HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Rainy Night In Georgia” by Brook Benton
“Rainy Night In Georgia” by Brook Benton finished No. 37 on the year-end Top 100 of 1970, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 371970
Year-end charts11970
ArtistBrook Benton8 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1970 was “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel. Brook Benton had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Rainy Night In Georgia”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1970 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1970 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) | John Lennon | ▶♪ |
| 35 | Patches | Clarence Carter | ▶♪ |
| 36 | Lookin' Out My Back Door / Long As I Can See The Light | Creedence Clearwater Revival | ▶♪ |
| 37 | Rainy Night In Georgia | Brook Benton | ▶♪ |
| 38 | Something's Burning | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition | ▶♪ |
| 39 | Give Me Just A Little More Time | Chairmen Of The Board | ▶♪ |
| 40 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | Edison Lighthouse | ▶♪ |
More hits by Brook Benton
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boll Weevil Song | Brook Benton | 1961 #25 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | It's Just A Matter Of Time | Brook Benton | 1959 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Baby (You Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington | 1960 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Kiddio | Brook Benton | 1960 #63 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | A Rockin' Good Way | Dinah Washington and Brook Benton | 1960 #75 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Think Twice | Brook Benton | 1961 #78 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Endlessly | Brook Benton | 1959 #87 | ▶♪ |
Born in 1970? See the songs of your life. Class of 1970? Here’s your reunion playlist.
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.