Saturday July 4, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 4, 1970



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1   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 1 4 9 7
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
2   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 5 10 26 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
3   BALL OF CONFUSION 9 17 22 7
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
4   LAY DOWN 6 7 13 12
Melanie (Buddah 167)
5   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 8 9 17 10
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
6   HITCHIN' A RIDE 4 6 7 16
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
7   GET READY 2 3 4 17
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
8   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 3 1 1 8
Beatles (Apple 2832)
9   BAND OF GOLD 18 21 24 10
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
10   THE WONDER OF YOU 11 15 18 9
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
11   WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? 7 2 2 17
Poppy Family (London 129)
12   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 10 11 16 13
White Plains (Deram 85058)
13   UNITED WE STAND 13 16 20 12
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
14   GIMME DAT DING 15 23 28 8
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
15   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 20 38 47 5
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
16   OOH CHILD 22 28 35 5
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
17   LOVE LAND 17 19 23 15
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
18   CLOSE TO YOU 56 70 81 4  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
19   QUESTION 19 20 25 10
Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
20   IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 14 14 15 11
Four Tops (Motown 1164)
21   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 26 33 43 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
22   SUGAR SUGAR 16 18 21 10
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
23   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 58 79 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
24   OHIO 55 76 -- 3  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
25   ARE YOU READY 30 40 55 7
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
26   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 29 35 39 8
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
27   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 28 31 34 9
Mountain (Windfall 532)
28   SAVE THE COUNTRY 32 52 66 5
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
29   SILVER BIRD 35 43 67 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
30   WESTBOUND #9 38 42 49 8
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
31   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 43 61 77 6  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
32   GO BACK 34 36 40 10
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
33   THE LETTER 12 5 5 12  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
34   CANNED HAM 37 45 65 5
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919)
35   LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET 24 22 8 12  
Moments (Stang 5012)
36   SO MUCH LOVE 39 41 46 7
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805)
37   HEY, MISTER SUN 23 26 29 8  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
38   THE END OF OUR ROAD 41 50 60 5
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
39   MAKE IT WITH YOU 65 80 89 4  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
40   MISSISSIPPI 46 54 57 9
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
41   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 40 44 63 9
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450)
42   SPIRIT IN THE DARK 25 27 30 7  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2731)
43   DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 27 12 10 11  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
44   STEAL AWAY 53 59 62 7
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
45   TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME 47 48 51 6
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162)
46   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 57 73 -- 3  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
47   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 51 62 68 8
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
48   EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 21 8 3 15  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
49   SWEET FEELING 44 46 50 11
Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
50   UP AROUND THE BEND 33 24 6 12  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
51   COME SATURDAY MORNING 31 13 14 18  
Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
52   MAKE ME SMILE 42 29 11 15
Chicago (Columbia 45127)
53   MY MARIE 76 -- -- 2  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
54   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 63 66 72 7
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
55   MAYBE 78 90 92 4  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
56   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 61 64 73 7
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
57   SPILL THE WINE 67 69 80 6
War (MGM 14118)
58   SHE CRIED 60 72 79 5
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
59   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 72 91 98 4  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
60   PEARL 70 82 -- 3
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
61   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) 81 -- -- 2  
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
62   SUNSHINE 73 -- -- 2  
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
63   SUPERMAN 80 -- -- 2  
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403)
64   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 74 85 -- 3
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
65   COME TO ME 36 37 41 8  
Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
66   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 71 74 83 5
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
67   DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 48 49 53 7  
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078)
68   BABY HOLD ON 49 25 27 10  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
69   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 45 47 48 7  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105)
70   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 79 81 97 4
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
71   GIVE A WOMAN LOVE 82 -- -- 2  
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687)
72   TELL IT ALL BROTHER -- -- -- 1  
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
73   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 88 100 -- 3  
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
74   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 59 60 64 8  
Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
75   NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629)
76   PRIMROSE LANE 77 78 85 7
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160)
77   APARTMENT 21 -- -- -- 1  
Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2849)
78   DESTINY 83 -- -- 2
Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0358)
79   EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED -- -- -- 1  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843)
80   SUMMERTIME BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Who (Decca 32708)
81   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 92 -- -- 2  
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
82   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL 89 -- -- 2
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 013)
83   SIXTY MINUTE MAN -- -- -- 1  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0071)
84   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 66 68 75 5  
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
85   GOOD MORNING FREEDOM 86 92 -- 3
Daybreak (Uni 55234)
86   GIMME SHELTER 87 84 90 5
Merry Clayton (Ode '70 66003)
87   YOUR OWN BACK YARD -- -- -- 1  
Dion (Warner Bros. 7401)
88   COTTAGE CHEESE 68 71 82 7  
Crow (Amaret 119)
89   YELLOW RIVER -- -- -- 1  
Christie (Epic 10626)
90   CINNAMON GIRL 90 97 -- 3
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
91   HELLO DARLIN' 93 -- -- 2
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
92   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND 97 -- 95 3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529)
93   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 96 -- -- 2
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
94   BIG YELLOW TAXI -- -- -- 1  
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
95   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD -- 95 100 3
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
96   MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE 95 98 -- 3
Tony Burrows (Bell 884)
97   AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE -- -- -- 1  
Lulu (Atco 6761)
98   THIS BITTER EARTH 99 -- -- 2
Satisfactions (Lionel 3201)
99   DRIVIN' HOME 98 -- -- 2
Jerry Smith (Decca 32679)
100   GROOVY SITUATION 100 -- -- 2
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)

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:

   • "What Am I Gonna Do" by Smith (# 50)
   • "Who's Gonna Take The Blame" by Smokey Robinson & Miracles (# 52)
   • "(You've Got Me) Dangling On A String" by Chairmen Of The Board (# 54)
   • "Freedom Blues" by Little Richard (# 62)
   • "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" by Hollies (# 64)
   • "Cecilia" by Simon & Garfunkel (# 69)
   • "Long And Lonesome Road" by Shocking Blue (# 75)
   • "Hand Clapping Song" by Meters (# 84)
   • "Dear Ann" by George Baker Selection (# 85)
   • "Passport To The Future" by Jean Jacques Perrey (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
102   WAR Edwin Starr
103   DOWN BY THE RIVER Brooklyn Bridge
104   SONG FROM M*A*S*H Al DeLory
105   I.O.I.O. Bee Gees
106   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
107   I'LL BE THERE Eddie Holman
108   BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell
109   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
110   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
111   JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE Intrigues
112   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
113   THE WITCH Rattles
114   MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett
115   IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry
116   DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles
117   MR. BALLOON MAN Ray Hildebrand
118   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
119   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
120   LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME Jerry Ross Symposium
121   LOVE IS THERE Bridge
122   FORGET IT, I GOT IT Ambergris
123   IT'S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim
124   SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond
125   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
126   SNOWBIRD Anne Murray
127   CIRCLES IN THE SAND Frankie Valli
128   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
129   DO I LOVE YOU? Jay & Americans
130   EXUMA, THE OBEAH MAN Exuma
131   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
132   IF JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Goliath
133   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
134   IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO Barbara Mason
135   THE THRILL IS GONE Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers
136   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
137   WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Peggy Lipton
138   I SHALL BE RELEASED Freddie Scott
139   SUSIE-Q Jose Feliciano
140   CALIFORNIA ROCK 'N ROLL Crowfoot
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