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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 27, 1970



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1   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 4 9 14 6
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
2   GET READY 3 4 7 16
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
3   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 1 1 2 7
Beatles (Apple 2832)
4   HITCHIN' A RIDE 6 7 11 15
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
5   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 10 26 37 6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
6   LAY DOWN 7 13 18 11
Melanie (Buddah 167)
7   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 2 2 5 16
Poppy Family (London 129)
8   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 9 17 23 9
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
9   BALL OF CONFUSION 17 22 27 6
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
10   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 11 16 21 12
White Plains (Deram 85058)
11   THE WONDER OF YOU 15 18 22 8
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
12   THE LETTER 5 5 6 11
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
13   UNITED WE STAND 16 20 25 11
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
14   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 14 15 16 10
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
15   GIMME DAT DING 23 28 36 7
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
16   SUGAR SUGAR 18 21 26 9
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
17   LOVE LAND 19 23 31 14
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
18   BAND OF GOLD 21 24 34 9
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
19   QUESTION 20 25 29 9
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
20   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 38 47 68 4  
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
21   EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 8 3 1 14  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
22   OOH CHILD 28 35 70 4
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
23   HEY, MISTER SUN 26 29 33 7
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
24   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 22 8 9 11
Moments (Stang 5012)
25   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 27 30 39 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
26   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 33 43 66 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
27   DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 12 10 10 10  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
28   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 31 34 38 8
Mountain (Windfall 532)
29   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 35 39 48 7
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
30   ARE YOU READY 40 55 73 6
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
31   COME SATURDAY MORNING 13 14 17 17  
Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
32   SAVE THE COUNTRY 52 66 86 4  
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
33   UP AROUND THE BEND 24 6 3 11
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
34   GO BACK 36 40 44 9
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
35   SILVER BIRD 43 67 -- 3
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
36   COME TO ME 37 41 50 7
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
37   CANNED HAM 45 65 78 4
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
38   WESTBOUND #9 42 49 56 7
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
39   SO MUCH LOVE 41 46 65 6
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
40   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 44 63 75 8
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450)
41   THE END OF OUR ROAD 50 60 74 4
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
42   MAKE ME SMILE 29 11 12 14  
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
43   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 61 77 95 5  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
44   SWEET FEELING 46 50 54 10
Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
45   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 47 48 55 6
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
46   MISSISSIPPI 54 57 61 8
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
47   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 48 51 64 5
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
48   DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 49 53 57 6
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078)
49   BABY HOLD ON 25 27 28 9  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
50   WHAT AM I GONNA DO 51 52 63 7
Smith (Dunhill 4238)
51   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 62 68 71 7  
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
52   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME 56 58 62 6
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194)
53   STEAL AWAY 59 62 67 6
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
54   (YOU'VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING 30 31 32 9  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
55   OHIO 76 -- -- 2  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
56   CLOSE TO YOU 70 81 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
57   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 73 -- -- 2  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
58   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 79 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
59   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 60 64 60 7
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
60   SHE CRIED 72 79 96 4  
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
61   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 64 73 82 6
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
62   FREEDOM BLUES 67 74 84 5
Little Richard (Reprise 0907)
63   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 66 72 85 6
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
64   I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP 65 71 76 6
Hollies (Epic 10613)
65   MAKE IT WITH YOU 80 89 -- 3  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
66   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 68 75 81 4
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
67   SPILL THE WINE 69 80 87 5
War (MGM 14118)
68   COTTAGE CHEESE 71 82 88 6
Crow (Amaret 119)
69   CECILIA 32 12 4 12  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
70   PEARL 82 -- -- 2  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
71   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 74 83 92 4
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
72   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 91 98 -- 3  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
73   SUNSHINE -- -- -- 1  
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
74   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 85 -- -- 2  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
75   LONG AND LONESOME ROAD 77 87 -- 3
Shocking Blue (Colossus 116)
76   MY MARIE -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
77   PRIMROSE LANE 78 85 91 6
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
78   MAYBE 90 92 -- 3  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
79   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 81 97 -- 3
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
80   SUPERMAN -- -- -- 1  
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403)
81   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) -- -- -- 1  
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
82   GIVE A WOMAN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687)
83   DESTINY -- -- -- 1  
Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0358)
84   HAND CLAPPING SONG 89 -- -- 2
Meters (Josie 1021)
85   DEAR ANN 88 96 -- 3
George Baker Selection (Colossus 117)
86   GOOD MORNING FREEDOM 92 -- -- 2
Daybreak (Uni 55234)
87   GIMME SHELTER 84 90 97 4
Merry Clayton (Ode '70 66003)
88   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 100 -- -- 2  
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
89   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL -- -- -- 1  
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 013)
90   CINNAMON GIRL 97 -- -- 2
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
91   ROLL AWAY THE STONE 93 -- -- 2
Leon Russell (Shelter 301)
92   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED -- -- -- 1  
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
93   HELLO DARLIN' -- -- -- 1  
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
94   PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE 94 -- -- 2
Jean Jacques Perrey (Vanguard 35105)
95   MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE 98 -- -- 2
Tony Burrows (Bell 884)
96   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION -- -- -- 1  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
97   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND -- 95 -- 2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529)
98   DRIVIN' HOME -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Smith (Decca 32679)
99   THIS BITTER EARTH -- -- -- 1  
Satisfactions (Lionel 3201)
100   GROOVY SITUATION -- -- -- 1  
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
100   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK -- -- -- 1  
Manhattans (DeLuxe 122)

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:

   • "American Woman" by Guess Who (# 34)
   • "Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)" by Neil Diamond (# 39)
   • "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)" by Dee Dee Warwick (# 53)
   • "Cinnamon Girl" by Gentrys (# 55)
   • "Into The Mystic" by Johnny Rivers (# 57)
   • "And My Heart Sang (Tra La La)" by Brenda & Tabulations (# 58)
   • "I Can't Leave Your Love Alone" by Clarence Carter (# 63)
   • "Whoever Finds This, I Love You" by Mac Davis (# 75)
   • "Feelings" by Barry Mann (# 83)
   • "You, Me And Mexico" by Edward Bear (# 86)
   • "I Got Love" by Melba Moore (# 87)
   • "Friends" by Feather (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'LL BE THERE Eddie Holman
102   I.O.I.O. Bee Gees
103   THE THRILL IS GONE Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers
104   LOVE IS THERE Bridge
105   THE WITCH Rattles
106   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly
107   BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood
108   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
109   FORGET IT, I GOT IT Ambergris
110   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
111   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
112   CIRCLES IN THE SAND Frankie Valli
113   DOWN BY THE RIVER Brooklyn Bridge
114   I SHALL BE RELEASED Freddie Scott
115   SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond
116   YOUR OWN BACK YARD Dion
117   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
118   SONG FROM M*A*S*H Al DeLory
119   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
120   ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Frankie Laine
121   IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO Barbara Mason
122   GO AWAY 1910 Fruitgum Co.
123   DO I LOVE YOU? Jay & Americans
124   MAIL CALL TIME Mel & Tim
125   DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles
126   LET'S GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL Montanas
127   FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN Dean Martin
128   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
129   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
130   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
131   FREE THE PEOPLE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
132   WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Peggy Lipton
133   LET SOMEBODY LOVE ME Chuck Jackson
134   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
135   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
136   TOMORROW TODAY WILL BE YESTERDAY Happenings
137   SUSIE-Q Jose Feliciano
138   TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE Evie Sands
139   CALIFORNIA ROCK 'N ROLL Crowfoot
140   EXUMA, THE OBEAH MAN Exuma
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