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Wednesday September 23, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 19, 1970



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1   PATCHES 2 4 6 10
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
2   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 3 5 7 7
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
3   WAR 1 1 2 11
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
4   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 5 6 9 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
5   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 8 13 18 9
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
6   25 OR 6 TO 4 6 7 8 10
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
7   CANDIDA 10 21 33 8
Dawn (Bell 903)
8   IN THE SUMMERTIME 4 2 3 11
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
9   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 18 27 37 6
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
10   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 11 15 21 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
11   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 12 16 34 6
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
12   I'M LOSING YOU 15 19 22 8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
13   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 13 17 20 10
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
14   SNOWBIRD 17 24 36 10
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
15   RUBBER DUCKIE 20 25 35 7
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
16   GROOVY SITUATION 19 20 24 13
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
17   SPILL THE WINE 7 3 1 17
War (MGM 14118)
18   IT'S A SHAME 22 26 31 10
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
19   JOANNE 25 32 44 6
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
20   SOLITARY MAN 21 22 27 21
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
21   HI-DE-HO 9 9 14 8  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
22   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) 28 34 47 6
Melanie (Buddah 186)
23   NEANDERTHAL MAN 30 37 63 6
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
24   ALL RIGHT NOW 34 59 71 5
Free (A&M 1206)
25   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 35 54 65 4
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
26   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 36 55 -- 3
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
27   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 29 31 48 8
Poppy Family (London 139)
28   I'LL BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
29   EXPRESS YOURSELF 38 44 54 6
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
30   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 31 36 43 8
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
31   STILL WATER (LOVE) 39 49 60 4
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
32   MAKE IT WITH YOU 16 8 4 15  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
33   EL CONDOR PASA 46 60 -- 3  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
34   CLOSER TO HOME 42 51 59 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
35   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 44 69 86 4
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
36   INDIANA WANTS ME 58 75 89 4  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
37   LONG LONG TIME 53 64 75 5  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
38   IF I DIDN'T CARE 49 57 66 6  
Moments (Stang 5016)
39   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 40 43 49 7
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
40   RIKI TIKI TAVI 43 52 64 6
Donovan (Epic 10649)
41   I STAND ACCUSED 50 58 70 4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
42   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG 45 50 55 6
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
43   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) 41 46 50 6
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
44   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 37 38 41 8
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
45   BLACK FOX 47 48 52 8
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
46   LOLA 65 79 95 6  
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
47   GREEN EYED LADY 56 61 90 7
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
48   SOUL SHAKE 57 62 73 5
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756)
49   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 67 -- -- 2  
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
50   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN 55 66 78 4
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
51   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 14 14 15 11  
Supremes (Motown 1167)
52   CLOSE TO YOU 23 10 11 15  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
53   RAINBOW 48 53 58 8
Marmalade (London 20059)
54   WE CAN MAKE MUSIC 64 78 -- 3
Tommy Roe (ABC 11273)
55   I'VE LOST YOU 27 18 19 8  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
56   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 24 11 5 14  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
57   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 62 72 82 4
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
58   DEEPER AND DEEPER 69 -- -- 2  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
59   STAND BY YOUR MAN 73 83 -- 3  
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
60   OUR HOUSE -- -- -- 1  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
61   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 63 70 80 6
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
62   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 26 12 10 15  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
63   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 76 86 -- 3  
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
64   FIRE AND RAIN 89 -- -- 2  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
65   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 77 87 -- 3  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
66   MONGOOSE 70 81 85 8
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
67   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 81 91 99 4  
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
68   AS THE YEARS GO BY 83 93 100 4  
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
69   YELLOW RIVER 71 77 83 12
Christie (Epic 10626)
70   COME ON AND SAY IT -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249)
71   FIRE AND RAIN 72 73 77 5
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453)
72   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 88 -- -- 2  
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
73   JUST LET IT COME 84 -- -- 2  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087)
74   FUNK #49 80 89 -- 3
James Gang (ABC 11272)
75   BORDER SONG 82 88 94 5
Elton John (Uni 55246)
76   EMPTY PAGES 75 82 -- 3
Traffic (United Artists 50692)
77   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 32 23 17 12  
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
78   LOVIN' YOU BABY 85 -- -- 2
White Plains (Deram 85066)
79   I DO TAKE YOU 93 -- -- 2  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
80   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 33 29 16 15  
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
81   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 79 80 84 9
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
82   (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING 61 65 69 6  
Vanity Fare (Page One 21033)
83   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND 59 63 67 7  
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
84   FOR YASGUR'S FARM 87 -- -- 2
Mountain (Windfall 533)
85   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? 86 90 96 4
Funkadelic (Westbound 167)
86   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 90 92 -- 3
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
87   BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING 91 94 -- 3
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206)
88   HOLY MAN -- -- -- 1  
Diane Kolby (Columbia 45169)
89   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 95 99 -- 3
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
90   GYPSY WOMAN 96 96 98 4
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
91   PART TIME LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
92   MONTEGO BAY -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
93   FUNKY MAN 98 100 -- 3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534)
94   IF YOU WERE MINE -- -- -- 1  
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
95   I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Mavis Staples (Volt 4044)
96   OUR WORLD -- -- -- 1  
Blue Mink (Philips 40686)
97   STRANGE 97 -- -- 2
Jellyroll (Kapp 2107)
98   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE -- -- -- 1  
Poco (Epic 10636)
99   LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) 99 -- 97 4
O'Jays (Neptune 31)
100   ANIMAL ZOO -- -- -- 1  
Spirit (Epic 10648)

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:

   • "I Want To Take You Higher" by Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (# 51)
   • "She Said Yes" by Wilson Pickett (# 52)
   • "Wigwam" by Bob Dylan (# 54)
   • "Sing A Song For Freedom" by Frijid Pink (# 60)
   • "I Just Can't Help Believing" by B.J. Thomas (# 66)
   • "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me" by Robin McNamara (# 68)
   • "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 74)
   • "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking (# 78)
   • "Summertime Blues" by Who (# 92)
   • "Santo Domingo" by Sandpipers (# 94)
   • "Uncle John's Band" by Grateful Dead (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND Mark Lindsay
102   FATHER COME ON HOME Pacific Gas & Electric
103   DAY IS DONE Brooklyn Bridge
104   ROLY POLY Stamford Bridge
105   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
106   STONED COWBOY Fantasy
107   I WANNA LOVE YOU George Baker Selection
108   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
109   PURE LOVE Betty Wright
110   ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett
111   ALONE AGAIN OR Love
112   I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) Glass House
113   UN RAYO DE SOL Los Diablos
114   LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) Etta James
115   LET'S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat
116   GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK R.B. Greaves
117   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
118   KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE Liv Maessen
119   LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING Ronnie Milsap
120   GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE Robin McNamara
121   THE SONG IS LOVE Petula Clark
122   DAYS OF ICY FINGERS Country Store
123   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
124   LONELY SOLDIER William Bell
125   ODYSSEY PARK ROCK Al Capps Band
126   AIN'T THAT TELLIN' YOU PEOPLE Original Caste
127   ROXANNA (THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME HIGH) Wild Butter
128   GIMME SOME (PT. 1) General Crook
129   SEEING IS BELIEVIN' Mad Lads
130   HALF AS MUCH Sonny Charles
131   GOING TO THE COUNTRY Steve Miller Band
132   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
133   PIECES OF DREAMS Johnny Mathis
134   SO CLOSE Jake Holmes
135   I THINK I LOVE YOU Partridge Family
136   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
137   ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN Carolyn Franklin
138   EVERY NIGHT Billy Joe Royal
139   SOUTH Roger Miller
140   SHADY LADY Gene Pitney


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