Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 30, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: