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Thursday July 23, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 18, 1970



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1   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 1 2 5 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
2   BALL OF CONFUSION 2 3 9 9
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
3   CLOSE TO YOU 11 18 56 6
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
4   BAND OF GOLD 6 9 18 12
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
5   LAY DOWN 3 4 6 14
Melanie (Buddah 167)
6   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 5 5 8 12
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
7   GIMME DAT DING 7 14 15 10
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
8   OOH CHILD 10 16 22 7
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
9   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 4 1 1 9
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
10   MAKE IT WITH YOU 23 39 65 6  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
11   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 9 15 20 7
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
12   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 19 31 43 8
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
13   HITCHIN' A RIDE 8 6 4 18
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
14   ARE YOU READY 21 25 30 9
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
15   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 17 23 58 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
16   OHIO 20 24 55 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
17   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 18 21 26 7
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
18   LOVE LAND 16 17 17 17
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
19   THE WONDER OF YOU 15 10 11 11
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
20   UNITED WE STAND 13 13 13 14
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
21   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 12 8 3 10
Beatles (Apple 2832)
22   SAVE THE COUNTRY 24 28 32 7
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
23   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 25 26 29 10
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
24   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 26 27 28 11
Mountain (Windfall 532)
25   SILVER BIRD 28 29 35 6
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
26   SPILL THE WINE 42 57 67 8  
War (MGM 14118)
27   GET READY 14 7 2 19  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
28   THE END OF OUR ROAD 30 38 41 7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
29   WESTBOUND #9 29 30 38 10
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
30   GO BACK 31 32 34 12
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
31   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 40 46 57 5
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
32   CANNED HAM 34 34 37 7
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
33   STEAL AWAY 35 44 53 9
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
34   MY MARIE 45 53 76 4  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
35   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 44 54 63 9
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
36   MAYBE 46 55 78 6
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
37   MISSISSIPPI 39 40 46 11
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
38   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 49 59 72 6  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
39   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 22 12 10 15  
White Plains (Deram 85058)
40   PEARL 51 60 70 5  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
41   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 43 47 51 10
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
42   SUNSHINE 53 62 73 4  
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
43   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 27 11 7 19  
Poppy Family (London 129)
44   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 47 56 61 9
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
45   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 54 64 74 5
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
46   SO MUCH LOVE 36 36 39 9
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
47   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 61 72 -- 3  
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
48   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 60 70 79 6  
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
49   WAR 79 -- -- 2  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
50   SUMMERTIME BLUES 64 80 -- 3  
Who (Decca 32708)
51   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) 55 61 81 4
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
52   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 63 73 88 5  
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
53   SUPERMAN 56 63 80 4
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403)
54   SHE CRIED 57 58 60 7
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
55   PAPER MACHE 66 -- -- 2  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
56   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 62 66 71 7
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
57   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (King 6318)
58   BIG YELLOW TAXI 77 94 -- 3  
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
59   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 41 45 47 8  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
60   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 85 -- -- 2  
Supremes (Motown 1167)
61   IN THE SUMMERTIME 84 -- -- 2  
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
62   EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED 69 79 -- 3
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843)
63   GIVE A WOMAN LOVE 65 71 82 4
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687)
64   NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU 67 75 -- 3
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629)
65   HAND ME DOWN WORLD -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
66   CINNAMON GIRL 71 90 90 5
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
67   25 OR 6 TO 4 -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
68   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 70 81 92 4
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
69   YOUR OWN BACK YARD 74 87 -- 3
Dion (Warner Bros. 7401)
70   APARTMENT 21 73 77 -- 3
Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2849)
71   PATCHES -- -- -- 1  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
72   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 78 83 -- 3
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0071)
73   GLORY GLORY -- -- -- 1  
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
74   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 68 69 45 9
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
75   YELLOW RIVER 76 89 -- 3
Christie (Epic 10626)
76   WIGWAM -- -- -- 1  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
77   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 99 -- -- 2  
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
78   DESTINY 75 78 83 4
Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0358)
79   HUMMINGBIRD -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
80   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 91 95 -- 5  
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
81   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 92 93 96 4  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
82   MONSTER MASH 89 -- -- 18
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
83   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 86 84 66 7
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
84   GROOVY SITUATION 94 100 100 4
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
85   MY GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072)
86   HELLO DARLIN' 90 91 93 4
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
87   DROP BY MY PLACE -- -- -- 1  
Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613)
88   LONG LONELY NIGHTS 98 -- -- 2
Dells (Cadet 5672)
89   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
90   COTTAGE CHEESE 80 88 68 9
Crow (Amaret 119)
91   HAND CLAPPING SONG -- -- 84 3
Meters (Josie 1021)
92   ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia 45175)
93   SNOWBIRD -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
94   I CAN REMEMBER -- -- -- 1  
Oliver (Crewe 346)
95   IT'S A SHAME -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
96   COME ON DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Savage Grace (Reprise 0924)
97   I LIKE YOUR LOVIN' (DO YOU LIKE MINE) -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438)
98   SOLITARY MAN -- -- -- 12
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
99   SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME -- -- -- 1  
Tony Joe White (Monument 1206)
100   BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON -- -- -- 1  
Caboose (Enterprise 9015)

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:

   • "Question" by Moody Blues (# 32)
   • "It's All In The Game" by Four Tops (# 33)
   • "Sugar Sugar" by Wilson Pickett (# 37)
   • "The Letter" by Joe Cocker (# 38)
   • "I Want To Take You Higher" by Sly & Family Stone (# 48)
   • "Hey, Mister Sun" by Bobby Sherman (# 50)
   • "Love On A Two-Way Street" by Moments (# 52)
   • "Spirit In The Dark" by Aretha Franklin (# 58)
   • "Make Me Smile" by Chicago (# 59)
   • "Primrose Lane" by O.C. Smith (# 72)
   • "Humphrey The Camel" by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (# 81)
   • "Gimme Shelter" by Merry Clayton (# 82)
   • "Good Morning Freedom" by Daybreak (# 83)
   • "That Same Old Feeling" by Fortunes (# 87)
   • "Let The Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & Gang (# 88)
   • "This Bitter Earth" by Satisfactions (# 93)
   • "After The Feeling Is Gone" by Lulu (# 95)
   • "Song From M*A*S*H" by Al DeLory (# 97)
   • "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) Major Lance
102   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM Frijid Pink
103   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
104   THE WITCH Rattles
105   MONGOOSE Elephant's Memory
106   I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS Turley Richards
107   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
108   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
109   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
110   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
111   VIBRATIONS MADE US FALL IN LOVE Eric & Vikings
112   LET'S DO IT Chambers Brothers
113   DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles
114   GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS Isley Brothers
115   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
116   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
117   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
118   SMOKE SIGNALS Vibrations
119   I'LL BE THERE Eddie Holman
120   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
121   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
122   IF JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Goliath
123   IT'S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim
124   LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME Jerry Ross Symposium
125   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
126   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
127   WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE Charley Pride
128   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
129   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
130   HIGHER & HIGHER Canada Goose
131   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND Bert Sommer
132   LOVE IS THERE Bridge
133   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
134   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
135   CAPTAIN BOBBY STOUT Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
136   WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Peggy Lipton
137   SORRY SUZANNE Glass Bottle
138   I.O.I.O. Bee Gees
139   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
140   CIRCLES IN THE SAND Frankie Valli


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