Sunday March 8, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 7, 1970



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1   BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1 5 18 6
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079)
2   HEY THERE LONELY GIRL 2 2 5 12
Eddie Holman (ABC 11240)
3   RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA 6 8 15 10
Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057)
4   PSYCHEDELIC SHACK 5 6 11 8
Temptations (Gordy 7096)
5   THANK YOU FALLETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGIN 3 1 2 11
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555)
6   TRAVELIN' BAND 7 13 16 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637)
7   THE RAPPER 13 18 28 7
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502)
8   MA BELLE AMIE 10 14 23 8
Tee Set (Colossus 107)
9   NO TIME 4 4 8 13
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300)
10   VENUS 8 3 1 14
Shocking Blue (Colossus 108)
11   EVIL WAYS 18 29 38 6
Santana (Columbia 45069)
12   HONEY COME BACK 11 11 12 8
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718)
13   WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN 14 17 21 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637b)
14   GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME 20 28 37 7
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074)
15   HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN 19 38 60 7
Frijid Pink (Parrot 341)
16   DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME 21 27 31 9
Delfonics (Philly Groove 161)
17   KENTUCKY RAIN 23 31 45 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9791)
18   HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER 24 34 49 10
Hollies (Epic 10532)
19   THE THRILL IS GONE 15 16 20 11
B.B. King (BluesWay 61032)
20   WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES 12 12 13 12
Joe South & Believers (Capitol 2704)
21   OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) 29 37 46 12
Lulu (Atco 6722)
22   ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME 22 23 29 7
R.B. Greaves (Atco 6726)
23   NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE 26 35 44 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54191)
24   LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES 40 53 70 4  
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858)
25   CALL ME 31 44 53 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706)
26   EASY COME, EASY GO 34 46 68 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177)
27   RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD 9 7 4 20  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265)
28   ARIZONA 16 9 9 15  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45037)
29   IT'S A NEW DAY (PTS. 1 & 2) 33 42 51 4
James Brown (King 6292)
30   NEW WORLD COMING 30 33 41 7
Mama Cass Elliot (Dunhill 4225)
31   CELEBRATE 52 67 -- 3  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229)
32   INSTANT KARMA 59 72 -- 3  
John Lennon (Apple 1818)
33   I WANT YOU BACK 17 15 3 17  
Jackson Five (Motown 1157)
34   TAKE A LOOK AROUND 45 57 72 4  
Smith (Dunhill 4228)
35   THE BELLS 44 62 77 6
Originals (Soul 35069)
36   SOMETHING'S BURNING 43 54 65 5
First Edition (Reprise 0888)
37   MY ELUSIVE DREAMS 42 51 62 6
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576)
38   WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY 46 56 66 4
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4227)
39   ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM 48 58 82 4
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745)
40   JENNIFER TOMKINS 41 43 36 13
Street People (Musicor 1365)
41   GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING 50 63 -- 3
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070)
42   GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU 51 68 81 4
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7071)
43   IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME 47 49 54 8
Vic Dana (Liberty 56150)
44   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 32 32 35 10  
Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United 3004)
45   COME AND GET IT 63 76 87 5  
Badfinger (Apple 1815)
46   OH WHAT A DAY 36 36 39 8
Dells (Cadet 5663)
47   STIR IT UP AND SERVE IT 58 85 -- 3  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11258)
48   GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES 57 66 76 5
Mel & Tim (Bamboo 109)
49   UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 60 89 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55204)
50   RAG MAMA RAG 53 64 -- 3
The Band (Capitol 2705)
51   WHO'S YOUR BABY? 61 -- -- 2
Archies (Kirshner 2003)
52   I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 25 10 7 11  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12273)
53   SPIRIT IN THE SKY 69 97 -- 3  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
54   THE TOUCH OF YOU 54 59 64 8
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 401)
55   DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN 62 69 79 6
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059)
56   KEEP ON DOIN' 56 61 71 5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 914)
57   LET'S GIVE ADAM AND EVE ANOTHER CHANCE 77 -- -- 2  
Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia 45097)
58   COME TOGETHER 65 77 -- 3
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Minit 32087)
59   RUN SALLY RUN 85 -- -- 2  
Cuff Links (Decca 32639)
60   UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF -- -- -- 1  
Supremes (Motown 1162)
61   MIGHTY JOE -- -- -- 1  
Shocking Blue (Colossus 111)
62   TEMMA HARBOUR 67 71 -- 3
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1816)
63   CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 68 73 85 4
Al Martino (Capitol 2746)
64   VICTORIA 71 82 90 6
Kinks (Reprise 0863)
65   SILLY, SILLY, FOOL 70 80 -- 3
Dusty Springfield (Atlantic 2705)
66   LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY -- -- -- 1  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319)
67   SUPERSTAR 72 74 78 7
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
68   YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) 78 84 91 4
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000)
69   YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' 64 65 67 9
Cold Blood (San Francisco 60)
70   SPARKLE AND SHINE 73 79 -- 3
Clique (White Whale 338)
71   ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (Reprise 0894)
72   HEARTBREAKER 75 81 88 5
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 2732)
73   JUST SEVENTEEN 76 83 89 4
Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia 45082)
74   COMIN' HOME 81 88 96 4
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6725)
75   OH WELL 80 86 94 5
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 0883)
76   LAY LADY LAY 83 -- -- 2
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 50646)
77   1984 79 87 95 4
Spirit (Ode 128)
78   TICKET TO RIDE 84 91 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M 1142)
79   BRIGHTON HILL 86 92 -- 3
Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66438)
80   SHILO 90 96 -- 3
Neil Diamond (Bang 575)
81   DON'T WORRY BABY -- -- -- 1  
Tokens (Buddah 159)
82   WELFARE CADILLAC 89 94 99 4
Guy Drake (Royal American 1)
83   EASY TO BE FREE -- -- -- 1  
Rick Nelson (Decca 32635)
84   FREE AS THE WIND -- -- -- 1  
Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 162)
85   CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 87 93 -- 3
Andy Williams (Columbia 45094)
86   MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE -- -- -- 1  
Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091)
87   MISSISSIPPI MAMA 88 95 -- 3
Owen B. (Janus 107)
88   TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I'M THE OTHER WOMAN) 99 100 -- 3  
Doris Duke (Canyon 28)
89   A CHANGE IS GONNA COME & PEOPLE GOTTA BE FREE -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 860b)
90   REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE 93 -- -- 2
Marmalade (London 20058)
91   CALIFORNIA GIRL 91 -- -- 2
Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060)
92   THE CAT WALK 94 -- 98 3
Village Soul Choir (Abbott 2010)
93   LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY 100 -- -- 2
Michael Parks (MGM 14104)
94   THE GHETTO (PT. 1) 92 98 100 4
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6719)
95   YOU'RE RIGHT, RAY CHARLES 96 -- -- 2
Joe Tex (Dial 4096)
96   TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
97   BABY MAKE IT SOON 97 99 -- 3
Flying Machine (Congress 6012)
98   DON'T GET CLOSE 98 -- -- 2
Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50625)
99   THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME -- -- -- 1  
Merle Haggard (Capitol 2719)
100   JUST ABOUT THE SAME -- -- -- 1  
Association (Warner Bros. 7372)

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:

   • "Without Love (There Is Nothing)" by Tom Jones (# 27)
   • "Baby Take Me In Your Arms" by Jefferson (# 28)
   • "If I Were A Carpenter" by Johnny Cash & June Carter (# 35)
   • "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin (# 37)
   • "I've Gotta Make You Love Me" by Steam (# 38)
   • "Walkin' In The Rain" by Jay & Americans (# 39)
   • "Fancy" by Bobbie Gentry (# 49)
   • "Why Should I Cry" by Gentrys (# 55)
   • "The Declaration" by 5th Dimension (# 66)
   • "If You've Got A Heart" by Bobby Bland (# 74)
   • "Melting Pot" by Blue Mink (# 82)
   • "Take It Off Him And Put It On Me" by Clarence Carter (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   GET READY Rare Earth
102   LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection
103   FOR THE LOVE OF HIM Bobbi Martin
104   TENDER WAS THE LOVE WE KNEW Intruders
105   IN AND OUT OF LOVE Bobby Vee
106   WAN-TU-WAH-ZUREE George Tindley
107   THIS EMPTY PLACE Tangeers
108   YOU SAY IT Al Green
109   24 HOURS OF SADNESS Chi-Lites
110   DIANE Golden Gate
111   BUFFALO SOLDIER Flamingos
112   GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I'VE GOT Marvin Gaye
113   HOLLY GO SOFTLY Cornerstone
114   I GOT A THING, YOU GOT A THING, EVERYBODY'S GOT A THING Funkadelic
115   PETER AND THE WOLF Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
116   SHE'S READY Spiral Starecase
117   YOU KEEP TIGHTENING UP ON ME Box Tops
118   YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Lou Rawls
119   TIGHTEN UP YOUR OWN THING Etta James
120   I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Ray Stevens
121   MORE THAN I CAN STAND Bobby Womack
122   TENNESSEE BIRDWALK Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
123   NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS Bill Deal & Rhondels
124   ROSIANNA Buchanan Brothers
125   GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Della Reese
126   LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' Ray Charles
127   OH WHAT A TIME Maurice & Mac
128   COME INTO MY LIFE Jimmy Cliff
129   TO LIVE THE PAST Percy Mayfield
130   MUSIC TO MY HEART Obsession
131   WON'T FIND BETTER (THAN ME) New Hope
132   RHYMES AND REASONS Irish Rovers
133   TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER Country Coalition
134   NORWEGIAN WOOD Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
135   KOOL IT (HERE COMES THE FUZZ) Kool & Gang
136   COME ON DOWN Dean Martin
137   BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne
138   CHAINS OF LOVE Ronnie Dove
139   TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
140   SLOW DOWN Crow
141   CALL ME NUMBER ONE Tremeloes
142   NIGHT OWL Bad Habits
143   YOU Andy Kim
144   DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) O'Jays
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