Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 22, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | ||||||
| 2 | SPILL THE WINE |
4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| War (MGM 14118) | ||||||
| 3 | MAKE IT WITH YOU |
1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45686) | ||||||
| 4 | WAR |
6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 5 | IN THE SUMMERTIME |
7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | ||||||
| 6 | CLOSE TO YOU |
3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1183) | ||||||
| 7 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | ||||||
| 8 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER |
5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078) | ||||||
| 9 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
14 | 22 | 37 | 6 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 10 | (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? |
10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | ||||||
| 11 | I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING |
11 | 14 | 21 | 10 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | ||||||
| 12 | PATCHES |
19 | 27 | 38 | 6 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 13 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
23 | 55 | -- | 3 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 14 | SUMMERTIME BLUES |
15 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| Who (Decca 32708) | ||||||
| 15 | LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
29 | 42 | -- | 3 |  |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 16 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY |
21 | 24 | 32 | 11 | |
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | ||||||
| 17 | GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) |
17 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| James Brown (King 6318) | ||||||
| 18 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER |
20 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0923) | ||||||
| 19 | EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE |
22 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1167) | ||||||
| 20 | BAND OF GOLD |
9 | 5 | 2 | 17 |  |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 21 | HI-DE-HO |
28 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | ||||||
| 22 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD |
27 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | ||||||
| 23 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
32 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 24 | BIG YELLOW TAXI |
25 | 32 | 41 | 8 | |
| Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | ||||||
| 25 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) |
26 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | ||||||
| 26 | I'VE LOST YOU |
33 | 43 | 60 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | ||||||
| 27 | I'M LOSING YOU |
36 | 52 | 68 | 4 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 28 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
38 | 53 | -- | 3 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 29 | WIGWAM |
31 | 38 | 51 | 6 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | ||||||
| 30 | SOLITARY MAN |
39 | 51 | 65 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | ||||||
| 31 | GROOVY SITUATION |
40 | 49 | 61 | 9 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 32 | OOH CHILD |
12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165) | ||||||
| 33 | MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME |
13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | ||||||
| 34 | BALL OF CONFUSION |
18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7099) | ||||||
| 35 | OHIO |
16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | ||||||
| 36 | MAYBE |
24 | 26 | 28 | 11 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | ||||||
| 37 | SILVER BIRD |
30 | 20 | 20 | 11 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | ||||||
| 38 | IT'S A SHAME |
61 | 76 | 87 | 6 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 39 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME |
41 | 47 | 59 | 6 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | ||||||
| 40 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM |
45 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | ||||||
| 41 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED |
43 | 46 | 50 | 9 | |
| Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | ||||||
| 42 | GLORY GLORY |
42 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | ||||||
| 43 | HUMMINGBIRD |
44 | 48 | 57 | 6 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11268) | ||||||
| 44 | SNOWBIRD |
53 | 66 | 76 | 6 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 45 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE |
46 | 50 | 74 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b) | ||||||
| 46 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER |
50 | 61 | 70 | 12 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | ||||||
| 47 | I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) |
57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 48 | WESTBOUND #9 |
34 | 23 | 24 | 15 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | ||||||
| 49 | PAPER MACHE |
35 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | ||||||
| 50 | BALL AND CHAIN |
62 | 68 | 79 | 4 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7084) | ||||||
| 51 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW |
63 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | ||||||
| 52 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
70 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 53 | BLACK FOX |
59 | 71 | 85 | 4 | |
| Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155) | ||||||
| 54 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD |
55 | 60 | 66 | 10 | |
| Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | ||||||
| 55 | EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY |
65 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | ||||||
| 56 | YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION |
58 | 62 | 67 | 9 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | ||||||
| 57 | LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT |
60 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645b) | ||||||
| 58 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
67 | 83 | 89 | 4 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 59 | ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 913) | ||||||
| 60 | CANDIDA |
75 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 61 | I'LL BE RIGHT HERE |
56 | 33 | 33 | 10 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | ||||||
| 62 | PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 186) | ||||||
| 63 | JOANNE |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 64 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE |
37 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1166) | ||||||
| 65 | RAINBOW |
71 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| Marmalade (London 20059) | ||||||
| 66 | COTTAGE CHEESE |
66 | 72 | 78 | 14 | |
| Crow (Amaret 119) | ||||||
| 67 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS |
64 | 70 | 75 | 7 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5672) | ||||||
| 68 | CRACKLIN' ROSIE |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 69 | EXPRESS YOURSELF |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 70 | DOWN BY THE RIVER |
74 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086) | ||||||
| 71 | SCREAMING NIGHT HOG |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248) | ||||||
| 72 | SHE SAID YES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753) | ||||||
| 73 | COMIN' BACK TO ME (OOH BABY) |
78 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Smith (Dunhill 4246) | ||||||
| 74 | YOURS LOVE |
76 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | ||||||
| 75 | RIKI TIKI TAVI |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10649) | ||||||
| 76 | (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21033) | ||||||
| 77 | NEANDERTHAL MAN |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 78 | IT'S YOUR LIFE |
80 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 727) | ||||||
| 79 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101) | ||||||
| 80 | WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND |
89 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470) | ||||||
| 81 | MORNING MUCH BETTER |
81 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037) | ||||||
| 82 | ALL RIGHT NOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 83 | IF I DIDN'T CARE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Moments (Stang 5016) | ||||||
| 84 | CLOSER TO HOME |
-- | 98 | -- | 2 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 85 | LONG LONG TIME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 86 | FIRE AND RAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453) | ||||||
| 87 | GOING TO THE COUNTRY |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 2878) | ||||||
| 88 | MONGOOSE |
91 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 89 | SOUL SHAKE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756) | ||||||
| 90 | YELLOW RIVER |
92 | 96 | 73 | 8 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 91 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | ||||||
| 92 | IT'S SO NICE |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackie DeShannon (Liberty 56187) | ||||||
| 93 | GREEN EYED LADY |
96 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 94 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) |
100 | 100 | 95 | 5 | |
| Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | ||||||
| 95 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN' (DO YOU LIKE MINE) |
-- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | ||||||
| 96 | DROP BY MY PLACE |
84 | 85 | 77 | 6 | |
| Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | ||||||
| 97 | LOLA |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 98 | UNCLE JOHN'S BAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410) | ||||||
| 99 | LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 31) | ||||||
| 100 | BORDER SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55246) | ||||||
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:
• "Pearl" by Tommy Roe (# 47)
• "Are You Ready" by Pacific Gas & Electric (# 48)
• "My Marie" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 49)
• "Ride Captain Ride" by Blues Image (# 51)
• "Sunshine" by Archies (# 52)
• "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (# 54)
• "Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys" by Isley Brothers (# 69)
• "Black Hands White Cotton" by Caboose (# 79)
• "Hello Darlin'" by Conway Twitty (# 90)
• "Bring It On Home" by Lou Rawls (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: