Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 9, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 2 | AMERICAN WOMAN |
3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 3 | ABC |
2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 4 | LET IT BE |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 5 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 6 | VEHICLE |
10 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 7 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 8 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 9 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
12 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 10 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 11 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
13 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 12 | CECILIA |
18 | 25 | 41 | 5 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 13 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
17 | 21 | 49 | 4 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 14 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
15 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 15 | WOODSTOCK |
16 | 17 | 23 | 8 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 16 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
23 | 32 | 46 | 7 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 17 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
19 | 19 | 35 | 9 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 18 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
22 | 27 | 40 | 9 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 19 | INSTANT KARMA |
5 | 5 | 3 | 12 |  |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 20 | COME AND GET IT |
7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 21 | MAKE ME SMILE |
26 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 22 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
25 | 28 | 36 | 6 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 23 | GET READY |
29 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
39 | 52 | 62 | 4 |  |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 25 | THE LETTER |
36 | 49 | 79 | 4 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 26 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
32 | 44 | 67 | 4 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 27 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS |
40 | 59 | -- | 3 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | ||||||
| 28 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
35 | 46 | 58 | 4 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 29 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
33 | 43 | 54 | 7 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 30 | COME RUNNING |
30 | 33 | 47 | 7 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383) | ||||||
| 31 | PUPPET MAN |
43 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 32 | THE SEEKER |
37 | 41 | 68 | 5 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 33 | EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN |
21 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277) | ||||||
| 34 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) |
28 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | ||||||
| 35 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
44 | 63 | 76 | 10 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 36 | LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES |
24 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | ||||||
| 37 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
55 | 67 | 74 | 8 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 38 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
20 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 39 | MISS AMERICA |
31 | 34 | 43 | 6 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 40 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
42 | 48 | 51 | 6 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 41 | OH HAPPY DAY |
45 | 51 | 57 | 5 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 42 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
51 | 65 | 87 | 5 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 43 | DON'T STOP NOW |
47 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 44 | EASY COME, EASY GO |
27 | 18 | 7 | 14 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | ||||||
| 45 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 46 | SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) |
56 | 68 | -- | 3 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | ||||||
| 47 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
53 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 48 | MY WAY |
49 | 58 | 72 | 4 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072) | ||||||
| 49 | YOU'RE THE ONE (PT. 2) |
20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | ||||||
| 50 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME |
61 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1164) | ||||||
| 51 | LAY DOWN |
67 | 78 | 99 | 4 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 52 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
62 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 53 | BROTHER RAPP (PTS. 1 & 2) |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (King 6310) | ||||||
| 54 | CHICKEN STRUT |
57 | 61 | 70 | 8 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 55 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
58 | 69 | 83 | 4 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 56 | UNITED WE STAND |
66 | 83 | 95 | 4 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 57 | LOVE LAND |
60 | 71 | 78 | 7 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 58 | DEEPER (IN LOVE WITH YOU) |
59 | 66 | 71 | 8 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 22) | ||||||
| 59 | SO EXCITED |
50 | 57 | 64 | 5 | |
| B.B. King (BluesWay 61035) | ||||||
| 60 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
34 | 24 | 8 | 16 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | ||||||
| 61 | BABY HOLD ON |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237) | ||||||
| 62 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
70 | 77 | 80 | 6 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 63 | PATCH OF BLUE |
68 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662) | ||||||
| 64 | BAND OF GOLD |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 65 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
71 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 66 | KILLER JOE |
69 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | ||||||
| 67 | QUESTION |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67004) | ||||||
| 68 | MY WIFE, THE DANCER |
72 | 80 | 90 | 6 | |
| Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502) | ||||||
| 69 | THE WONDER OF YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | ||||||
| 70 | (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | ||||||
| 71 | INTO THE MYSTIC |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448) | ||||||
| 72 | MAMA LIKED THE ROSES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835b) | ||||||
| 73 | SUGAR SUGAR |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | ||||||
| 74 | HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME |
74 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788) | ||||||
| 75 | GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN |
76 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
| Bill Cosby (Uni 55223) | ||||||
| 76 | GO BACK |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | ||||||
| 77 | CALIFORNIA SOUL |
63 | 70 | 88 | 4 | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | ||||||
| 78 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING |
79 | 87 | -- | 4 | |
| Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy 4522) | ||||||
| 79 | IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 114) | ||||||
| 80 | LUCIFER |
87 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748) | ||||||
| 81 | I CALL MY BABY CANDY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509) | ||||||
| 82 | CINNAMON GIRL |
93 | 95 | 100 | 5 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 83 | ROADHOUSE BLUES |
84 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685) | ||||||
| 84 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6746) | ||||||
| 85 | LOVE LIKE A MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram 7529) | ||||||
| 86 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45117) | ||||||
| 87 | SWEET FEELING |
94 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | ||||||
| 88 | UHH |
85 | 92 | 100 | 4 | |
| Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | ||||||
| 89 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 532) | ||||||
| 90 | AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403) | ||||||
| 91 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
99 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1227) | ||||||
| 92 | DARKNESS, DARKNESS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Youngbloods (RCA Victor 74-0342) | ||||||
| 93 | TAKE ME WITH YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7001) | ||||||
| 94 | OH MY MY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Monkees (Colgems 5011) | ||||||
| 95 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND |
-- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Womack (Minit 32093) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN |
97 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Jefferson (Janus 117) | ||||||
| 97 | I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Raeletts (Tangerine 1006) | ||||||
| 98 | GET DOWN PEOPLE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Fabulous Counts (Moira 108) | ||||||
| 99 | BIRDS OF ALL NATIONS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| George McCannon III (Amos 135) | ||||||
| 100 | MISSISSIPPI |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | ||||||
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:
• "Shilo" by Neil Diamond (# 38)
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (# 41)
• "The Girls' Song" by 5th Dimension (# 46)
• "Run Through The Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 48)
• "Cryin' In The Streets (pt. 1)" by George Perkins & Silver Stars (# 52)
• "California Girl" by Eddie Floyd (# 54)
• "Fire And Rain" by R.B. Greaves (# 65)
• "Welfare Cadillac" by Guy Drake (# 77)
• "Sympathy" by Rare Bird (# 82)
• "Laughin' And Clownin'" by Ray Charles (# 90)
• "Can You Feel It" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 98)
• "God Bless" by Arthur Conley (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: