tavi — DonovanNo. 82
- If I Didn't Care — The MomentsNo. 86
- Don't Make Me Over — Brenda & The TabulationsNo. 87
- What A Bummer — The JaggerzNo. 88
- I Wanna Know If It's Good To You? — FunkadelicNo. 90
- Screaming Night Hog — SteppenwolfNo. 91
- She Said Yes — Wilson PickettNo. 93
- Baby, I Need Your Loving — O.C. SmithNo. 94
- Where Are You Going — Jerry ButlerNo. 95
- We Can Make It Baby — The OriginalsNo. 96
- Do What You Wanna Do — Five Flights UpNo. 97
- Sing Out The Love (In My Heart) — ArkadeNo. 99
- As The Years Go By — MashmakhanNo. 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.