Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 12, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TEARS OF A CLOWN |
2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 2 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 3 | MY SWEET LORD |
11 | 37 | -- | 3 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995) | ||||||
| 4 | GYPSY WOMAN |
3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 5 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER |
13 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | ||||||
| 6 | SHARE THE LAND |
5 | 7 | 19 | 9 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | ||||||
| 7 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) |
7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 8 | NO MATTER WHAT |
22 | 31 | 37 | 9 |  |
| Badfinger (Apple 1822) | ||||||
| 9 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL |
9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | ||||||
| 10 | I'LL BE THERE |
4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 11 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
12 | 14 | 22 | 6 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45264) | ||||||
| 12 | STONED LOVE |
15 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1172) | ||||||
| 13 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN |
18 | 23 | 43 | 6 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45270) | ||||||
| 14 | MONTEGO BAY |
6 | 9 | 17 | 13 | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | ||||||
| 15 | KNOCK THREE TIMES |
29 | 56 | 69 | 5 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938) | ||||||
| 16 | YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME |
10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916) | ||||||
| 17 | BE MY BABY |
20 | 25 | 39 | 7 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 729) | ||||||
| 18 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
21 | 26 | 33 | 10 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | ||||||
| 19 | SEE ME, FEEL ME |
8 | 8 | 13 | 12 |  |
| Who (Decca 32729) | ||||||
| 20 | HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER |
24 | 34 | 41 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55264) | ||||||
| 21 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART |
26 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 0958) | ||||||
| 22 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER |
17 | 18 | 27 | 11 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | ||||||
| 23 | I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER |
27 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | ||||||
| 24 | BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) |
28 | 35 | 48 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | ||||||
| 25 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 |
14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | ||||||
| 26 | YELLOW RIVER |
16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 27 | ONE MAN BAND |
35 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | ||||||
| 28 | CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU |
37 | 48 | 58 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40056) | ||||||
| 29 | DOMINO |
44 | 53 | 67 | 6 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | ||||||
| 30 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
33 | 36 | 40 | 15 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 31 | GROOVE ME |
34 | 38 | 47 | 7 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | ||||||
| 32 | PAY TO THE PIPER |
38 | 50 | 59 | 6 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | ||||||
| 33 | IMMIGRANT SONG |
53 | 66 | 88 | 4 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | ||||||
| 34 | YOUR SONG |
46 | 67 | 82 | 4 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55265) | ||||||
| 35 | FIRE AND RAIN |
19 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 36 | RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH |
47 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | ||||||
| 37 | DO IT |
39 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 580) | ||||||
| 38 | SO CLOSE |
36 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
| Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | ||||||
| 39 | IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND |
42 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774) | ||||||
| 40 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
48 | 58 | 71 | 7 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | ||||||
| 41 | STONEY END |
49 | 52 | 62 | 9 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | ||||||
| 42 | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN |
32 | 13 | 8 | 14 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 43 | SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING |
23 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | ||||||
| 44 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN |
54 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | ||||||
| 45 | RUBY TUESDAY |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 202) | ||||||
| 46 | ISN'T IT A PITY |
50 | 62 | -- | 3 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995b) | ||||||
| 47 | SILVER MOON |
59 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399) | ||||||
| 48 | MOST OF ALL |
57 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299) | ||||||
| 49 | WHO NEEDS YA |
45 | 46 | 52 | 6 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4261) | ||||||
| 50 | DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL |
40 | 42 | 51 | 9 | |
| Crow (Amaret 125) | ||||||
| 51 | GAMES |
60 | 74 | 78 | 5 | |
| Redeye (Pentagram 204) | ||||||
| 52 | (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO |
61 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | ||||||
| 53 | HEED THE CALL |
25 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0953) | ||||||
| 54 | LONELY DAYS |
65 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | ||||||
| 55 | PART TIME LOVE |
30 | 27 | 29 | 13 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | ||||||
| 56 | CHAINS AND THINGS |
58 | 45 | 46 | 8 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11280) | ||||||
| 57 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN |
66 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001) | ||||||
| 58 | STOP THE WAR NOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | ||||||
| 59 | ROSE GARDEN |
75 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | ||||||
| 60 | BORN TO WANDER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | ||||||
| 61 | CAROLINA IN MY MIND |
62 | 63 | 66 | 9 | |
| Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128) | ||||||
| 62 | SIMPLY CALL IT LOVE |
63 | 68 | 70 | 8 | |
| Gene Chandler (Mercury 73121) | ||||||
| 63 | BIG LEG WOMAN (WITH A SHORT SHORT MINI SKIRT) |
67 | 70 | 72 | 5 | |
| Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert (Warren 1206) | ||||||
| 64 | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778) | ||||||
| 65 | MR. BOJANGLES |
71 | 77 | 83 | 7 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | ||||||
| 66 | THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300) | ||||||
| 67 | WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO |
70 | 73 | 76 | 8 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200) | ||||||
| 68 | STEALER |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Free (A&M 1230) | ||||||
| 69 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) |
80 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | ||||||
| 70 | ACE OF SPADE |
72 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | ||||||
| 71 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS |
90 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | ||||||
| 72 | CAROLINA IN MY MIND |
79 | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
| James Taylor (Apple 1805) | ||||||
| 73 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 352) | ||||||
| 74 | YOUR TIME TO CRY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 108) | ||||||
| 75 | MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1236) | ||||||
| 76 | WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER |
83 | 88 | 93 | 5 | |
| Robert John (A&M 1210) | ||||||
| 77 | I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU |
85 | 86 | 89 | 5 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2182) | ||||||
| 78 | SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | ||||||
| 79 | (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | ||||||
| 80 | WHITER SHADE OF PALE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| R.B. Greaves (Atco 6789) | ||||||
| 81 | KEEP ON LOVING ME (YOU'LL SEE THE CHANGE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bland (Duke 464) | ||||||
| 82 | ALL I HAVE |
87 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| Moments (Stang 5017) | ||||||
| 83 | I GOTTA LET YOU GO |
88 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7103) | ||||||
| 84 | LADY LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Klowns (RCA Victor 74-0393) | ||||||
| 85 | MORNING |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | ||||||
| 86 | GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia 202) | ||||||
| 87 | AMOS MOSES |
93 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | ||||||
| 88 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Originals (Soul 35079) | ||||||
| 89 | MAGGIE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10670) | ||||||
| 90 | PARANOID |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437) | ||||||
| 91 | WORKIN' TOGETHER |
94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56207) | ||||||
| 92 | STEALING MOMENTS FROM ANOTHER WOMAN'S LIFE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Glass House (Invictus 9082) | ||||||
| 93 | SING HIGH--SING LOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2988) | ||||||
| 94 | AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 207) | ||||||
| 95 | CHESTNUT MARE |
95 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Byrds (Columbia 45259) | ||||||
| 96 | BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 472) | ||||||
| 97 | CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU |
91 | 94 | -- | 4 | |
| Donnie Elbert (Rare Bullet 101) | ||||||
| 98 | SATIN RED AND BLACK VELVET WOMAN |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 7117) | ||||||
| 99 | BURNING BRIDGES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | ||||||
| 100 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | ||||||
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:
• "Super Bad (pts. 1 & 2)" by James Brown (# 31)
• "I Am Somebody (pt. 2)" by Johnnie Taylor (# 41)
• "I Don't Wanna Cry" by Ronnie Dyson (# 43)
• "Cry Me A River" by Joe Cocker (# 51)
• "As The Years Go By" by Mashmakhan (# 52)
• "Indiana Wants Me" by R. Dean Taylor (# 55)
• "Green Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf (# 56)
• "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by Gary Puckett (# 68)
• "Beaucoups Of Blues" by Ringo Starr (# 69)
• "All Right Now" by Free (# 73)
• "You Better Think Twice" by Poco (# 74)
• "It Don't Matter To Me" by Bread (# 76)
• "I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me" by Charley Pride (# 81)
• "This Is My Love Song" by Intruders (# 89)
• "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion (# 99)
• "Thank God And Greyhound" by Roy Clark (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: