Top 100 songs for October 24, 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 “I'll Be There” by Jackson 5. Meanwhile, “Heaven Help Us All” by Stevie Wonder rises from No. 78 to No. 49. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Heaven Help Us All — Stevie Wonderup 29 places, No. 78 → No. 49
- I Am Somebody Part II — Johnnie Taylorup 27 places, No. 77 → No. 50
- The Tears Of A Clown — Smokey Robinson & The Miraclesup 23 places, No. 68 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
- Indiana Wants Me — R. Dean TaylorNo. 8
- Lola — The KinksNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Cry Me A River — Joe CockerNo. 28
- Engine Number 9 — Wilson PickettNo. 29
- Gypsy Woman — Brian HylandNo. 39
- Yellow River — ChristieNo. 40
First-week entries
- Share The Land — The Guess WhoNo. 73
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up — Elvis PresleyNo. 74
- One Less Bell To Answer — The 5th DimensionNo. 81
- Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way) — Iron ButterflyNo. 82
- Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The "King Of Rock & Roll" — CROWNo. 83
- I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) Pt. 1 — Bobby ByrdNo. 87
- I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me — Charley PrideNo. 89
- Groove Me — King FloydNo. 91
- Run, Woman, Run — Tammy WynetteNo. 92
- Fifteen Years Ago — Conway TwittyNo. 97
- Where Did All The Good Times Go — Dennis Yost And The Classics IVNo. 98
- Stand By Me — David & Jimmy RuffinNo. 99
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart — Neil YoungNo. 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.
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