Fifty years ago this month, what what happening on the music charts?
Well, during the 4 weeks of November 1970, there were 53 songs that spent time in the Top 40. As usual, lots of great stuff.
Only Two (2) songs made the Top spot: Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" spent the first two weeks at #1, finishing a 5 week run at the top. The Partridge Family took over for the last two weeks with "I Think I Love You". I Think I Love You was written by Tony Romeo, whose next biggest hit was "Indian Lake" for the Cowsills in 1968 (#10).
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 - 2.0
- We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters - 2.5
- I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family - 3.3
- Fire And Rain - James Taylor - 4.0
- Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor - 5.8
- The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 6.5
- Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf - 6.8
- Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland - 10.5
- Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom - 11.3
- Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged in Soul - 11.5
I made a Spotify playlist of the Top 10, if anybody wants to listen: November 1970
Eighteen (18) songs made their Top 40 debut, here they are (listed by entering position):
- Stoned Love - The Supremes - 23
- No Matter What - Badfinger - 28
- 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) - The Presidents - 30
- One Less Bell To Answer - The 5th Dimension - 33
- Share The Land - The Guess Who - 35
- After Midnight - Eric Clapton - 35
- As The Years Go By - Mashmakhan - 35
- Be My Baby - Andy Kim - 35
- Let's Work Together - Canned Heat - 36
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago - 37
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Elvis Presley - 38
- He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother - Neil Diamond - 38
- Can't Stop Loving You - Tom Jones
- I Am Somebody Part II - Johnnie Taylor - 39
- Black Magic Woman - Santana - 40
- For The Good Times - Ray Price - 40
- Heed The Call - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - 40
- I'm Not My Brothers Keeper - The Flaming Ember - 40
