October 1970

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

Well, during the 5 weeks of October 1970, there were 57 songs that spent time in the Top 40. Lots of great stuff.

Three (3) songs made the Top spot: Diana Ross' version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" started the month at #1, finishing a 3 week run at the top.  Cracklin' Rosie, by Neil Diamond made #1 for one (1) week, and I'll Be There by Jackson 5 spent the last 3 weeks at the top/

Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month:

• I'll Be There - Jackson 5 - 2.2
• Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond - 2.6
• Candida - Dawn - 5.4
• All Right Now - Free - 6.0
• Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf  - 7.0
• We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters - 7.6
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross - 7.6
• Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman - 11.0
• Fire And Rain James Taylor - 13.2
• Express Yourself - Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - 13.2

I made a Spotify playlist of the Top 10, if anybody wants to listen:  October 1970

Twenty (20) songs made their Top 40 debut, here they are (listed by entering position):

• I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family  - 17
• The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 27
• Cry Me A River - Joe Cocker - 28
• Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett - 29
• God, Love And Rock & Roll - Teegarden & Van Winkle - 30
• Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) - James Brown - 34
• Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 35
• It Don't Matter To Me - Bread - 36
• Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged in Soul - 37
• Lucretia Mac Evil - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 37
• Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) - The Temptations - 38
• Do What You Wanna Do - Five Flights Up - 39
• Deeper & Deeper - Freda Payne - 39
• See Me, Feel Me - The Who - 39
• Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland - 39
• Make It Easy On Yourself - Dionne Warwick - 39
• Stand By Your Man - Candi Staton - 40
• Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom - 40
• Yellow River - Christie - 40
• Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder - 40