Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 19, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MY SWEET LORD |
3 | 11 | 37 | 4 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995) | ||||||
| 2 | TEARS OF A CLOWN |
1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 3 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER |
5 | 13 | 28 | 10 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | ||||||
| 4 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 5 | GYPSY WOMAN |
4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 6 | NO MATTER WHAT |
8 | 22 | 31 | 10 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1822) | ||||||
| 7 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45264) | ||||||
| 8 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN |
13 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45270) | ||||||
| 9 | STONED LOVE |
12 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1172) | ||||||
| 10 | KNOCK THREE TIMES |
15 | 29 | 56 | 6 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938) | ||||||
| 11 | SHARE THE LAND |
6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | ||||||
| 12 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) |
7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 13 | BE MY BABY |
17 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 729) | ||||||
| 14 | I'LL BE THERE |
10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 15 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
18 | 21 | 26 | 11 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | ||||||
| 16 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL |
9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | ||||||
| 17 | MONTEGO BAY |
14 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | ||||||
| 18 | HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER |
20 | 24 | 34 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55264) | ||||||
| 19 | DOMINO |
29 | 44 | 53 | 7 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | ||||||
| 20 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART |
21 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 0958) | ||||||
| 21 | RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH |
36 | 47 | 65 | 5 |  |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | ||||||
| 22 | I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER |
23 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | ||||||
| 23 | BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) |
24 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | ||||||
| 24 | ONE MAN BAND |
27 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | ||||||
| 25 | CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU |
28 | 37 | 48 | 6 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40056) | ||||||
| 26 | GROOVE ME |
31 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | ||||||
| 27 | IMMIGRANT SONG |
33 | 53 | 66 | 5 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | ||||||
| 28 | YOUR SONG |
34 | 46 | 67 | 5 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55265) | ||||||
| 29 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
30 | 33 | 36 | 16 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 30 | PAY TO THE PIPER |
32 | 38 | 50 | 7 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | ||||||
| 31 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
40 | 48 | 58 | 8 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | ||||||
| 32 | YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME |
16 | 10 | 10 | 9 |  |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916) | ||||||
| 33 | STONEY END |
41 | 49 | 52 | 10 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | ||||||
| 34 | LONELY DAYS |
54 | 65 | 78 | 4 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | ||||||
| 35 | SEE ME, FEEL ME |
19 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| Who (Decca 32729) | ||||||
| 36 | DO IT |
37 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 580) | ||||||
| 37 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN |
44 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | ||||||
| 38 | RUBY TUESDAY |
45 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 202) | ||||||
| 39 | SILVER MOON |
47 | 59 | 80 | 5 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399) | ||||||
| 40 | MOST OF ALL |
48 | 57 | 76 | 4 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299) | ||||||
| 41 | (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO |
52 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | ||||||
| 42 | GAMES |
51 | 60 | 74 | 6 | |
| Redeye (Pentagram 204) | ||||||
| 43 | IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND |
39 | 42 | 43 | 7 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774) | ||||||
| 44 | ROSE GARDEN |
59 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | ||||||
| 45 | STOP THE WAR NOW |
58 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | ||||||
| 46 | ISN'T IT A PITY |
46 | 50 | 62 | 4 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995b) | ||||||
| 47 | BORN TO WANDER |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | ||||||
| 48 | YELLOW RIVER |
26 | 16 | 17 | 25 | |
| Christie (Epic 10626) | ||||||
| 49 | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH |
64 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778) | ||||||
| 50 | MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1236) | ||||||
| 51 | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN |
42 | 32 | 13 | 15 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1217) | ||||||
| 52 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN |
57 | 66 | 75 | 7 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001) | ||||||
| 53 | THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW |
66 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300) | ||||||
| 54 | LET'S WORK TOGETHER |
22 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | ||||||
| 55 | MR. BOJANGLES |
65 | 71 | 77 | 8 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | ||||||
| 56 | STEALER |
68 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Free (A&M 1230) | ||||||
| 57 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 |
25 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | ||||||
| 58 | BIG LEG WOMAN (WITH A SHORT SHORT MINI SKIRT) |
63 | 67 | 70 | 6 | |
| Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert (Warren 1206) | ||||||
| 59 | FIRE AND RAIN |
35 | 19 | 5 | 15 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | ||||||
| 60 | WHO NEEDS YA |
49 | 45 | 46 | 7 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4261) | ||||||
| 61 | YOUR TIME TO CRY |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 108) | ||||||
| 62 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS |
71 | 90 | 97 | 5 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | ||||||
| 63 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL |
73 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 352) | ||||||
| 64 | ACE OF SPADE |
70 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | ||||||
| 65 | SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1174) | ||||||
| 66 | SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | ||||||
| 67 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) |
69 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | ||||||
| 68 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601) | ||||||
| 69 | WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER |
76 | 83 | 88 | 6 | |
| Robert John (A&M 1210) | ||||||
| 70 | I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU |
77 | 85 | 86 | 6 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2182) | ||||||
| 71 | FLESH AND BLOOD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | ||||||
| 72 | (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | ||||||
| 73 | KEEP ON LOVING ME (YOU'LL SEE THE CHANGE) |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Bland (Duke 464) | ||||||
| 74 | ALL I HAVE |
82 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| Moments (Stang 5017) | ||||||
| 75 | MEAN MISTREATER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2996) | ||||||
| 76 | TEMPTATION EYES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | ||||||
| 77 | THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| War (MGM 14196) | ||||||
| 78 | BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024) | ||||||
| 79 | MORNING |
85 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | ||||||
| 80 | AMAZING GRACE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) | ||||||
| 81 | LADY LOVE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Klowns (RCA Victor 74-0393) | ||||||
| 82 | GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia 202) | ||||||
| 83 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Originals (Soul 35079) | ||||||
| 84 | AMOS MOSES |
87 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | ||||||
| 85 | SHOES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | ||||||
| 86 | MAGGIE |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10670) | ||||||
| 87 | PARANOID |
90 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437) | ||||||
| 88 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | ||||||
| 89 | SING HIGH--SING LOW |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2988) | ||||||
| 90 | AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE |
94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 207) | ||||||
| 91 | WORKIN' TOGETHER |
91 | 94 | 96 | 4 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56207) | ||||||
| 92 | 1900 YESTERDAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368) | ||||||
| 93 | BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 472) | ||||||
| 94 | BACK TO THE RIVER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726) | ||||||
| 95 | SATIN RED AND BLACK VELVET WOMAN |
98 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 7117) | ||||||
| 96 | BURNING BRIDGES |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | ||||||
| 97 | WAY BACK HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | ||||||
| 98 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | ||||||
| 99 | SWEET MARY |
-- | 99 | -- | 2 | |
| Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209) | ||||||
| 100 | I'M SO PROUD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | ||||||
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:
• "So Close" by Jake Holmes (# 38)
• "Somebody's Been Sleeping" by 100 Proof Aged In Soul (# 43)
• "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll" by Crow (# 50)
• "Heed The Call" by First Edition (# 53)
• "Part Time Love" by Ann Peebles (# 55)
• "Chains And Things" by B.B. King (# 56)
• "Carolina In My Mind" by Crystal Mansion (# 61)
• "Simply Call It Love" by Gene Chandler (# 62)
• "Where Did All The Good Times Go" by Dennis Yost & Classics IV (# 67)
• "Carolina In My Mind" by James Taylor (# 72)
• "Whiter Shade Of Pale" by R.B. Greaves (# 80)
• "I Gotta Let You Go" by Martha Reeves & Vandellas (# 83)
• "Chestnut Mare" by Byrds (# 95)
• "Can't Get Over Losing You" by Donnie Elbert (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: