Wednesday September 30, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 26, 1970



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1   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 2 3 5 8
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
2   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 4 5 6 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
3   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 5 8 13 10
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
4   PATCHES 1 2 4 11
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
5   CANDIDA 7 10 21 9
Dawn (Bell 903)
6   WAR 3 1 1 12
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
7   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 9 18 27 7
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
8   25 OR 6 TO 4 6 6 7 11
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
9   I'M LOSING YOU 12 15 19 9
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
10   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 10 11 15 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
11   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 11 12 16 7
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
12   SNOWBIRD 14 17 24 11
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
13   RUBBER DUCKIE 15 20 25 8
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
14   GROOVY SITUATION 16 19 20 14
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
15   I'LL BE THERE 28 -- -- 2  
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
16   ALL RIGHT NOW 24 34 59 6
Free (A&M 1206)
17   IT'S A SHAME 18 22 26 11
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
18   JOANNE 19 25 32 7
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
19   IN THE SUMMERTIME 8 4 2 12  
Mungo Jerry (Janus 125)
20   PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) 22 28 34 7
Melanie (Buddah 186)
21   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 25 35 54 5
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
22   NEANDERTHAL MAN 23 30 37 7
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
23   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 26 36 55 4
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
24   EL CONDOR PASA 33 46 60 4
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
25   INDIANA WANTS ME 36 58 75 5  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
26   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 27 29 31 9
Poppy Family (London 139)
27   EXPRESS YOURSELF 29 38 44 7
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
28   STILL WATER (LOVE) 31 39 49 5
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
29   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 35 44 69 5
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
30   CLOSER TO HOME 34 42 51 7
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
31   LOLA 46 65 79 7  
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
32   HAND ME DOWN WORLD 13 13 17 11  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367)
33   SPILL THE WINE 17 7 3 18  
War (MGM 14118)
34   LONG LONG TIME 37 53 64 6
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
35   SOLITARY MAN 20 21 22 22  
Neil Diamond (Bang 578)
36   GREEN EYED LADY 47 56 61 8  
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
37   IF I DIDN'T CARE 38 49 57 7
Moments (Stang 5016)
38   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 57 62 72 5  
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
39   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 49 67 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
40   I STAND ACCUSED 41 50 58 5
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
41   RIKI TIKI TAVI 40 43 52 7
Donovan (Epic 10649)
42   SCREAMING NIGHT HOG 42 45 50 7
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248)
43   SOUL SHAKE 48 57 62 6
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756)
44   HI-DE-HO 21 9 9 9  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204)
45   FIRE AND RAIN 64 89 -- 3  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
46   DEEPER AND DEEPER 58 69 -- 3  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
47   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN 50 55 66 5
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
48   OUR HOUSE 60 -- -- 2  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
49   WE CAN MAKE MUSIC 54 64 78 4
Tommy Roe (ABC 11273)
50   THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE 30 31 36 9  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873b)
51   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 72 88 -- 3  
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
52   MAKE IT WITH YOU 32 16 8 16  
Bread (Elektra 45686)
53   STAND BY YOUR MAN 59 73 83 4
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
54   CLOSE TO YOU 52 23 10 16
Carpenters (A&M 1183)
55   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 65 77 87 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
56   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 61 63 70 7
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
57   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 67 81 91 5
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
58   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 63 76 86 4
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
59   COME ON AND SAY IT 70 -- -- 2  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249)
60   MONGOOSE 66 70 81 9
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
61   AS THE YEARS GO BY 68 83 93 5
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
62   ON THE BEACH (IN THE SUMMERTIME) 43 41 46 7  
5th Dimension (Bell 913)
63   JUST LET IT COME 73 84 -- 3
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087)
64   EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY 39 40 43 8  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079)
65   SEE ME, FEEL ME -- -- -- 1  
Who (Decca 32729)
66   YELLOW RIVER 69 71 77 13
Christie (Epic 10626)
67   I DO TAKE YOU 79 93 -- 3  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
68   LUCRETIA MAC EVIL -- -- -- 1  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235)
69   RAINBOW 53 48 53 9  
Marmalade (London 20059)
70   BORDER SONG 75 82 88 6
Elton John (Uni 55246)
71   FUNK #49 74 80 89 4
James Gang (ABC 11272)
72   LOVIN' YOU BABY 78 85 -- 3
White Plains (Deram 85066)
73   SWEETHEART -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054)
74   EMPTY PAGES 76 75 82 4
Traffic (United Artists 50692)
75   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra 45701)
76   ENGINE NUMBER 9 -- -- -- 1  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
77   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 89 95 99 4  
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
78   FOR YASGUR'S FARM 84 87 -- 3
Mountain (Windfall 533)
79   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND -- -- -- 1  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229)
80   LET ME BACK IN -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621)
81   HOLY MAN 88 -- -- 2
Diane Kolby (Columbia 45169)
82   MONTEGO BAY 92 -- -- 2
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
83   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 86 90 92 4
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
84   BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING 87 91 94 4
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206)
85   GYPSY WOMAN 90 96 96 5
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
86   GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Robin McNamara (Steed 728)
87   LOVE UPRISING -- -- -- 1  
Otis Leaville (Dakar 620)
88   IF YOU WERE MINE 94 -- -- 2
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
89   PART TIME LOVE 91 -- -- 2
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
90   OUR WORLD 96 -- -- 2
Blue Mink (Philips 40686)
91   WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10651)
92   I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU 95 -- -- 2
Mavis Staples (Volt 4044)
93   STONED COWBOY -- -- -- 1  
Fantasy (Liberty 56190)
94   SO CLOSE -- -- -- 1  
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
95   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE 98 -- -- 2
Poco (Epic 10636)
96   GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI -- -- -- 1  
Little Richard (Reprise 0942)
97   STRANGE 97 97 -- 3
Jellyroll (Kapp 2107)
98   ANIMAL ZOO 100 -- -- 2
Spirit (Epic 10648)
99   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT -- -- -- 1  
Festivals (Colossus 122)
100   I THINK I LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Partridge Family (Bell 910)

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:

   • "Only You Know And I Know" by Dave Mason (# 44)
   • "Black Fox" by Freddy Robinson (# 45)
   • "Everybody's Got The Right To Love" by Supremes (# 51)
   • "I've Lost You" by Elvis Presley (# 55)
   • "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder (# 56)
   • "(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" by Ronnie Dyson (# 62)
   • "Fire And Rain" by Johnny Rivers (# 71)
   • "Tell It All Brother" by First Edition (# 77)
   • "Overture From Tommy" by Assembled Multitude (# 80)
   • "Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much)" by Major Lance (# 81)
   • "(I Remember) Summer Morning" by Vanity Fare (# 82)
   • "We're All Playing In The Same Band" by Bert Sommer (# 83)
   • "I Wanna Know If It's Good To You?" by Funkadelic (# 85)
   • "Funky Man" by Kool & Gang (# 93)
   • "Looky Looky (Look At Me Girl)" by O'Jays (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   DAY IS DONE Brooklyn Bridge
102   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
103   FATHER COME ON HOME Pacific Gas & Electric
104   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
105   I WANNA LOVE YOU George Baker Selection
106   ROLY POLY Stamford Bridge
107   LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) Etta James
108   GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK R.B. Greaves
109   LET'S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat
110   UN RAYO DE SOL Los Diablos
111   PURE LOVE Betty Wright
112   ALONE AGAIN OR Love
113   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
114   LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING Ronnie Milsap
115   I CAN'T BE YOU (YOU CAN'T BE ME) Glass House
116   ODYSSEY PARK ROCK Al Capps Band
117   DAYS OF ICY FINGERS Country Store
118   THE SONG IS LOVE Petula Clark
119   GIMME SOME (PT. 1) General Crook
120   AIN'T THAT TELLIN' YOU PEOPLE Original Caste
121   HALF AS MUCH Sonny Charles
122   IT'S ME I'M RUNNING FROM The Source
123   MY GOD AND I Bobby Goldsboro
124   I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) Bobby Byrd
125   SEEING IS BELIEVIN' Mad Lads
126   ROXANNA (THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME HIGH) Wild Butter
127   GOING TO THE COUNTRY Steve Miller Band
128   I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Main Ingredient
129   BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING Five Stairsteps
130   PIECES OF DREAMS Johnny Mathis
131   REVEREND LEE Roberta Flack
132   WILD WORLD Jimmy Cliff
133   GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers
134   RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers
135   EVERY NIGHT Billy Joe Royal
136   FOOL Blue Cheer
137   SOMETHING Shirley Bassey
138   MAN WITHOUT A DREAM Mauds
139   SHADY LADY Gene Pitney
140   SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN Mike Curb Congregation
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