Monday July 13, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 11, 1970



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1   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 2 5 10 8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
2   BALL OF CONFUSION 3 9 17 8
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
3   LAY DOWN 4 6 7 13
Melanie (Buddah 167)
4   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 1 1 4 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
5   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 5 8 9 11
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
6   BAND OF GOLD 9 18 21 11
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
7   GIMME DAT DING 14 15 23 9
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
8   HITCHIN' A RIDE 6 4 6 17
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
9   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 15 20 38 6
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
10   OOH CHILD 16 22 28 6
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
11   CLOSE TO YOU 18 56 70 5
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
12   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 8 3 1 9
Beatles (Apple 2832)
13   UNITED WE STAND 13 13 16 13
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
14   GET READY 7 2 3 18
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
15   THE WONDER OF YOU 10 11 15 10
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
16   LOVE LAND 17 17 19 16
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
17   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 23 58 79 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
18   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 21 26 33 6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
19   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 31 43 61 7  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
20   OHIO 24 55 76 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
21   ARE YOU READY 25 30 40 8
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
22   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 12 10 11 14
White Plains (Deram 85058)
23   MAKE IT WITH YOU 39 65 80 5  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
24   SAVE THE COUNTRY 28 32 52 6
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
25   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 26 29 35 9
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
26   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 27 28 31 10
Mountain (Windfall 532)
27   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 11 7 2 18  
Poppy Family (London 129)
28   SILVER BIRD 29 35 43 5
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
29   WESTBOUND #9 30 38 42 9
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
30   THE END OF OUR ROAD 38 41 50 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
31   GO BACK 32 34 36 11
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
32   QUESTION 19 19 20 11  
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
33   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 20 14 14 12  
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
34   CANNED HAM 34 37 45 6
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
35   STEAL AWAY 44 53 59 8
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
36   SO MUCH LOVE 36 39 41 8
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
37   SUGAR SUGAR 22 16 18 11  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
38   THE LETTER 33 12 5 13
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
39   MISSISSIPPI 40 46 54 10
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
40   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 46 57 73 4
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
41   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 45 47 48 7
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
42   SPILL THE WINE 57 67 69 7  
War (MGM 14118)
43   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 47 51 62 9
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
44   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 54 63 66 8
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
45   MY MARIE 53 76 -- 3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
46   MAYBE 55 78 90 5
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
47   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 56 61 64 8
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
48   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 41 40 44 10
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450)
49   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 59 72 91 5
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
50   HEY, MISTER SUN 37 23 26 9  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
51   PEARL 60 70 82 4
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
52   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 35 24 22 13  
Moments (Stang 5012)
53   SUNSHINE 62 73 -- 3
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
54   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 64 74 85 4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
55   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) 61 81 -- 3
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
56   SUPERMAN 63 80 -- 3
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403)
57   SHE CRIED 58 60 72 6
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
58   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 42 25 27 8  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
59   MAKE ME SMILE 52 42 29 16
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
60   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 70 79 81 5
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
61   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 72 -- -- 2  
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
62   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 66 71 74 6
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
63   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 73 88 100 4
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
64   SUMMERTIME BLUES 80 -- -- 2  
Who (Decca 32708)
65   GIVE A WOMAN LOVE 71 82 -- 3
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687)
66   PAPER MACHE -- -- -- 1  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
67   NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU 75 -- -- 2
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629)
68   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 69 45 47 8
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
69   EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED 79 -- -- 2
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843)
70   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 81 92 -- 3  
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
71   CINNAMON GIRL 90 90 97 4  
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
72   PRIMROSE LANE 76 77 78 8
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
73   APARTMENT 21 77 -- -- 2
Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2849)
74   YOUR OWN BACK YARD 87 -- -- 2  
Dion (Warner Bros. 7401)
75   DESTINY 78 83 -- 3
Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0358)
76   YELLOW RIVER 89 -- -- 2  
Christie (Epic 10626)
77   BIG YELLOW TAXI 94 -- -- 2  
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
78   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 83 -- -- 2
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0071)
79   WAR -- -- -- 1  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
80   COTTAGE CHEESE 88 68 71 8
Crow (Amaret 119)
81   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL 82 89 -- 3
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 013)
82   GIMME SHELTER 86 87 84 6
Merry Clayton (Ode '70 66003)
83   GOOD MORNING FREEDOM 85 86 92 4
Daybreak (Uni 55234)
84   IN THE SUMMERTIME -- -- -- 1  
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
85   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Supremes (Motown 1167)
86   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 84 66 68 6
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
87   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 74 59 60 9  
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
88   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND 92 97 -- 4
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529)
89   MONSTER MASH -- -- -- 17
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
90   HELLO DARLIN' 91 93 -- 3
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
91   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 95 -- 95 4
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
92   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 93 96 -- 3
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
93   THIS BITTER EARTH 98 99 -- 3
Satisfactions (Lionel 3201)
94   GROOVY SITUATION 100 100 -- 3
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
95   AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE 97 -- -- 2
Lulu (Atco 6761)
96   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU -- -- -- 1  
Flirtations (Deram 85062)
97   SONG FROM M*A*S*H -- -- -- 1  
Al DeLory (Capitol 2811)
98   LONG LONELY NIGHTS -- -- -- 1  
Dells (Cadet 5672)
99   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) -- -- -- 1  
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
100   BIG YELLOW TAXI -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Reprise 0906)

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:

   • "Daughter Of Darkness" by Tom Jones (# 43)
   • "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens (# 48)
   • "Sweet Feeling" by Candi Staton (# 49)
   • "Up Around The Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 50)
   • "Come Saturday Morning" by Sandpipers (# 51)
   • "Come To Me" by Tommy James & Shondells (# 65)
   • "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home" by Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (# 67)
   • "Baby Hold On" by Grass Roots (# 68)
   • "Melanie Makes Me Smile" by Tony Burrows (# 96)
   • "Drivin' Home" by Jerry Smith (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   HAND CLAPPING SONG Meters
102   MY GIRL Eddie Floyd
103   MONGOOSE Elephant's Memory
104   DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles
105   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
106   I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS Turley Richards
107   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
108   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
109   THE WITCH Rattles
110   SNOWBIRD Anne Murray
111   IT'S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim
112   SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond
113   I.O.I.O. Bee Gees
114   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
115   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
116   HUMMINGBIRD B.B. King
117   I'LL BE THERE Eddie Holman
118   LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME Jerry Ross Symposium
119   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
120   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
121   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
122   WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE Charley Pride
123   ? ?
124   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
125   SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME Tony Joe White
126   LOVE IS THERE Bridge
127   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
128   IF JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Goliath
129   WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Peggy Lipton
130   DOWN BY THE RIVER Brooklyn Bridge
131   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
132   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
133   HIGHER & HIGHER Canada Goose
134   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
135   CIRCLES IN THE SAND Frankie Valli
136   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
137   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
138   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
139   CAPTAIN BOBBY STOUT Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
140   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM Frijid Pink
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