Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 17, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Dawn (Bell 903) | ||||||
| 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Free (A&M 1206) | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | ||
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | ||||||
| 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | ||||||
| 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | ||||||
| 11 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 8 | ||
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762b) | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | ||||||
| 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | ||||||
| 14 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Kinks (Reprise 0930) | ||||||
| 15 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 6 | ![]() | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Four Tops (Motown 1170) | ||||||
| 18 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | ||||||
| 19 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 12 | ||
| Poppy Family (London 139) | ||||||
| 21 | 45 | 55 | 75 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Bread (Elektra 45701) | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | ||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | ||||||
| 24 | 29 | 37 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | ||||||
| 25 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 5 | ||
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760) | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | ||||||
| 27 | 34 | 40 | 68 | 4 | ||
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235) | ||||||
| 28 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 6 | ||
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | ||||||
| 30 | 39 | 47 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Who (Decca 32729) | ||||||
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2877) | ||||||
| 32 | 37 | 42 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | ||||||
| 33 | 44 | 59 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| James Brown (King 6329) | ||||||
| 34 | 42 | 53 | -- | 3 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7102) | ||||||
| 35 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | ||||||
| 36 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | ||||||
| 38 | 53 | 62 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1200) | ||||||
| 39 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 5 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249) | ||||||
| 40 | 48 | 61 | -- | 3 | ||
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | ||||||
| 41 | 52 | 60 | 73 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054) | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | ||||||
| 43 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 6 | ||
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | ||||||
| 44 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 7 | ||
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | ||||||
| 45 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368) | ||||||
| 46 | 59 | 72 | 82 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | ||||||
| 47 | 49 | 52 | 58 | 7 | ||
| Impressions (Curtom 1954) | ||||||
| 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | ||||||
| 49 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087) | ||||||
| 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 4 | ||
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229) | ||||||
| 51 | 67 | 76 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | ||||||
| 52 | 69 | 88 | 100 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 53 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | ||||||
| 54 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 8 | ||
| Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | ||||||
| 55 | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 12 | ||
| Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182) | ||||||
| 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 7 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 579) | ||||||
| 58 | 66 | 71 | 80 | 4 | ||
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | ||||||
| 59 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 8 | ||
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 60 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 16 | ||
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 61 | 71 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| First Edition (Reprise 0953) | ||||||
| 62 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 7 | ||
| James Gang (ABC 11272) | ||||||
| 63 | 74 | 91 | 94 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | ||||||
| 64 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | ||||||
| 65 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | ||||||
| 66 | 77 | 83 | 89 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | ||||||
| 67 | 78 | 89 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 68 | 55 | 33 | 10 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751) | ||||||
| 69 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | ||||||
| 70 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 7 | ||
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 71 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | ||||||
| 72 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | ||||||
| 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 5 | ||
| Blue Mink (Philips 40686) | ||||||
| 74 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249) | ||||||
| 75 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188) | ||||||
| 76 | 87 | 100 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | ||||||
| 77 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240) | ||||||
| 78 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764) | ||||||
| 79 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Robin McNamara (Steed 728) | ||||||
| 80 | 81 | 81 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | ||||||
| 81 | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | ||||||
| 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | ||||||
| 83 | 93 | 96 | -- | 3 | ||
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | ||||||
| 84 | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1225) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | ||||||
| 88 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Lou Christie (Buddah 192) | ||||||
| 90 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | ||||||
| 91 | 82 | 84 | -- | 3 | ||
| Etta James (Cadet 5676) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1822) | ||||||
| 93 | 89 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0382) | ||||||
| 95 | 95 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Blues Image (Atco 6777) | ||||||
| 96 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| The Band (Capitol 2870) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Sonny James (Capitol 2914) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Crow (Amaret 125) | ||||||
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:
• "Rubber Duckie" by Ernie (# 54)
• "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago (# 58)
• "Lovin' You Baby" by White Plains (# 63)
• "Where Are You Going To My Love" by Brotherhood Of Man (# 68)
• "Baby, I Need Your Loving" by O.C. Smith (# 72)
• "For Yasgur's Farm" by Mountain (# 73)
• "Holy Man" by Diane Kolby (# 76)
• "Something" by Shirley Bassey (# 88)
• "Why Don't They Understand" by Bobby Vinton (# 90)
• "Funky Man" by Kool & Gang (# 91)
• "You Better Think Twice" by Poco (# 96)
• "Odyssey Rock Park" by Al Capps Band (# 97)
• "I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (pt. 1)" by Bobby Byrd (# 99)
• "Stoned Cowboy" by Fantasy (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | David & Jimmy Ruffin | |||||
| 102 | Joe Simon | |||||
| 103 | Buddy Miles | |||||
| 104 | Flaming Ember | |||||
| 105 | Crabby Appleton | |||||
| 106 | Jerry Reed | |||||
| 107 | Iron Butterfly | |||||
| 108 | Eddie Floyd | |||||
| 109 | Dennis Yost & Classics IV | |||||
| 110 | Satisfactions | |||||
| 111 | Intruders | |||||
| 112 | Manhattans | |||||
| 113 | Jerry Butler | |||||
| 114 | Boys In The Band | |||||
| 115 | Isley Brothers | |||||
| 116 | Eddie Holman | |||||
| 117 | Bobby Goldsboro | |||||
| 118 | Faith, Hope & Charity | |||||
| 119 | Perry Como | |||||
| 120 | Jack Wild | |||||
| 121 | Young-Holt Unlimited | |||||
| 122 | Redeye | |||||
| 123 | Petula Clark | |||||
| 124 | Lettermen | |||||
| 125 | Sweet Inspirations | |||||
| 126 | Dean Martin | |||||
| 127 | John Rowles | |||||
| 128 | Spirit | |||||
| 129 | Jackie Moore | |||||
| 130 | Roberta Flack | |||||


