Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 11, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LET IT BE |
1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 2 | ABC |
2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 3 | INSTANT KARMA |
3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 4 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 5 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 6 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 7 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 8 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 9 | COME AND GET IT |
9 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 10 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| Hollies (Epic 10532) | ||||||
| 11 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
16 | 28 | 37 | 6 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 12 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
17 | 26 | 40 | 6 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 13 | CALL ME |
15 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706) | ||||||
| 14 | GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING |
14 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070) | ||||||
| 15 | CELEBRATE |
12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229) | ||||||
| 16 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
20 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 17 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
22 | 43 | 66 | 4 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 18 | THE RAPPER |
11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 19 | THE BELLS |
19 | 22 | 27 | 11 | |
| Originals (Soul 35069) | ||||||
| 20 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
24 | 34 | 45 | 7 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 21 | EVIL WAYS |
13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45069) | ||||||
| 22 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
27 | 42 | 65 | 7 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 23 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME |
21 | 15 | 11 | 12 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | ||||||
| 24 | VEHICLE |
44 | 59 | 99 | 4 |  |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 25 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
37 | 46 | 58 | 6 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 26 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
30 | 38 | 47 | 9 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 27 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
36 | 62 | 77 | 5 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 28 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA |
18 | 11 | 3 | 15 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | ||||||
| 29 | WOODSTOCK |
40 | 49 | 89 | 4 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 30 | SHILO |
34 | 40 | 43 | 8 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | ||||||
| 31 | MIGHTY JOE |
35 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 111) | ||||||
| 32 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
42 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 33 | MA BELLE AMIE |
26 | 17 | 6 | 13 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 107) | ||||||
| 34 | GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU |
28 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7071) | ||||||
| 35 | EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN |
45 | 55 | -- | 3 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277) | ||||||
| 36 | DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME |
23 | 18 | 13 | 14 |  |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | ||||||
| 37 | KENTUCKY RAIN |
25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9791) | ||||||
| 38 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
43 | 53 | 78 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 39 | ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM |
39 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745) | ||||||
| 40 | RUN SALLY RUN |
41 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| Cuff Links (Decca 32639) | ||||||
| 41 | NO SUGAR TONIGHT |
73 | 75 | 80 | 4 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325b) | ||||||
| 42 | STIR IT UP AND SERVE IT |
32 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11258) | ||||||
| 43 | TEMMA HARBOUR |
47 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| Mary Hopkin (Apple 1816) | ||||||
| 44 | WHO'S YOUR BABY? |
29 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| Archies (Kirshner 2003) | ||||||
| 45 | FUNKY DRUMMER (PT. 1) |
53 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| James Brown (King 6290) | ||||||
| 46 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
66 | 74 | 84 | 5 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 47 | GET READY |
64 | 78 | 88 | 5 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 48 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE |
54 | 66 | 72 | 6 | |
| Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) | ||||||
| 49 | MAKE ME SMILE |
67 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 50 | CHILDREN |
57 | 58 | 63 | 5 | |
| Joe South (Capitol 2755) | ||||||
| 51 | CAPTURE THE MOMENT |
61 | 68 | 74 | 5 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654) | ||||||
| 52 | BUT FOR LOVE |
60 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106) | ||||||
| 53 | I COULD WRITE A BOOK |
59 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73045) | ||||||
| 54 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 55 | MISS AMERICA |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 56 | CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (PT. 1) |
65 | 71 | 79 | 4 | |
| George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | ||||||
| 57 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I'M THE OTHER WOMAN) |
62 | 67 | 73 | 8 | |
| Doris Duke (Canyon 28) | ||||||
| 58 | THE GIRLS' SONG |
68 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 781) | ||||||
| 59 | THE FUNNIEST THING |
63 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439) | ||||||
| 60 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 61 | BUFFALO SOLDIER |
71 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| Flamingos (Polydor 14019) | ||||||
| 62 | COME RUNNING |
77 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383) | ||||||
| 63 | THE CAT WALK |
69 | 70 | 75 | 8 | |
| Village Soul Choir (Abbott 2010) | ||||||
| 64 | COLE, COOKE AND REDDING |
70 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722b) | ||||||
| 65 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
75 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 66 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 67 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN |
56 | 52 | 51 | 11 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059) | ||||||
| 68 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
83 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 69 | OH HAPPY DAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 70 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
86 | 89 | 93 | 5 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 71 | CECILIA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 72 | JULY 12, 1939 |
80 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 10585) | ||||||
| 73 | DON'T STOP NOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 74 | NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS |
79 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821) | ||||||
| 75 | DEMONSTRATION |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Otis Redding (Atco 6742) | ||||||
| 76 | DEAR PRUDENCE |
88 | 90 | 96 | 5 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165b) | ||||||
| 77 | CHICKEN STRUT |
85 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 78 | PUPPET MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 79 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
90 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 80 | THE SEEKER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 81 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
92 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 82 | LOVE MINUS ZERO--NO LIMIT |
87 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376) | ||||||
| 83 | CALIFORNIA GIRL |
93 | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060) | ||||||
| 84 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 85 | FIRE AND RAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6745) | ||||||
| 86 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
-- | -- | -- | 6 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 87 | SO EXCITED |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61035) | ||||||
| 88 | BROWN PAPER BAG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Syndicate Of Sound (Buddah 156) | ||||||
| 89 | ANGELICA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Oliver (Crewe 341) | ||||||
| 90 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788) | ||||||
| 91 | LOVE LAND |
91 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 92 | HOLLY GO SOFTLY |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Cornerstone (Liberty 56148) | ||||||
| 93 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 94 | SLOW DOWN |
94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Crow (Amaret 119b) | ||||||
| 95 | I GOT A THING, YOU GOT A THING, EVERYBODY'S GOT A THING |
-- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound 158) | ||||||
| 96 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502) | ||||||
| 97 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 98 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy 4522) | ||||||
| 99 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Womack (Minit 32093) | ||||||
| 100 | STEALING LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Emotions (Volt 4031) | ||||||
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:
• "Travelin' Band" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 31)
• "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" by Lulu (# 33)
• "Let's Give Adam And Eve Another Chance" by Gary Puckett & Union Gap (# 38)
• "Hey There Lonely Girl" by Eddie Holman (# 46)
• "Psychedelic Shack" by Temptations (# 48)
• "Add Some Music To Your Day" by Beach Boys (# 49)
• "Easy To Be Free" by Rick Nelson (# 50)
• "Thank You Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin" by Sly & Family Stone (# 51)
• "Brighton Hill" by Jackie DeShannon (# 52)
• "Walking Through The Country" by Grass Roots (# 55)
• "Take A Look Around" by Smith (# 58)
• "You Keep Tightening Up On Me" by Box Tops (# 74)
• "If Only I Had My Mind On Something Else" by Bee Gees (# 76)
• "Time To Get It Together" by Country Coalition (# 81)
• "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" by Charley Pride (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | CAN YOU FEEL IT |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 102 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
Clarence Carter | ||||
| 103 | YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN |
Jefferson | ||||
| 104 | SYMPATHY |
Rare Bird | ||||
| 105 | HANG ON SLOOPY |
Lettermen | ||||
| 106 | WELFARE CADILLAC |
Guy Drake | ||||
| 107 | SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU |
Eddie Holman | ||||
| 108 | TICKET TO RIDE |
Carpenters | ||||
| 109 | CINNAMON GIRL |
Gentrys | ||||
| 110 | UNITED WE STAND |
Brotherhood Of Man | ||||
| 111 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
Robin McNamara | ||||
| 112 | GREATEST LOVE |
Judy Clay | ||||
| 113 | CHECK YOURSELF |
I.A.P. Co. | ||||
| 114 | LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' |
Ray Charles | ||||
| 115 | GUIDE ME WELL |
Carla Thomas | ||||
| 116 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
Moments | ||||
| 117 | LUCIFER |
Bob Seger System | ||||
| 118 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
Little Milton | ||||
| 119 | I WOULD BE IN LOVE ANYWAY |
Frank Sinatra | ||||
| 120 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? |
Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| 121 | WHAT I'M SAYING IS TRUE |
Steam | ||||
| 122 | THE ONION SONG |
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | ||||
| 123 | UHH |
Dyke & Blazers | ||||
| 124 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN |
Mountain | ||||
| 125 | DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
Copper N' Brass | ||||
| 126 | RAIN DANCE |
Electric Indian | ||||
| 127 | MR. MONDAY |
Original Caste | ||||
| 128 | MAMA SAID |
Little Eva | ||||
| 129 | THE GHETTO (PT. 1) |
Donny Hathaway | ||||
| 130 | BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU |
Evie Sands | ||||
| 131 | WICHITA LINEMAN |
Jose Feliciano | ||||
| 132 | LAY LADY LAY |
Ferrante & Teicher | ||||
| 133 | TIPPICAW CALLEY |
Lenny Damon & Bah Humbug Band | ||||
| 134 | HE / I BELIEVE |
Cissy Houston | ||||
| 135 | JIMMY NEWMAN |
Tom Paxton | ||||
| 136 | TENDER WAS THE LOVE WE KNEW |
Intruders | ||||
| 137 | KILLER JOE |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 138 | ME WITHOUT YOU |
Billy Joe Royal | ||||
| 139 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
Mac Davis | ||||
| 140 | ALL IN MY MIND |
Pure Love & Pleasure | ||||
| 141 | KEEP A KNOCKIN' / GET BACK |
Blizzard | ||||
| 142 | BAND OF GOLD |
Freda Payne | ||||
| 143 | TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS |
Percy Sledge | ||||
| 144 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
Joe Simon | ||||