Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 16, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AMERICAN WOMAN |
2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 2 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 3 | ABC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 4 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 5 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
13 | 17 | 21 | 5 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 6 | VEHICLE |
6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 7 | CECILIA |
12 | 18 | 25 | 6 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 8 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 9 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
16 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 10 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 11 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
11 | 13 | 26 | 6 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 12 | LET IT BE |
4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 12 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 13 | WOODSTOCK |
15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 14 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 15 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
18 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 16 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
17 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 17 | MAKE ME SMILE |
21 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 18 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
24 | 39 | 52 | 5 | |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 19 | GET READY |
23 | 29 | 30 | 10 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 20 | THE LETTER |
25 | 36 | 49 | 5 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 21 | HEY LAWDY MAMA |
22 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234) | ||||||
| 22 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS |
27 | 40 | 59 | 4 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | ||||||
| 23 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
26 | 32 | 44 | 5 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 24 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 25 | INSTANT KARMA |
19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 26 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
28 | 35 | 46 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 27 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
29 | 33 | 43 | 8 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 28 | PUPPET MAN |
31 | 43 | 55 | 6 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 29 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
35 | 44 | 63 | 11 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 30 | THE SEEKER |
32 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 31 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
37 | 55 | 67 | 9 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 32 | COME AND GET IT |
20 | 7 | 7 | 15 |  |
| Badfinger (Apple 1815) | ||||||
| 33 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME |
50 | 61 | 72 | 4 |  |
| Four Tops (Motown 1164) | ||||||
| 34 | OH HAPPY DAY |
41 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 35 | SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) |
46 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | ||||||
| 36 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
42 | 51 | 65 | 6 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 37 | LAY DOWN |
51 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 38 | LONG AND WINDING ROAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Beatles (Apple 2832) | ||||||
| 39 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY |
38 | 20 | 13 | 12 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | ||||||
| 40 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
47 | 53 | 75 | 7 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 41 | YOU MAKE ME REAL |
40 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685b) | ||||||
| 42 | BROTHER RAPP (PTS. 1 & 2) |
53 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| James Brown (King 6310) | ||||||
| 43 | UNITED WE STAND |
56 | 66 | 83 | 5 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 44 | MISS AMERICA |
39 | 31 | 34 | 7 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125) | ||||||
| 45 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
52 | 62 | 74 | 5 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 46 | DON'T STOP NOW |
43 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC 11261) | ||||||
| 47 | THE WONDER OF YOU |
69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | ||||||
| 48 | MY WAY |
48 | 49 | 58 | 5 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072) | ||||||
| 49 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
55 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 50 | BABY HOLD ON |
61 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237) | ||||||
| 51 | LOVE LAND |
57 | 60 | 71 | 8 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 52 | QUESTION |
67 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67004) | ||||||
| 53 | CHICKEN STRUT |
54 | 57 | 61 | 9 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 54 | (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING |
70 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | ||||||
| 55 | BAND OF GOLD |
64 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 56 | INTO THE MYSTIC |
71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448) | ||||||
| 57 | PATCH OF BLUE |
63 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
| Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662) | ||||||
| 58 | SUGAR SUGAR |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | ||||||
| 59 | KILLER JOE |
66 | 69 | 88 | 4 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | ||||||
| 60 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
62 | 70 | 77 | 7 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 61 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
65 | 71 | 82 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 62 | HEY, MISTER SUN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188) | ||||||
| 63 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF |
45 | 14 | 9 | 11 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1162) | ||||||
| 64 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 532) | ||||||
| 65 | MAMA LIKED THE ROSES |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835b) | ||||||
| 66 | I CALL MY BABY CANDY |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509) | ||||||
| 67 | CINNAMON GIRL |
82 | 93 | 95 | 6 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 68 | IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 114) | ||||||
| 69 | GO BACK |
76 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | ||||||
| 70 | GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN |
75 | 76 | 84 | 5 | |
| Bill Cosby (Uni 55223) | ||||||
| 71 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE |
84 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6746) | ||||||
| 72 | LUCIFER |
80 | 87 | 93 | 5 | |
| Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748) | ||||||
| 73 | CALIFORNIA SOUL |
77 | 63 | 70 | 5 | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | ||||||
| 74 | FOR YOU BLUE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2832b) | ||||||
| 75 | SWEET FEELING |
87 | 94 | 94 | 4 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | ||||||
| 76 | ROADHOUSE BLUES |
83 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45685) | ||||||
| 77 | GIMME DAT DING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | ||||||
| 78 | LOVE LIKE A MAN |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram 7529) | ||||||
| 79 | WESTBOUND #9 |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | ||||||
| 80 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Fortunes (World Pacific 77937) | ||||||
| 81 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
86 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45117) | ||||||
| 82 | AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) |
90 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403) | ||||||
| 83 | SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754) | ||||||
| 84 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
91 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1227) | ||||||
| 85 | MISSISSIPPI |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | ||||||
| 86 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smith (Dunhill 4238) | ||||||
| 87 | DARKNESS, DARKNESS |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Youngbloods (RCA Victor 74-0342) | ||||||
| 88 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | ||||||
| 89 | COME TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076) | ||||||
| 90 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND |
95 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Womack (Minit 32093) | ||||||
| 91 | GOD BLESS |
-- | 100 | 98 | 3 | |
| Arthur Conley (Atco 6747) | ||||||
| 92 | I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU) |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Raeletts (Tangerine 1006) | ||||||
| 93 | FRIENDS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Feather (White Whale 353) | ||||||
| 94 | I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brenda Lee (Decca 32675) | ||||||
| 95 | YOU, ME AND MEXICO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 2801) | ||||||
| 96 | GET DOWN PEOPLE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fabulous Counts (Moira 108) | ||||||
| 97 | BIRDS OF ALL NATIONS |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George McCannon III (Amos 135) | ||||||
| 98 | RED RED WINE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Vic Dana (Liberty 56163) | ||||||
| 99 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1951) | ||||||
| 100 | LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435) | ||||||
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:
• "Come Running" by Van Morrison (# 30)
• "Everybody's Out Of Town" by B.J. Thomas (# 33)
• "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 34)
• "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" by Edison Lighthouse (# 36)
• "Easy Come, Easy Go" by Bobby Sherman (# 44)
• "You're The One (pt. 2)" by Little Sister (# 49)
• "Deeper (In Love With You)" by O'Jays (# 58)
• "So Excited" by B.B. King (# 59)
• "House Of The Rising Sun" by Frijid Pink (# 60)
• "My Wife, The Dancer" by Eddie & Dutch (# 68)
• "He Made A Woman Out Of Me" by Bobbie Gentry (# 74)
• "I Who Have Nothing" by Liquid Smoke (# 78)
• "Uhh" by Dyke & Blazers (# 88)
• "Take Me With You" by Honey Cone (# 93)
• "Oh My My" by Monkees (# 94)
• "You Know How It Is With A Woman" by Jefferson (# 96)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: