Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 2, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 2 | ABC |
1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 3 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 4 | LET IT BE |
3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 5 | INSTANT KARMA |
5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 6 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
6 | 9 | 16 | 13 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 7 | COME AND GET IT |
7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 8 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 9 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
12 | 16 | 25 | 9 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 10 | VEHICLE |
11 | 15 | 24 | 7 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 11 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
15 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 12 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
14 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 13 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
26 | 34 | 60 | 4 |  |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 14 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 15 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
16 | 19 | 27 | 8 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 16 | WOODSTOCK |
17 | 23 | 29 | 7 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 17 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
21 | 49 | -- | 3 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 18 | CECILIA |
25 | 41 | 71 | 4 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 19 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
19 | 35 | 46 | 8 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 20 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
13 | 14 | 22 | 10 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 20 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
20 | 20 | 26 | 12 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 21 | EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN |
22 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277) | ||||||
| 22 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
27 | 40 | 70 | 8 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 23 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
32 | 46 | 68 | 6 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
8 | 5 | 4 | 12 |  |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 25 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
28 | 36 | 54 | 5 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 26 | MAKE ME SMILE |
31 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 27 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 28 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
29 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 29 | GET READY |
30 | 32 | 47 | 8 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 30 | COME RUNNING |
33 | 47 | 62 | 6 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383) | ||||||
| 31 | MISS AMERICA |
34 | 43 | 55 | 5 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 32 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
44 | 67 | -- | 3 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 33 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
43 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 34 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
24 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 35 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
46 | 58 | -- | 3 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 36 | THE LETTER |
49 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 37 | THE SEEKER |
41 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 38 | SHILO |
23 | 24 | 30 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | ||||||
| 39 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
52 | 62 | -- | 3 | |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 40 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS |
59 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | ||||||
| 41 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
35 | 13 | 7 | 14 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | ||||||
| 42 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
48 | 51 | 66 | 5 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 43 | PUPPET MAN |
55 | 65 | 78 | 4 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 44 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
63 | 76 | 86 | 9 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 45 | OH HAPPY DAY |
51 | 57 | 69 | 4 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 46 | THE GIRLS' SONG |
47 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| 5th Dimension (Soul City 781) | ||||||
| 47 | DON'T STOP NOW |
56 | 60 | 73 | 4 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 48 | RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE |
54 | 63 | -- | 3 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641b) | ||||||
| 49 | MY WAY |
58 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072) | ||||||
| 50 | SO EXCITED |
57 | 64 | 87 | 4 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61035) | ||||||
| 51 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
65 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 52 | CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (PT. 1) |
53 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | ||||||
| 53 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
75 | 81 | 93 | 5 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 54 | CALIFORNIA GIRL |
60 | 73 | 83 | 7 | |
| Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060) | ||||||
| 55 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
67 | 74 | 81 | 7 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 56 | SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | ||||||
| 57 | CHICKEN STRUT |
61 | 70 | 77 | 7 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 58 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
69 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 59 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
66 | 71 | 79 | 7 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE LAND |
71 | 78 | 91 | 6 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 61 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1164) | ||||||
| 62 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 63 | CALIFORNIA SOUL |
70 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | ||||||
| 64 | BROTHER RAPP (PTS. 1 & 2) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| James Brown (King 6310) | ||||||
| 65 | FIRE AND RAIN |
73 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6745) | ||||||
| 66 | UNITED WE STAND |
83 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 67 | LAY DOWN |
78 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 68 | PATCH OF BLUE |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662) | ||||||
| 69 | KILLER JOE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | ||||||
| 70 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
77 | 80 | 84 | 5 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 71 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
82 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 72 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
80 | 90 | 96 | 5 | |
| Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502) | ||||||
| 73 | BABY HOLD ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237) | ||||||
| 74 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
79 | 86 | 90 | 4 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788) | ||||||
| 75 | BAND OF GOLD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 76 | GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN |
84 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Bill Cosby (Uni 55223) | ||||||
| 77 | WELFARE CADILLAC |
85 | 89 | -- | 10 | |
| Guy Drake (Royal American 1) | ||||||
| 78 | QUESTION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67004) | ||||||
| 79 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING |
87 | -- | 98 | 3 | |
| Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy 4522) | ||||||
| 80 | GO BACK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | ||||||
| 81 | INTO THE MYSTIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448) | ||||||
| 82 | SYMPATHY |
89 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Rare Bird (Probe 477) | ||||||
| 83 | SUGAR SUGAR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | ||||||
| 84 | ROADHOUSE BLUES |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685) | ||||||
| 85 | UHH |
92 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | ||||||
| 86 | (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | ||||||
| 87 | LUCIFER |
93 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748) | ||||||
| 88 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45117) | ||||||
| 89 | IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 114) | ||||||
| 90 | LAUGHIN' AND CLOWNIN' |
90 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11259) | ||||||
| 91 | AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403) | ||||||
| 92 | GONE MOVIN' ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45150) | ||||||
| 93 | CINNAMON GIRL |
95 | 100 | -- | 4 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 94 | SWEET FEELING |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | ||||||
| 95 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6746) | ||||||
| 96 | OH MY MY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Monkees (Colgems 5011) | ||||||
| 97 | YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jefferson (Janus 117) | ||||||
| 98 | CAN YOU FEEL IT |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50650) | ||||||
| 99 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1227) | ||||||
| 100 | GOD BLESS |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Arthur Conley (Atco 6747) | ||||||
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:
• "The Bells" by Originals (# 36)
• "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin (# 37)
• "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" by Marty Robbins (# 38)
• "The Rapper" by Jaggerz (# 39)
• "Mighty Joe" by Shocking Blue (# 40)
• "But For Love" by Jerry Naylor (# 42)
• "Capture The Moment" by Jay & Americans (# 45)
• "The Funniest Thing" by Dennis Yost & Classics IV (# 50)
• "Nothing Succeeds Like Success" by Bill Deal & Rhondels (# 62)
• "Children" by Joe South (# 64)
• "Love Minus Zero--No Limit" by Turley Richards (# 76)
• "Ticket To Ride" by Carpenters (# 96)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: