Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 5, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WAR |
2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 2 | IN THE SUMMERTIME |
3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | ||||||
| 3 | SPILL THE WINE |
1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| War (MGM 14118) | ||||||
| 4 | PATCHES |
6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 5 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 6 | LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
9 | 15 | 29 | 5 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 7 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 8 | MAKE IT WITH YOU |
4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45686) | ||||||
| 9 | HI-DE-HO |
14 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | ||||||
| 10 | CLOSE TO YOU |
11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1183) | ||||||
| 11 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED |
5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | ||||||
| 12 | (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | ||||||
| 13 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
18 | 23 | 32 | 7 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 14 | EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE |
15 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1167) | ||||||
| 15 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
21 | 28 | 38 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 16 | I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) |
34 | 47 | 57 | 4 |  |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 17 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD |
20 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | ||||||
| 18 | I'VE LOST YOU |
19 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | ||||||
| 19 | I'M LOSING YOU |
22 | 27 | 36 | 6 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 20 | GROOVY SITUATION |
24 | 31 | 40 | 11 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 21 | CANDIDA |
33 | 60 | 75 | 6 | |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 22 | SOLITARY MAN |
27 | 30 | 39 | 19 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | ||||||
| 23 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER |
17 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0923) | ||||||
| 24 | SNOWBIRD |
36 | 44 | 53 | 8 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 25 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
35 | 52 | 70 | 5 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 26 | IT'S A SHAME |
31 | 38 | 61 | 8 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 27 | CRACKLIN' ROSIE |
37 | 68 | 85 | 4 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 28 | WIGWAM |
28 | 29 | 31 | 8 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | ||||||
| 29 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY |
16 | 16 | 21 | 13 |  |
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | ||||||
| 30 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | ||||||
| 31 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
48 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 32 | JOANNE |
44 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 33 | I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING |
13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | ||||||
| 34 | PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) |
47 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 186) | ||||||
| 35 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER |
23 | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078) | ||||||
| 36 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE |
43 | 45 | 46 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b) | ||||||
| 37 | NEANDERTHAL MAN |
63 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 38 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW |
41 | 51 | 63 | 6 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | ||||||
| 39 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM |
40 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | ||||||
| 40 | SUMMERTIME BLUES |
25 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| Who (Decca 32708) | ||||||
| 41 | GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) |
26 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
| James Brown (King 6318) | ||||||
| 42 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER |
45 | 46 | 50 | 14 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | ||||||
| 43 | EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY |
49 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | ||||||
| 44 | EXPRESS YOURSELF |
54 | 69 | 83 | 4 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 45 | BALL AND CHAIN |
46 | 50 | 62 | 6 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7084) | ||||||
| 46 | ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) |
50 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 913) | ||||||
| 47 | HUMMINGBIRD |
42 | 43 | 44 | 8 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11268) | ||||||
| 48 | BLACK FOX |
52 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155) | ||||||
| 49 | STILL WATER (LOVE) |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1170) | ||||||
| 50 | SCREAMING NIGHT HOG |
55 | 71 | 77 | 4 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248) | ||||||
| 51 | CLOSER TO HOME |
59 | 84 | -- | 4 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 52 | RIKI TIKI TAVI |
64 | 75 | 82 | 4 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10649) | ||||||
| 53 | RAINBOW |
58 | 65 | 71 | 6 | |
| Marmalade (London 20059) | ||||||
| 54 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY |
65 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | ||||||
| 55 | IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | ||||||
| 56 | SHE SAID YES |
61 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753) | ||||||
| 57 | IF I DIDN'T CARE |
66 | 83 | 95 | 4 | |
| Moments (Stang 5016) | ||||||
| 58 | I STAND ACCUSED |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | ||||||
| 59 | ALL RIGHT NOW |
71 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 60 | EL CONDOR PASA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | ||||||
| 61 | GREEN EYED LADY |
90 | 93 | 96 | 5 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 62 | SOUL SHAKE |
73 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756) | ||||||
| 63 | WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND |
67 | 80 | 89 | 5 | |
| Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470) | ||||||
| 64 | LONG LONG TIME |
75 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 65 | (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING |
69 | 76 | 87 | 4 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21033) | ||||||
| 66 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | ||||||
| 67 | BAND OF GOLD |
29 | 20 | 9 | 19 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | ||||||
| 68 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED |
39 | 41 | 43 | 11 | |
| Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | ||||||
| 69 | LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762b) | ||||||
| 70 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE |
80 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | ||||||
| 71 | YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION |
53 | 56 | 58 | 11 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | ||||||
| 72 | SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 73 | FIRE AND RAIN |
77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453) | ||||||
| 74 | MORNING MUCH BETTER |
76 | 81 | 81 | 6 | |
| Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037) | ||||||
| 75 | INDIANA WANTS ME |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | ||||||
| 76 | DON'T MAKE ME OVER |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 404) | ||||||
| 77 | YELLOW RIVER |
83 | 90 | 92 | 10 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 78 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | ||||||
| 79 | LOLA |
95 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 80 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) |
84 | 94 | 100 | 7 | |
| Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | ||||||
| 81 | MONGOOSE |
85 | 88 | 91 | 6 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 82 | EMPTY PAGES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Traffic (United Artists 50692) | ||||||
| 83 | STAND BY YOUR MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | ||||||
| 84 | UNCLE JOHN'S BAND |
91 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410) | ||||||
| 85 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING |
74 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101) | ||||||
| 86 | (BABY) TURN ON TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1954) | ||||||
| 87 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | ||||||
| 88 | BORDER SONG |
94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55246) | ||||||
| 89 | FUNK #49 |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Gang (ABC 11272) | ||||||
| 90 | I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound 167) | ||||||
| 91 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | ||||||
| 92 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 93 | AS THE YEARS GO BY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | ||||||
| 94 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | ||||||
| 95 | SANTO DOMINGO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1208) | ||||||
| 96 | GYPSY WOMAN |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 97 | GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6778) | ||||||
| 98 | GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cool Heat (Forward 152) | ||||||
| 99 | I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 579) | ||||||
| 100 | FUNKY MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | ||||||
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:
• "Big Yellow Taxi" by Neighborhood (# 30)
• "Do You See My Love (For You Growing)" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 32)
• "America, Communicate With Me" by Ray Stevens (# 38)
• "Glory Glory" by Rascals (# 51)
• "Ooh Child" by Five Stairsteps (# 56)
• "Maybe" by Three Degrees (# 57)
• "Westbound #9" by Flaming Ember (# 62)
• "Down By The River" by Buddy Miles (# 68)
• "Comin' Back To Me (Ooh Baby)" by Smith (# 72)
• "Going To The Country" by Steve Miller Band (# 81)
• "Yours Love" by Joe Simon (# 87)
• "I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)" by Chi-Lites (# 88)
• "It's So Nice" by Jackie DeShannon (# 92)
• "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord" by Paul Kelly (# 93)
• "Looky Looky (Look At Me Girl)" by O'Jays (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | LOVIN' YOU BABY |
White Plains | ||||
| 102 | ROLY POLY |
Stamford Bridge | ||||
| 103 | EVERY NIGHT |
Billy Joe Royal | ||||
| 104 | PURE LOVE |
Betty Wright | ||||
| 105 | YOU BETTER THINK TWICE |
Poco | ||||
| 106 | WHAT A BUMMER |
Jaggerz | ||||
| 107 | LONELY SOLDIER |
William Bell | ||||
| 108 | YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT |
Festivals | ||||
| 109 | SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO |
Shango | ||||
| 110 | STONED COWBOY |
Fantasy | ||||
| 111 | SING OUT THE LOVE |
Arkade | ||||
| 112 | THE CIRCLE GAME |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
| 113 | MONTEGO BAY |
Bobby Bloom | ||||
| 114 | I LIKE YOUR STYLE |
Originals | ||||
| 115 | SEEING IS BELIEVIN' |
Mad Lads | ||||
| 116 | UN RAYO DE SOL |
Los Diablos | ||||
| 117 | ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN |
Carolyn Franklin | ||||
| 118 | GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI |
Little Richard | ||||
| 119 | I WON'T CRY |
Johnny Adams | ||||
| 120 | SOUTH |
Roger Miller | ||||
| 121 | I WANNA LOVE YOU |
George Baker Selection | ||||
| 122 | APART OF ME |
Country Funk | ||||
| 123 | LOST |
Dusty Springfield | ||||
| 124 | THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL |
Sisters Love | ||||
| 125 | RUNAWAY PEOPLE |
Dyke & Blazers | ||||
| 126 | SET ME FREE |
Esther Phillips | ||||
| 127 | SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN |
Michael Parks | ||||
| 128 | AND YOU DO |
Charade | ||||
| 129 | HEART ASSOCIATION |
Emotions | ||||
| 130 | GIMME SOME (PT. 1) |
General Crook | ||||
| 131 | YAKETY YAK |
Pipkins | ||||
| 132 | SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN |
Mike Curb Congregation | ||||
| 133 | CRAZY LOVE |
Happenings | ||||
| 134 | I DO TAKE YOU |
Three Degrees | ||||
| 135 | FOR YASGUR'S FARM |
Mountain | ||||
| 136 | WHEN WILL IT END |
Honey Cone | ||||
| 137 | BETTER TIMES |
Rhinoceros | ||||
| 138 | I WILL SURVIVE |
Arrival | ||||
| 139 | PIECES OF DREAMS |
Johnny Mathis | ||||
| 140 | HALF AS MUCH |
Sonny Charles | ||||