Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 18, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LET IT BE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 2 | ABC |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 3 | INSTANT KARMA |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 4 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 6 | COME AND GET IT |
9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 7 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 8 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 9 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
16 | 20 | 23 | 11 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 10 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
11 | 16 | 28 | 7 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 11 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
12 | 17 | 26 | 7 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 12 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
17 | 22 | 43 | 5 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 13 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 14 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
22 | 27 | 42 | 8 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 15 | VEHICLE |
24 | 44 | 59 | 5 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 16 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
25 | 37 | 46 | 7 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 17 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
20 | 24 | 34 | 8 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 18 | THE BELLS |
19 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| Originals (Soul 35069) | ||||||
| 19 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
27 | 36 | 62 | 6 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 20 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
26 | 30 | 38 | 10 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 21 | CALL ME |
13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706) | ||||||
| 22 | GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING |
14 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070) | ||||||
| 23 | WOODSTOCK |
29 | 40 | 49 | 5 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 24 | SHILO |
30 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | ||||||
| 25 | THE RAPPER |
18 | 11 | 6 | 13 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 26 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
32 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 27 | EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN |
35 | 45 | 55 | 4 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277) | ||||||
| 28 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
10 | 8 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Hollies (Epic 10532) | ||||||
| 29 | CELEBRATE |
15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229) | ||||||
| 30 | MIGHTY JOE |
31 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 111) | ||||||
| 31 | EVIL WAYS |
21 | 13 | 10 | 12 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45069) | ||||||
| 32 | GET READY |
47 | 64 | 78 | 6 |  |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 33 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
38 | 43 | 53 | 5 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 34 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 35 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
46 | 66 | 74 | 6 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 36 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
54 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 37 | FUNKY DRUMMER (PT. 1) |
45 | 53 | 60 | 5 | |
| James Brown (King 6290) | ||||||
| 38 | MAKE ME SMILE |
49 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 39 | NO SUGAR TONIGHT |
41 | 73 | 75 | 5 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325b) | ||||||
| 40 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
70 | 86 | 89 | 6 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 41 | CECILIA |
71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 42 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE |
48 | 54 | 66 | 7 | |
| Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) | ||||||
| 43 | MISS AMERICA |
55 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 44 | BUT FOR LOVE |
52 | 60 | 76 | 5 | |
| Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106) | ||||||
| 45 | CAPTURE THE MOMENT |
51 | 61 | 68 | 6 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654) | ||||||
| 46 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
68 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 47 | COME RUNNING |
62 | 77 | 91 | 4 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383) | ||||||
| 48 | CHILDREN |
50 | 57 | 58 | 6 | |
| Joe South (Capitol 2755) | ||||||
| 49 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 50 | I COULD WRITE A BOOK |
53 | 59 | 61 | 6 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73045) | ||||||
| 51 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
66 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 52 | THE FUNNIEST THING |
59 | 63 | 69 | 6 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439) | ||||||
| 53 | CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (PT. 1) |
56 | 65 | 71 | 5 | |
| George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | ||||||
| 54 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
65 | 75 | 94 | 4 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 55 | THE GIRLS' SONG |
58 | 68 | 72 | 4 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 781) | ||||||
| 56 | BUFFALO SOLDIER |
61 | 71 | 73 | 5 | |
| Flamingos (Polydor 14019) | ||||||
| 57 | OH HAPPY DAY |
69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 58 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 59 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I'M THE OTHER WOMAN) |
57 | 62 | 67 | 9 | |
| Doris Duke (Canyon 28) | ||||||
| 60 | DON'T STOP NOW |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 61 | COLE, COOKE AND REDDING |
64 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722b) | ||||||
| 62 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 63 | RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641b) | ||||||
| 64 | SO EXCITED |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61035) | ||||||
| 65 | PUPPET MAN |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 66 | NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS |
74 | 79 | 83 | 6 | |
| Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821) | ||||||
| 67 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 68 | THE SEEKER |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 69 | DEAR PRUDENCE |
76 | 88 | 90 | 6 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165b) | ||||||
| 70 | CHICKEN STRUT |
77 | 85 | 86 | 5 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 71 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
79 | 90 | 92 | 5 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 72 | MY WAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072) | ||||||
| 73 | CALIFORNIA GIRL |
83 | 93 | -- | 5 | |
| Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060) | ||||||
| 74 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
81 | 92 | 96 | 5 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 75 | FIRE AND RAIN |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6745) | ||||||
| 76 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
86 | -- | -- | 7 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 77 | LOVE MINUS ZERO--NO LIMIT |
82 | 87 | 87 | 6 | |
| Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376) | ||||||
| 78 | LOVE LAND |
91 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 79 | THE LETTER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 80 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
84 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 81 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
93 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 82 | BROWN PAPER BAG |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Syndicate Of Sound (Buddah 156) | ||||||
| 83 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 84 | ANGELICA |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Oliver (Crewe 341) | ||||||
| 85 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 86 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788) | ||||||
| 87 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 88 | CALIFORNIA SOUL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | ||||||
| 89 | WELFARE CADILLAC |
-- | -- | 63 | 8 | |
| Guy Drake (Royal American 1) | ||||||
| 90 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502) | ||||||
| 91 | I GOT A THING, YOU GOT A THING, EVERYBODY'S GOT A THING |
95 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound 158) | ||||||
| 92 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 93 | GREATEST LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Judy Clay (Atlantic 2697) | ||||||
| 94 | GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bill Cosby (Uni 55223) | ||||||
| 95 | UNITED WE STAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 96 | SYMPATHY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rare Bird (Probe 477) | ||||||
| 97 | LUCIFER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748) | ||||||
| 98 | LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11259) | ||||||
| 99 | LAY DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 100 | CINNAMON GIRL |
-- | 95 | -- | 2 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 100 | UHH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | ||||||
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:
• "Give Me Just A Little More Time" by Chairmen Of The Board (# 23)
• "Rainy Night In Georgia" by Brook Benton (# 28)
• "Ma Belle Amie" by Tee Set (# 33)
• "Gotta Get Back To You" by Tommy James & Shondells (# 34)
• "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" by Delfonics (# 36)
• "Kentucky Rain" by Elvis Presley (# 37)
• "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (# 39)
• "Run Sally Run" by Cuff Links (# 40)
• "Stir It Up And Serve It" by Tommy Roe (# 42)
• "Temma Harbour" by Mary Hopkin (# 43)
• "Who's Your Baby?" by Archies (# 44)
• "The Cat Walk" by Village Soul Choir (# 63)
• "Do The Funky Chicken" by Rufus Thomas (# 67)
• "July 12, 1939" by Charlie Rich (# 72)
• "Demonstration" by Otis Redding (# 75)
• "Holly Go Softly" by Cornerstone (# 92)
• "Slow Down" by Crow (# 94)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING |
Liquid Smoke | ||||
| 102 | HANG ON SLOOPY |
Lettermen | ||||
| 103 | YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN |
Jefferson | ||||
| 104 | TICKET TO RIDE |
Carpenters | ||||
| 105 | CAN YOU FEEL IT |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 106 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND |
Bobby Womack | ||||
| 107 | ROADHOUSE BLUES |
Doors | ||||
| 108 | MR. MONDAY |
Original Caste | ||||
| 109 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
Robin McNamara | ||||
| 110 | GUIDE ME WELL |
Carla Thomas | ||||
| 111 | CHECK YOURSELF |
I.A.P. Co. | ||||
| 112 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
Little Milton | ||||
| 113 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN |
Mountain | ||||
| 114 | STEALING LOVE |
Emotions | ||||
| 115 | THEM CHANGES |
Buddy Miles | ||||
| 116 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
Mac Davis | ||||
| 117 | BAND OF GOLD |
Freda Payne | ||||
| 118 | LAST OF THE WINE |
Robbs | ||||
| 119 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? |
Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| 120 | JIMMY NEWMAN |
Tom Paxton | ||||
| 121 | MAMA SAID |
Little Eva | ||||
| 122 | I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU) |
Raeletts | ||||
| 123 | KILLER JOE |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 124 | LAY LADY LAY |
Ferrante & Teicher | ||||
| 125 | ALL IN MY MIND |
Pure Love & Pleasure | ||||
| 126 | LOVE'S GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN (PT. 1) |
Chuck Brooks | ||||
| 127 | GOODBYE JO |
Cashman, Pistilli & West | ||||
| 128 | TIMOTHY |
Buoys | ||||
| 129 | HEIGHDY-HO PRINCESS |
Neon Philharmonic | ||||
| 130 | WHAT I'M SAYING IS TRUE |
Steam | ||||
| 131 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP |
Paul Davis | ||||
| 132 | TIPPICAW CALLEY |
Lenny Damon & Bah Humbug Band | ||||
| 133 | TWO LITTLE BOYS |
Rolf Harris | ||||
| 134 | LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) |
Jackie Wilson | ||||
| 135 | THERE AIN'T NO UMBOPO |
Crazy Elephant | ||||
| 136 | TAKE ME WITH YOU |
Honey Cone | ||||
| 137 | WHAT A GROOVEY FEELING |
Johnny Nash | ||||
| 138 | GOD BLESS |
Arthur Conley | ||||
| 139 | THE GHETTO (PT. 1) |
Donny Hathaway | ||||
| 140 | THEME FROM THE MOLLY MAGUIRES |
Henry Mancini & Orchestra | ||||