Top 100 songs for October 3, 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 “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross. Meanwhile, “Sweetheart” by Engelbert Humperdinck rises from No. 99 to No. 71. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sweetheart — Engelbert Humperdinckup 28 places, No. 99 → No. 71
- It Don't Matter To Me — Breadup 25 places, No. 78 → No. 53
- We've Only Just Begun — Carpentersup 24 places, No. 42 → No. 18
New to this week’s Top 10
- I'll Be There — Jackson 5No. 6
- All Right Now — FreeNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- We've Only Just Begun — CarpentersNo. 18
- Somebody's Been Sleeping — 100 Proof Aged in SoulNo. 37
- Do What You Wanna Do — Five Flights UpNo. 39
- Stand By Your Man — Candi StatonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Lucretia Mac Evil — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 62
- Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) — James BrownNo. 63
- Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) — The TemptationsNo. 70
- Make It Easy On Yourself — Dionne WarwickNo. 81
- Fresh Air — Quicksilver Messenger ServiceNo. 88
- Woodstock — The Assembled MultitudeNo. 89
- If You Were Mine — Ray CharlesNo. 90
- Part Time Love — Ann PeeblesNo. 92
- You Better Think Twice — PocoNo. 93
- So Close — Jake HolmesNo. 95
- Let Me Back In — Tyrone DavisNo. 97
- Day Is Done — Brooklyn BridgeNo. 98
- 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) — The PresidentsNo. 99
- Got To Believe In Love — Robin McNamaraNo. 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.