Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 31, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  VENUS |
2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 108) | ||||||
| 2 | I WANT YOU BACK |
1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1157) | ||||||
| 3 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD |
3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265) | ||||||
| 4 | THANK YOU FALLETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGIN |
13 | 37 | 64 | 6 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | ||||||
| 5 | SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER |
5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1156) | ||||||
| 6 | DON'T CRY DADDY |
6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9768) | ||||||
| 7 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE |
4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2690) | ||||||
| 8 | JINGLE JANGLE |
8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| Archies (Kirshner 5002) | ||||||
| 9 | WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) |
9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40045) | ||||||
| 10 | I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN |
10 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12273) | ||||||
| 11 | EARLY IN THE MORNING |
11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21027) | ||||||
| 12 | ARIZONA |
18 | 25 | 33 | 10 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45037) | ||||||
| 13 | WINTER WORLD OF LOVE |
14 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40044) | ||||||
| 14 | BLOWING AWAY |
17 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 780) | ||||||
| 15 | NO TIME |
20 | 24 | 34 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300) | ||||||
| 16 | WALKIN' IN THE RAIN |
16 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50605) | ||||||
| 17 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL |
23 | 30 | 41 | 7 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | ||||||
| 18 | WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE |
19 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Cliff (A&M 1146) | ||||||
| 19 | JAM UP JELLY TIGHT |
7 | 5 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11247) | ||||||
| 20 | BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS |
21 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| Jefferson (Janus 106) | ||||||
| 21 | WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES |
26 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| Joe South & Believers (Capitol 2704) | ||||||
| 22 | LEAVING ON A JET PLANE |
12 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts 7340) | ||||||
| 23 | MONSTER-SUICIDE-AMERICA |
25 | 27 | 29 | 6 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4221) | ||||||
| 24 | HONEY COME BACK |
35 | 50 | -- | 3 |  |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) | ||||||
| 25 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY |
15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | |
| Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 50554) | ||||||
| 26 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK |
34 | 44 | -- | 3 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7096) | ||||||
| 27 | LA LA LA (IF I HAD YOU) |
24 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 150) | ||||||
| 28 | HOW CAN I FORGET |
31 | 34 | 45 | 5 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54190) | ||||||
| 29 | HOLD ON |
30 | 33 | 49 | 6 | |
| Rascals (Atlantic 2695) | ||||||
| 30 | SHE BELONGS TO ME |
33 | 35 | 40 | 15 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32550) | ||||||
| 31 | WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND |
32 | 32 | 35 | 10 | |
| Cuff Links (Decca 32592) | ||||||
| 32 | TRAVELIN' BAND |
45 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | ||||||
| 33 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA |
50 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | ||||||
| 34 | THE THRILL IS GONE |
42 | 58 | 69 | 6 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61032) | ||||||
| 35 | FANCY |
36 | 38 | 39 | 12 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2675) | ||||||
| 36 | SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW |
38 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1147) | ||||||
| 37 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
39 | 43 | 62 | 8 | |
| Wilbert Harrison (Sue 11) | ||||||
| 38 | JENNIFER TOMKINS |
46 | 48 | 57 | 8 | |
| Street People (Musicor 1365) | ||||||
| 39 | LOVE BONES |
40 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0055) | ||||||
| 40 | SHE |
22 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7066) | ||||||
| 41 | CUPID |
37 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
| Johnny Nash (JAD 220) | ||||||
| 42 | MOON WALK (PT. 1) |
51 | 55 | 67 | 6 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2651) | ||||||
| 43 | EVERYBODY IS A STAR |
43 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555b) | ||||||
| 44 | WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN |
57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637b) | ||||||
| 45 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER |
63 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45064) | ||||||
| 46 | DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME |
78 | 83 | 97 | 4 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | ||||||
| 47 | ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6726) | ||||||
| 48 | MY HONEY AND ME |
53 | 60 | 81 | 5 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2104) | ||||||
| 49 | OH WHAT A DAY |
58 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5663) | ||||||
| 50 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO |
60 | 65 | 76 | 5 | |
| Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United 3004) | ||||||
| 51 | TRACES / MEMORIES |
52 | 56 | 60 | 8 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol 2697) | ||||||
| 52 | MA BELLE AMIE |
76 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 107) | ||||||
| 53 | THE RAPPER |
66 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 54 | ONE TIN SOLDIER |
56 | 59 | 63 | 12 | |
| Original Caste (T-A 186) | ||||||
| 55 | LOOK-KA PY PY |
62 | 67 | 71 | 8 | |
| Meters (Josie 1015) | ||||||
| 56 | TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER |
54 | 57 | 61 | 9 | |
| Eydie Gorme (RCA Victor 74-0250) | ||||||
| 57 | PART TWO (LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN) |
59 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| James Brown (King 6275) | ||||||
| 58 | I'VE GOTTA MAKE YOU LOVE ME |
67 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steam (Mercury 73020) | ||||||
| 59 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (EARLY IN THE MORNING) |
61 | 61 | 68 | 9 | |
| Tokens (Buddah 151) | ||||||
| 60 | IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME |
65 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Vic Dana (Liberty 56150) | ||||||
| 61 | NEW WORLD COMING |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mama Cass Elliot (Dunhill 4225) | ||||||
| 62 | GOT TO SEE IF I CAN'T GET MOMMY (TO COME BACK HOME) |
79 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73015) | ||||||
| 63 | SHADES OF GREEN |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 6907) | ||||||
| 64 | IF WALLS COULD TALK |
68 | 76 | 80 | 5 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1226) | ||||||
| 65 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | ||||||
| 66 | WHY SHOULD I CRY |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1108) | ||||||
| 67 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 68 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54191) | ||||||
| 69 | EVIL WAYS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45069) | ||||||
| 70 | LU |
71 | 78 | 78 | 6 | |
| Peggy Lipton (Ode 124) | ||||||
| 71 | OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) |
-- | 63 | 66 | 7 | |
| Lulu (Atco 6722) | ||||||
| 72 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
-- | -- | 79 | 5 | |
| Hollies (Epic 10532) | ||||||
| 73 | A FRIEND IN THE CITY |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 723) | ||||||
| 74 | HELLO IT'S ME |
83 | -- | -- | 12 | |
| Nazz (SGC 001) | ||||||
| 75 | THE TOUCH OF YOU |
84 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 401) | ||||||
| 76 | WON'T FIND BETTER (THAN ME) |
77 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| New Hope (Jamie 1381) | ||||||
| 77 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' |
86 | -- | 89 | 4 | |
| Cold Blood (San Francisco 60) | ||||||
| 78 | BOLD SOUL SISTER |
81 | 86 | 100 | 4 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 104) | ||||||
| 79 | GUESS WHO |
69 | 77 | 82 | 4 | |
| Ruby Winters (Diamond 269) | ||||||
| 80 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 81 | MORNIN' MORNIN' |
85 | 90 | 91 | 6 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50614) | ||||||
| 82 | DIG THE WAY I FEEL |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mary Wells (Jubilee 5684) | ||||||
| 83 | I'M JUST A PRISONER (OF YOUR GOOD LOVIN') |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1460) | ||||||
| 84 | MY ELUSIVE DREAMS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576) | ||||||
| 85 | SUPERSTAR |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 86 | IF YOU'VE GOT A HEART |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bland (Duke 458) | ||||||
| 87 | SHE'S READY |
75 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| Spiral Starecase (Columbia 45048) | ||||||
| 88 | SAVE THE COUNTRY |
91 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Thelma Houston (Dunhill 4222) | ||||||
| 89 | THEN SHE'S A LOVER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roy Clark (Dot 17335) | ||||||
| 90 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (EARLY IN THE MORNING) |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gene Pitney (Musicor 1384) | ||||||
| 91 | HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lovelites (Uni 55181) | ||||||
| 92 | BACK TO DREAMIN' AGAIN |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pat Shannon (Uni 55191) | ||||||
| 93 | BARBARA, I LOVE YOU |
94 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| New Colony Six (Mercury 73004) | ||||||
| 94 | COUNTRY PREACHER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Capitol 2698) | ||||||
| 95 | ANSWER ME, MY LOVE |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Happenings (Jubilee 5686) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE |
-- | -- | 99 | 2 | |
| Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 90) | ||||||
| 97 | TAKE IT OFF HIM AND PUT IT ON ME |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2702) | ||||||
| 98 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059) | ||||||
| 99 | VICTORIA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0863) | ||||||
| 100 | THE BELLS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Originals (Soul 35069) | ||||||
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:
• "Holly Holy" by Neil Diamond (# 27)
• "Evil Woman" by Crow (# 28)
• "Down On The Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 29)
• "Point It Out" by Smokey Robinson & Miracles (# 41)
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam (# 44)
• "Up On Cripple Creek" by The Band (# 47)
• "Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night (# 48)
• "Ain't It Funky Now (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 49)
• "A Brand New Me" by Dusty Springfield (# 55)
• "The Gang's Back Again" by Kool & Gang (# 80)
• "To Be Young, Gifted And Black" by Nina Simone (# 90)
• "Compared To What" by Les McCann & Eddie Harris (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES |
Mel & Tim | ||||
| 102 | SHILO |
Neil Diamond | ||||
| 103 | JOHNNY B. GOODE |
Johnny Winter | ||||
| 104 | TICKET TO RIDE |
Carpenters | ||||
| 105 | HEARTBREAKER |
Grand Funk Railroad | ||||
| 106 | MR. LIMOUSINE DRIVER |
Grand Funk Railroad | ||||
| 107 | MY CHERIE AMOUR |
Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| 108 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
Sandpipers | ||||
| 109 | OH WELL |
Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| 110 | THE MALTESE MELODY |
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass | ||||
| 111 | TAKE HER BACK |
Gemini | ||||
| 112 | TO LOVE YOU |
Country Store | ||||
| 113 | NEVER GOIN' BACK TO GEORGIA |
Blues Magoos | ||||
| 114 | CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL |
Exiles | ||||
| 115 | A THING CALLED LOVE |
Ed Ames | ||||
| 116 | KEEP ON DOIN' |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 117 | IN AND OUT OF LOVE |
Bobby Vee | ||||
| 118 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN EARLY IN THE MORNING |
Don Young | ||||
| 119 | WABASH CANNON BALL |
Danny Davis & Nashville Brass | ||||
| 120 | JE T'AIME. . . MOI NON PLUS |
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg | ||||
| 121 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
Betty Lavette | ||||
| 122 | BEEN A LONG TIME |
Betty Everett | ||||
| 123 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC |
The Frost | ||||
| 124 | COME AND GET IT |
Badfinger | ||||
| 125 | IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME |
Sonny James | ||||
| 126 | HOLLY GO SOFTLY |
Cornerstone | ||||
| 127 | CRAZY ANNIE |
Evie Sands | ||||
| 128 | I'LL BE WITH YOU |
Saints | ||||
| 129 | GOD ONLY KNOWS |
Vogues | ||||
| 130 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
Norman Greenbaum | ||||
| 131 | COMIN' HOME |
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends | ||||
| 132 | I GOTTA HAVE YOU |
Horatio | ||||
| 133 | STAY AWHILE |
Jerry Vale | ||||
| 134 | BABY MAKE IT SOON |
Flying Machine | ||||
| 135 | THERE YOU GO |
Frummox | ||||
| 136 | MR. BUS DRIVER |
Neal Dover | ||||
| 137 | OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE |
Merle Haggard | ||||
| 138 | LOVE IS FOR THE TWO OF US |
Rene & Rene | ||||
| 139 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY |
Della Reese | ||||
| 140 | DOWN IN THE ALLEY |
Ronnie Hawkins | ||||
| 141 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I'M THE OTHER WOMAN) |
Doris Duke | ||||
| 142 | THE CAT WALK |
Village Soul Choir | ||||