Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 12, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WAR |
1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 2 | PATCHES |
4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 3 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 4 | IN THE SUMMERTIME |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | ||||||
| 5 | LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 6 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 7 | SPILL THE WINE |
3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| War (MGM 14118) | ||||||
| 8 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
13 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 9 | HI-DE-HO |
9 | 14 | 21 | 7 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | ||||||
| 10 | CANDIDA |
21 | 33 | 60 | 7 |  |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 11 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
15 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 12 | I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) |
16 | 34 | 47 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 13 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD |
17 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | ||||||
| 14 | EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE |
14 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1167) | ||||||
| 15 | I'M LOSING YOU |
19 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 16 | MAKE IT WITH YOU |
8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45686) | ||||||
| 17 | SNOWBIRD |
24 | 36 | 44 | 9 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 18 | CRACKLIN' ROSIE |
27 | 37 | 68 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 19 | GROOVY SITUATION |
20 | 24 | 31 | 12 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 20 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
25 | 35 | 52 | 6 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 21 | SOLITARY MAN |
22 | 27 | 30 | 20 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | ||||||
| 22 | IT'S A SHAME |
26 | 31 | 38 | 9 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 23 | CLOSE TO YOU |
10 | 11 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M 1183) | ||||||
| 24 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED |
11 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | ||||||
| 25 | JOANNE |
32 | 44 | 63 | 5 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 26 | (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? |
12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | ||||||
| 27 | I'VE LOST YOU |
18 | 19 | 26 | 7 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | ||||||
| 28 | PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) |
34 | 47 | 62 | 5 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 186) | ||||||
| 29 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
31 | 48 | 58 | 7 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 30 | NEANDERTHAL MAN |
37 | 63 | 77 | 5 | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 31 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE |
36 | 43 | 45 | 7 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b) | ||||||
| 32 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER |
23 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0923) | ||||||
| 33 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY |
29 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | ||||||
| 34 | ALL RIGHT NOW |
59 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 35 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY |
54 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | ||||||
| 36 | IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE |
55 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | ||||||
| 37 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW |
38 | 41 | 51 | 7 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | ||||||
| 38 | EXPRESS YOURSELF |
44 | 54 | 69 | 5 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 39 | STILL WATER (LOVE) |
49 | 60 | -- | 3 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1170) | ||||||
| 40 | EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY |
43 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | ||||||
| 41 | ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) |
46 | 50 | 59 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 913) | ||||||
| 42 | CLOSER TO HOME |
51 | 59 | 84 | 5 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 43 | RIKI TIKI TAVI |
52 | 64 | 75 | 5 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10649) | ||||||
| 44 | LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA |
69 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762b) | ||||||
| 45 | SCREAMING NIGHT HOG |
50 | 55 | 71 | 5 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248) | ||||||
| 46 | EL CONDOR PASA |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | ||||||
| 47 | BLACK FOX |
48 | 52 | 53 | 7 | |
| Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155) | ||||||
| 48 | RAINBOW |
53 | 58 | 65 | 7 | |
| Marmalade (London 20059) | ||||||
| 49 | IF I DIDN'T CARE |
57 | 66 | 83 | 5 | |
| Moments (Stang 5016) | ||||||
| 50 | I STAND ACCUSED |
58 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | ||||||
| 51 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER |
42 | 45 | 46 | 15 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | ||||||
| 52 | SHE SAID YES |
56 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753) | ||||||
| 53 | LONG LONG TIME |
64 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 54 | WIGWAM |
28 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | ||||||
| 55 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN |
66 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | ||||||
| 56 | GREEN EYED LADY |
61 | 90 | 93 | 6 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 57 | SOUL SHAKE |
62 | 73 | 89 | 4 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756) | ||||||
| 58 | INDIANA WANTS ME |
75 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | ||||||
| 59 | WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND |
63 | 67 | 80 | 6 | |
| Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470) | ||||||
| 60 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM |
39 | 40 | 40 | 8 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | ||||||
| 61 | (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING |
65 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| Vanity Fare (Page One 21033) | ||||||
| 62 | SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING |
72 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 63 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE |
70 | 80 | 91 | 5 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | ||||||
| 64 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | ||||||
| 65 | LOLA |
79 | 95 | 97 | 5 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 66 | I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING |
33 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | ||||||
| 67 | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 68 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME |
30 | 12 | 7 | 17 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | ||||||
| 69 | DEEPER AND DEEPER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | ||||||
| 70 | MONGOOSE |
81 | 85 | 88 | 7 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 71 | YELLOW RIVER |
77 | 83 | 90 | 11 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 72 | FIRE AND RAIN |
73 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453) | ||||||
| 73 | STAND BY YOUR MAN |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | ||||||
| 74 | GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) |
41 | 26 | 17 | 9 | |
| James Brown (King 6318) | ||||||
| 75 | EMPTY PAGES |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Traffic (United Artists 50692) | ||||||
| 76 | (BABY) TURN ON TO ME |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1954) | ||||||
| 77 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | ||||||
| 78 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER |
35 | 23 | 8 | 16 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078) | ||||||
| 79 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) |
80 | 84 | 94 | 8 | |
| Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | ||||||
| 80 | FUNK #49 |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Gang (ABC 11272) | ||||||
| 81 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO |
91 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | ||||||
| 82 | BORDER SONG |
88 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55246) | ||||||
| 83 | AS THE YEARS GO BY |
93 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | ||||||
| 84 | JUST LET IT COME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087) | ||||||
| 85 | LOVIN' YOU BABY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85066) | ||||||
| 86 | I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? |
90 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound 167) | ||||||
| 87 | FOR YASGUR'S FARM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 533) | ||||||
| 88 | GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | ||||||
| 89 | FIRE AND RAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 90 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 91 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | ||||||
| 92 | SUMMERTIME BLUES |
40 | 25 | 14 | 11 | |
| Who (Decca 32708) | ||||||
| 93 | I DO TAKE YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | ||||||
| 94 | SANTO DOMINGO |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sandpipers (A&M 1208) | ||||||
| 95 | I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 579) | ||||||
| 96 | GYPSY WOMAN |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 97 | STRANGE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jellyroll (Kapp 2107) | ||||||
| 98 | FUNKY MAN |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | ||||||
| 99 | LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) |
-- | 97 | 99 | 3 | |
| O'Jays (Neptune 31) | ||||||
| 100 | UNCLE JOHN'S BAND |
84 | 91 | 98 | 4 | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410) | ||||||
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:
• "Ball And Chain" by Tommy James (# 45)
• "Hummingbird" by B.B. King (# 47)
• "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne (# 67)
• "The Sly, Slick And The Wicked" by Lost Generation (# 68)
• "You've Been My Inspiration" by Main Ingredient (# 71)
• "Morning Much Better" by Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (# 74)
• "Don't Make Me Over" by Brenda & Tabulations (# 76)
• "Where Are You Going" by Jerry Butler (# 85)
• "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe" by Cool Heat (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | ROLY POLY |
Stamford Bridge | ||||
| 102 | FATHER COME ON HOME |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||||
| 103 | YOU BETTER THINK TWICE |
Poco | ||||
| 104 | STONED COWBOY |
Fantasy | ||||
| 105 | PURE LOVE |
Betty Wright | ||||
| 106 | MONTEGO BAY |
Bobby Bloom | ||||
| 107 | YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT |
Festivals | ||||
| 108 | RUNAWAY PEOPLE |
Dyke & Blazers | ||||
| 109 | I WANNA LOVE YOU |
George Baker Selection | ||||
| 110 | GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK |
R.B. Greaves | ||||
| 111 | LONELY SOLDIER |
William Bell | ||||
| 112 | EVERY NIGHT |
Billy Joe Royal | ||||
| 113 | WHEN WILL IT END |
Honey Cone | ||||
| 114 | THE CIRCLE GAME |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
| 115 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER |
Canned Heat | ||||
| 116 | ALONE AGAIN OR |
Love | ||||
| 117 | UN RAYO DE SOL |
Los Diablos | ||||
| 118 | ROXANNA (THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME HIGH) |
Wild Butter | ||||
| 119 | SOUTH |
Roger Miller | ||||
| 120 | APART OF ME |
Country Funk | ||||
| 121 | WAIT FOR SUMMER |
Jack Wild | ||||
| 122 | SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO |
Shango | ||||
| 123 | LOST |
Dusty Springfield | ||||
| 124 | KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE |
Liv Maessen | ||||
| 125 | GIMME SOME (PT. 1) |
General Crook | ||||
| 126 | HEART ASSOCIATION |
Emotions | ||||
| 127 | SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN |
Mike Curb Congregation | ||||
| 128 | I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) |
Glass House | ||||
| 129 | PIECES OF DREAMS |
Johnny Mathis | ||||
| 130 | MONEY MUSIC |
Boys In The Band | ||||
| 131 | BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE |
Faith, Hope & Charity | ||||
| 132 | SEEING IS BELIEVIN' |
Mad Lads | ||||
| 133 | THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL |
Sisters Love | ||||
| 134 | ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN |
Carolyn Franklin | ||||
| 135 | HALF AS MUCH |
Sonny Charles | ||||
| 136 | SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN |
Michael Parks | ||||
| 137 | I LIKE YOUR STYLE |
Originals | ||||
| 138 | GOING TO THE COUNTRY |
Steve Miller Band | ||||
| 139 | SET ME FREE |
Esther Phillips | ||||
| 140 | I WON'T CRY |
Johnny Adams | ||||