Saturday August 29, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 29, 1970



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1   SPILL THE WINE 2 4 4 14
War (MGM 14118)
2   WAR 4 6 9 8
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
3   IN THE SUMMERTIME 5 7 10 8
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
4   MAKE IT WITH YOU 3 1 2 12
Bread (Elektra 45686)
5   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 1 2 3 11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
6   PATCHES 12 19 27 7
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
7   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 13 23 55 4
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
8   25 OR 6 TO 4 9 14 22 7
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
9   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 15 29 42 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
10   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 10 10 16 12
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
11   CLOSE TO YOU 6 3 1 12
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
12   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 7 8 8 15
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
13   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 11 11 14 11
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
14   HI-DE-HO 21 28 37 5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
15   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 19 22 28 8
Supremes (Motown 1167)
16   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 16 21 24 12
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
17   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 18 20 25 9
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
18   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 23 32 40 6
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
19   I'VE LOST YOU 26 33 43 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
20   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 22 27 35 7
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
21   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 28 38 53 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
22   I'M LOSING YOU 27 36 52 5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
23   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 8 5 6 14  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
24   GROOVY SITUATION 31 40 49 10
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
25   SUMMERTIME BLUES 14 15 19 9  
Who (Decca 32708)
26   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 17 17 21 7
James Brown (King 6318)
27   SOLITARY MAN 30 39 51 18
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
28   WIGWAM 29 31 38 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
29   BAND OF GOLD 20 9 5 18
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
30   BIG YELLOW TAXI 24 25 32 9
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
31   IT'S A SHAME 38 61 76 7
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
32   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 25 26 29 8
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
33   CANDIDA 60 75 88 5  
Dawn (Bell 903)
34   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 47 57 -- 3  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
35   RUBBER DUCKIE 52 70 84 4  
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
36   SNOWBIRD 44 53 66 7
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
37   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 68 85 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
38   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME 39 41 47 7
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
39   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 41 43 46 10
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
40   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM 40 45 54 6
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
41   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 51 63 79 5
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
42   HUMMINGBIRD 43 44 48 7
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
43   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 45 46 50 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
44   JOANNE 63 73 -- 3  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
45   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 46 50 61 13
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
46   BALL AND CHAIN 50 62 68 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7084)
47   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) 62 72 -- 3  
Melanie (Buddah 186)
48   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 58 67 83 5
Poppy Family (London 139)
49   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 55 65 80 4
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
50   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) 59 68 -- 3
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
51   GLORY GLORY 42 42 44 7
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
52   BLACK FOX 53 59 71 5
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
53   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 56 58 62 10
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
54   EXPRESS YOURSELF 69 83 -- 3  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
55   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG 71 77 -- 3  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
56   OOH CHILD 32 12 7 13  
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
57   MAYBE 36 24 26 12  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
58   RAINBOW 65 71 73 5
Marmalade (London 20059)
59   CLOSER TO HOME 84 -- 98 3  
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
60   STILL WATER (LOVE) -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
61   SHE SAID YES 72 -- -- 2  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753)
62   WESTBOUND #9 48 34 23 16  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
63   NEANDERTHAL MAN 77 88 -- 3  
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
64   RIKI TIKI TAVI 75 82 -- 3  
Donovan (Epic 10649)
65   OUT IN THE COUNTRY -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
66   IF I DIDN'T CARE 83 95 -- 3  
Moments (Stang 5016)
67   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND 80 89 -- 4  
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
68   DOWN BY THE RIVER 70 74 78 6
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086)
69   (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING 76 87 -- 3
Vanity Fare (Page One 21033)
70   I STAND ACCUSED -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
71   ALL RIGHT NOW 82 -- -- 2  
Free (A&M 1206)
72   COMIN' BACK TO ME (OOH BABY) 73 78 89 4
Smith (Dunhill 4246)
73   SOUL SHAKE 89 -- -- 2  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756)
74   WHERE ARE YOU GOING 79 86 -- 3
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101)
75   LONG LONG TIME 85 -- -- 2
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
76   MORNING MUCH BETTER 81 81 86 5
Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037)
77   FIRE AND RAIN 86 -- -- 2
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453)
78   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
79   DON'T MAKE ME OVER -- -- -- 1  
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 404)
80   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 91 94 -- 3  
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
81   GOING TO THE COUNTRY 87 98 -- 3
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 2878)
82   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING -- -- -- 1  
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
83   YELLOW RIVER 90 92 96 9
Christie (Epic 10626)
84   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 94 100 100 6
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
85   MONGOOSE 88 91 92 5
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
86   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA -- -- -- 1  
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
87   YOURS LOVE 74 76 77 6  
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664)
88   I LIKE YOUR LOVIN' (DO YOU LIKE MINE) 95 -- -- 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438)
89   INDIANA WANTS ME -- -- -- 1  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
90   GREEN EYED LADY 93 96 97 4
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
91   UNCLE JOHN'S BAND 98 -- -- 2
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410)
92   IT'S SO NICE 92 93 -- 3
Jackie DeShannon (Liberty 56187)
93   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 54 55 60 11  
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
94   BORDER SONG 100 -- -- 2
Elton John (Uni 55246)
95   LOLA 97 99 -- 3
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
96   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound 167)
97   LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) 99 -- -- 2
O'Jays (Neptune 31)
98   GYPSY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
99   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO -- -- -- 1  
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
100   AS THE YEARS GO BY -- -- -- 1  
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)

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:

   • "Mama Told Me Not To Come" by Three Dog Night (# 33)
   • "Ball Of Confusion" by Temptations (# 34)
   • "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (# 35)
   • "Silver Bird" by Mark Lindsay (# 37)
   • "Paper Mache" by Dionne Warwick (# 49)
   • "Long As I Can See The Light" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 57)
   • "I'll Be Right Here" by Tyrone Davis (# 61)
   • "The Love You Save" by Jackson Five (# 64)
   • "Cottage Cheese" by Crow (# 66)
   • "Long Lonely Nights" by Dells (# 67)
   • "It's Your Life" by Andy Kim (# 78)
   • "Drop By My Place" by Little Carl Carlton (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING O.C. Smith
102   WHAT A BUMMER Jaggerz
103   FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price
104   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
105   SING OUT THE LOVE Arkade
106   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics
107   MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom
108   I LIKE YOUR STYLE Originals
109   I WON'T CRY Johnny Adams
110   SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO Shango
111   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
112   SET ME FREE Esther Phillips
113   THE CIRCLE GAME Buffy Sainte-Marie
114   PURE LOVE Betty Wright
115   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE Poco
116   GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI Little Richard
117   UN RAYO DE SOL Los Diablos
118   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
119   FUNK #49 James Gang
120   SANTO DOMINGO Sandpipers
121   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER Paul Davis
122   ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN Carolyn Franklin
123   STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton
124   YAKETY YAK Pipkins
125   APART OF ME Country Funk
126   SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN Michael Parks
127   BETTER TIMES Rhinoceros
128   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
129   SOUTH Roger Miller
130   SEEING IS BELIEVIN' Mad Lads
131   THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL Sisters Love
132   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
133   LOST Dusty Springfield
134   LET ME BRING YOU UP Ron Dante
135   A SONG THAT NEVER COMES Mama Cass Elliot
136   I WILL SURVIVE Arrival
137   HEART ASSOCIATION Emotions
138   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
139   AND YOU DO Charade
140   EMPTY PAGES Traffic
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