Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 3, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 2 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 3 | CANDIDA |
5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 4 | CRACKLIN' ROSIE |
7 | 9 | 18 | 8 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 5 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 6 | SNOWBIRD |
12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 7 | I'M LOSING YOU |
9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 8 | I'LL BE THERE |
15 | 28 | -- | 3 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 9 | WAR |
6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 10 | ALL RIGHT NOW |
16 | 24 | 34 | 7 | |
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 11 | GROOVY SITUATION |
14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 12 | PATCHES |
4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 13 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
13 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 14 | INDIANA WANTS ME |
25 | 36 | 58 | 6 |  |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | ||||||
| 15 | I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) |
11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 16 | IT'S A SHAME |
17 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 17 | JOANNE |
18 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 18 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY |
21 | 25 | 35 | 6 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | ||||||
| 19 | EL CONDOR PASA |
24 | 33 | 46 | 5 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | ||||||
| 20 | NEANDERTHAL MAN |
22 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 21 | IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE |
23 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | ||||||
| 22 | LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA |
29 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762b) | ||||||
| 23 | GREEN EYED LADY |
36 | 47 | 56 | 9 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 24 | STILL WATER (LOVE) |
28 | 31 | 39 | 6 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1170) | ||||||
| 25 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
26 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 26 | EXPRESS YOURSELF |
27 | 29 | 38 | 8 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 27 | LOLA |
31 | 46 | 65 | 8 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 28 | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN |
39 | 49 | 67 | 4 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 29 | SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING |
38 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 30 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 12 |  |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 31 | CLOSER TO HOME |
30 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 32 | LONG LONG TIME |
34 | 37 | 53 | 7 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 33 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 34 | FIRE AND RAIN |
45 | 64 | 89 | 4 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 35 | PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) |
20 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 186) | ||||||
| 36 | DEEPER AND DEEPER |
46 | 58 | 69 | 4 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | ||||||
| 37 | GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL |
51 | 72 | 88 | 4 | |
| Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | ||||||
| 38 | I STAND ACCUSED |
40 | 41 | 50 | 6 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | ||||||
| 39 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC |
49 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | ||||||
| 40 | LUCRETIA MAC EVIL |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235) | ||||||
| 41 | OUR HOUSE |
48 | 60 | -- | 3 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760) | ||||||
| 42 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO |
57 | 67 | 81 | 6 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | ||||||
| 43 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN |
47 | 50 | 55 | 6 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | ||||||
| 44 | IN THE SUMMERTIME |
19 | 8 | 4 | 13 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | ||||||
| 45 | RIKI TIKI TAVI |
41 | 40 | 43 | 8 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10649) | ||||||
| 46 | SPILL THE WINE |
33 | 17 | 7 | 19 | |
| War (MGM 14118) | ||||||
| 47 | SEE ME, FEEL ME |
65 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Who (Decca 32729) | ||||||
| 48 | STAND BY YOUR MAN |
53 | 59 | 73 | 5 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | ||||||
| 49 | COME ON AND SAY IT |
59 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249) | ||||||
| 50 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT |
55 | 65 | 77 | 5 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | ||||||
| 51 | AS THE YEARS GO BY |
61 | 68 | 83 | 6 | |
| Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | ||||||
| 52 | (BABY) TURN ON TO ME |
58 | 63 | 76 | 5 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1954) | ||||||
| 53 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (UNITE THE WORLD) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Temptations (Gordy 7102) | ||||||
| 54 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE |
56 | 61 | 63 | 8 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | ||||||
| 55 | IT DON'T MATTER TO ME |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45701) | ||||||
| 56 | I DO TAKE YOU |
67 | 79 | 93 | 4 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | ||||||
| 57 | JUST LET IT COME |
63 | 73 | 84 | 4 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087) | ||||||
| 58 | MONGOOSE |
60 | 66 | 70 | 10 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 59 | SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Brown (King 6329) | ||||||
| 60 | SWEETHEART |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054) | ||||||
| 61 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | ||||||
| 62 | CRY ME A RIVER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1200) | ||||||
| 63 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD |
32 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | ||||||
| 64 | YELLOW RIVER |
66 | 69 | 71 | 14 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 65 | LOVIN' YOU BABY |
72 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85066) | ||||||
| 66 | FUNK #49 |
71 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| James Gang (ABC 11272) | ||||||
| 67 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | ||||||
| 68 | I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER |
77 | 89 | 95 | 5 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 579) | ||||||
| 69 | BORDER SONG |
70 | 75 | 82 | 7 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55246) | ||||||
| 70 | AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229) | ||||||
| 71 | LET ME BACK IN |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | ||||||
| 72 | MONTEGO BAY |
82 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | ||||||
| 73 | EMPTY PAGES |
74 | 76 | 75 | 5 | |
| Traffic (United Artists 50692) | ||||||
| 74 | GYPSY WOMAN |
85 | 90 | 96 | 6 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 75 | FOR YASGUR'S FARM |
78 | 84 | 87 | 4 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 533) | ||||||
| 76 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | ||||||
| 77 | SOUL SHAKE |
43 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756) | ||||||
| 78 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING |
84 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | ||||||
| 79 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
83 | 86 | 90 | 5 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 80 | HOLY MAN |
81 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Diane Kolby (Columbia 45169) | ||||||
| 81 | LOVE UPRISING |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | ||||||
| 82 | GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 728) | ||||||
| 83 | PART TIME LOVE |
89 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | ||||||
| 84 | LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Etta James (Cadet 5676) | ||||||
| 85 | OUR WORLD |
90 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Blue Mink (Philips 40686) | ||||||
| 86 | IF I DIDN'T CARE |
37 | 38 | 49 | 8 | |
| Moments (Stang 5016) | ||||||
| 87 | IF YOU WERE MINE |
88 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | ||||||
| 88 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 89 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 90 | WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10651) | ||||||
| 91 | SO CLOSE |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | ||||||
| 92 | GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK |
-- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6778) | ||||||
| 93 | STONED COWBOY |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fantasy (Liberty 56190) | ||||||
| 94 | SOMETHING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50698) | ||||||
| 95 | DAY IS DONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193) | ||||||
| 96 | I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | ||||||
| 97 | GAS LAMPS AND CLAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6777) | ||||||
| 98 | FUNKY MAN |
-- | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | ||||||
| 99 | YOU BETTER THINK TWICE |
95 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Poco (Epic 10636) | ||||||
| 100 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | ||||||
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:
• "Solitary Man" by Neil Diamond (# 35)
• "Screaming Night Hog" by Steppenwolf (# 42)
• "Hi-De-Ho" by Blood, Sweat & Tears (# 44)
• "The Next Step Is Love" by Elvis Presley (# 50)
• "Make It With You" by Bread (# 52)
• "Close To You" by Carpenters (# 54)
• "On The Beach (In The Summertime)" by 5th Dimension (# 62)
• "Everything's Tuesday" by Chairmen Of The Board (# 64)
• "Rainbow" by Marmalade (# 69)
• "I Have Learned To Do Without You" by Mavis Staples (# 92)
• "Greenwood Mississippi" by Little Richard (# 96)
• "Strange" by Jellyroll (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | WAIT FOR SUMMER |
Jack Wild | ||||
| 102 | FATHER COME ON HOME |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||||
| 103 | ANIMAL ZOO |
Spirit | ||||
| 104 | LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING |
Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| 105 | MONEY MUSIC |
Boys In The Band | ||||
| 106 | THE SONG IS LOVE |
Petula Clark | ||||
| 107 | YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT |
Festivals | ||||
| 108 | I WANNA LOVE YOU |
George Baker Selection | ||||
| 109 | THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE |
Eddie Floyd | ||||
| 110 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE |
Manhattans | ||||
| 111 | ALONE AGAIN OR |
Love | ||||
| 112 | ROLY POLY |
Stamford Bridge | ||||
| 113 | I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 114 | I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) |
Bobby Byrd | ||||
| 115 | ODYSSEY PARK ROCK |
Al Capps Band | ||||
| 116 | UN RAYO DE SOL |
Los Diablos | ||||
| 117 | GET INTO SOMETHING |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 118 | MY GOD AND I |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 119 | PURE LOVE |
Betty Wright | ||||
| 120 | IT'S ME I'M RUNNING FROM |
The Source | ||||
| 121 | MELODY |
Ides Of March | ||||
| 122 | BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING |
Five Stairsteps | ||||
| 123 | JOLIE GIRL |
Marty Robbins | ||||
| 124 | BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE |
Faith, Hope & Charity | ||||
| 125 | REVEREND LEE |
Roberta Flack | ||||
| 126 | FRESH AIR |
Quicksilver Messenger Service | ||||
| 127 | MELLOW DREAMING |
Young-Holt Unlimited | ||||
| 128 | DAYS OF ICY FINGERS |
Country Store | ||||
| 129 | HALF AS MUCH |
Sonny Charles | ||||
| 130 | WATCH OUT GIRL |
O'Kaysions | ||||
| 131 | AIN'T THAT TELLIN' YOU PEOPLE |
Original Caste | ||||
| 132 | GIMME SOME (PT. 1) |
General Crook | ||||
| 133 | PIECES OF DREAMS |
Johnny Mathis | ||||
| 134 | WILD WORLD |
Jimmy Cliff | ||||