Saturday, June 13, 2020

June 1970

Fifty years ago this month, what what happening on the music charts?

Well, during the 4 weeks of June 1970, there were 54 songs that spent time in the Top 40. Lots of great stuff.

Three (3) songs made the Top spot: Ray Stevens started the month #1, carrying over from May.  The Beatles spent the next 2 weeks at #1, with The Long And Winding Road.their last #1.  Jackson 5 closed the month on top, with "The Love You Save".

Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 5 weeks:



  • The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles - 4.0
  • Which Way You Goin' Billy? - The Poppy Family (Featuring Susan Jacks) - 4.3
  • Get Ready - Rare Earth - 5.3
  • Love On A Two-Way Street - The Moments - 6.8
  • The Love You Save - Jackson 5 - 7.0
  • Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens 8.8
  • The Letter - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People 9.5
  • Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival 10.0
  • Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers - 11.3
  • Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image - 11.5



19 songs made their Top 40 debut, here they are (ranked by entering position):
  • The Love You Save - Jackson 5 - 15
  • Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations - 24
  • A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria) - Miguel Rios - 32
  • Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night - 33
  • Spirit In The Dark - Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers - 34
  • Are You Ready? - Pacific Gas And Electric - 34
  • O-o-h Child - The 5 Stairsteps - 35
  • Save The Country - The 5th Dimension - 36
  • Mississippi Queen - Mountain - 37
  • Westbound #9 - The Flaming Ember - 37
  • (They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters - 37
  • Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins - 38
  • Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 38
  • Hey, Mister Sun - Bobby Sherman - 39
  • Check Out Your Mind - The Impressions - 39
  • I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone - 39
  • Baby Hold On - The Grass Roots - 40
  • Mississippi - John Phillips - 40
  • (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String - Chairman Of The Board - 40







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