Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 23, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AMERICAN WOMAN |
1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | ||||||
| 2 | CECILIA |
7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | ||||||
| 3 | UP AROUND THE BEND |
5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | ||||||
| 4 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME |
4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | ||||||
| 5 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY |
2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | ||||||
| 6 | ABC |
3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1163) | ||||||
| 7 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE |
8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| Marmalade (London 20058) | ||||||
| 8 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL |
9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | ||||||
| 9 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | ||||||
| 10 | VEHICLE |
6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | ||||||
| 11 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? |
15 | 18 | 22 | 11 | |
| Poppy Family (London 129) | ||||||
| 12 | GET READY |
19 | 23 | 29 | 11 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | ||||||
| 13 | THE LETTER |
20 | 25 | 36 | 6 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | ||||||
| 14 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) |
23 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | ||||||
| 15 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS |
22 | 27 | 40 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | ||||||
| 16 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET |
18 | 24 | 39 | 6 | |
| Moments (Stang 5012) | ||||||
| 17 | MAKE ME SMILE |
17 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45127) | ||||||
| 18 | LITTLE GREEN BAG |
16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | ||||||
| 19 | LONG AND WINDING ROAD |
38 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Beatles (Apple 2832) | ||||||
| 20 | LET IT BE |
12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2764) | ||||||
| 21 | WHAT IS TRUTH |
11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | ||||||
| 22 | WOODSTOCK |
13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723) | ||||||
| 23 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY |
14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | ||||||
| 24 | IT'S ALL IN THE GAME |
33 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1164) | ||||||
| 25 | PUPPET MAN |
28 | 31 | 43 | 7 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | ||||||
| 26 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
31 | 37 | 55 | 10 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 27 | COME SATURDAY MORNING |
29 | 35 | 44 | 12 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | ||||||
| 28 | SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) |
35 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | ||||||
| 29 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' |
36 | 42 | 51 | 7 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85058) | ||||||
| 30 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
12 | 5 | 6 | 16 |  |
| First Edition (Reprise 0888) | ||||||
| 31 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) |
27 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | ||||||
| 32 | LET ME GO TO HIM |
26 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | ||||||
| 33 | LAY DOWN |
37 | 51 | 67 | 6 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 34 | BROTHER RAPP (PTS. 1 & 2) |
42 | 53 | 64 | 4 | |
| James Brown (King 6310) | ||||||
| 35 | VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) |
40 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | ||||||
| 36 | UNITED WE STAND |
43 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | ||||||
| 37 | THE WONDER OF YOU |
47 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | ||||||
| 38 | TENNESSEE BIRDWALK |
24 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | ||||||
| 39 | OH HAPPY DAY |
34 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | ||||||
| 40 | BABY HOLD ON |
50 | 61 | 73 | 4 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237) | ||||||
| 41 | HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) |
45 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | ||||||
| 42 | THE SEEKER |
30 | 32 | 37 | 7 | |
| Who (Decca 32670) | ||||||
| 43 | QUESTION |
52 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67004) | ||||||
| 44 | (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING |
54 | 70 | 86 | 4 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | ||||||
| 45 | INTO THE MYSTIC |
56 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448) | ||||||
| 46 | BAND OF GOLD |
55 | 64 | 75 | 4 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 47 | LOVE LAND |
51 | 57 | 60 | 9 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 48 | SUGAR SUGAR |
58 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | ||||||
| 49 | HEY, MISTER SUN |
62 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188) | ||||||
| 50 | I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE |
49 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | ||||||
| 51 | BALL OF CONFUSION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Temptations (Gordy 7099) | ||||||
| 52 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN |
64 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 532) | ||||||
| 53 | PATCH OF BLUE |
57 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662) | ||||||
| 54 | OPEN UP MY HEART |
60 | 62 | 70 | 8 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5667) | ||||||
| 55 | KILLER JOE |
59 | 66 | 69 | 5 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | ||||||
| 56 | CINNAMON GIRL |
67 | 82 | 93 | 7 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1114) | ||||||
| 57 | I CALL MY BABY CANDY |
66 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509) | ||||||
| 58 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD |
61 | 65 | 71 | 6 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | ||||||
| 59 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1166) | ||||||
| 60 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE |
71 | 84 | 95 | 4 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6746) | ||||||
| 61 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731) | ||||||
| 62 | GO BACK |
69 | 76 | 80 | 4 | |
| Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | ||||||
| 63 | MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | ||||||
| 64 | INSTANT KARMA |
25 | 19 | 5 | 14 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1818) | ||||||
| 65 | IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
68 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| Tee Set (Colossus 114) | ||||||
| 66 | SWEET FEELING |
75 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | ||||||
| 67 | GIMME DAT DING |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | ||||||
| 68 | AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | ||||||
| 69 | WESTBOUND #9 |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | ||||||
| 70 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fortunes (World Pacific 77937) | ||||||
| 71 | FOR YOU BLUE |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Beatles (Apple 2832b) | ||||||
| 72 | COME TO ME |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076) | ||||||
| 73 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Smith (Dunhill 4238) | ||||||
| 74 | SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754) | ||||||
| 75 | MISSISSIPPI |
85 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | ||||||
| 76 | LOVE LIKE A MAN |
78 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram 7529) | ||||||
| 77 | DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078) | ||||||
| 78 | AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) |
82 | 90 | 91 | 4 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403) | ||||||
| 79 | CHICKEN STRUT |
53 | 54 | 57 | 10 | |
| Meters (Josie 1018) | ||||||
| 80 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU |
81 | 86 | 88 | 4 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45117) | ||||||
| 81 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1951) | ||||||
| 82 | BABY I LOVE YOU |
84 | 91 | 99 | 5 | |
| Little Milton (Checker 1227) | ||||||
| 83 | WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194) | ||||||
| 84 | STEAL AWAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | ||||||
| 85 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | ||||||
| 86 | I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hollies (Epic 10613) | ||||||
| 87 | I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU) |
92 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Raeletts (Tangerine 1006) | ||||||
| 88 | ARE YOU READY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | ||||||
| 89 | SO MUCH LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805) | ||||||
| 90 | FRIENDS |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Feather (White Whale 353) | ||||||
| 91 | YOU, ME AND MEXICO |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 2801) | ||||||
| 92 | FEET START WALKING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doris Duke (Canyon 35) | ||||||
| 93 | I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brenda Lee (Decca 32675) | ||||||
| 94 | RED RED WINE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Vic Dana (Liberty 56163) | ||||||
| 95 | (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Boys In The Band (Spring 103) | ||||||
| 96 | LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435) | ||||||
| 97 | IF LOVE RULED THE WORLD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bland (Duke 460) | ||||||
| 98 | COTTAGE CHEESE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crow (Amaret 119) | ||||||
| 99 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | ||||||
| 100 | PRIMROSE LANE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160) | ||||||
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:
• "Hey Lawdy Mama" by Steppenwolf (# 21)
• "Come And Get It" by Badfinger (# 32)
• "Long Lonesome Highway" by Michael Parks (# 39)
• "You Make Me Real" by Doors (# 41)
• "Miss America" by Mark Lindsay (# 44)
• "Don't Stop Now" by Eddie Holman (# 46)
• "My Way" by Brook Benton (# 48)
• "Up The Ladder To The Roof" by Supremes (# 63)
• "Mama Liked The Roses" by Elvis Presley (# 65)
• "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby (# 70)
• "Lucifer" by Bob Seger System (# 72)
• "California Soul" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (# 73)
• "Roadhouse Blues" by Doors (# 76)
• "Darkness, Darkness" by Youngbloods (# 87)
• "God Bless" by Arthur Conley (# 91)
• "Get Down People" by Fabulous Counts (# 96)
• "Birds Of All Nations" by George McCannon III (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: