December 1970

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

During the 4 weeks of December 1970, there were 53 songs that spent time in the Top 40. As usual, lots of great stuff.

Three songs made #1 during the month.  Partridge Family' "I Think I Love You" started the month on top, completing a 3 week run at #1.  "The Tears Of A Clown", by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles was #1 for the next two weeks, and George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" was #1 in the last week of the year.

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

• The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 1.8
• I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family - 3.3
• One Less Bell To Answer - The 5th Dimension - 4.0
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison - 5.5
• Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland - 6.0
• Black Magic Woman - Santana - 8.5
• No Matter What - Badfinger - 9.0
• I'll Be There - Jackson 5 - 9.8
• Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago - 10.3
• We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters - 10.8

Eighteen (18) songs made their Top 40 debut, here they are (listed by entering position):

• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison - 13
• Lonely Days - Bee Gees - 26
• Domino - Van Morrison - 27
• Your Song - Elton John - 28
• Groove Me - King Floyd - 30
• Pay To The Piper - Chairman Of The Board - 32
• If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight And The Pips - 32
• Knock Three Times - Dawn - 33
• River Deep - Mountain High - The Supremes & Four Tops - 35
• Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young - 35
• It's Impossible - Perry Como - 36
• Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin - 36
• Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me - Aretha Franklin - 37
• One Man Band - Three Dog Night - 39
• Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills - 39
• Stoney End - Barbra Streisand - 40
• Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson - 40
• Do It - Neil Diamond - 40