Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 10, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CANDIDA |
3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 2 | CRACKLIN' ROSIE |
4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 3 | I'LL BE THERE |
8 | 15 | 28 | 4 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 4 | LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR |
1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 5 | I'M LOSING YOU |
7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 6 | SNOWBIRD |
6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 7 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH |
2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 8 | ALL RIGHT NOW |
10 | 16 | 24 | 8 | |
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 9 | INDIANA WANTS ME |
14 | 25 | 36 | 7 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | ||||||
| 10 | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN |
28 | 39 | 49 | 5 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 11 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME |
5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 12 | GREEN EYED LADY |
23 | 36 | 47 | 10 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 13 | GROOVY SITUATION |
11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 14 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY |
18 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | ||||||
| 15 | IT'S A SHAME |
16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 16 | EL CONDOR PASA |
19 | 24 | 33 | 6 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | ||||||
| 17 | JOANNE |
17 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 18 | IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE |
21 | 23 | 26 | 6 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | ||||||
| 19 | LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA |
22 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762b) | ||||||
| 20 | NEANDERTHAL MAN |
20 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 21 | LOLA |
27 | 31 | 46 | 9 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 22 | STILL WATER (LOVE) |
24 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1170) | ||||||
| 23 | THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG |
25 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 24 | EXPRESS YOURSELF |
26 | 27 | 29 | 9 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 25 | SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING |
29 | 38 | 57 | 7 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 26 | WAR |
9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |  |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 27 | PATCHES |
12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 28 | LONG LONG TIME |
32 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 29 | GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL |
37 | 51 | 72 | 5 | |
| Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | ||||||
| 30 | FIRE AND RAIN |
34 | 45 | 64 | 5 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 31 | DEEPER AND DEEPER |
36 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | ||||||
| 32 | I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) |
15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 33 | CLOSER TO HOME |
31 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 34 | LUCRETIA MAC EVIL |
40 | 68 | -- | 3 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235) | ||||||
| 35 | OUR HOUSE |
41 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760) | ||||||
| 36 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC |
39 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | ||||||
| 37 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO |
42 | 57 | 67 | 7 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | ||||||
| 38 | I STAND ACCUSED |
38 | 40 | 41 | 7 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | ||||||
| 39 | SEE ME, FEEL ME |
47 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Who (Decca 32729) | ||||||
| 40 | STAND BY YOUR MAN |
48 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | ||||||
| 41 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN |
43 | 47 | 50 | 7 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | ||||||
| 42 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (UNITE THE WORLD) |
53 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7102) | ||||||
| 43 | COME ON AND SAY IT |
49 | 59 | 70 | 4 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249) | ||||||
| 44 | SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) |
59 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (King 6329) | ||||||
| 45 | IT DON'T MATTER TO ME |
55 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45701) | ||||||
| 46 | I DO TAKE YOU |
56 | 67 | 79 | 5 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | ||||||
| 47 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT |
50 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | ||||||
| 48 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF |
61 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | ||||||
| 49 | (BABY) TURN ON TO ME |
52 | 58 | 63 | 6 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1954) | ||||||
| 50 | AS THE YEARS GO BY |
51 | 61 | 68 | 7 | |
| Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | ||||||
| 51 | JUST LET IT COME |
57 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087) | ||||||
| 52 | SWEETHEART |
60 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054) | ||||||
| 53 | CRY ME A RIVER |
62 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1200) | ||||||
| 54 | RUBBER DUCKIE |
13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| Ernie (Columbia 45207) | ||||||
| 55 | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG |
33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 56 | MONGOOSE |
58 | 60 | 66 | 11 | |
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 57 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 |
67 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | ||||||
| 58 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 |
30 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45194) | ||||||
| 59 | MONTEGO BAY |
72 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | ||||||
| 60 | AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND |
70 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229) | ||||||
| 61 | YELLOW RIVER |
64 | 66 | 69 | 15 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 62 | I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER |
68 | 77 | 89 | 6 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 579) | ||||||
| 63 | LOVIN' YOU BABY |
65 | 72 | 78 | 5 | |
| White Plains (Deram 85066) | ||||||
| 64 | GYPSY WOMAN |
74 | 85 | 90 | 7 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 65 | FUNK #49 |
66 | 71 | 74 | 6 | |
| James Gang (ABC 11272) | ||||||
| 66 | LET ME BACK IN |
71 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | ||||||
| 67 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | ||||||
| 68 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE |
54 | 56 | 61 | 9 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | ||||||
| 69 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
88 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 70 | TEARS OF A CLOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 71 | HEED THE CALL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0953) | ||||||
| 72 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING |
78 | 84 | 87 | 6 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | ||||||
| 73 | FOR YASGUR'S FARM |
75 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 533) | ||||||
| 74 | SO CLOSE |
91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | ||||||
| 75 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
79 | 83 | 86 | 6 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 76 | HOLY MAN |
80 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| Diane Kolby (Columbia 45169) | ||||||
| 77 | PART TIME LOVE |
83 | 89 | 91 | 4 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | ||||||
| 78 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 79 | OUR WORLD |
85 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Blue Mink (Philips 40686) | ||||||
| 80 | GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE |
82 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Robin McNamara (Steed 728) | ||||||
| 81 | LOVE UPRISING |
81 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | ||||||
| 82 | LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Etta James (Cadet 5676) | ||||||
| 83 | IF YOU WERE MINE |
87 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | ||||||
| 84 | WOODSTOCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764) | ||||||
| 85 | BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188) | ||||||
| 86 | FRESH AIR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920) | ||||||
| 87 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | ||||||
| 88 | SOMETHING |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50698) | ||||||
| 89 | DAY IS DONE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193) | ||||||
| 90 | WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND |
90 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10651) | ||||||
| 91 | FUNKY MAN |
98 | -- | 93 | 5 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | ||||||
| 92 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | ||||||
| 93 | I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | ||||||
| 94 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | ||||||
| 95 | GAS LAMPS AND CLAY |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blues Image (Atco 6777) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU BETTER THINK TWICE |
99 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| Poco (Epic 10636) | ||||||
| 97 | ODYSSEY ROCK PARK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Al Capps Band (Columbia 45219) | ||||||
| 98 | TIME TO KILL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| The Band (Capitol 2870) | ||||||
| 99 | I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | ||||||
| 100 | STONED COWBOY |
93 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Fantasy (Liberty 56190) | ||||||
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:
• "Peace Will Come (According To Plan)" by Melanie (# 35)
• "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry (# 44)
• "Riki Tiki Tavi" by Donovan (# 45)
• "Spill The Wine" by War (# 46)
• "Hand Me Down World" by Guess Who (# 63)
• "Border Song" by Elton John (# 69)
• "Empty Pages" by Traffic (# 73)
• "Soul Shake" by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (# 77)
• "If I Didn't Care" by Moments (# 86)
• "Georgia Took Her Back" by R.B. Greaves (# 92)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | JERUSALEM |
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass | ||||
| 102 | TO THE OTHER MAN |
Luther Ingram | ||||
| 103 | STAND BY ME |
David & Jimmy Ruffin | ||||
| 104 | ENDLESSLY |
Sonny James | ||||
| 105 | THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE |
Eddie Floyd | ||||
| 106 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER |
5th Dimension | ||||
| 107 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE |
Manhattans | ||||
| 108 | EASY RIDER (LET THE WIND PAY THE WAY) |
Iron Butterfly | ||||
| 109 | I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 110 | MONEY MUSIC |
Boys In The Band | ||||
| 111 | DREAMS |
Buddy Miles | ||||
| 112 | WAIT FOR SUMMER |
Jack Wild | ||||
| 113 | ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS |
Satisfactions | ||||
| 114 | BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE |
Faith, Hope & Charity | ||||
| 115 | JOLIE GIRL |
Marty Robbins | ||||
| 116 | MY GOD AND I |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 117 | FATHER COME ON HOME |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||||
| 118 | UN RAYO DE SOL |
Los Diablos | ||||
| 119 | I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER |
Flaming Ember | ||||
| 120 | ANIMAL ZOO |
Spirit | ||||
| 121 | MELLOW DREAMING |
Young-Holt Unlimited | ||||
| 122 | IT'S ME I'M RUNNING FROM |
The Source | ||||
| 123 | LUCY |
Crabby Appleton | ||||
| 124 | YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT |
Festivals | ||||
| 125 | INDIAN LADY |
Lou Christie | ||||
| 126 | THIS IS MY LOVE SONG |
Intruders | ||||
| 127 | LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING |
Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| 128 | GET INTO SOMETHING |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 129 | REVEREND LEE |
Roberta Flack | ||||
| 130 | WATCH OUT GIRL |
O'Kaysions | ||||
| 131 | I WANNA LOVE YOU |
George Baker Selection | ||||
| 132 | ALONE AGAIN OR |
Love | ||||
| 133 | THE SONG IS LOVE |
Petula Clark | ||||
| 134 | DAYS OF ICY FINGERS |
Country Store | ||||