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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