Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 23, 1970
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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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: