Thursday May 14, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 9, 1970



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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:

RankSongArtist
101   COME TO ME Tommy James & Shondells
102   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Paul Davis
103   CHECK YOURSELF I.A.P. Co.
104   YOU, ME AND MEXICO Edward Bear
105   LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) Jackie Wilson
106   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME Robin McNamara
107   GREATEST LOVE Judy Clay
108   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
109   TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
110   BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL Southwind
111   SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) Dee Dee Warwick
112   THANK YOU GIRL Street People
113   TOMORROW TODAY WILL BE YESTERDAY Happenings
114   SO YOUNG (LOVE THEME FROM "ZABRISKIE POINT") Roy Orbison
115   RED RED WINE Vic Dana
116   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions
117   ALL IN MY MIND Pure Love & Pleasure
118   HEY, THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE Vogues
119   GONE MOVIN' ON Raiders
120   COTTAGE CHEESE Crow
121   HANG ON SLOOPY Lettermen
122   IF HE CAN, YOU CAN Isley Brothers
123   LOVIN' LA LA Linus & Little People
124   SPILL THE WINE War
125   ANNA Boots Randolph
126   IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER Sonny Charles
127   HEIGHDY-HO PRINCESS Neon Philharmonic
128   AND DON'T BE LATE Grinder's Switch
129   MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW Ginger Baker's Air Force
130   I GOT A PROBLEM Jesse Anderson
131   I'D LOVE MAKING LOVE TO YOU Jimmy Huff
132   LAST OF THE WINE Robbs
133   MYSTERY OF LOVE Leer Brothers
134   IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? Jive Fyve
135   I'LL BE THERE Cissy Houston
136   TICKET TO RIDE Carpenters
137   GUIDE ME WELL Carla Thomas
138   MAMA SAID Little Eva
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