Tuesday June 16, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 13, 1970



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1   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 2 9 19 5
Beatles (Apple 2832)
2   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 5 6 11 14
Poppy Family (London 129)
3   EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 1 5 8 12
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
4   GET READY 7 8 12 14
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
5   THE LETTER 6 7 13 9
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
6   UP AROUND THE BEND 3 2 3 9
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
7   HITCHIN' A RIDE 11 20 26 13
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
8   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 9 12 16 9
Moments (Stang 5012)
9   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 14 23 59 4
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
10   DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 10 11 15 8
Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
11   MAKE ME SMILE 12 14 17 12
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
12   CECILIA 4 1 2 10
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
13   LAY DOWN 18 25 33 9
Melanie (Buddah 167)
14   COME SATURDAY MORNING 17 21 27 15
Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
15   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 16 19 24 8
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
16   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 21 24 29 10
White Plains (Deram 85058)
17   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 23 34 60 7
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
18   THE WONDER OF YOU 22 28 37 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
19   AMERICAN WOMAN 8 3 1 13  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
20   UNITED WE STAND 25 29 36 9
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
21   SUGAR SUGAR 26 33 48 7
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
22   BALL OF CONFUSION 27 38 51 4
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
23   LOVE LAND 31 37 47 12
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
24   BAND OF GOLD 34 40 46 7
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
25   QUESTION 29 36 43 7
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
26   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 37 45 63 4  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
27   BABY HOLD ON 28 32 40 7
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
28   GIMME DAT DING 36 43 67 5
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
29   HEY, MISTER SUN 33 39 49 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
30   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 39 49 61 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
31   (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING 32 35 44 7
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
32   TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 15 4 4 15  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
33   REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) 13 10 14 9  
Diana Ross (Motown 1165)
34   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 38 41 52 6
Mountain (Windfall 532)
35   OOH CHILD 70 -- -- 2  
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
36   SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) 24 26 28 8  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55224)
37   VEHICLE 20 18 10 13  
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7378)
38   INTO THE MYSTIC 40 42 45 7
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448)
39   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 48 70 81 5
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
40   GO BACK 44 53 62 7
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
41   COME TO ME 50 59 72 5
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
42   REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE 19 13 7 16  
Marmalade (London 20058)
43   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 66 -- -- 2  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
44   FOR THE LOVE OF HIM 43 17 9 14
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602)
45   CINNAMON GIRL 47 52 56 10
Gentrys (Sun 1114)
46   SO MUCH LOVE 65 78 89 4  
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
47   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 68 -- -- 2  
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
48   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 55 62 68 4
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
49   WESTBOUND #9 56 63 69 5
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
50   SWEET FEELING 54 60 66 8
Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
51   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 64 77 -- 3  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
52   WHAT AM I GONNA DO 63 67 73 5  
Smith (Dunhill 4238)
53   DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 57 68 77 4
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078)
54   SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) 59 65 74 5
Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754)
55   ARE YOU READY 73 82 88 4  
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
56   I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE 51 54 50 9
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
57   MISSISSIPPI 61 66 75 6
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
58   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME 62 69 83 4
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194)
59   VIVA TIRADO (PT. 1) 35 27 35 11  
El Chicano (Kapp 2085)
60   THE END OF OUR ROAD 74 -- -- 2  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
61   AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) 69 71 78 7
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403)
62   STEAL AWAY 67 74 84 4
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
63   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 75 -- -- 6  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450)
64   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 60 64 70 5
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
65   CANNED HAM 78 -- -- 2  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
66   SAVE THE COUNTRY 86 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
67   SILVER BIRD -- -- -- 1  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
68   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 71 79 85 5
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
69   WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU 72 76 80 7
Mac Davis (Columbia 45117)
70   SPIRIT IN THE SKY 41 15 5 17  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
71   I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP 76 80 86 4
Hollies (Epic 10613)
72   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 85 98 99 4  
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
73   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 82 89 95 4
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
74   FREEDOM BLUES 84 97 -- 3
Little Richard (Reprise 0907)
75   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 81 -- -- 2
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
76   FRIENDS 77 85 90 5
Feather (White Whale 353)
77   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 95 100 -- 3  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
78   YOU, ME AND MEXICO 80 88 91 5
Edward Bear (Capitol 2801)
79   SHE CRIED 96 -- -- 2  
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
80   SPILL THE WINE 87 91 -- 3
War (MGM 14118)
81   CLOSE TO YOU -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
82   COTTAGE CHEESE 88 96 98 4
Crow (Amaret 119)
83   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 92 -- -- 2
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
84   I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN 90 92 93 5
Brenda Lee (Decca 32675)
85   PRIMROSE LANE 91 99 100 4
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
86   FEET START WALKING 89 90 92 4
Doris Duke (Canyon 35)
87   LONG AND LONESOME ROAD -- -- -- 1  
Shocking Blue (Colossus 116)
88   FEELINGS 94 -- -- 2
Barry Mann (Scepter 12281)
89   MAKE IT WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
90   GIMME SHELTER 97 -- -- 2
Merry Clayton (Ode '70 66003)
91   MOVE ME, O WONDROUS MUSIC 93 94 -- 3
Ray Charles Singers (Command 4135)
92   MAYBE -- -- -- 1  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
93   I GOT LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Melba Moore (Mercury 73072)
94   SOME BEAUTIFUL 99 -- -- 2
Jack Wild (Capitol 2742)
95   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529)
96   DEAR ANN -- -- -- 1  
George Baker Selection (Colossus 117)
97   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY -- -- -- 1  
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
98   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
99   THEM CHANGES -- -- -- 1  
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73008)
100   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD -- -- -- 1  
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)

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:

   • "Brother Rapp (pts. 1 & 2)" by James Brown (# 30)
   • "ABC" by Jackson Five (# 42)
   • "Little Green Bag" by George Baker Selection (# 45)
   • "Puppet Man" by 5th Dimension (# 46)
   • "Woodstock" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (# 49)
   • "Let It Be" by Beatles (# 52)
   • "What Is Truth" by Johnny Cash (# 53)
   • "If You Do Believe In Love" by Tee Set (# 58)
   • "Man Of Constant Sorrow" by Ginger Baker's Air Force (# 79)
   • "I Want To (Do Everything For You)" by Raeletts (# 83)
   • "If Love Ruled The World" by Bobby Bland (# 98)
   • "Let This Be A Letter (To My Baby)" by Jackie Wilson (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   PEARL Tommy Roe
102   PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE Jean Jacques Perrey
103   MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE Tony Burrows
104   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
105   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
106   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
107   IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO Barbara Mason
108   DOWN BY THE RIVER Brooklyn Bridge
109   FREE THE PEOPLE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
110   FORGET IT, I GOT IT Ambergris
111   DRIVIN' HOME Jerry Smith
112   HAND CLAPPING SONG Meters
113   GOOD MORNING FREEDOM Daybreak
114   PEOPLE AND ME New Colony Six
115   THE WITCH Rattles
116   I SHALL BE RELEASED Freddie Scott
117   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
118   LET'S GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL Montanas
119   TOMORROW TODAY WILL BE YESTERDAY Happenings
120   MAIL CALL TIME Mel & Tim
121   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
122   FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN Dean Martin
123   GO AWAY 1910 Fruitgum Co.
124   SONG FROM M*A*S*H Al DeLory
125   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient
126   DO I LOVE YOU? Jay & Americans
127   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
128   COTTONFIELDS Beach Boys
129   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
130   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
131   ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF A BLUE WORLD Fantastic Four
132   I'LL BE THERE Cissy Houston
133   CALIFORNIA ROCK 'N ROLL Crowfoot
134   GET DOWN PEOPLE Fabulous Counts
135   RED RED WINE Vic Dana
136   ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Frankie Laine
137   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
138   LET SOMEBODY LOVE ME Chuck Jackson
139   HANGING ON THE EDGE OF SADNESS Flying Machine
140   GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler
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