Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 21, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 2 | THE RAPPER |
3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 3 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA |
2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | ||||||
| 4 | INSTANT KARMA |
14 | 32 | 59 | 5 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
12 | 24 | 40 | 6 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 6 | MA BELLE AMIE |
6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 107) | ||||||
| 7 | EVIL WAYS |
7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45069) | ||||||
| 8 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
11 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 9 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | |
| Hollies (Epic 10532) | ||||||
| 10 | ABC |
43 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 11 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME |
9 | 14 | 20 | 9 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | ||||||
| 12 | LET IT BE |
32 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 13 | DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME |
13 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | ||||||
| 14 | CELEBRATE |
15 | 31 | 52 | 5 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229) | ||||||
| 15 | KENTUCKY RAIN |
10 | 17 | 23 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9791) | ||||||
| 16 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
19 | 26 | 34 | 7 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 17 | COME AND GET IT |
35 | 45 | 63 | 7 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 18 | CALL ME |
20 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706) | ||||||
| 19 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
27 | 53 | 69 | 5 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 20 | TRAVELIN' BAND |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |  |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | ||||||
| 21 | OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) |
18 | 21 | 29 | 14 | |
| Lulu (Atco 6722) | ||||||
| 22 | GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING |
30 | 41 | 50 | 5 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070) | ||||||
| 23 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL |
4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | ||||||
| 24 | THANK YOU FALLETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGIN |
17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | ||||||
| 25 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK |
16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7096) | ||||||
| 26 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND |
28 | 34 | 45 | 6 | |
| Smith (Dunhill 4228) | ||||||
| 27 | THE BELLS |
29 | 35 | 44 | 8 | |
| Originals (Soul 35069) | ||||||
| 28 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
31 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 29 | NO TIME |
21 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300) | ||||||
| 30 | WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY |
33 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4227) | ||||||
| 31 | GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU |
37 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7071) | ||||||
| 32 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE |
22 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54191) | ||||||
| 33 | IT'S A NEW DAY (PTS. 1 & 2) |
26 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| James Brown (King 6292) | ||||||
| 34 | MY ELUSIVE DREAMS |
34 | 37 | 42 | 8 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576) | ||||||
| 35 | ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM |
36 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745) | ||||||
| 36 | STIR IT UP AND SERVE IT |
38 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11258) | ||||||
| 37 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
46 | 60 | -- | 3 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 38 | WHO'S YOUR BABY? |
41 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| Archies (Kirshner 2003) | ||||||
| 39 | IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME |
39 | 43 | 47 | 10 | |
| Vic Dana (Liberty 56150) | ||||||
| 40 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
52 | 66 | -- | 3 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 41 | MIGHTY JOE |
51 | 61 | -- | 3 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 111) | ||||||
| 42 | LET'S GIVE ADAM AND EVE ANOTHER CHANCE |
48 | 57 | 77 | 4 | |
| Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia 45097) | ||||||
| 43 | SHILO |
49 | 80 | 90 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | ||||||
| 44 | UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO |
44 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55204) | ||||||
| 45 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
73 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 46 | VENUS |
23 | 10 | 8 | 16 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 108) | ||||||
| 47 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
56 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 48 | GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES |
42 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| Mel & Tim (Bamboo 109) | ||||||
| 49 | RUN SALLY RUN |
53 | 59 | 85 | 4 | |
| Cuff Links (Decca 32639) | ||||||
| 50 | HONEY COME BACK |
24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) | ||||||
| 51 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN |
50 | 55 | 62 | 8 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059) | ||||||
| 52 | COME TOGETHER |
54 | 58 | 65 | 5 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Minit 32087) | ||||||
| 53 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD |
40 | 27 | 9 | 22 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265) | ||||||
| 54 | VICTORIA |
59 | 64 | 71 | 8 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0863) | ||||||
| 55 | TEMMA HARBOUR |
57 | 62 | 67 | 5 | |
| Mary Hopkin (Apple 1816) | ||||||
| 56 | ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY |
60 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Beach Boys (Reprise 0894) | ||||||
| 57 | CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE |
62 | 63 | 68 | 6 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 2746) | ||||||
| 58 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
70 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 59 | EASY TO BE FREE |
65 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32635) | ||||||
| 60 | SILLY, SILLY, FOOL |
61 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| Dusty Springfield (Atlantic 2705) | ||||||
| 61 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 62 | OH WELL |
67 | 75 | 80 | 7 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 0883) | ||||||
| 63 | CHILDREN |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe South (Capitol 2755) | ||||||
| 64 | BRIGHTON HILL |
68 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66438) | ||||||
| 65 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
78 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 66 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 67 | FREE AS THE WIND |
72 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 162) | ||||||
| 68 | WELFARE CADILLAC |
75 | 82 | 89 | 6 | |
| Guy Drake (Royal American 1) | ||||||
| 69 | FUNKY DRUMMER (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Brown (King 6290) | ||||||
| 70 | I COULD WRITE A BOOK |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73045) | ||||||
| 71 | DON'T WORRY BABY |
74 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Tokens (Buddah 159) | ||||||
| 72 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE |
79 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) | ||||||
| 73 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I'M THE OTHER WOMAN) |
80 | 88 | 99 | 5 | |
| Doris Duke (Canyon 28) | ||||||
| 74 | CAPTURE THE MOMENT |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654) | ||||||
| 75 | THE CAT WALK |
82 | 92 | 94 | 5 | |
| Village Soul Choir (Abbott 2010) | ||||||
| 76 | THE FUNNIEST THING |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439) | ||||||
| 77 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 78 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 79 | CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | ||||||
| 80 | NO SUGAR TONIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325b) | ||||||
| 81 | IF ONLY I HAD MY MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6741) | ||||||
| 82 | YOU KEEP TIGHTENING UP ON ME |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Box Tops (Bell 865) | ||||||
| 83 | BUFFALO SOLDIER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Flamingos (Polydor 14019) | ||||||
| 84 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 85 | BUT FOR LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106) | ||||||
| 86 | TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Country Coalition (BluesWay 61034) | ||||||
| 87 | JULY 12, 1939 |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 10585) | ||||||
| 88 | GET READY |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 89 | WOODSTOCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 90 | NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821) | ||||||
| 91 | LOVE MINUS ZERO--NO LIMIT |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376) | ||||||
| 92 | CHICKEN STRUT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 93 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 94 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 95 | IS ANYBODY GOIN' TO SAN ANTONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9806) | ||||||
| 96 | DEAR PRUDENCE |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165b) | ||||||
| 97 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 98 | RAG MAMA RAG |
88 | 50 | 53 | 5 | |
| The Band (Capitol 2705) | ||||||
| 99 | VEHICLE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 100 | COME INTO MY LIFE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jimmy Cliff (A&M 1167) | ||||||
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:
• "Who'll Stop The Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 25)
• "Always Something There To Remind Me" by R.B. Greaves (# 45)
• "Arizona" by Mark Lindsay (# 47)
• "Keep On Doin'" by Isley Brothers (# 55)
• "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" by Joe South & Believers (# 58)
• "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King (# 63)
• "Jennifer Tomkins" by Street People (# 64)
• "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Lenny Welch (# 66)
• "1984" by Spirit (# 69)
• "Lay Lady Lay" by Ferrante & Teicher (# 71)
• "Mississippi Mama" by Owen B. (# 81)
• "A Change Is Gonna Come & People Gotta Be Free" by 5th Dimension (# 84)
• "The Ghetto (pt. 1)" by Donny Hathaway (# 89)
• "Just About The Same" by Association (# 91)
• "I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing" by Funkadelic (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | TENDER WAS THE LOVE WE KNEW |
Intruders | ||||
| 102 | YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY |
Lou Rawls | ||||
| 103 | DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
Copper N' Brass | ||||
| 104 | HELP ONE MAN TODAY |
Zager & Evans | ||||
| 105 | CAN YOU FEEL IT |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 106 | GREATEST LOVE |
Judy Clay | ||||
| 107 | DIANE |
Golden Gate | ||||
| 108 | TICKET TO RIDE |
Carpenters | ||||
| 109 | SLOW DOWN |
Crow | ||||
| 110 | LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' |
Ray Charles | ||||
| 111 | HOLLY GO SOFTLY |
Cornerstone | ||||
| 112 | ME WITHOUT YOU |
Billy Joe Royal | ||||
| 113 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
Ray Stevens | ||||
| 114 | PETER AND THE WOLF |
Charles Randolph Grean Sounde | ||||
| 115 | WICHITA LINEMAN |
Jose Feliciano | ||||
| 116 | GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I'VE GOT |
Marvin Gaye | ||||
| 117 | I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT |
Ray Stevens | ||||
| 118 | CHAINS OF LOVE |
Ronnie Dove | ||||
| 119 | IN AND OUT OF LOVE |
Bobby Vee | ||||
| 120 | HANG ON SLOOPY |
Lettermen | ||||
| 121 | COME ON DOWN |
Dean Martin | ||||
| 122 | DON'T GET CLOSE |
Little Anthony & Imperials | ||||
| 123 | THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME |
Merle Haggard | ||||
| 124 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND |
Bobby Womack | ||||
| 125 | NORWEGIAN WOOD |
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 | ||||
| 126 | MAKE ME SMILE |
Chicago | ||||
| 127 | BAND OF GOLD |
Freda Payne | ||||
| 128 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY |
Della Reese | ||||
| 129 | I WOULD BE IN LOVE ANYWAY |
Frank Sinatra | ||||
| 130 | RHYMES AND REASONS |
Irish Rovers | ||||
| 131 | THERE GOES MY BABY / BE MY BABY |
Shirelles | ||||
| 132 | YOU SAY IT |
Al Green | ||||
| 133 | THIS EMPTY PLACE |
Tangeers | ||||
| 134 | NIGHT OWL |
Bad Habits | ||||
| 135 | OH WHAT A TIME |
Maurice & Mac | ||||
| 136 | TIGHTEN UP YOUR OWN THING |
Etta James | ||||
| 137 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
Eddie & Dutch | ||||
| 138 | ROSIANNA |
Buchanan Brothers | ||||
| 139 | UHH |
Dyke & Blazers | ||||
| 140 | TO LIVE THE PAST |
Percy Mayfield | ||||