List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1970

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1942 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1970, it was published under the title Best Selling Soul Singles. During that year, 16 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

The Jackson 5 reached number one for the first time in January and by the end of the year had accumulated four chart-toppers.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 3, Diana Ross & the Supremes were at number one with "Someday We'll Be Together", the song's fourth and final week in the top spot.[2] It was the final Supremes singer to feature lead singer Diana Ross, who departed for a highly successful solo career;[3][4] she would go on to achieve her first solo chart-topper later in the year with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". The Supremes, with new lead singer Jean Terrell,[3] topped the chart again in December with "Stoned Love", but it would prove to be the group's final R&B number one.[5]

The Jackson 5 displaced the Supremes from the top spot in the year's second issue of Billboard with "I Want You Back", giving the brothers their first number one with their debut single.[6][7] The group, all of whom were in their teens or younger,[7] quickly experienced huge success, achieving four number-one R&B singles by the end of the year. All four also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart, making the group the first act ever to top that listing with its first four singles.[7] "I'll Be There", the Jackson 5's fourth number one of 1970, became the highest-selling single released by the Motown label.[7] The group spent a total of 20 weeks at number one in 1970; no other act spent more than six weeks in the top spot during the year. In addition to the Jackson 5, the Moments gained their first career number one when "Love on a Two-Way Street" spent five weeks in the top spot in May and June.[8] In March, Brook Benton achieved his first chart-topper for nearly ten years when he reached number one with "Rainy Night in Georgia"; his last appearance in the top spot had been with "Kiddio" in 1960.[9]

Chart history
The Supremes had both the first and last number ones of 1970, although only the former featured lead singer Diana Ross (far right), who departed for a solo career early in the year.
Brook Benton had his first number one for ten years with "Rainy Night in Georgia".
The Moments topped the chart for the first time with "Love on a Two-Way Street".
Aretha Franklin had two number ones in 1970.
Key
Indicates best-charting soul single of 1970[10]
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 3 "Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes [2]
January 10 "I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 [11]
January 17 [12]
January 24 [13]
January 31 [14]
February 7 "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" Sly & the Family Stone [15]
February 14 [16]
February 21 [17]
February 28 [18]
March 7 [19]
March 14 "Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton [20]
March 21 "Call Me" Aretha Franklin [21]
March 28 [22]
April 4 "ABC" The Jackson 5 [23]
April 11 [24]
April 18 [25]
April 25 [26]
May 2 "Turn Back the Hands of Time" Tyrone Davis [27]
May 9 [28]
May 16 "Love on a Two-Way Street" The Moments [29]
May 23 [30]
May 30 [31]
June 6 [32]
June 13 [33]
June 20 "The Love You Save" The Jackson 5 [34]
June 27 [35]
July 4 [36]
July 11 [37]
July 18 [38]
July 25 [39]
August 1 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" Stevie Wonder [40]
August 8 [41]
August 15 [42]
August 22 [43]
August 29 [44]
September 5 [45]
September 12 "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" Aretha Franklin [46]
September 19 [47]
September 26 [48]
October 3 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Diana Ross [49]
October 10 "I'll Be There" The Jackson 5 [50]
October 17 [51]
October 24 [52]
October 31 [53]
November 7 [54]
November 14 [55]
November 21 "Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)" James Brown [56]
November 28 [57]
December 5 "The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles [58]
December 12 [59]
December 19 [60]
December 26 "Stoned Love" The Supremes [61]

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