R&B number-one hits of 1970 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1970:
See also: 1970 in music
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
See also: 1970 in music
1970 in music
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, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | Someday We'll Be Together Someday We'll Be Together "Someday We'll Be Together" is a song made popular as the last of twelve number-one singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. It is the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross, who left the group for a solo career in January 1970... |
Diana Ross & the Supremes The Supremes The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco... |
| January 10 | I Want You Back I Want You Back "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents... |
The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana... |
| January 17 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| January 24 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| January 31 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| February 7 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) "Thank You " is a 1969 hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest and most influential funk songs of all time. The song, double a-sided with "Everybody Is a Star", reached number one on the soul single charts for five weeks, and reached number one on the... / Everybody is a Star Everybody Is a Star "Everybody Is a Star", released in December 1969, is a 1970 hit single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone. The song, double a-sided with "Thank You ", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970 and was the final classic-era Family Stone recording... |
Sly & the Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music... |
| February 14 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody is a Star | Sly & the Family Stone |
| February 21 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody is a Star | Sly & the Family Stone |
| February 28 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody is a Star | Sly & the Family Stone |
| March 7 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody is a Star | Sly & the Family Stone |
| March 14 | Rainy Night in Georgia Rainy Night in Georgia "Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1962 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970.In 1969, after several years without a major hit, Benton had signed to a new record label, Cotillion Records... |
Brook Benton Brook Benton Brook Benton was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.He made a comeback in 1970... |
| March 21 | Call Me Call Me (Aretha Franklin song) "Call Me" is a song recorded and written by American Soul singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin. Franklin came up with the idea for the song after she saw a young couple engaged in deep conversation on New York's Park Avenue. Before they parted,... |
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All... |
| March 28 | Call Me | Aretha Franklin |
| April 4 | ABC ABC (song) "ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970... |
The Jackson 5 |
| April 11 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| April 18 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| April 25 | ABC | The Jackson 5 |
| May 2 | Turn Back the Hands of Time Turn Back the Hands of Time (song) "Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tyrone Davis. The song was co-written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson and produced by Willie Henderson. Daniels and Thompson wrote "Turn Back the Hands of Time" based on the relationship problems that Daniels was having at... |
Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis , born Tyrone Fettson, was a leading American soul singer with a distinctive style, recording a long list of hit records over a period of more than 20 years. He had three no... |
| May 9 | Turn Back the Hands Of Time | Tyrone Davis |
| May 16 | Love on a Two-Way Street Love on a Two-Way Street "Love on a Two-Way Street" is a Soul ballad written by Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyes in 1968. The song was originally recorded by Lezli Valentine, an artist signed to All Platinum, the record label that Sylvia Robinson co-owned with her husband, Joe... |
The Moments Ray, Goodman & Brown Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama" and "Look at Me "... |
| May 23 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| May 30 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 6 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 13 | Love On a Two-Way Street | The Moments |
| June 20 | The Love You Save The Love You Save "The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970... |
The Jackson 5 |
| June 27 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 4 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 11 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 18 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| July 25 | The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
| August 1 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" is a soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown's Tamla label. Released in June 1970, the song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S. Pop chart... |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... |
| August 8 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 15 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 22 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| August 29 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| September 5 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| September 12 | Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Don't Play That Song (You Lied) "Don't Play That Song " is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and Betty Nelson and first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King. The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song, it reached #2 on the U.S... |
Aretha Franklin |
| September 19 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| September 26 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| October 3 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes... |
Diana Ross |
| October 10 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 17 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 24 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| October 31 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 7 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 14 | I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| November 21 | Super Bad Super Bad (song) "Super Bad" is a 1970 James Brown song. Originally released as a three-part single, it went to number one on the soul singles chart and number 13 on the Hot 100.... (Part 1) |
James Brown |
| November 28 | Super Bad (Part 1) | James Brown |
| December 5 | The Tears of a Clown The Tears of a Clown "The Tears of a Clown" is a song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen. It was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in September 1970, where it became a #1 hit on the UK singles chart... |
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles The Miracles The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature... |
| December 12 | The Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
| December 19 | The Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
| December 26 | Stoned Love Stoned Love "Stoned Love" is a 1970 hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. It was the last Billboard Pop Top Ten hit for the group, peaking at number seven, and their last Billboard number-one R&B hit as well, although the trio continued to score top ten hits in the UK into 1972... |
The Supremes |
Chart comparisons
- Eight songs went to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which includes seven main singles and an A-side: "I Want You Back," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star," "ABC," "The Love You Save," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I'll Be There" and "The Tears of a Clown."