Saturday July 25, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 25, 1970



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1   BALL OF CONFUSION 2 2 3 10
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
2   CLOSE TO YOU 3 11 18 7
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
3   BAND OF GOLD 4 6 9 13
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
4   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 1 1 2 10
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
5   MAKE IT WITH YOU 10 23 39 7
Bread (Elektra 45686)
6   OOH CHILD 8 10 16 8
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
7   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 15 17 23 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
8   RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE 6 5 5 13
Blues Image (Atco 6746)
9   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 12 19 31 9
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
10   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 9 4 1 10
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
11   GIMME DAT DING 7 7 14 11
Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
12   LAY DOWN 5 3 4 15
Melanie (Buddah 167)
13   ARE YOU READY 14 21 25 10
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158)
14   SPILL THE WINE 26 42 57 9  
War (MGM 14118)
15   OHIO 16 20 24 6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
16   TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 17 18 21 8
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735)
17   A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) 11 9 15 8
Miguel Rios (A&M 1193)
18   HITCHIN' A RIDE 13 8 6 19
Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
19   LOVE LAND 18 16 17 18
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
20   SAVE THE COUNTRY 22 24 28 8
5th Dimension (Bell 895)
21   CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 23 25 26 11
Impressions (Curtom 1951)
22   THE WONDER OF YOU 19 15 10 12
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
23   SILVER BIRD 25 28 29 7
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
24   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 35 44 54 10  
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
25   STEAL AWAY 33 35 44 10
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068)
26   WESTBOUND #9 29 29 30 11
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
27   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 31 40 46 6
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
28   WAR 49 79 -- 3  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
29   MY MARIE 34 45 53 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049)
30   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 38 49 59 7
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
31   GO BACK 30 31 32 13
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
32   MAYBE 36 46 55 7
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
33   SUMMERTIME BLUES 50 64 80 4  
Who (Decca 32708)
34   SUNSHINE 42 53 62 5
Archies (Kirshner 1009)
35   PEARL 40 51 60 6
Tommy Roe (ABC 11266)
36   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 45 54 64 6
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
37   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 57 -- -- 2  
James Brown (King 6318)
38   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 47 61 72 4
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
39   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 48 60 70 7
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
40   THAT SAME OLD FEELING 41 43 47 11
Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
41   (HOW BOUT A LITTLE HAND FOR) THE BOYS IN THE BAND 44 47 56 10
Boys In The Band (Spring 103)
42   IN THE SUMMERTIME 61 84 -- 3  
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
43   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 60 85 -- 3  
Supremes (Motown 1167)
44   PAPER MACHE 55 66 -- 3  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
45   MISSISSIPPI 37 39 40 12
John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
46   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 77 99 -- 3  
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
47   PATCHES 71 -- -- 2  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
48   WHEN WE GET MARRIED 52 63 73 6
Intruders (Gamble 4004)
49   QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) 51 55 61 5
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823)
50   SUPERMAN 53 56 63 5
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403)
51   EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED 62 69 79 4  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843)
52   BIG YELLOW TAXI 58 77 94 4
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
53   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 65 -- -- 2  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
54   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 68 70 81 5  
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
55   UNITED WE STAND 20 13 13 15  
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
56   THE END OF OUR ROAD 28 30 38 8  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195)
57   25 OR 6 TO 4 67 -- -- 2
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
58   CINNAMON GIRL 66 71 90 6
Neil Young (Reprise 0911)
59   A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 56 62 66 8
Paul Davis (Bang 576)
60   SHE CRIED 54 57 58 8
Lettermen (Capitol 2820)
61   NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU 64 67 75 4
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629)
62   WIGWAM 76 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
63   LONG AND WINDING ROAD 21 12 8 11  
Beatles (Apple 2832)
64   GLORY GLORY 73 -- -- 2
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
65   MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 24 26 27 12  
Mountain (Windfall 532)
66   HUMMINGBIRD 79 -- -- 2  
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
67   GIVE A WOMAN LOVE 63 65 71 5
Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687)
68   GET READY 27 14 7 20  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
69   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
70   GROOVY SITUATION 84 94 100 5  
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
71   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 80 91 95 6
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
72   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 81 92 93 5
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
73   YELLOW RIVER 75 76 89 4
Christie (Epic 10626)
74   MY GIRL 85 -- -- 2  
Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072)
75   MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' 39 22 12 16  
White Plains (Deram 85058)
76   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM -- -- -- 1  
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
77   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 83 86 84 8
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
78   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME 89 -- -- 2  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
79   MONSTER MASH 82 89 -- 19
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
80   SNOWBIRD 93 -- -- 2  
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
81   LONG LONELY NIGHTS 88 98 -- 3
Dells (Cadet 5672)
82   HELLO DARLIN' 86 90 91 5
Conway Twitty (Decca 32661)
83   DROP BY MY PLACE 87 -- -- 2
Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613)
84   SOLITARY MAN 98 -- -- 13  
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
85   COTTAGE CHEESE 90 80 88 10
Crow (Amaret 119)
86   YOURS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664)
87   GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921)
88   BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON 100 -- -- 2  
Caboose (Enterprise 9015)
89   IT'S A SHAME 95 -- -- 2
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
90   HAND CLAPPING SONG 91 -- -- 4
Meters (Josie 1021)
91   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND -- -- -- 1  
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
92   COME ON DOWN 96 -- -- 2
Savage Grace (Reprise 0924)
93   SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO -- -- -- 1  
Shango (Dunhill 4242)
94   IT'S YOUR LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Andy Kim (Steed 727)
95   DOWN BY THE RIVER -- -- -- 1  
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086)
96   I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) -- -- -- 1  
Glass House (Invictus 9076)
97   I LIKE YOUR LOVIN' (DO YOU LIKE MINE) 97 -- -- 2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438)
98   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) -- -- -- 1  
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
99   SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME 99 -- -- 2
Tony Joe White (Monument 1206)
100   BABY, IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND -- -- -- 1  
McKinley Travis (Pride 2)

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:

   • "Canned Ham" by Norman Greenbaum (# 32)
   • "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" by Poppy Family (# 43)
   • "So Much Love" by Faith, Hope & Charity (# 46)
   • "Trying To Make A Fool Of Me" by Delfonics (# 59)
   • "Your Own Back Yard" by Dion (# 69)
   • "Apartment 21" by Bobbie Gentry (# 70)
   • "Sixty Minute Man" by Rufus Thomas (# 72)
   • "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" by Luther Ingram (# 74)
   • "Destiny" by Jose Feliciano (# 78)
   • "One Day Of Your Life" by Andy Williams (# 92)
   • "I Can Remember" by Oliver (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MORNING MUCH BETTER Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan
102   THE WITCH Rattles
103   BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson
104   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
105   MONGOOSE Elephant's Memory
106   THE LIGHTS OF TUCSON Jim Campbell
107   VIBRATIONS MADE US FALL IN LOVE Eric & Vikings
108   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang
109   LET'S DO IT Chambers Brothers
110   SOMETHING Booker T. & MG's
111   EVE OF DESTRUCTION Turtles
112   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
113   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
114   TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson
115   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
116   SMOKE SIGNALS Vibrations
117   LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME Jerry Ross Symposium
118   SOUL SHAKE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
119   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
120   I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM MY OWN SELF Ray Godfrey
121   CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Flirtations
122   WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE Charley Pride
123   PLEASE BABY PLEASE Realistics
124   IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans
125   HIGHER & HIGHER Canada Goose
126   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic
127   THAT'S WHEN THE WORLD REALLY BEGAN Mel Wynn Trend
128   LET'S MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY Illusion
129   HE'LL NEVER LOVE YOU Gentrys
130   SORRY SUZANNE Glass Bottle
131   SOMEBODY'S CHANGIN' MY SWEET BABY'S MIND Little Milton
132   IF JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Goliath
133   WHEREFORE AND WHY Johnny Mathis
134   ONE MORE TIME BILLY BROWN Burl Ives
135   HERE COMES SUMMER Dave Clark Five
136   ROLL AWAY THE STONE Leon Russell
137   I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS Turley Richards
138   IT'S SO NICE Jackie DeShannon
139   WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne
140   HUMPHREY THE CAMEL Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
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