Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 26, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MY SWEET LORD	1	3	11	5
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
2	ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER	3	5	13	11
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
3	TEARS OF A CLOWN	2	1	2	12
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
4	KNOCK THREE TIMES	10	15	29	7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
5	BLACK MAGIC WOMAN	8	13	18	8
Santana (Columbia 45270)
6	DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS	7	11	12	8
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
7	I THINK I LOVE YOU	4	2	1	14
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
8	STONED LOVE	9	12	15	9
Supremes (Motown 1172)
9	NO MATTER WHAT	6	8	22	11
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
10	GYPSY WOMAN	5	4	3	18
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
11	IMMIGRANT SONG	27	33	53	6
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
12	BE MY BABY	13	17	20	9
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
13	AFTER MIDNIGHT	15	18	21	12
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
14	DOMINO	19	29	44	8
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
15	ONE MAN BAND	24	27	35	7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
16	GROOVE ME	26	31	34	9
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
17	HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER	18	20	24	8
Neil Diamond (Uni 55264)
18	RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH	21	36	47	6
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
19	YOUR SONG	28	34	46	6
Elton John (Uni 55265)
20	SHARE THE LAND	11	6	5	11
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
21	PAY TO THE PIPER	30	32	38	8
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
22	I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER	22	23	27	10
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
23	CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU	25	28	37	7
Tom Jones (Parrot 40056)
24	FOR THE GOOD TIMES	29	30	33	17
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
25	BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES)	23	24	28	7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772)
26	LONELY DAYS	34	54	65	5
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
27	IT'S IMPOSSIBLE	31	40	48	9
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
28	IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN	37	44	54	6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
29	STONEY END	33	41	49	11
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
30	ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART	20	21	26	9
Neil Young (Reprise 0958)
31	ROSE GARDEN	44	59	75	5
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
32	(DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO	41	52	61	5
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
33	SILVER MOON	39	47	59	6
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
34	MOST OF ALL	40	48	57	5
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
35	RUBY TUESDAY	38	45	64	4
Melanie (Buddah 202)
36	STOP THE WAR NOW	45	58	--	3
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
37	GAMES	42	51	60	7
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
38	BORN TO WANDER	47	60	--	3
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
39	LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH	49	64	78	4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
40	5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE)	12	7	7	13
Presidents (Sussex 207)
41	MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING	50	75	--	3
Carpenters (A&M 1236)
42	MONTEGO BAY	17	14	6	15
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
43	PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS	62	71	90	6
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
44	MR. BOJANGLES	55	65	71	9
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
45	HEAVEN HELP US ALL	16	9	9	11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200)
46	WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN	52	57	66	8
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
47	I'LL BE THERE	14	10	4	15
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
48	STEALER	56	68	86	4
Free (A&M 1230)
49	THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW	53	66	77	4
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
50	YOUR TIME TO CRY	61	74	--	3
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
51	SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN	65	--	--	2
Jackson Five (Motown 1174)
52	DO IT	36	37	39	8
Neil Diamond (Bang 580)
53	REMEMBER ME	--	--	--	1
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
54	SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU	66	78	--	3
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
55	I HEAR YOU KNOCKING	68	--	--	2
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
56	HEARTBREAK HOTEL	63	73	82	4
Frijid Pink (Parrot 352)
57	I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
58	MEAN MISTREATER	75	--	--	2
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
59	THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC	77	--	--	2
War (MGM 14196)
60	FLESH AND BLOOD	71	--	--	2
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269)
61	ACE OF SPADE	64	70	72	6
O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615)
62	TEMPTATION EYES	76	--	--	2
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
63	GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
James Brown (King 6347)
64	THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960b)
65	HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU)	67	69	80	5
Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720)
66	BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES)	78	--	--	2
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
67	(DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1)	72	79	--	3
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
68	AMAZING GRACE	80	--	--	2
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
69	IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND	--	--	--	1
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
70	GOIN' HOME	--	--	--	1
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 204)
71	FELIZ NAVIDAD	--	--	--	1
Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0404)
72	MORNING	79	85	92	4
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
73	HE CALLED ME BABY	--	--	--	1
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
74	GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1)	82	86	--	3
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
75	GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU	83	88	--	3
Originals (Soul 35079)
76	LET YOUR LOVE GO	--	--	--	1
Bread (Elektra 45711)
77	WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE	--	--	--	1
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
78	MAGGIE	86	89	--	3
Redbone (Epic 10670)
79	PARANOID	87	90	97	4
Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437)
80	SHOES	85	--	--	2
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
81	SWEET MARY	99	--	99	3
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
82	WATCHING SCOTTY GROW	88	--	--	2
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
83	PROBLEM CHILD	--	--	--	1
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286)
84	SING HIGH--SING LOW	89	93	--	3
Anne Murray (Capitol 2988)
85	HOLLY HOLY	--	--	--	1
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081)
86	CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL	--	--	--	1
Tommy James (Roulette 7093)
87	AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE	90	94	96	4
Five Flights Up (T-A 207)
88	1900 YESTERDAY	92	--	--	2
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
89	BACK TO THE RIVER	94	--	--	2
Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726)
90	WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1)	98	100	--	3
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159)
91	FRESH AS A DAISY	--	--	--	1
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
92	IF YOU WERE MINE	--	--	--	12
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
93	BURNING BRIDGES	96	99	--	3
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
94	D.O.A.	--	--	--	1
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
95	ONE BAD APPLE	--	--	--	1
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
96	I'M SO PROUD	100	--	--	2
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
97	(I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL	--	--	--	1
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443)
98	I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU	--	--	--	1
The Mob (Colossus 130)
99	BLACK NIGHT	--	--	--	1
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7405)
100	FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY	--	--	--	1
Bells (Polydor 15016)

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:

   • "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" by Elvis Presley (# 32)
   • "See Me, Feel Me" by Who (# 35)
   • "It's All In Your Mind" by Clarence Carter (# 43)
   • "Isn't It A Pity" by George Harrison (# 46)
   • "Yellow River" by Christie (# 48)
   • "We've Only Just Begun" by Carpenters (# 51)
   • "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat (# 54)
   • "Engine Number 9" by Wilson Pickett (# 57)
   • "Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt)" by Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert (# 58)
   • "Fire And Rain" by James Taylor (# 59)
   • "Who Needs Ya" by Steppenwolf (# 60)
   • "When The Party Is Over" by Robert John (# 69)
   • "I Can't Get Next To You" by Al Green (# 70)
   • "Keep On Loving Me (You'll See The Change)" by Bobby Bland (# 73)
   • "All I Have" by Moments (# 74)
   • "Lady Love" by Klowns (# 81)
   • "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed (# 84)
   • "Workin' Together" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 91)
   • "Battle Of New Orleans" by Bert Sommer (# 93)
   • "Satin Red And Black Velvet Woman" by Dave Mason (# 95)
   • "Way Back Home" by Jazz Crusaders (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	YOU JUST CAN'T WIN (BY MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE)	Gene & Jerry
102	WHEN THERE'S NO LOVE LEFT	New Seekers
103	CHERYL MOANA MARIE	John Rowles
104	THE SHAPE I'M IN	The Band
105	HANG IN THERE BABY	Robin McNamara
106	CAN'T YOU	Paul Davis
107	FOR A FRIEND	Bugaloos
108	YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW	Stylistics
109	THERE IT GOES AGAIN	Barbara & Uniques
110	THERE'S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE	Whispers
111	EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT	Teegarden & Van Winkle
112	NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND YOU	Larry Santos
113	I WAS A BOY WHEN YOU NEEDED A MAN	Michael Allen
114	THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN	Mary Hopkin
115	APEMAN	Kinks
116	IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA	Edison Lighthouse
117	DETROIT CITY	Dean Martin
118	TOGETHER WE TWO	Archies
119	LIFE IS THAT WAY	Jose Feliciano
120	A WOMAN'S WAY	Rozetta Johnson
121	NO SUCH ANIMAL (PT. 1)	Jimi Hendrix
122	SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION	Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band
123	JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE	Johnnie Taylor
124	TIMOTHY	Buoys
125	WHERE ARE WE GOING	Bobby Bloom
126	CHANGES (PT. 2)	King Curtis & Kingpins
127	HEY AMERICA	James Brown
128	RIGHT ON	Rascals
129	LADY DAY	Frank Sinatra
130	MIXED UP GUY	Joey Scarbury