Wednesday August 26, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 22, 1970



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1   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 2 3 5 10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
2   SPILL THE WINE 4 4 9 13
War (MGM 14118)
3   MAKE IT WITH YOU 1 2 3 11
Bread (Elektra 45686)
4   WAR 6 9 18 7
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
5   IN THE SUMMERTIME 7 10 13 7
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
6   CLOSE TO YOU 3 1 1 11
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
7   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 8 8 15 14
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
8   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 5 6 8 13
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
9   25 OR 6 TO 4 14 22 37 6
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
10   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 10 16 19 11
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
11   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 11 14 21 10
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
12   PATCHES 19 27 38 6
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
13   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 23 55 -- 3
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
14   SUMMERTIME BLUES 15 19 25 8
Who (Decca 32708)
15   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 29 42 -- 3  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
16   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 21 24 32 11
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
17   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 17 21 26 6
James Brown (King 6318)
18   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 20 25 29 8
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
19   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 22 28 34 7
Supremes (Motown 1167)
20   BAND OF GOLD 9 5 2 17  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
21   HI-DE-HO 28 37 49 4
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
22   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 27 35 43 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
23   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 32 40 53 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
24   BIG YELLOW TAXI 25 32 41 8
Neighborhood (Big Tree 102)
25   DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) 26 29 36 7
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073)
26   I'VE LOST YOU 33 43 60 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
27   I'M LOSING YOU 36 52 68 4
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
28   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 38 53 -- 3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
29   WIGWAM 31 38 51 6
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
30   SOLITARY MAN 39 51 65 17
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
31   GROOVY SITUATION 40 49 61 9
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
32   OOH CHILD 12 7 4 12  
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
33   MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME 13 11 7 14  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239)
34   BALL OF CONFUSION 18 12 6 14  
Temptations (Gordy 7099)
35   OHIO 16 15 14 10  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740)
36   MAYBE 24 26 28 11  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7079)
37   SILVER BIRD 30 20 20 11
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180)
38   IT'S A SHAME 61 76 87 6  
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
39   AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME 41 47 59 6
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016)
40   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM 45 54 64 5
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
41   THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED 43 46 50 9
Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436)
42   GLORY GLORY 42 44 54 6
Rascals (Atlantic 2743)
43   HUMMINGBIRD 44 48 57 6
B.B. King (ABC 11268)
44   SNOWBIRD 53 66 76 6
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
45   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 46 50 74 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
46   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 50 61 70 12
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
47   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 57 -- -- 2
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
48   WESTBOUND #9 34 23 24 15  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
49   PAPER MACHE 35 31 35 7  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285)
50   BALL AND CHAIN 62 68 79 4  
Tommy James (Roulette 7084)
51   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 63 79 86 4  
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
52   RUBBER DUCKIE 70 84 -- 3  
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
53   BLACK FOX 59 71 85 4
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
54   STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD 55 60 66 10
Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541)
55   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 65 80 -- 3
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
56   YOU'VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION 58 62 67 9
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340)
57   LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT 60 74 -- 3
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645b)
58   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 67 83 89 4
Poppy Family (London 139)
59   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) 68 -- -- 2
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
60   CANDIDA 75 88 94 4  
Dawn (Bell 903)
61   I'LL BE RIGHT HERE 56 33 33 10
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618)
62   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) 72 -- -- 2
Melanie (Buddah 186)
63   JOANNE 73 -- -- 2
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
64   THE LOVE YOU SAVE 37 13 11 14  
Jackson Five (Motown 1166)
65   RAINBOW 71 73 83 4
Marmalade (London 20059)
66   COTTAGE CHEESE 66 72 78 14
Crow (Amaret 119)
67   LONG LONELY NIGHTS 64 70 75 7
Dells (Cadet 5672)
68   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 85 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
69   EXPRESS YOURSELF 83 -- -- 2  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
70   DOWN BY THE RIVER 74 78 84 5
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086)
71   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG 77 -- -- 2
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
72   SHE SAID YES -- -- -- 1  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753)
73   COMIN' BACK TO ME (OOH BABY) 78 89 -- 3
Smith (Dunhill 4246)
74   YOURS LOVE 76 77 81 5
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664)
75   RIKI TIKI TAVI 82 -- -- 2
Donovan (Epic 10649)
76   (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING 87 -- -- 2  
Vanity Fare (Page One 21033)
77   NEANDERTHAL MAN 88 -- -- 2  
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
78   IT'S YOUR LIFE 80 82 88 5
Andy Kim (Steed 727)
79   WHERE ARE YOU GOING 86 -- -- 2
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101)
80   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND 89 -- -- 3
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
81   MORNING MUCH BETTER 81 86 92 4
Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037)
82   ALL RIGHT NOW -- -- -- 1  
Free (A&M 1206)
83   IF I DIDN'T CARE 95 -- -- 2  
Moments (Stang 5016)
84   CLOSER TO HOME -- 98 -- 2
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
85   LONG LONG TIME -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
86   FIRE AND RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453)
87   GOING TO THE COUNTRY 98 -- -- 2  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 2878)
88   MONGOOSE 91 92 96 4
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
89   SOUL SHAKE -- -- -- 1  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756)
90   YELLOW RIVER 92 96 73 8
Christie (Epic 10626)
91   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 94 -- -- 2
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
92   IT'S SO NICE 93 -- -- 2
Jackie DeShannon (Liberty 56187)
93   GREEN EYED LADY 96 97 -- 3
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
94   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 100 100 95 5
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
95   I LIKE YOUR LOVIN' (DO YOU LIKE MINE) -- -- -- 3
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438)
96   DROP BY MY PLACE 84 85 77 6  
Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613)
97   LOLA 99 -- -- 2
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
98   UNCLE JOHN'S BAND -- -- -- 1  
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410)
99   LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) -- -- -- 1  
O'Jays (Neptune 31)
100   BORDER SONG -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (Uni 55246)

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:

   • "Pearl" by Tommy Roe (# 47)
   • "Are You Ready" by Pacific Gas & Electric (# 48)
   • "My Marie" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 49)
   • "Ride Captain Ride" by Blues Image (# 51)
   • "Sunshine" by Archies (# 52)
   • "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (# 54)
   • "Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys" by Isley Brothers (# 69)
   • "Black Hands White Cotton" by Caboose (# 79)
   • "Hello Darlin'" by Conway Twitty (# 90)
   • "Bring It On Home" by Lou Rawls (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SING OUT THE LOVE Arkade
102   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul
103   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
104   YAKETY YAK Pipkins
105   INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor
106   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO Five Flights Up
107   WHAT A BUMMER Jaggerz
108   SHE WORKS IN A WOMAN'S WAY Edison Lighthouse
109   MILL VALLEY Miss Abrams Third Grade Class
110   MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom
111   A SONG THAT NEVER COMES Mama Cass Elliot
112   SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN Michael Parks
113   SET ME FREE Esther Phillips
114   THE CIRCLE GAME Buffy Sainte-Marie
115   AS THE YEARS GO BY Mashmakhan
116   I WON'T CRY Johnny Adams
117   APART OF ME Country Funk
118   LET ME BRING YOU UP Ron Dante
119   YEARS MAY COME, YEARS MAY GO Irish Rovers
120   MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE Dean Martin
121   I LIKE YOUR STYLE / WE CAN MAKE IT BABY Originals
122   CRAZY LOVE Happenings
123   THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL Sisters Love
124   GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Cool Heat
125   I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples
126   SOMEBODY'S CHANGIN' MY SWEET BABY'S MIND Little Milton
127   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
128   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
129   EMPTY PAGES Traffic
130   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE Poco
131   BETTER TIMES Rhinoceros
132   NOW IS THE TIME Sisters Love
133   NEVER GOIN' HOME Owen B.
134   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA New Seekers
135   I WILL SURVIVE Arrival
136   DOWN TO THE VALLEY Nilsson
137   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic
138   LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang
139   FUNK #49 James Gang
140   I'LL PAINT YOU A SONG Mac Davis
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