HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“(They Long To Be) Close To You” by Carpenters
“(They Long To Be) Close To You” by Carpenters finished No. 2 on the year-end Top 100 of 1970, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
The No. 1 song of 1970 was “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel. Carpenters had 11 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “(They Long To Be) Close To You”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1970 chart.
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More hits by Carpenters
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superstar | Carpenters | 1971 #30 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Please Mr. Postman | Carpenters | 1975 #32 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | For All We Know | Carpenters | 1971 #35 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Rainy Days And Mondays | Carpenters | 1971 #38 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Top Of The World | Carpenters | 1974 #39 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Sing | Carpenters | 1973 #59 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | We've Only Just Begun | Carpenters | 1970 #65 | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Hurting Each Other | Carpenters | 1972 #65 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Close To You” by Maxi Priest (1990)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.