Top 100 songs for September 12, 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 “War” by Edwin Starr. Meanwhile, “Indiana Wants Me” by R. Dean Taylor rises from No. 86 to No. 45. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Indiana Wants Me — R. Dean Taylorup 41 places, No. 86 → No. 45
- Out In The Country — Three Dog Nightup 33 places, No. 68 → No. 35
- Stand By Your Man — Candi Statonup 31 places, No. 97 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- El Condor Pasa (If I Could) — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 54
- We Can Make Music — Tommy RoeNo. 76
- I Do Take You — The Three DegreesNo. 80
- Fire And Rain — James TaylorNo. 83
- We've Only Just Begun — CarpentersNo. 84
- Montego Bay — Bobby BloomNo. 88
- I Just Wanna Keep It Together — Paul DavisNo. 89
- Deeper & Deeper — Freda PayneNo. 92
- Animal Zoo — SpiritNo. 97
- Alone Again Or — LoveNo. 99
- Loving You Is A Natural Thing — Ronnie MilsapNo. 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.