Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 24, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  I WANT YOU BACK |
4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1157) | ||||||
| 2 | VENUS |
3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 108) | ||||||
| 3 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD |
1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265) | ||||||
| 4 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE |
2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2690) | ||||||
| 5 | SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER |
6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1156) | ||||||
| 6 | DON'T CRY DADDY |
7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9768) | ||||||
| 7 | JAM UP JELLY TIGHT |
5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11247) | ||||||
| 8 | JINGLE JANGLE |
9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| Archies (Kirshner 5002) | ||||||
| 9 | WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) |
10 | 13 | 20 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40045) | ||||||
| 10 | I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN |
13 | 17 | 29 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12273) | ||||||
| 11 | EARLY IN THE MORNING |
12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21027) | ||||||
| 12 | LEAVING ON A JET PLANE |
8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts 7340) | ||||||
| 13 | THANK YOU FALLETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGIN |
37 | 64 | 81 | 5 |  |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | ||||||
| 14 | WINTER WORLD OF LOVE |
15 | 19 | 26 | 9 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40044) | ||||||
| 15 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY |
16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 50554) | ||||||
| 16 | WALKIN' IN THE RAIN |
18 | 21 | 33 | 11 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50605) | ||||||
| 17 | BLOWING AWAY |
21 | 31 | 47 | 4 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 780) | ||||||
| 18 | ARIZONA |
25 | 33 | 45 | 9 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45037) | ||||||
| 19 | WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE |
20 | 23 | 31 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Cliff (A&M 1146) | ||||||
| 20 | NO TIME |
24 | 34 | 44 | 7 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300) | ||||||
| 21 | BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS |
23 | 25 | 41 | 8 | |
| Jefferson (Janus 106) | ||||||
| 22 | SHE |
19 | 20 | 24 | 7 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7066) | ||||||
| 23 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL |
30 | 41 | 52 | 6 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | ||||||
| 24 | LA LA LA (IF I HAD YOU) |
11 | 12 | 14 | 11 |  |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 150) | ||||||
| 25 | MONSTER-SUICIDE-AMERICA |
27 | 29 | 49 | 5 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4221) | ||||||
| 26 | WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES |
31 | 38 | 55 | 6 | |
| Joe South & Believers (Capitol 2704) | ||||||
| 27 | HOLLY HOLY |
14 | 8 | 4 | 14 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55175) | ||||||
| 28 | EVIL WOMAN |
17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| Crow (Amaret 112) | ||||||
| 29 | DOWN ON THE CORNER |
22 | 14 | 10 | 14 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 634) | ||||||
| 30 | HOLD ON |
33 | 49 | 63 | 5 | |
| Rascals (Atlantic 2695) | ||||||
| 31 | HOW CAN I FORGET |
34 | 45 | 56 | 4 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54190) | ||||||
| 32 | WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND |
32 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| Cuff Links (Decca 32592) | ||||||
| 33 | SHE BELONGS TO ME |
35 | 40 | 50 | 14 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32550) | ||||||
| 34 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK |
44 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7096) | ||||||
| 35 | HONEY COME BACK |
50 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) | ||||||
| 36 | FANCY |
38 | 39 | 43 | 11 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2675) | ||||||
| 37 | CUPID |
36 | 36 | 39 | 11 | |
| Johnny Nash (JAD 220) | ||||||
| 38 | SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW |
39 | 44 | 54 | 7 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1147) | ||||||
| 39 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
43 | 62 | 67 | 7 | |
| Wilbert Harrison (Sue 11) | ||||||
| 40 | LOVE BONES |
46 | 58 | 69 | 4 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0055) | ||||||
| 41 | POINT IT OUT |
42 | 46 | 46 | 8 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54189) | ||||||
| 42 | THE THRILL IS GONE |
58 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61032) | ||||||
| 43 | EVERYBODY IS A STAR |
47 | 56 | 65 | 5 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555b) | ||||||
| 44 | NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE |
28 | 18 | 7 | 15 | |
| Steam (Fontana 1667) | ||||||
| 45 | TRAVELIN' BAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | ||||||
| 46 | JENNIFER TOMKINS |
48 | 57 | 70 | 7 | |
| Street People (Musicor 1365) | ||||||
| 47 | UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK |
26 | 28 | 30 | 13 | |
| The Band (Capitol 2635) | ||||||
| 48 | ELI'S COMING |
40 | 24 | 15 | 15 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4215) | ||||||
| 49 | AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW (PT. 1) |
45 | 50 | 51 | 11 | |
| James Brown (King 6280) | ||||||
| 50 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA |
62 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | ||||||
| 51 | MOON WALK (PT. 1) |
55 | 67 | 77 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2651) | ||||||
| 52 | TRACES / MEMORIES |
56 | 60 | 62 | 7 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol 2697) | ||||||
| 53 | MY HONEY AND ME |
60 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2104) | ||||||
| 54 | TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER |
57 | 61 | 71 | 8 | |
| Eydie Gorme (RCA Victor 74-0250) | ||||||
| 55 | A BRAND NEW ME |
29 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| Dusty Springfield (Atlantic 2685) | ||||||
| 56 | ONE TIN SOLDIER |
59 | 63 | 68 | 11 | |
| Original Caste (T-A 186) | ||||||
| 57 | WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637b) | ||||||
| 58 | OH WHAT A DAY |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5663) | ||||||
| 59 | PART TWO (LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN) |
64 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| James Brown (King 6275) | ||||||
| 60 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO |
65 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United 3004) | ||||||
| 61 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (EARLY IN THE MORNING) |
61 | 68 | 72 | 8 | |
| Tokens (Buddah 151) | ||||||
| 62 | LOOK-KA PY PY |
67 | 71 | 78 | 7 | |
| Meters (Josie 1015) | ||||||
| 63 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45064) | ||||||
| 64 | ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6726) | ||||||
| 65 | IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Vic Dana (Liberty 56150) | ||||||
| 66 | THE RAPPER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 67 | I'VE GOTTA MAKE YOU LOVE ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Steam (Mercury 73020) | ||||||
| 68 | IF WALLS COULD TALK |
76 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1226) | ||||||
| 69 | GUESS WHO |
77 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Ruby Winters (Diamond 269) | ||||||
| 70 | NEW WORLD COMING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mama Cass Elliot (Dunhill 4225) | ||||||
| 71 | LU |
78 | 78 | 83 | 5 | |
| Peggy Lipton (Ode 124) | ||||||
| 72 | WHY SHOULD I CRY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1108) | ||||||
| 73 | SHADES OF GREEN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 6907) | ||||||
| 74 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | ||||||
| 75 | SHE'S READY |
79 | 85 | 92 | 4 | |
| Spiral Starecase (Columbia 45048) | ||||||
| 76 | MA BELLE AMIE |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 107) | ||||||
| 77 | WON'T FIND BETTER (THAN ME) |
82 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| New Hope (Jamie 1381) | ||||||
| 78 | DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME |
83 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | ||||||
| 79 | GOT TO SEE IF I CAN'T GET MOMMY (TO COME BACK HOME) |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73015) | ||||||
| 80 | THE GANG'S BACK AGAIN |
84 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 523) | ||||||
| 81 | BOLD SOUL SISTER |
86 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 104) | ||||||
| 82 | A FRIEND IN THE CITY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 723) | ||||||
| 83 | HELLO IT'S ME |
-- | -- | -- | 11 | |
| Nazz (SGC 001) | ||||||
| 84 | THE TOUCH OF YOU |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 401) | ||||||
| 85 | MORNIN' MORNIN' |
90 | 91 | 99 | 5 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50614) | ||||||
| 86 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' |
-- | 89 | 96 | 3 | |
| Cold Blood (San Francisco 60) | ||||||
| 87 | DIG THE WAY I FEEL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mary Wells (Jubilee 5684) | ||||||
| 88 | I'M JUST A PRISONER (OF YOUR GOOD LOVIN') |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1460) | ||||||
| 89 | SUPERSTAR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 90 | TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK |
92 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Nina Simone (RCA Victor 74-0269) | ||||||
| 91 | SAVE THE COUNTRY |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Thelma Houston (Dunhill 4222) | ||||||
| 92 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (EARLY IN THE MORNING) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gene Pitney (Musicor 1384) | ||||||
| 93 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 94 | BARBARA, I LOVE YOU |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Colony Six (Mercury 73004) | ||||||
| 95 | BACK TO DREAMIN' AGAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pat Shannon (Uni 55191) | ||||||
| 96 | ANSWER ME, MY LOVE |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Happenings (Jubilee 5686) | ||||||
| 97 | COMPARED TO WHAT |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Les McCann & Eddie Harris (Atlantic 2694) | ||||||
| 98 | HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lovelites (Uni 55181) | ||||||
| 99 | TAKE IT OFF HIM AND PUT IT ON ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2702) | ||||||
| 100 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
98 | 96 | 100 | 5 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that entered the chart this week
Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "Come Together" by Beatles (# 41)
• "Heaven Knows" by Grass Roots (# 49)
• "Take A Letter, Maria" by R.B. Greaves (# 51)
• "Sunday Mornin'" by Oliver (# 52)
• "Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday" by Stevie Wonder (# 53)
• "These Eyes" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 54)
• "Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane (# 66)
• "I'm Gonna Love You" by Intrigues (# 68)
• "Cold Turkey" by John Lennon (# 69)
• "Together" by Illusion (# 70)
• "I Love You" by Otis Leaville (# 71)
• "Friendship Train" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 73)
• "I Started Loving You Again" by Al Martino (# 74)
• "Six White Horses" by Tommy Cash (# 81)
• "Groovin' (Out On Life)" by Newbeats (# 85)
• "Voodoo Woman" by Simon Stokes & Nighthawks (# 87)
• "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?" by Lou Christie (# 91)
• "Freight Train" by Duane Eddy (# 95)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
Hollies | ||||
| 102 | OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) |
Lulu | ||||
| 103 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE |
Dyke & Blazers | ||||
| 104 | THE BELLS |
Originals | ||||
| 105 | EVIL WAYS |
Santana | ||||
| 106 | SHILO |
Neil Diamond | ||||
| 107 | JOHNNY B. GOODE |
Johnny Winter | ||||
| 108 | TAKE HER BACK |
Gemini | ||||
| 109 | MR. LIMOUSINE DRIVER |
Grand Funk Railroad | ||||
| 110 | VICTORIA |
Kinks | ||||
| 111 | COUNTRY PREACHER |
Cannonball Adderley Quintet | ||||
| 112 | TO LOVE YOU |
Country Store | ||||
| 113 | BEEN A LONG TIME |
Betty Everett | ||||
| 114 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN EARLY IN THE MORNING |
Don Young | ||||
| 115 | WABASH CANNON BALL |
Danny Davis & Nashville Brass | ||||
| 116 | MY CHERIE AMOUR |
Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| 117 | NEVER GOIN' BACK TO GEORGIA |
Blues Magoos | ||||
| 118 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
Betty Lavette | ||||
| 119 | CLAUDIE MAE |
Ray Charles | ||||
| 120 | DON'T THINK THAT I'M A VIOLENT GUY |
Garland Green | ||||
| 121 | I GOTTA HAVE YOU |
Horatio | ||||
| 122 | A THING CALLED LOVE |
Ed Ames | ||||
| 123 | THEN SHE'S A LOVER |
Roy Clark | ||||
| 124 | WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING |
California Earthquake | ||||
| 125 | TICKET TO RIDE |
Carpenters | ||||
| 126 | THE MALTESE MELODY |
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass | ||||
| 127 | OH WELL |
Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| 128 | I'LL BE WITH YOU |
Saints | ||||
| 129 | THERE YOU GO |
Frummox | ||||
| 130 | STAY AWHILE |
Jerry Vale | ||||
| 131 | LOVE IS FOR THE TWO OF US |
Rene & Rene | ||||
| 132 | OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE |
Merle Haggard | ||||
| 133 | JE T'AIME. . . MOI NON PLUS |
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg | ||||
| 134 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC |
Archie Bell & Drells | ||||
| 135 | GOD ONLY KNOWS |
Vogues | ||||
| 136 | THE UNHOOKED GENERATION |
Freda Payne | ||||
| 137 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY |
Della Reese | ||||
| 138 | RUSSIAN ROULETTE |
Cy Coleman | ||||
| 139 | IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT TO BRING ME BACK |
Manhattans | ||||
| 140 | BIG IN VEGAS |
Buck Owens & Buckaroos | ||||
| 141 | REMEMBER THEN |
Sha Na Na | ||||