Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 25, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ABC |
2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 2 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 3 | LET IT BE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 4 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
12 | 17 | 22 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 5 | INSTANT KARMA |
3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 6 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
9 | 16 | 20 | 12 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 7 | COME AND GET IT |
6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 8 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 9 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
10 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 10 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
11 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 11 | VEHICLE |
15 | 24 | 44 | 6 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 12 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
16 | 25 | 37 | 8 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 13 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
14 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 14 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
17 | 20 | 24 | 9 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 15 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
26 | 32 | 42 | 7 |  |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 16 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
19 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 17 | WOODSTOCK |
23 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 18 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |  |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 19 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
35 | 46 | 66 | 7 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 20 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
20 | 26 | 30 | 11 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 21 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
49 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 22 | EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN |
27 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277) | ||||||
| 23 | SHILO |
24 | 30 | 34 | 10 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | ||||||
| 24 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 25 | CECILIA |
41 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 26 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
34 | 60 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 27 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
40 | 70 | 86 | 7 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 28 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
36 | 54 | 72 | 4 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 29 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
33 | 38 | 43 | 6 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 30 | GET READY |
32 | 47 | 64 | 7 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 31 | MAKE ME SMILE |
38 | 49 | 67 | 5 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 32 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
46 | 68 | 83 | 5 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 33 | COME RUNNING |
47 | 62 | 77 | 5 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383) | ||||||
| 34 | MISS AMERICA |
43 | 55 | 84 | 4 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 35 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 36 | THE BELLS |
18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | |
| Originals (Soul 35069) | ||||||
| 37 | CALL ME |
21 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706) | ||||||
| 38 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE |
42 | 48 | 54 | 8 | |
| Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) | ||||||
| 39 | THE RAPPER |
25 | 18 | 11 | 14 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | ||||||
| 40 | MIGHTY JOE |
30 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus 111) | ||||||
| 41 | THE SEEKER |
68 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 42 | BUT FOR LOVE |
44 | 52 | 60 | 6 | |
| Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106) | ||||||
| 43 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
54 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 44 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
67 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 45 | CAPTURE THE MOMENT |
45 | 51 | 61 | 7 | |
| Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654) | ||||||
| 46 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
58 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 47 | THE GIRLS' SONG |
55 | 58 | 68 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 781) | ||||||
| 48 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
51 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 49 | THE LETTER |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 50 | THE FUNNIEST THING |
52 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439) | ||||||
| 51 | OH HAPPY DAY |
57 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 52 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
62 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 53 | CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (PT. 1) |
53 | 56 | 65 | 6 | |
| George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | ||||||
| 54 | RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE |
63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641b) | ||||||
| 55 | PUPPET MAN |
65 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 56 | DON'T STOP NOW |
60 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 57 | SO EXCITED |
64 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61035) | ||||||
| 58 | MY WAY |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072) | ||||||
| 59 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | ||||||
| 60 | CALIFORNIA GIRL |
73 | 83 | 93 | 6 | |
| Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060) | ||||||
| 61 | CHICKEN STRUT |
70 | 77 | 85 | 6 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 62 | NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS |
66 | 74 | 79 | 7 | |
| Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821) | ||||||
| 63 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
76 | 86 | -- | 8 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 64 | CHILDREN |
48 | 50 | 57 | 7 | |
| Joe South (Capitol 2755) | ||||||
| 65 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
87 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 66 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
71 | 79 | 90 | 6 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 67 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
74 | 81 | 92 | 6 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 68 | SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | ||||||
| 69 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 70 | CALIFORNIA SOUL |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | ||||||
| 71 | LOVE LAND |
78 | 91 | 91 | 5 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 72 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1164) | ||||||
| 73 | FIRE AND RAIN |
75 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6745) | ||||||
| 74 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 75 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
81 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 76 | LOVE MINUS ZERO--NO LIMIT |
77 | 82 | 87 | 7 | |
| Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376) | ||||||
| 77 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
80 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 78 | LAY DOWN |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 79 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
86 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788) | ||||||
| 80 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
90 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502) | ||||||
| 81 | PATCH OF BLUE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662) | ||||||
| 82 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 83 | UNITED WE STAND |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 84 | GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bill Cosby (Uni 55223) | ||||||
| 85 | WELFARE CADILLAC |
89 | -- | -- | 9 | |
| Guy Drake (Royal American 1) | ||||||
| 86 | GREATEST LOVE |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Judy Clay (Atlantic 2697) | ||||||
| 87 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING |
-- | 98 | -- | 2 | |
| Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy 4522) | ||||||
| 88 | KILLER JOE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | ||||||
| 89 | SYMPATHY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rare Bird (Probe 477) | ||||||
| 90 | LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11259) | ||||||
| 91 | ROADHOUSE BLUES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685) | ||||||
| 92 | UHH |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | ||||||
| 93 | LUCIFER |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748) | ||||||
| 94 | SWEET FEELING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | ||||||
| 95 | CINNAMON GIRL |
100 | -- | 95 | 3 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 96 | TICKET TO RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1142) | ||||||
| 97 | YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jefferson (Janus 117) | ||||||
| 98 | GOD BLESS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Arthur Conley (Atco 6747) | ||||||
| 99 | CAN YOU FEEL IT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50650) | ||||||
| 100 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1227) | ||||||
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:
• "Gotta Hold On To This Feeling" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 22)
• "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by Hollies (# 28)
• "Celebrate" by Three Dog Night (# 29)
• "Evil Ways" by Santana (# 31)
• "Funky Drummer (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 37)
• "No Sugar Tonight" by Guess Who (# 39)
• "I Could Write A Book" by Jerry Butler (# 50)
• "Buffalo Soldier" by Flamingos (# 56)
• "To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman)" by Doris Duke (# 59)
• "Cole, Cooke And Redding" by Wilson Pickett (# 61)
• "Dear Prudence" by Five Stairsteps (# 69)
• "Brown Paper Bag" by Syndicate Of Sound (# 82)
• "Angelica" by Oliver (# 84)
• "I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing" by Funkadelic (# 91)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: