Wednesday December 9, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 5, 1970



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1   I THINK I LOVE YOU 1 1 2 11
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
2   TEARS OF A CLOWN 2 3 8 9
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
3   GYPSY WOMAN 4 7 12 15
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
4   I'LL BE THERE 3 2 5 12
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
5   SHARE THE LAND 7 19 31 8
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
6   MONTEGO BAY 9 17 19 12
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
7   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 11 11 28 10
Presidents (Sussex 207)
8   SEE ME, FEEL ME 8 13 16 11
Who (Decca 32729)
9   HEAVEN HELP US ALL 12 14 17 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200)
10   YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME 10 12 20 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916)
11   MY SWEET LORD 37 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
12   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 14 22 42 5
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
13   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 28 34 46 8  
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
14   ENGINE NUMBER 9 15 18 23 11
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
15   STONED LOVE 20 26 54 6
Supremes (Motown 1172)
16   YELLOW RIVER 17 24 25 23
Christie (Epic 10626)
17   LET'S WORK TOGETHER 18 27 33 10
Canned Heat (Liberty 56151)
18   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 23 43 63 5
Santana (Columbia 45270)
19   FIRE AND RAIN 5 4 4 13  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
20   BE MY BABY 25 39 50 6
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
21   AFTER MIDNIGHT 26 33 45 9
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
22   NO MATTER WHAT 31 37 56 8
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
23   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 6 6 6 15  
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
24   HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER 34 41 55 5
Neil Diamond (Uni 55264)
25   HEED THE CALL 21 23 27 9
First Edition (Reprise 0953)
26   ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART 32 38 47 6
Neil Young (Reprise 0958)
27   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER 33 36 41 7
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
28   BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) 35 48 70 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772)
29   KNOCK THREE TIMES 56 69 87 4  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
30   PART TIME LOVE 27 29 36 12
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
31   SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) 16 15 15 10  
James Brown (King 6329)
32   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 13 8 3 13  
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
33   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 36 40 49 14
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
34   GROOVE ME 38 47 58 6
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
35   ONE MAN BAND 41 53 72 4
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
36   SO CLOSE 29 31 34 11
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
37   CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 48 58 75 4  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40056)
38   PAY TO THE PIPER 50 59 71 5  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
39   DO IT 47 55 66 5
Neil Diamond (Bang 580)
40   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL 42 51 62 8
Crow (Amaret 125)
41   I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) 30 32 40 10  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078)
42   IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND 43 49 59 5
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774)
43   I DON'T WANNA CRY 39 35 38 8
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240)
44   DOMINO 53 67 82 5
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
45   WHO NEEDS YA 46 52 65 5
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4261)
46   YOUR SONG 67 82 -- 3  
Elton John (Uni 55265)
47   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 65 77 -- 3  
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
48   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 58 71 80 6
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
49   STONEY END 52 62 69 8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
50   ISN'T IT A PITY 62 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Apple 2995b)
51   CRY ME A RIVER 19 16 18 10  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1200)
52   AS THE YEARS GO BY 40 30 32 15  
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
53   IMMIGRANT SONG 66 88 -- 3  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
54   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 64 74 -- 3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
55   INDIANA WANTS ME 22 5 1 15  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
56   GREEN EYED LADY 24 10 10 18  
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
57   MOST OF ALL 76 -- -- 2  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
58   CHAINS AND THINGS 45 46 48 7  
B.B. King (ABC 11280)
59   SILVER MOON 80 91 -- 3  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
60   GAMES 74 78 89 4  
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
61   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 72 -- -- 2  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
62   CAROLINA IN MY MIND 63 66 68 8
Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128)
63   SIMPLY CALL IT LOVE 68 70 67 7
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73121)
64   RUBY TUESDAY -- -- -- 1  
Melanie (Buddah 202)
65   LONELY DAYS 78 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
66   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 75 81 92 5
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
67   BIG LEG WOMAN (WITH A SHORT SHORT MINI SKIRT) 70 72 83 4
Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert (Warren 1206)
68   I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF 44 45 52 8  
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249)
69   BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 71 73 76 5
Ringo Starr (Apple 2969)
70   WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO 73 76 77 7
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200)
71   MR. BOJANGLES 77 83 88 6
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
72   ACE OF SPADE 79 85 -- 3
O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615)
73   ALL RIGHT NOW 49 9 9 16  
Free (A&M 1206)
74   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE 81 86 90 9
Poco (Epic 10636)
75   ROSE GARDEN 85 -- -- 2
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
76   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME 51 20 7 11  
Bread (Elektra 45701)
77   THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW -- -- -- 1  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
78   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
79   CAROLINA IN MY MIND 84 87 93 4
James Taylor (Apple 1805)
80   HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) 92 -- -- 2  
Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720)
81   I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE STOPPED LOVING ME 83 90 91 6
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9902)
82   HEARTBREAK HOTEL -- -- -- 1  
Frijid Pink (Parrot 352)
83   WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER 88 93 97 4
Robert John (A&M 1210)
84   WHITER SHADE OF PALE -- -- -- 1  
R.B. Greaves (Atco 6789)
85   I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU 86 89 96 4
Al Green (Hi 2182)
86   STEALER -- -- -- 1  
Free (A&M 1230)
87   ALL I HAVE 91 99 -- 3
Moments (Stang 5017)
88   I GOTTA LET YOU GO 93 95 -- 3
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7103)
89   THIS IS MY LOVE SONG 87 92 99 6
Intruders (Gamble 4007)
90   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 97 98 -- 3
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
91   CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU 94 -- 94 3
Donnie Elbert (Rare Bullet 101)
92   MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
93   AMOS MOSES 100 -- -- 2
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
94   WORKIN' TOGETHER 96 -- -- 2
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56207)
95   CHESTNUT MARE 95 -- -- 2
Byrds (Columbia 45259)
96   AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE -- -- -- 1  
Five Flights Up (T-A 207)
97   PARANOID -- -- -- 1  
Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437)
98   SATIN RED AND BLACK VELVET WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 7117)
99   SWEET MARY -- -- -- 1  
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
100   THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND 99 -- -- 2
Roy Clark (Dot 17355)

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:

   • "Stand By Your Man" by Candi Staton (# 54)
   • "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" by Mark Lindsay (# 55)
   • "Make It Easy On Yourself" by Dionne Warwick (# 57)
   • "Lola" by Kinks (# 59)
   • "Stand By Me" by David & Jimmy Ruffin (# 60)
   • "If You Were Mine" by Ray Charles (# 61)
   • "It's Only Make Believe" by Glen Campbell (# 69)
   • "Sunset Strip" by Ray Stevens (# 82)
   • "I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (pt. 1)" by Bobby Byrd (# 89)
   • "Fifteen Years Ago" by Conway Twitty (# 90)
   • "Something In You" by Manitoba (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon
102   BRUSH A LITTLE SUNSHINE Tommy Roe
103   SING HIGH--SING LOW Anne Murray
104   THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN Mary Hopkin
105   DETROIT CITY Dean Martin
106   LIFE IS THAT WAY Jose Feliciano
107   THE SHAPE I'M IN The Band
108   MONTEGO BAY Bar-Kays
109   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) Gypsy
110   SWEET SWEETHEART Bobby Vee
111   SCRATCH MY BACK Tony Joe White
112   TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Al Martino
113   GASOLINE ALLEY BRED Hollies
114   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett
115   FOR A FRIEND Bugaloos
116   ME ABOUT YOU Turtles
117   LADY LOVE Klowns
118   WORKIN' TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner
119   CHANGES (PT. 2) King Curtis & Kingpins
120   NO SUCH ANIMAL (PT. 1) Jimi Hendrix
121   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU Little Sister
122   BURNING BRIDGES Mike Curb Congregation
123   WAY BACK HOME Jazz Crusaders
124   I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU The Mob
125   BACK TO THE RIVER Damnation Of Adam Blessing
126   THERE'S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE Whispers
127   CAN'T YOU Paul Davis
128   UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO Buffy Sainte-Marie
129   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) Rufus Thomas
130   STEALING MOMENTS FROM ANOTHER WOMAN'S LIFE Glass House
131   DON'T LET THE GOOD LIFE PASS YOU BY Mama Cass Elliot
132   TIMOTHY Buoys
133   GODDESS OF LOVE Gentrys
134   LADY DAY Frank Sinatra
135   BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Bert Sommer
136   LEAD ME ON Gwen McCrae
137   WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) Buddy Miles
138   CATHY CALLED Eddie Holman
139   HANG IN THERE BABY Robin McNamara
140   I'M SO PROUD Main Ingredient
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