Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 9, 1970
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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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: