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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 12, 1970



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1   WAR 1 2 4 10
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
2   PATCHES 4 6 12 9
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
3   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 5 7 13 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
4   IN THE SUMMERTIME 2 3 5 10
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
5   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 6 9 15 6
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
6   25 OR 6 TO 4 7 8 9 9
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
7   SPILL THE WINE 3 1 2 16
War (MGM 14118)
8   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 13 18 23 8
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
9   HI-DE-HO 9 14 21 7
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
10   CANDIDA 21 33 60 7  
Dawn (Bell 903)
11   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 15 21 28 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
12   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 16 34 47 5
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
13   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 17 20 22 9
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
14   EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE 14 15 19 10
Supremes (Motown 1167)
15   I'M LOSING YOU 19 22 27 7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
16   MAKE IT WITH YOU 8 4 3 14
Bread (Elektra 45686)
17   SNOWBIRD 24 36 44 9
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
18   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 27 37 68 5
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
19   GROOVY SITUATION 20 24 31 12
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
20   RUBBER DUCKIE 25 35 52 6
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
21   SOLITARY MAN 22 27 30 20
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
22   IT'S A SHAME 26 31 38 9
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
23   CLOSE TO YOU 10 11 6 14  
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
24   SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 11 5 1 13  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196)
25   JOANNE 32 44 63 5
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
26   (IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU THEN) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? 12 10 10 14  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110)
27   I'VE LOST YOU 18 19 26 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873)
28   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) 34 47 62 5
Melanie (Buddah 186)
29   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 31 48 58 7
Poppy Family (London 139)
30   NEANDERTHAL MAN 37 63 77 5
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
31   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 36 43 45 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
32   TELL IT ALL BROTHER 23 17 18 11
First Edition (Reprise 0923)
33   OVERTURE FROM TOMMY 29 16 16 14
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737)
34   ALL RIGHT NOW 59 71 82 4  
Free (A&M 1206)
35   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 54 65 -- 3  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
36   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 55 -- -- 2  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
37   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 38 41 51 7
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114)
38   EXPRESS YOURSELF 44 54 69 5
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
39   STILL WATER (LOVE) 49 60 -- 3
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
40   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 43 49 55 6
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
41   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) 46 50 59 5
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
42   CLOSER TO HOME 51 59 84 5
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
43   RIKI TIKI TAVI 52 64 75 5
Donovan (Epic 10649)
44   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 69 86 -- 3  
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
45   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG 50 55 71 5
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
46   EL CONDOR PASA 60 -- -- 2  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
47   BLACK FOX 48 52 53 7
Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155)
48   RAINBOW 53 58 65 7
Marmalade (London 20059)
49   IF I DIDN'T CARE 57 66 83 5
Moments (Stang 5016)
50   I STAND ACCUSED 58 70 -- 3
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
51   I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 42 45 46 15
Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177)
52   SHE SAID YES 56 61 72 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753)
53   LONG LONG TIME 64 75 85 4  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
54   WIGWAM 28 28 29 9  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199)
55   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN 66 78 -- 3  
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
56   GREEN EYED LADY 61 90 93 6
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
57   SOUL SHAKE 62 73 89 4
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756)
58   INDIANA WANTS ME 75 89 -- 3  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
59   WE'RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND 63 67 80 6
Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470)
60   SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM 39 40 40 8  
Frijid Pink (Parrot 349)
61   (I REMEMBER) SUMMER MORNING 65 69 76 5
Vanity Fare (Page One 21033)
62   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 72 82 -- 3
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
63   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 70 80 91 5
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
64   WE CAN MAKE MUSIC 78 -- -- 2  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11273)
65   LOLA 79 95 97 5  
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
66   I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 33 13 11 13  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283)
67   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
68   LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME 30 12 7 17  
Robin McNamara (Steed 724)
69   DEEPER AND DEEPER -- -- -- 1  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
70   MONGOOSE 81 85 88 7  
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
71   YELLOW RIVER 77 83 90 11
Christie (Epic 10626)
72   FIRE AND RAIN 73 77 86 4
Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453)
73   STAND BY YOUR MAN 83 -- -- 2
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
74   GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE (PT. 1) 41 26 17 9  
James Brown (King 6318)
75   EMPTY PAGES 82 -- -- 2
Traffic (United Artists 50692)
76   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 86 -- -- 2
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
77   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 87 -- -- 2
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
78   TIGHTER, TIGHTER 35 23 8 16  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7078)
79   STAY AWAY FROM ME (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH) 80 84 94 8
Major Lance (Curtom 1953)
80   FUNK #49 89 -- -- 2
James Gang (ABC 11272)
81   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 91 99 -- 3
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
82   BORDER SONG 88 94 100 4
Elton John (Uni 55246)
83   AS THE YEARS GO BY 93 100 -- 3
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
84   JUST LET IT COME -- -- -- 1  
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087)
85   LOVIN' YOU BABY -- -- -- 1  
White Plains (Deram 85066)
86   I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO YOU? 90 96 -- 3
Funkadelic (Westbound 167)
87   FOR YASGUR'S FARM -- -- -- 1  
Mountain (Windfall 533)
88   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL -- -- -- 1  
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
89   FIRE AND RAIN -- -- -- 1  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
90   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 92 -- -- 2
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
91   BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING 94 -- -- 2
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206)
92   SUMMERTIME BLUES 40 25 14 11  
Who (Decca 32708)
93   I DO TAKE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
94   SANTO DOMINGO 95 -- -- 2
Sandpipers (A&M 1208)
95   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 99 -- -- 2
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
96   GYPSY WOMAN 96 98 -- 3
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
97   STRANGE -- -- -- 1  
Jellyroll (Kapp 2107)
98   FUNKY MAN 100 -- -- 2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534)
99   LOOKY LOOKY (LOOK AT ME GIRL) -- 97 99 3
O'Jays (Neptune 31)
100   UNCLE JOHN'S BAND 84 91 98 4  
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410)

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:

   • "Ball And Chain" by Tommy James (# 45)
   • "Hummingbird" by B.B. King (# 47)
   • "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne (# 67)
   • "The Sly, Slick And The Wicked" by Lost Generation (# 68)
   • "You've Been My Inspiration" by Main Ingredient (# 71)
   • "Morning Much Better" by Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (# 74)
   • "Don't Make Me Over" by Brenda & Tabulations (# 76)
   • "Where Are You Going" by Jerry Butler (# 85)
   • "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe" by Cool Heat (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ROLY POLY Stamford Bridge
102   FATHER COME ON HOME Pacific Gas & Electric
103   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE Poco
104   STONED COWBOY Fantasy
105   PURE LOVE Betty Wright
106   MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom
107   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
108   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
109   I WANNA LOVE YOU George Baker Selection
110   GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK R.B. Greaves
111   LONELY SOLDIER William Bell
112   EVERY NIGHT Billy Joe Royal
113   WHEN WILL IT END Honey Cone
114   THE CIRCLE GAME Buffy Sainte-Marie
115   LET'S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat
116   ALONE AGAIN OR Love
117   UN RAYO DE SOL Los Diablos
118   ROXANNA (THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME HIGH) Wild Butter
119   SOUTH Roger Miller
120   APART OF ME Country Funk
121   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
122   SOME THINGS A MAN'S GOTTA DO Shango
123   LOST Dusty Springfield
124   KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE Liv Maessen
125   GIMME SOME (PT. 1) General Crook
126   HEART ASSOCIATION Emotions
127   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
128   I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) Glass House
129   PIECES OF DREAMS Johnny Mathis
130   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
131   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
132   SEEING IS BELIEVIN' Mad Lads
133   THE BIGGER YOU LOVE, THE HARDER YOU FALL Sisters Love
134   ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN Carolyn Franklin
135   HALF AS MUCH Sonny Charles
136   SALLY WAS A GENTLE WOMAN Michael Parks
137   I LIKE YOUR STYLE Originals
138   GOING TO THE COUNTRY Steve Miller Band
139   SET ME FREE Esther Phillips
140   I WON'T CRY Johnny Adams
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