Monday August 17, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 15, 1970



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1   MAKE IT WITH YOU 2 3 5 10
Bread (Elektra 45686)
2   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 3 5 7 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
3   CLOSE TO YOU 1 1 2 10
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
4   SPILL THE WINE 4 9 14 12
War (MGM 14118)
5   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 6 8 9 12
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
6   WAR 9 18 28 6
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
7   IN THE SUMMERTIME 10 13 42 6
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
8   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 8 15 24 13
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
9   BAND OF GOLD 5 2 3 16
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
10   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 16 19 30 10
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
11   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 14 21 27 9
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
12   OOH CHILD 7 4 6 11
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
13   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 11 7 4 13
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
14   25 OR 6 TO 4 22 37 57 5
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
15   SUMMERTIME BLUES 19 25 33 7
Who (Decca 32708)
16   OHIO 15 14 15 9
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
17   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 21 26 37 5
James Brown (King 6318)
18   BALL OF CONFUSION 12 6 1 13
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
19   PATCHES 27 38 47 5
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
20   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 25 29 38 7
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
21   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 24 32 39 10
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
22   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 28 34 43 6
Supremes (Motown 1167)
23   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 55 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
24   MAYBE 26 28 32 10
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
25   BIG YELLOW TAXI 32 41 52 7
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
26   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 29 36 46 6
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
27   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 35 43 53 5
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
28   HI-DE-HO 37 49 -- 3
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
29   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 42 -- -- 2  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
30   SILVER BIRD 20 20 23 10
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
31   WIGWAM 38 51 62 5
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
32   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 40 53 69 4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
33   I'VE LOST YOU 43 60 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
34   WESTBOUND #9 23 24 26 14  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
35   PAPER MACHE 31 35 44 6
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
36   I'M LOSING YOU 52 68 -- 3  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
37   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 13 11 10 13  
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
38   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 53 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
39   SOLITARY MAN 51 65 84 16  
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
40   GROOVY SITUATION 49 61 70 8
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
41   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME 47 59 78 5
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
42   GLORY GLORY 44 54 64 5
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
43   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 46 50 54 8
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
44   HUMMINGBIRD 48 57 66 5
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
45   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM 54 64 76 4
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
46   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 50 74 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
47   PEARL 36 30 35 9  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
48   ARE YOU READY 39 12 13 13
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
49   MY MARIE 34 27 29 8  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
50   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 61 70 77 11  
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
51   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 18 10 8 16  
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
52   SUNSHINE 30 31 34 8  
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
53   SNOWBIRD 66 76 80 5  
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
54   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 17 16 16 11  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
55   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 60 66 71 9
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
56   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 33 33 36 9  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
57   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
58   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 62 67 72 8
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
59   BLACK FOX 71 85 -- 3  
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
60   LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT 74 -- -- 2  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645b)
61   IT'S A SHAME 76 87 89 5  
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
62   BALL AND CHAIN 68 79 -- 3
Tommy James (Roulette 7084)
63   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 79 86 -- 3  
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
64   LONG LONELY NIGHTS 70 75 81 6
Dells (Cadet 5672)
65   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 80 -- -- 2  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
66   COTTAGE CHEESE 72 78 85 13
Crow (Amaret 119)
67   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 83 89 -- 3  
Poppy Family (London 139)
68   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
69   GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS 75 80 87 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921)
70   RUBBER DUCKIE 84 -- -- 2  
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
71   RAINBOW 73 83 -- 3
Marmalade (London 20059)
72   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) -- -- -- 1  
Melanie (Buddah 186)
73   JOANNE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
74   DOWN BY THE RIVER 78 84 95 4
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086)
75   CANDIDA 88 94 -- 3  
Dawn (Bell 903)
76   YOURS LOVE 77 81 86 4
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664)
77   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG -- -- -- 1  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
78   COMIN' BACK TO ME (OOH BABY) 89 -- -- 2  
Smith (Dunhill 4246)
79   BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON 81 82 88 5
Caboose (Enterprise 9015)
80   IT'S YOUR LIFE 82 88 94 4
Andy Kim (Steed 727)
81   MORNING MUCH BETTER 86 92 -- 3
Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037)
82   RIKI TIKI TAVI -- -- -- 1  
Donovan (Epic 10649)
83   EXPRESS YOURSELF -- -- -- 1  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
84   DROP BY MY PLACE 85 77 83 5
Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613)
85   CRACKLIN' ROSIE -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
86   WHERE ARE YOU GOING -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101)
87   (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Vanity Fare (Page One 21033)
88   NEANDERTHAL MAN -- -- -- 1  
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
89   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND -- -- 91 2
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
90   HELLO DARLIN' 91 -- 82 7
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
91   MONGOOSE 92 96 -- 3
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
92   YELLOW RIVER 96 73 73 7
Christie (Epic 10626)
93   IT'S SO NICE -- -- -- 1  
Jackie DeShannon (Liberty 56187)
94   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
95   IF I DIDN'T CARE -- -- -- 1  
Moments (Stang 5016)
96   GREEN EYED LADY 97 -- -- 2
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
97   MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE -- -- -- 1  
Dean Martin (Reprise 0934)
98   GOING TO THE COUNTRY -- -- -- 1  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 2878)
99   LOLA -- -- -- 1  
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
100   BRING IT ON HOME -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (Capitol 2856)
100   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 100 95 98 4
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:

   • "Lay Down" by Melanie (# 41)
   • "Everything A Man Could Ever Need" by Glen Campbell (# 45)
   • "Cinnamon Girl" by Neil Young (# 56)
   • "Check Out Your Mind" by Impressions (# 57)
   • "Gimme Dat Ding" by Pipkins (# 58)
   • "Steal Away" by Johnnie Taylor (# 59)
   • "A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)" by Miguel Rios (# 63)
   • "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by Mary Hopkin (# 64)
   • "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" by Bobby Vinton (# 65)
   • "Hitchin' A Ride" by Vanity Fare (# 67)
   • "My Girl" by Eddie Floyd (# 69)
   • "Love Land" by Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (# 87)
   • "I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me)" by Glass House (# 90)
   • "Song From M*A*S*H" by Al DeLory (# 93)
   • "Something" by Booker T. & MG's (# 94)
   • "The Witch" by Rattles (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   YAKETY YAK Pipkins
102   WHAT A BUMMER Jaggerz
103   SOUL SHAKE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
104   A SONG THAT NEVER COMES Mama Cass Elliot
105   SHE WORKS IN A WOMAN'S WAY Edison Lighthouse
106   SING OUT THE LOVE Arkade
107   INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor
108   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO Five Flights Up
109   SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN Michael Parks
110   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
111   NOW IS THE TIME Sisters Love
112   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
113   I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples
114   SOMEBODY'S CHANGIN' MY SWEET BABY'S MIND Little Milton
115   MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom
116   LET'S DO IT Chambers Brothers
117   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
118   THE CIRCLE GAME Buffy Sainte-Marie
119   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
120   WE CAN MAKE IT BABY Originals
121   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
122   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
123   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
124   SET ME FREE Esther Phillips
125   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
126   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
127   LET ME BRING YOU UP Ron Dante
128   PLEASE BABY PLEASE Realistics
129   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
130   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic
131   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang
132   I'LL PAINT YOU A SONG Mac Davis
133   THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL Sisters Love
134   BETTER TIMES Rhinoceros
135   THAT'S WHEN THE WORLD REALLY BEGAN Mel Wynn Trend
136   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE Poco
137   I WILL SURVIVE Arrival
138   CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk
139   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
140   EMPTY PAGES Traffic
141   ALL RIGHT NOW Free
142   DEAR IKE (REMEMBER I'M JOHN'S GIRL) Sister & Brothers
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