Tuesday October 20, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 17, 1970



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1   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 2 4 7 10
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
2   I'LL BE THERE 3 8 15 5
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
3   CANDIDA 1 3 5 12
Dawn (Bell 903)
4   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 10 28 39 6
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
5   ALL RIGHT NOW 8 10 16 9
Free (A&M 1206)
6   INDIANA WANTS ME 9 14 25 8
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
7   GREEN EYED LADY 12 23 36 11
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
8   I'M LOSING YOU 5 7 9 12
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
9   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 14 18 21 8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
10   SNOWBIRD 6 6 12 14
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
11   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 19 22 29 8
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
12   EL CONDOR PASA 16 19 24 7
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
13   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 18 21 23 7
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
14   LOLA 21 27 31 10
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
15   FIRE AND RAIN 30 34 45 6  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
16   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 7 2 1 11
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
17   STILL WATER (LOVE) 22 24 28 8
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
18   EXPRESS YOURSELF 24 26 27 10
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
19   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 25 29 38 8
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
20   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 23 25 26 12
Poppy Family (London 139)
21   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME 45 55 75 4  
Bread (Elektra 45701)
22   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 11 5 3 13  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
23   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 4 1 2 11  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
24   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 29 37 51 6
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
25   OUR HOUSE 35 41 48 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
26   LONG LONG TIME 28 32 34 9
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
27   LUCRETIA MAC EVIL 34 40 68 4
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235)
28   DEEPER AND DEEPER 31 36 46 6
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
29   GROOVY SITUATION 13 11 14 17  
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
30   SEE ME, FEEL ME 39 47 65 4
Who (Decca 32729)
31   CLOSER TO HOME 33 31 30 10
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
32   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 37 42 57 8
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
33   SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) 44 59 -- 3  
James Brown (King 6329)
34   UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (UNITE THE WORLD) 42 53 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy 7102)
35   WE CAN MAKE MUSIC 36 39 49 7
Tommy Roe (ABC 11273)
36   STAND BY YOUR MAN 40 48 53 7
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
37   IT'S A SHAME 15 16 17 14  
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
38   CRY ME A RIVER 53 62 -- 3  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1200)
39   COME ON AND SAY IT 43 49 59 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249)
40   MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF 48 61 -- 3
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294)
41   SWEETHEART 52 60 73 4  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054)
42   NEANDERTHAL MAN 20 20 22 10  
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
43   I DO TAKE YOU 46 56 67 6
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
44   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 47 50 55 7
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
45   JOANNE 17 17 18 10  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
46   MONTEGO BAY 59 72 82 5  
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
47   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 49 52 58 7
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
48   ENGINE NUMBER 9 57 67 76 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
49   JUST LET IT COME 51 57 63 6
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087)
50   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND 60 70 79 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229)
51   TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE 67 76 -- 3  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385)
52   I THINK I LOVE YOU 69 88 100 4  
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
53   HEAVEN HELP US ALL -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200)
54   AS THE YEARS GO BY 50 51 61 8
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
55   TEARS OF A CLOWN 70 -- -- 2  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
56   MONGOOSE 56 58 60 12
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
57   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 62 68 77 7
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
58   LET ME BACK IN 66 71 80 4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621)
59   GYPSY WOMAN 64 74 85 8
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
60   YELLOW RIVER 61 64 66 16
Christie (Epic 10626)
61   HEED THE CALL 71 -- -- 2
First Edition (Reprise 0953)
62   FUNK #49 65 66 71 7
James Gang (ABC 11272)
63   SO CLOSE 74 91 94 4  
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
64   WAR 26 9 6 15  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
65   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 32 15 11 10  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
66   PART TIME LOVE 77 83 89 5  
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
67   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 78 89 -- 3  
Presidents (Sussex 207)
68   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 55 33 10 11  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
69   I STAND ACCUSED 38 38 40 8  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
70   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 75 79 83 7
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
71   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN 41 43 47 8  
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
72   PATCHES 27 12 4 14  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
73   OUR WORLD 79 85 90 5
Blue Mink (Philips 40686)
74   I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF -- -- -- 1  
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249)
75   BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING 85 -- -- 2
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188)
76   LET'S WORK TOGETHER 87 100 -- 3  
Canned Heat (Liberty 56151)
77   I DON'T WANNA CRY -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240)
78   WOODSTOCK 84 -- -- 2
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764)
79   GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE 80 82 86 4
Robin McNamara (Steed 728)
80   LOVE UPRISING 81 81 87 4
Otis Leaville (Dakar 620)
81   AFTER MIDNIGHT 92 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
82   IF YOU WERE MINE 83 87 88 5
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
83   I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) 93 96 -- 3
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078)
84   FRESH AIR 86 -- -- 2
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920)
85   CAROLINA IN MY MIND -- -- -- 1  
Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128)
86   JERUSALEM -- -- -- 1  
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1225)
87   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
88   SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG 94 -- -- 2
Whispers (Soul Clock 1004)
89   INDIAN LADY -- -- -- 1  
Lou Christie (Buddah 192)
90   SHARE THE LAND -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
91   LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) 82 84 -- 3
Etta James (Cadet 5676)
92   NO MATTER WHAT -- -- -- 1  
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
93   DAY IS DONE 89 95 -- 3
Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193)
94   I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0382)
95   GAS LAMPS AND CLAY 95 97 -- 3
Blues Image (Atco 6777)
96   TIME TO KILL 98 -- -- 2
The Band (Capitol 2870)
97   TO THE OTHER MAN -- -- -- 1  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106)
98   STONEY END -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
99   ENDLESSLY -- -- -- 1  
Sonny James (Capitol 2914)
100   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL -- -- -- 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:

RankSongArtist
101   STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin
102   THAT'S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE Joe Simon
103   DREAMS Buddy Miles
104   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER Flaming Ember
105   LUCY Crabby Appleton
106   AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed
107   EASY RIDER (LET THE WIND PAY THE WAY) Iron Butterfly
108   THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE Eddie Floyd
109   WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO Dennis Yost & Classics IV
110   ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions
111   THIS IS MY LOVE SONG Intruders
112   FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans
113   SPECIAL MEMORY Jerry Butler
114   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
115   GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers
116   CATHY CALLED Eddie Holman
117   MY GOD AND I Bobby Goldsboro
118   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
119   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como
120   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
121   MELLOW DREAMING Young-Holt Unlimited
122   GAMES Redeye
123   THE SONG IS LOVE Petula Clark
124   HEY, GIRL Lettermen
125   THIS WORLD Sweet Inspirations
126   DETROIT CITY Dean Martin
127   CHERYL MOANA MARIE John Rowles
128   ANIMAL ZOO Spirit
129   WILLPOWER Jackie Moore
130   REVEREND LEE Roberta Flack
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