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Sunday May 31, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 30, 1970



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1   CECILIA 2 7 12 8
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
2   UP AROUND THE BEND 3 5 13 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
3   AMERICAN WOMAN 1 1 2 11
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
4   TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 4 4 7 13
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
5   EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 8 9 16 10
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
6   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 11 15 18 12
Poppy Family (London 129)
7   THE LETTER 13 20 25 7
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
8   GET READY 12 19 23 12
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
9   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 19 38 -- 3
Beatles (Apple 2832)
10   REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) 14 23 26 7
Diana Ross (Motown 1165)
11   DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 15 22 27 6
Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
12   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 16 18 24 7
Moments (Stang 5012)
13   REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE 7 8 9 14
Marmalade (London 20058)
14   MAKE ME SMILE 17 17 21 10
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
15   SPIRIT IN THE SKY 5 2 1 15
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
16   LITTLE GREEN BAG 18 16 17 12
George Baker Selection (Colossus 112)
17   FOR THE LOVE OF HIM 9 10 10 12
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602)
18   VEHICLE 10 6 6 11
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378)
19   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 24 33 50 6
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
20   HITCHIN' A RIDE 26 31 37 11
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
21   COME SATURDAY MORNING 27 29 35 13
Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
22   PUPPET MAN 25 28 31 8
5th Dimension (Bell 880)
23   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 59 -- -- 2  
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
24   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 29 36 42 8
White Plains (Deram 85058)
25   LAY DOWN 33 37 51 7
Melanie (Buddah 167)
26   SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) 28 35 46 6
Neil Diamond (Uni 55224)
27   VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) 35 40 47 9
El Chicano (Kapp 2085)
28   THE WONDER OF YOU 37 47 69 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
29   UNITED WE STAND 36 43 56 7
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
30   BROTHER RAPP (PTS. 1 & 2) 34 42 53 5
James Brown (King 6310)
31   ABC 6 3 3 12  
Jackson Five (Motown 1163)
32   BABY HOLD ON 40 50 61 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
33   SUGAR SUGAR 48 58 73 5  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
34   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 60 71 84 5  
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
35   (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING 44 54 70 5
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
36   QUESTION 43 52 67 5
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
37   LOVE LAND 47 51 57 10
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
38   BALL OF CONFUSION 51 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
39   HEY, MISTER SUN 49 62 -- 3
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
40   BAND OF GOLD 46 55 64 5
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
41   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 52 64 89 4  
Mountain (Windfall 532)
42   INTO THE MYSTIC 45 56 71 5
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448)
43   GIMME DAT DING 67 77 -- 3  
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
44   HUM A SONG (FROM YOUR HEART) 41 45 52 7
Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749)
45   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 63 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
46   LET IT BE 20 12 4 12  
Beatles (Apple 2764)
47   WOODSTOCK 22 13 15 11  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 3723)
48   WHAT IS TRUTH 21 11 11 8  
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134)
49   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 61 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
50   LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY 23 14 8 13  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319)
51   OPEN UP MY HEART 54 60 62 9
Dells (Cadet 5667)
52   CINNAMON GIRL 56 67 82 8
Gentrys (Sun 1114)
53   GO BACK 62 69 76 5
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
54   I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE 50 49 55 7
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
55   SOMETHING'S BURNING 30 12 5 17  
First Edition (Reprise 0888)
56   I CALL MY BABY CANDY 57 66 81 4
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509)
57   OH HAPPY DAY 39 34 41 8  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787)
58   PATCH OF BLUE 53 57 63 6
Frankie Valli & Four Seasons (Philips 40662)
59   COME TO ME 72 89 -- 3  
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
60   SWEET FEELING 66 75 87 6
Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
61   IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE 65 68 79 5
Tee Set (Colossus 114)
62   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 68 -- -- 2
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
63   WESTBOUND #9 69 79 -- 3
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
64   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 70 80 -- 3
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
65   SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) 74 83 -- 3
Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754)
66   MISSISSIPPI 75 85 100 4
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
67   WHAT AM I GONNA DO 73 86 -- 3
Smith (Dunhill 4238)
68   DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 77 -- -- 2
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078)
69   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME 83 -- -- 2  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194)
70   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 81 99 -- 3  
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
71   AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) 78 82 90 5
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403)
72   KILLER JOE 55 59 66 6  
Quincy Jones (A&M 1163)
73   LOVE LIKE A MAN 76 78 85 4
Ten Years After (Deram 7529)
74   STEAL AWAY 84 -- -- 2
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
75   THE SEEKER 42 30 32 8  
Who (Decca 32670)
76   WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU 80 81 86 5
Mac Davis (Columbia 45117)
77   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME -- -- -- 1  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
78   SO MUCH LOVE 89 -- -- 2  
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
79   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 85 88 -- 3
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
80   I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP 86 -- -- 2
Hollies (Epic 10613)
81   LET ME GO TO HIM 32 26 28 7  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276)
82   ARE YOU READY 88 -- -- 2
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
83   BABY I LOVE YOU 82 84 91 6
Little Milton (Checker 1227)
84   AIRPORT LOVE THEME (GWEN AND VERN) 31 27 29 10  
Vincent Bell (Decca 32659)
85   FRIENDS 90 93 -- 3
Feather (White Whale 353)
86   I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU) 87 92 97 4
Raeletts (Tangerine 1006)
87   MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW -- -- -- 1  
Ginger Baker's Air Force (Atco 6750)
88   YOU, ME AND MEXICO 91 95 -- 3
Edward Bear (Capitol 2801)
89   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 95 -- -- 2
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
90   FEET START WALKING 92 -- -- 2
Doris Duke (Canyon 35)
91   SPILL THE WINE -- -- -- 1  
War (MGM 14118)
92   I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN 93 94 -- 3
Brenda Lee (Decca 32675)
93   IF LOVE RULED THE WORLD 97 -- -- 2
Bobby Bland (Duke 460)
94   MOVE ME, O WONDROUS MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Ray Charles Singers (Command 4135)
95   LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) 96 100 -- 3
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435)
96   COTTAGE CHEESE 98 -- -- 2
Crow (Amaret 119)
97   FREEDOM BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Little Richard (Reprise 0907)
98   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 99 -- -- 2
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
99   PRIMROSE LANE 100 -- -- 2
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
100   TIGHTER, TIGHTER -- -- -- 1  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)

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:

   • "Tennessee Birdwalk" by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (# 38)
   • "Farther On Down The Road" by Joe Simon (# 58)
   • "Instant Karma" by John Lennon (# 64)
   • "For You Blue" by Beatles (# 71)
   • "Chicken Strut" by Meters (# 79)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   FREE THE PEOPLE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
102   DRIVIN' HOME Jerry Smith
103   PEOPLE AND ME New Colony Six
104   COTTONFIELDS Beach Boys
105   LONG AND LONESOME ROAD Shocking Blue
106   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Paul Davis
107   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes
108   ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF A BLUE WORLD Fantastic Four
109   I GOT LOVE Melba Moore
110   ANNA Boots Randolph
111   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Sly & Family Stone
112   RED RED WINE Vic Dana
113   MAGICAL CONNECTION John Sebastian
114   PLEASE TAKE ME BACK Masqueraders
115   SO YOUNG (LOVE THEME FROM "ZABRISKIE POINT") Roy Orbison
116   MORE THAN I CAN STAND Bobby Womack
117   PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE Jean Jacques Perrey
118   BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL Southwind
119   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
120   SOME BEAUTIFUL Jack Wild
121   SHE CRIED Lettermen
122   THE WITCH Rattles
123   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
124   OOH CHILD Five Stairsteps
125   GET DOWN PEOPLE Fabulous Counts
126   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
127   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY Assembled Multitude
128   I'LL BE THERE Cissy Houston
129   TIME AND PLACE Lee Moses
130   IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER Sonny Charles
131   WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY Errol Sober
132   I'D LOVE MAKING LOVE TO YOU Jimmy Huff
133   I SHALL BE RELEASED Freddie Scott
134   FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN Dean Martin
135   HANGING ON THE EDGE OF SADNESS Flying Machine
136   FEELINGS Barry Mann
137   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) Miguel Rios
138   GIMME SHELTER Merry Clayton
139   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
140   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient


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