Billboard AC Chart Flashback: September 19, 1970
Oct 26, 2011 11:51:33 GMT -5
Post by johnm1120 on Oct 26, 2011 11:51:33 GMT -5
Celebrating 50 years of Adult Contemporary Charts, this time we leave the 60s and enter the 1970s.
September 19, 1970
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 01 12 Anne Murray - Snowbird (4th week at #1)
02 02 02 05 Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing)
03 03 04 08 Bobby Sherman - Julie Do Ya Love Me
04 04 11 04 Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
05 10 20 03 The New Seekers f/Eva Graham- Look What They've Done To My Song Ma
06 06 24 05 Mike Nesmith & The First National Band - Joanne
07 07 15 05 The Poppy Family f/Susan Jacks - That's Where I Went Wrong
08 39 ** 02 Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
09 15 21 06 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
10 19 RE 04 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - For What It's Worth
11 11 18 06 Brotherhood of Man - Where Are You Going To My Love
12 12 28 03 The Fifth Dimension - On the Beach
13 17 26 06 Ray Price - For the Good Times
14 20 36 04 Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down
15 13 03 15 The Carpenters - (They Long to Be) Close to You (6 weeks at #1)
16 05 06 08 Elvis Presley - I've Lost You/The Next Step is Love
17 08 07 13 B.J. Thomas - I Just Can't Help Believing (1 week at #1)
18 09 09 07 Marmalade - Rainbow
19 24 34 04 Dawn - Candida
20 21 35 04 The Sandpipers - Santo Domingo
21 16 10 08 Jack Gold - Summer Symphony
22 35 ** 02 Johnny Mathis - Pieces of Dreams
23 14 17 06 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Hi De Ho
24 26 37 04 O.C. Smith - Baby I Need Your Lovin'
25 28 ** 02 Young-Holt - Mellow Dreaming
26 DEBUT 01 Simon & Garfunkel - El Condo Pasa
27 18 05 13 Bread - Make It With You
28 29 ** 02 Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
29 DEBUT 01 The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
30 40 ** 02 Shirley Bassey - Something
31 DEBUT 01 Jerry Vale - I Climbed the Mountain
32 32 40 03 Paul Mauriat - Gone is Love
33 37 39 03 Vikki Carr - Singing My Song
34 34 ** 02 Charles Randolph Greene Sound - Theme from "Borsalino"
35 22 23 05 Vanity Fare - (I Remember) Sunday Morning
36 30 12 10 Neil Diamond - Solitary Man
37 DEBUT 01 Three Dog Night - Out in the Country
38 DEBUT 01 Neon Philharmonic - Flowers For Your Pillow
39 DEBUT 01 Keith Textor Singers - Measure the Valleys
40 DEBUT 01 Los Diablos - El Rayo Del Sol
Tops of the Other Charts:
Singles:
Hot 100: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
R&B: Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song
Country: Ray Price - For the Good Times
Albums:
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
R&B: Jackson 5 - ABC
Anne Murray's breakthrough hit "Snowbird" was enjoying what would become a 6-week run at the top 41 years ago. Snowbird was her first Hot 100 entry peaking at #8. The only song of hers to best that was "Danny's Song" which peaked at #7 in 1972. It may have been her first hit, but it was nowhere near the end for her. Anne Murray was one of the queens of AC/EL radio throughout the 70s. In her career she has scored 8 #1 hits, including a span of 4 in a row beginning in 1979. Her most recent #1 was a cover of The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" in 1980. Between 1970 and 1986, Anne has scored 19 top 10 hits. Her most recent was "Now and Forever (You And Me)" reaching #7 on the AC chart in 1986. She has overall made 41 appearances on the chart, including a 1971 duet with Glen Campbell, "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Anne's last AC hit was "Are You Still in Love With Me" which only reached #33 in 1987. Since her AC charting ended, she has continued to have hits on the country chart, including the top 5 hit "Feed This Fire" in 1990.
The Monkees had ended by this time, and member Mike Nesmith had begun his own projects and was in the top 10 this week with "Joanne." Nesmith however only made one other EL appearance, along with the First National Band, he reached #7 later in 1970 with "Silver Moon."
Another big name rising up the chart was former Supremes lead singer Diana Ross. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was pretty much her breakthrough solo single, but the song only managed a #6 peak on EL. She would later go on to score 4 #1 hits; "Last Time I Saw Him," "Touch Me in The Morning," "Do You Know (Theme from Mohogany)," and her duet with Lionel Richie "Endless Love." Since 1970, Diana has scored 26 AC hits, 13 of which went top 10. Her last top 10 was "Missing You" which peaked at #4 in 1984. Her AC career has spanned 4 decades as her last appearance was in 2006 on a duet with Rod Stewart. The collab "I Got a Crush on You" peaked at #19.
The song that would knock Snowbird out of #1 was "We've Only Just Begun" which began its chart run this week. The song would end up topping the chart for an impressive 7 weeks. We'll get more into The Carpenters later on.
Events of 1970:
American Top 40 with Casey Kasem debuts on radio
Paul McCartney fires the shot heard round the world as millions of Beatles fans are saddened to learn the group has disbanded.
It was a year the music died as both Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die from drug overdoses.
Tammi Terrell dies from brain cancer.
Diana Ross officially leaves The Supremes and is replaced by Jean Terrell.
Elton John releases his first album in the U.S.
All My Children debuts on ABC.
President Nixon signs a new law lowering the voting age to 18.
National Education Television goes off the air and is replaced by PBS.
Births in music:
Mariah Carey
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
Lara Fabian
Deborah Gibson
Jordan Knight
Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)
Queen Latifah
September 19, 1970
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 01 12 Anne Murray - Snowbird (4th week at #1)
02 02 02 05 Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing)
03 03 04 08 Bobby Sherman - Julie Do Ya Love Me
04 04 11 04 Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
05 10 20 03 The New Seekers f/Eva Graham- Look What They've Done To My Song Ma
06 06 24 05 Mike Nesmith & The First National Band - Joanne
07 07 15 05 The Poppy Family f/Susan Jacks - That's Where I Went Wrong
08 39 ** 02 Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
09 15 21 06 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
10 19 RE 04 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - For What It's Worth
11 11 18 06 Brotherhood of Man - Where Are You Going To My Love
12 12 28 03 The Fifth Dimension - On the Beach
13 17 26 06 Ray Price - For the Good Times
14 20 36 04 Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down
15 13 03 15 The Carpenters - (They Long to Be) Close to You (6 weeks at #1)
16 05 06 08 Elvis Presley - I've Lost You/The Next Step is Love
17 08 07 13 B.J. Thomas - I Just Can't Help Believing (1 week at #1)
18 09 09 07 Marmalade - Rainbow
19 24 34 04 Dawn - Candida
20 21 35 04 The Sandpipers - Santo Domingo
21 16 10 08 Jack Gold - Summer Symphony
22 35 ** 02 Johnny Mathis - Pieces of Dreams
23 14 17 06 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Hi De Ho
24 26 37 04 O.C. Smith - Baby I Need Your Lovin'
25 28 ** 02 Young-Holt - Mellow Dreaming
26 DEBUT 01 Simon & Garfunkel - El Condo Pasa
27 18 05 13 Bread - Make It With You
28 29 ** 02 Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
29 DEBUT 01 The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
30 40 ** 02 Shirley Bassey - Something
31 DEBUT 01 Jerry Vale - I Climbed the Mountain
32 32 40 03 Paul Mauriat - Gone is Love
33 37 39 03 Vikki Carr - Singing My Song
34 34 ** 02 Charles Randolph Greene Sound - Theme from "Borsalino"
35 22 23 05 Vanity Fare - (I Remember) Sunday Morning
36 30 12 10 Neil Diamond - Solitary Man
37 DEBUT 01 Three Dog Night - Out in the Country
38 DEBUT 01 Neon Philharmonic - Flowers For Your Pillow
39 DEBUT 01 Keith Textor Singers - Measure the Valleys
40 DEBUT 01 Los Diablos - El Rayo Del Sol
Tops of the Other Charts:
Singles:
Hot 100: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
R&B: Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song
Country: Ray Price - For the Good Times
Albums:
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
R&B: Jackson 5 - ABC
Anne Murray's breakthrough hit "Snowbird" was enjoying what would become a 6-week run at the top 41 years ago. Snowbird was her first Hot 100 entry peaking at #8. The only song of hers to best that was "Danny's Song" which peaked at #7 in 1972. It may have been her first hit, but it was nowhere near the end for her. Anne Murray was one of the queens of AC/EL radio throughout the 70s. In her career she has scored 8 #1 hits, including a span of 4 in a row beginning in 1979. Her most recent #1 was a cover of The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" in 1980. Between 1970 and 1986, Anne has scored 19 top 10 hits. Her most recent was "Now and Forever (You And Me)" reaching #7 on the AC chart in 1986. She has overall made 41 appearances on the chart, including a 1971 duet with Glen Campbell, "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Anne's last AC hit was "Are You Still in Love With Me" which only reached #33 in 1987. Since her AC charting ended, she has continued to have hits on the country chart, including the top 5 hit "Feed This Fire" in 1990.
The Monkees had ended by this time, and member Mike Nesmith had begun his own projects and was in the top 10 this week with "Joanne." Nesmith however only made one other EL appearance, along with the First National Band, he reached #7 later in 1970 with "Silver Moon."
Another big name rising up the chart was former Supremes lead singer Diana Ross. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was pretty much her breakthrough solo single, but the song only managed a #6 peak on EL. She would later go on to score 4 #1 hits; "Last Time I Saw Him," "Touch Me in The Morning," "Do You Know (Theme from Mohogany)," and her duet with Lionel Richie "Endless Love." Since 1970, Diana has scored 26 AC hits, 13 of which went top 10. Her last top 10 was "Missing You" which peaked at #4 in 1984. Her AC career has spanned 4 decades as her last appearance was in 2006 on a duet with Rod Stewart. The collab "I Got a Crush on You" peaked at #19.
The song that would knock Snowbird out of #1 was "We've Only Just Begun" which began its chart run this week. The song would end up topping the chart for an impressive 7 weeks. We'll get more into The Carpenters later on.
Events of 1970:
American Top 40 with Casey Kasem debuts on radio
Paul McCartney fires the shot heard round the world as millions of Beatles fans are saddened to learn the group has disbanded.
It was a year the music died as both Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die from drug overdoses.
Tammi Terrell dies from brain cancer.
Diana Ross officially leaves The Supremes and is replaced by Jean Terrell.
Elton John releases his first album in the U.S.
All My Children debuts on ABC.
President Nixon signs a new law lowering the voting age to 18.
National Education Television goes off the air and is replaced by PBS.
Births in music:
Mariah Carey
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
Lara Fabian
Deborah Gibson
Jordan Knight
Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)
Queen Latifah
