Thursday June 25, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 20, 1970



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1   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 1 2 9 6
Beatles (Apple 2832)
2   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 2 5 6 15
Poppy Family (London 129)
3   GET READY 4 7 8 15
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
4   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 9 14 23 5
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
5   THE LETTER 5 6 7 10
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
6   HITCHIN' A RIDE 7 11 20 14
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
7   LAY DOWN 13 18 25 10
Melanie (Buddah 167)
8   EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 3 1 5 13
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
9   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 17 23 34 8
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
10   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 26 37 45 5  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
11   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 16 21 24 11
White Plains (Deram 85058)
12   DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 10 10 11 9
Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
13   COME SATURDAY MORNING 14 17 21 16
Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
14   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 15 16 19 9
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
15   THE WONDER OF YOU 18 22 28 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
16   UNITED WE STAND 20 25 29 10
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
17   BALL OF CONFUSION 22 27 38 5
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
18   SUGAR SUGAR 21 26 33 8
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
19   LOVE LAND 23 31 37 13
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
20   QUESTION 25 29 36 8
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
21   BAND OF GOLD 24 34 40 8
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
22   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 8 9 12 10  
Moments (Stang 5012)
23   GIMME DAT DING 28 36 43 6
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
24   UP AROUND THE BEND 6 3 2 10  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
25   BABY HOLD ON 27 28 32 8
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
26   HEY, MISTER SUN 29 33 39 6
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
27   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 30 39 49 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
28   OOH CHILD 35 70 -- 3
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
29   MAKE ME SMILE 11 12 14 13  
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
30   (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING 31 32 35 8
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
31   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 34 38 41 7
Mountain (Windfall 532)
32   CECILIA 12 4 1 11  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
33   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 43 66 -- 3
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
34   AMERICAN WOMAN 19 8 3 14  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
35   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 39 48 70 6
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
36   GO BACK 40 44 53 8
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
37   COME TO ME 41 50 59 6
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
38   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 47 68 -- 3
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
39   SOOLAIMON (AFRICAN TRILOGY II) 36 24 26 9
Neil Diamond (Uni 55224)
40   ARE YOU READY 55 73 82 5  
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
41   SO MUCH LOVE 46 65 78 5
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
42   WESTBOUND #9 49 56 63 6
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
43   SILVER BIRD 67 -- -- 2  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
44   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 63 75 -- 7  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450)
45   CANNED HAM 65 78 -- 3  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
46   SWEET FEELING 50 54 60 9
Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
47   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 48 55 62 5
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
48   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 51 64 77 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
49   DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 53 57 68 5
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078)
50   THE END OF OUR ROAD 60 74 -- 3
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
51   WHAT AM I GONNA DO 52 63 67 6
Smith (Dunhill 4238)
52   SAVE THE COUNTRY 66 86 -- 3  
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
53   SHE DIDN'T KNOW (SHE KEPT ON TALKING) 54 59 65 6
Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754)
54   MISSISSIPPI 57 61 66 7
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
55   CINNAMON GIRL 45 47 52 11
Gentrys (Sun 1114)
56   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME 58 62 69 5
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194)
57   INTO THE MYSTIC 38 40 42 8  
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448)
58   AND MY HEART SANG (TRA LA LA) 61 69 71 8
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403)
59   STEAL AWAY 62 67 74 5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
60   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 64 60 64 6
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
61   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 77 95 100 4  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
62   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 68 71 79 6
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
63   I CAN'T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE 56 51 54 10
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
64   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 73 82 89 5
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
65   I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP 71 76 80 5
Hollies (Epic 10613)
66   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 72 85 98 5
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
67   FREEDOM BLUES 74 84 97 4
Little Richard (Reprise 0907)
68   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 75 81 -- 3
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
69   SPILL THE WINE 80 87 91 4  
War (MGM 14118)
70   CLOSE TO YOU 81 -- -- 2  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
71   COTTAGE CHEESE 82 88 96 5  
Crow (Amaret 119)
72   SHE CRIED 79 96 -- 3
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
73   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
74   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 83 92 -- 3
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
75   WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU 69 72 76 8
Mac Davis (Columbia 45117)
76   OHIO -- -- -- 1  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
77   LONG AND LONESOME ROAD 87 -- -- 2
Shocking Blue (Colossus 116)
78   PRIMROSE LANE 85 91 99 5
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
79   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
80   MAKE IT WITH YOU 89 -- -- 2
Bread (Elektra 45686)
81   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 97 -- -- 2  
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
82   PEARL -- -- -- 1  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
83   FEELINGS 88 94 -- 3
Barry Mann (Scepter 12281)
84   GIMME SHELTER 90 97 -- 3
Merry Clayton (Ode '70 66003)
85   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
86   YOU, ME AND MEXICO 78 80 88 6
Edward Bear (Capitol 2801)
87   I GOT LOVE 93 -- -- 2
Melba Moore (Mercury 73072)
88   DEAR ANN 96 -- -- 2
George Baker Selection (Colossus 117)
89   HAND CLAPPING SONG -- -- -- 1  
Meters (Josie 1021)
90   MAYBE 92 -- -- 2
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
91   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 98 -- -- 2
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
92   GOOD MORNING FREEDOM -- -- -- 1  
Daybreak (Uni 55234)
93   ROLL AWAY THE STONE -- -- -- 1  
Leon Russell (Shelter 301)
94   PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE -- -- -- 1  
Jean Jacques Perrey (Vanguard 35105)
95   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 100 -- -- 2
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
96   FRIENDS 76 77 85 6  
Feather (White Whale 353)
97   CINNAMON GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
98   MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE -- -- -- 1  
Tony Burrows (Bell 884)
99   THE WITCH -- -- -- 1  
Rattles (Probe 480)
100   WHEN WE GET MARRIED -- -- -- 1  
Intruders (Gamble 4004)

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:

   • "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" by Tyrone Davis (# 32)
   • "Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)" by Diana Ross (# 33)
   • "Vehicle" by Ides Of March (# 37)
   • "Reflections Of My Life" by Marmalade (# 42)
   • "For The Love Of Him" by Bobbi Martin (# 44)
   • "Viva Tirado (pt. 1)" by El Chicano (# 59)
   • "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum (# 70)
   • "I Think I Love You Again" by Brenda Lee (# 84)
   • "Feet Start Walking" by Doris Duke (# 86)
   • "Move Me, O Wondrous Music" by Ray Charles Singers (# 91)
   • "Some Beautiful" by Jack Wild (# 94)
   • "Them Changes" by Buddy Miles (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'LL BE THERE Eddie Holman
102   I.O.I.O. Bee Gees
103   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
104   THE THRILL IS GONE Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers
105   THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED Lost Generation
106   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
107   FORGET IT, I GOT IT Ambergris
108   CIRCLES IN THE SAND Frankie Valli
109   DOWN BY THE RIVER Brooklyn Bridge
110   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient
111   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang
112   I SHALL BE RELEASED Freddie Scott
113   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
114   SONG FROM M*A*S*H Al DeLory
115   IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO Barbara Mason
116   DRIVIN' HOME Jerry Smith
117   GO AWAY 1910 Fruitgum Co.
118   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
119   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
120   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
121   LET'S GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL Montanas
122   FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN Dean Martin
123   BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood
124   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
125   GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler
126   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
127   THIS BITTER EARTH Satisfactions
128   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
129   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
130   TOMORROW TODAY WILL BE YESTERDAY Happenings
131   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
132   A STREET CALLED HOPE Gene Pitney
133   FREE THE PEOPLE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
134   ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Frankie Laine
135   DO I LOVE YOU? Jay & Americans
136   MAIL CALL TIME Mel & Tim
137   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
138   LET SOMEBODY LOVE ME Chuck Jackson
139   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
140   CALIFORNIA ROCK 'N ROLL Crowfoot
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