November 1970

    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