Thursday August 6, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 1, 1970



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1   CLOSE TO YOU 2 3 11 8
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
2   BAND OF GOLD 3 4 6 14
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
3   MAKE IT WITH YOU 5 10 23 8
Bread (Elektra 45686)
4   OOH CHILD 6 8 10 9
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
5   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 7 15 17 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
6   BALL OF CONFUSION 1 2 2 11
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
7   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 4 1 1 11
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
8   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 9 12 19 10
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
9   SPILL THE WINE 14 26 42 10
War (MGM 14118)
10   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 8 6 5 14
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
11   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 10 9 4 11
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
12   ARE YOU READY 13 14 21 11
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
13   IN THE SUMMERTIME 42 61 84 4  
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
14   OHIO 15 16 20 7
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
15   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 24 35 44 11
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
16   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 16 17 18 9
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
17   LAY DOWN 12 5 3 16
Melanie (Buddah 167)
18   WAR 28 49 79 4
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
19   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 30 38 49 8  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
20   SILVER BIRD 23 25 28 8
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
21   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 27 31 40 7
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
22   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 21 23 25 12
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
23   STEAL AWAY 25 33 35 11
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
24   WESTBOUND #9 26 29 29 12
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
25   SUMMERTIME BLUES 33 50 64 5
Who (Decca 32708)
26   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 37 57 -- 3  
James Brown (King 6318)
27   MY MARIE 29 34 45 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
28   MAYBE 32 36 46 8
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
29   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 38 47 61 5
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
30   PEARL 35 40 51 7
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
31   SUNSHINE 34 42 53 6
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
32   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 39 48 60 8
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
33   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 36 45 54 7
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
34   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 43 60 85 4
Supremes (Motown 1167)
35   PAPER MACHE 44 55 66 4
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
36   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 46 77 99 4
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
37   25 OR 6 TO 4 57 67 -- 3  
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
38   PATCHES 47 71 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
39   GIMME DAT DING 11 7 7 12  
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
40   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 17 11 9 9  
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
41   BIG YELLOW TAXI 52 58 77 5  
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
42   HITCHIN' A RIDE 18 13 8 20  
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
43   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 53 65 -- 3
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
44   SAVE THE COUNTRY 20 22 24 9  
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
45   THE WONDER OF YOU 22 19 15 13  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
46   LOVE LAND 19 18 16 19  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
47   EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED 51 62 69 5
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843)
48   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 40 41 43 12
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
49   HI-DE-HO -- -- -- 1  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
50   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 54 68 70 6
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
51   WIGWAM 62 76 -- 3  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
52   GO BACK 31 30 31 14  
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
53   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 69 -- -- 2  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
54   GLORY GLORY 64 73 -- 3
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
55   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 48 52 63 7
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
56   CINNAMON GIRL 58 66 71 7
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
57   HUMMINGBIRD 66 79 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
58   NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU 61 64 67 5
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629)
59   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME 78 89 -- 3  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
60   I'VE LOST YOU -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
61   GROOVY SITUATION 70 84 94 6
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
62   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 41 44 47 11  
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
63   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) 49 51 55 6  
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
64   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM 76 -- -- 2  
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
65   SOLITARY MAN 84 98 -- 14  
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
66   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 71 80 91 7
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
67   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 72 81 92 6
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
68   I'M LOSING YOU -- -- -- 1  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
69   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 65 24 26 13
Mountain (Windfall 532)
70   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 77 83 86 9
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
71   MY GIRL 74 85 -- 3
Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072)
72   MONSTER MASH 79 82 89 20
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
73   YELLOW RIVER 73 75 76 5
Christie (Epic 10626)
74   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
75   LONG LONELY NIGHTS 81 88 98 4
Dells (Cadet 5672)
76   SNOWBIRD 80 93 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
77   DROP BY MY PLACE 83 87 -- 3
Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613)
78   COTTAGE CHEESE 85 90 80 11
Crow (Amaret 119)
79   BALL AND CHAIN -- -- -- 1  
Tommy James (Roulette 7084)
80   GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS 87 -- -- 2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921)
81   YOURS LOVE 86 -- -- 2
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664)
82   BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON 88 100 -- 3
Caboose (Enterprise 9015)
83   RAINBOW -- -- -- 1  
Marmalade (London 20059)
84   DOWN BY THE RIVER 95 -- -- 2  
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086)
85   BLACK FOX -- -- -- 1  
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
86   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
87   IT'S A SHAME 89 95 -- 3
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
88   IT'S YOUR LIFE 94 -- -- 2
Andy Kim (Steed 727)
89   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG -- -- -- 1  
Poppy Family (London 139)
90   SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO 93 -- -- 2
Shango (Dunhill 4242)
91   I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) 96 -- -- 2
Glass House (Invictus 9076)
92   MORNING MUCH BETTER -- -- -- 1  
Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037)
93   SOMETHING -- -- -- 1  
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0073)
94   CANDIDA -- -- -- 1  
Dawn (Bell 903)
95   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 98 -- -- 2
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
96   MONGOOSE -- -- -- 1  
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
97   BABY, IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND 100 -- -- 2
McKinley Travis (Pride 2)
98   THE WITCH -- -- -- 2
Rattles (Probe 480)
99   SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME 99 99 -- 3
Tony Joe White (Monument 1206)
100   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND -- -- 88 5
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529)

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:

   • "Mississippi" by John Phillips (# 45)
   • "Superman" by Ides Of March (# 50)
   • "United We Stand" by Brotherhood Of Man (# 55)
   • "The End Of Our Road" by Marvin Gaye (# 56)
   • "A Little Bit Of Soap" by Paul Davis (# 59)
   • "She Cried" by Lettermen (# 60)
   • "Long And Winding Road" by Beatles (# 63)
   • "Give A Woman Love" by Bobbi Martin (# 67)
   • "Get Ready" by Rare Earth (# 68)
   • "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains (# 75)
   • "Hand Clapping Song" by Meters (# 90)
   • "We're All Playing In The Same Band" by Bert Sommer (# 91)
   • "Come On Down" by Savage Grace (# 92)
   • "I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)" by Chi-Lites (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
102   HELLO DARLIN' Conway Twitty
103   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
104   VIBRATIONS MADE US FALL IN LOVE Eric & Vikings
105   I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples
106   SHE WORKS IN A WOMAN'S WAY Edison Lighthouse
107   IT'S SO NICE Jackie DeShannon
108   LET'S DO IT Chambers Brothers
109   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
110   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
111   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
112   SET ME FREE Esther Phillips
113   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
114   I WILL SURVIVE Arrival
115   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
116   WE CAN MAKE IT BABY Originals
117   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
118   NOW IS THE TIME Sisters Love
119   PLEASE BABY PLEASE Realistics
120   SOMEBODY'S CHANGIN' MY SWEET BABY'S MIND Little Milton
121   HIGHER & HIGHER Canada Goose
122   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
123   BRING IT ON HOME Lou Rawls
124   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic
125   I'LL PAINT YOU A SONG Mac Davis
126   SMOKE SIGNALS Vibrations
127   THAT'S WHEN THE WORLD REALLY BEGAN Mel Wynn Trend
128   SOUL SHAKE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
129   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
130   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
131   SORRY SUZANNE Glass Bottle
132   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
133   HE'LL NEVER LOVE YOU Gentrys
134   ONE MORE TIME BILLY BROWN Burl Ives
135   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
136   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
137   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
138   SONG FROM M*A*S*H Al DeLory
139   HERE COMES SUMMER Dave Clark Five
140   MY BABY SPECIALIZES Bad Habits
141   DESTINY Jose Feliciano
142   SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN Michael Parks
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