Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 8, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CLOSE TO YOU |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1183) | ||||||
| 2 | MAKE IT WITH YOU |
3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45686) | ||||||
| 3 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED |
5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | ||||||
| 4 | SPILL THE WINE |
9 | 14 | 26 | 11 | |
| War (MGM 14118) | ||||||
| 5 | BAND OF GOLD |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 6 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER |
8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078) | ||||||
| 7 | OOH CHILD |
4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165) | ||||||
| 8 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
15 | 24 | 35 | 12 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | ||||||
| 9 | WAR |
18 | 28 | 49 | 5 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 10 | IN THE SUMMERTIME |
13 | 42 | 61 | 5 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | ||||||
| 11 | MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME |
7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | ||||||
| 12 | BALL OF CONFUSION |
6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7099) | ||||||
| 13 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE |
11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1166) | ||||||
| 14 | I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING |
21 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | ||||||
| 15 | OHIO |
14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | ||||||
| 16 | (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? |
19 | 30 | 38 | 9 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | ||||||
| 17 | TEACH YOUR CHILDREN |
16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735) | ||||||
| 18 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE |
10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6746) | ||||||
| 19 | SUMMERTIME BLUES |
25 | 33 | 50 | 6 | |
| Who (Decca 32708) | ||||||
| 20 | SILVER BIRD |
20 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | ||||||
| 21 | GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) |
26 | 37 | 57 | 4 | |
| James Brown (King 6318) | ||||||
| 22 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
37 | 57 | 67 | 4 |  |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 23 | WESTBOUND #9 |
24 | 26 | 29 | 13 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | ||||||
| 24 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY |
32 | 39 | 48 | 9 | |
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | ||||||
| 25 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER |
29 | 38 | 47 | 6 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0923) | ||||||
| 26 | MAYBE |
28 | 32 | 36 | 9 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | ||||||
| 27 | PATCHES |
38 | 47 | 71 | 4 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 28 | EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE |
34 | 43 | 60 | 5 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1167) | ||||||
| 29 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) |
36 | 46 | 77 | 5 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | ||||||
| 30 | SUNSHINE |
31 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| Archies (Kirshner 1009) | ||||||
| 31 | PAPER MACHE |
35 | 44 | 55 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | ||||||
| 32 | BIG YELLOW TAXI |
41 | 52 | 58 | 6 | |
| Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | ||||||
| 33 | I'LL BE RIGHT HERE |
33 | 36 | 45 | 8 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | ||||||
| 34 | MY MARIE |
27 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049) | ||||||
| 35 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD |
43 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | ||||||
| 36 | PEARL |
30 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11266) | ||||||
| 37 | HI-DE-HO |
49 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | ||||||
| 38 | WIGWAM |
51 | 62 | 76 | 4 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | ||||||
| 39 | ARE YOU READY |
12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |  |
| Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | ||||||
| 40 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
53 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 41 | LAY DOWN |
17 | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 167) | ||||||
| 42 | LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 43 | I'VE LOST YOU |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | ||||||
| 44 | GLORY GLORY |
54 | 64 | 73 | 4 | |
| Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | ||||||
| 45 | EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED |
47 | 51 | 62 | 6 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843) | ||||||
| 46 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED |
50 | 54 | 68 | 7 | |
| Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | ||||||
| 47 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME |
59 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | ||||||
| 48 | HUMMINGBIRD |
57 | 66 | 79 | 4 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11268) | ||||||
| 49 | GROOVY SITUATION |
61 | 70 | 84 | 7 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 50 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b) | ||||||
| 51 | SOLITARY MAN |
65 | 84 | 98 | 15 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | ||||||
| 52 | I'M LOSING YOU |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 53 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 54 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM |
64 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | ||||||
| 55 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 56 | CINNAMON GIRL |
56 | 58 | 66 | 8 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 0911) | ||||||
| 57 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND |
22 | 21 | 23 | 13 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1951) | ||||||
| 58 | GIMME DAT DING |
39 | 11 | 7 | 13 | |
| Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | ||||||
| 59 | STEAL AWAY |
23 | 25 | 33 | 12 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | ||||||
| 60 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD |
66 | 71 | 80 | 8 | |
| Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | ||||||
| 61 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER |
70 | 77 | 83 | 10 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | ||||||
| 62 | YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION |
67 | 72 | 81 | 7 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | ||||||
| 63 | A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) |
40 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
| Miguel Rios (A&M 1193) | ||||||
| 64 | QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) |
63 | 49 | 51 | 7 | |
| Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823) | ||||||
| 65 | NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU |
58 | 61 | 64 | 6 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629) | ||||||
| 66 | SNOWBIRD |
76 | 80 | 93 | 4 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 67 | HITCHIN' A RIDE |
42 | 18 | 13 | 21 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | ||||||
| 68 | BALL AND CHAIN |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7084) | ||||||
| 69 | MY GIRL |
71 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072) | ||||||
| 70 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS |
75 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5672) | ||||||
| 71 | BLACK FOX |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155) | ||||||
| 72 | COTTAGE CHEESE |
78 | 85 | 90 | 12 | |
| Crow (Amaret 119) | ||||||
| 73 | RAINBOW |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marmalade (London 20059) | ||||||
| 74 | LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645b) | ||||||
| 75 | GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS |
80 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921) | ||||||
| 76 | IT'S A SHAME |
87 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 77 | YOURS LOVE |
81 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | ||||||
| 78 | DOWN BY THE RIVER |
84 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086) | ||||||
| 79 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | ||||||
| 80 | EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | ||||||
| 81 | BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON |
82 | 88 | 100 | 4 | |
| Caboose (Enterprise 9015) | ||||||
| 82 | IT'S YOUR LIFE |
88 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 727) | ||||||
| 83 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 84 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 85 | DROP BY MY PLACE |
77 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | ||||||
| 86 | MORNING MUCH BETTER |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037) | ||||||
| 87 | LOVE LAND |
46 | 19 | 18 | 20 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | ||||||
| 88 | CANDIDA |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 89 | COMIN' BACK TO ME (OOH BABY) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smith (Dunhill 4246) | ||||||
| 90 | I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) |
91 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Glass House (Invictus 9076) | ||||||
| 91 | HELLO DARLIN' |
-- | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) | ||||||
| 92 | MONGOOSE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 93 | SONG FROM M*A*S*H |
-- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al DeLory (Capitol 2811) | ||||||
| 94 | SOMETHING |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0073) | ||||||
| 95 | THE WITCH |
98 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Rattles (Probe 480) | ||||||
| 96 | YELLOW RIVER |
73 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 97 | GREEN EYED LADY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 98 | CLOSER TO HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 99 | LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND |
100 | -- | -- | 6 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529) | ||||||
| 100 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) |
95 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | ||||||
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:
• "Save The Country" by 5th Dimension (# 44)
• "The Wonder Of You" by Elvis Presley (# 45)
• "That Same Old Feeling" by Pickettywitch (# 48)
• "Go Back" by Crabby Appleton (# 52)
• "When We Get Married" by Intruders (# 55)
• "(How Bout A Little Hand For) The Boys In The Band" by Boys In The Band (# 62)
• "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain (# 69)
• "Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett (# 72)
• "Some Things A Man's Gotta Do" by Shango (# 90)
• "Baby, Is There Something On Your Mind" by McKinley Travis (# 97)
• "Save Your Sugar For Me" by Tony Joe White (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: