HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” by Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers
“Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” by Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers finished No. 23 on the year-end Top 100 of 1970, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 231970
Year-end charts11970
ArtistMelanie2 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1970 was “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel. Melanie had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1970 chart.
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| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Spill The Wine | Eric Burdon and War | ▶♪ |
| 21 | O-o-h Child | Five Stairsteps | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Spirit In The Sky | Norman Greenbaum | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) | Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) | The Temptations | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Love On A Two Way Street | The Moments | ▶♪ |
| 26 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 | ▶♪ |
More hits by Melanie
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brand New Key | Melanie | 1972 #9 | ▶♪ |
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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.