Top 100 songs for December 19, 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 “The Tears Of A Clown” by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Meanwhile, “Love The One You're With” by Stephen Stills rises from No. 67 to No. 39. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love The One You're With — Stephen Stillsup 28 places, No. 67 → No. 39
- Born To Wander — Rare Earthup 20 places, No. 83 → No. 63
- Lonely Days — Bee Geesup 15 places, No. 56 → No. 41
New to this week’s Top 10
- Knock Three Times — DawnNo. 6
- Stoned Love — The SupremesNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- If I Were Your Woman — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 32
- Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me — Aretha FranklinNo. 37
- Your Song — Elton JohnNo. 38
- Love The One You're With — Stephen StillsNo. 39
- Rose Garden — Lynn AndersonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Stop The War Now — Edwin StarrNo. 62
- Church Street Soul Revival — Tommy JamesNo. 80
- Your Time To Cry — Joe SimonNo. 81
- Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues) — Ray StevensNo. 86
- They Can't Take Away Our Music — Eric Burdon And WarNo. 88
- Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So) — The Chi-litesNo. 90
- (Do The) Push And Pull Part I — Rufus ThomasNo. 92
- God Bless Whoever Sent You — The OriginalsNo. 94
- (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real — Jackie WilsonNo. 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.