Monday October 12, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 10, 1970



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1   CANDIDA 3 5 7 11
Dawn (Bell 903)
2   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 4 7 9 9
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
3   I'LL BE THERE 8 15 28 4
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
4   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 1 2 4 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
5   I'M LOSING YOU 7 9 12 11
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
6   SNOWBIRD 6 12 14 13
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
7   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 2 1 2 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
8   ALL RIGHT NOW 10 16 24 8
Free (A&M 1206)
9   INDIANA WANTS ME 14 25 36 7
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
10   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 28 39 49 5  
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
11   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 5 3 5 12
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
12   GREEN EYED LADY 23 36 47 10  
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
13   GROOVY SITUATION 11 14 16 16
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
14   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 18 21 25 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
15   IT'S A SHAME 16 17 18 13
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
16   EL CONDOR PASA 19 24 33 6
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
17   JOANNE 17 18 19 9
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0368)
18   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 21 23 26 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
19   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 22 29 35 7
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
20   NEANDERTHAL MAN 20 22 23 9
Hotlegs (Capitol 2886)
21   LOLA 27 31 46 9
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
22   STILL WATER (LOVE) 24 28 31 7
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
23   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 25 26 27 11
Poppy Family (London 139)
24   EXPRESS YOURSELF 26 27 29 9
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
25   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 29 38 57 7
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
26   WAR 9 6 3 14  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101)
27   PATCHES 12 4 1 13  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748)
28   LONG LONG TIME 32 34 37 8
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
29   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 37 51 72 5
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
30   FIRE AND RAIN 34 45 64 5
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
31   DEEPER AND DEEPER 36 46 58 5
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
32   I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) 15 11 11 9  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40051)
33   CLOSER TO HOME 31 30 34 9
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
34   LUCRETIA MAC EVIL 40 68 -- 3
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235)
35   OUR HOUSE 41 48 60 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
36   WE CAN MAKE MUSIC 39 49 54 6
Tommy Roe (ABC 11273)
37   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 42 57 67 7
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
38   I STAND ACCUSED 38 40 41 7
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017)
39   SEE ME, FEEL ME 47 65 -- 3
Who (Decca 32729)
40   STAND BY YOUR MAN 48 53 59 6
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
41   SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN 43 47 50 7
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211)
42   UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (UNITE THE WORLD) 53 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy 7102)
43   COME ON AND SAY IT 49 59 70 4
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249)
44   SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) 59 -- -- 2  
James Brown (King 6329)
45   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME 55 75 -- 3
Bread (Elektra 45701)
46   I DO TAKE YOU 56 67 79 5
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
47   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 50 55 65 6
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
48   MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF 61 -- -- 2  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294)
49   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 52 58 63 6
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
50   AS THE YEARS GO BY 51 61 68 7
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
51   JUST LET IT COME 57 63 73 5
Alive & Kicking (Roulette 7087)
52   SWEETHEART 60 73 -- 3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054)
53   CRY ME A RIVER 62 -- -- 2
Joe Cocker (A&M 1200)
54   RUBBER DUCKIE 13 13 15 10  
Ernie (Columbia 45207)
55   DON'T PLAY THAT SONG 33 10 10 10  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2751)
56   MONGOOSE 58 60 66 11
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
57   ENGINE NUMBER 9 67 76 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
58   25 OR 6 TO 4 30 8 6 13  
Chicago (Columbia 45194)
59   MONTEGO BAY 72 82 92 4  
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
60   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND 70 79 -- 3
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229)
61   YELLOW RIVER 64 66 69 15
Christie (Epic 10626)
62   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 68 77 89 6
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
63   LOVIN' YOU BABY 65 72 78 5
White Plains (Deram 85066)
64   GYPSY WOMAN 74 85 90 7
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
65   FUNK #49 66 71 74 6
James Gang (ABC 11272)
66   LET ME BACK IN 71 80 -- 3
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621)
67   TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE 76 -- -- 2
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385)
68   WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE 54 56 61 9  
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065)
69   I THINK I LOVE YOU 88 100 -- 3  
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
70   TEARS OF A CLOWN -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
71   HEED THE CALL -- -- -- 1  
First Edition (Reprise 0953)
72   BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING 78 84 87 6
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45206)
73   FOR YASGUR'S FARM 75 78 84 5
Mountain (Windfall 533)
74   SO CLOSE 91 94 -- 3  
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
75   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 79 83 86 6
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
76   HOLY MAN 80 81 88 4
Diane Kolby (Columbia 45169)
77   PART TIME LOVE 83 89 91 4
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
78   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 89 -- -- 2  
Presidents (Sussex 207)
79   OUR WORLD 85 90 96 4
Blue Mink (Philips 40686)
80   GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE 82 86 -- 3
Robin McNamara (Steed 728)
81   LOVE UPRISING 81 87 -- 3
Otis Leaville (Dakar 620)
82   LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) 84 -- -- 2
Etta James (Cadet 5676)
83   IF YOU WERE MINE 87 88 94 4
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
84   WOODSTOCK -- -- -- 1  
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764)
85   BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING -- -- -- 1  
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188)
86   FRESH AIR -- -- -- 1  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920)
87   LET'S WORK TOGETHER 100 -- -- 2  
Canned Heat (Liberty 56151)
88   SOMETHING 94 -- -- 2
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50698)
89   DAY IS DONE 95 -- -- 2
Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193)
90   WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND 90 91 -- 3
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10651)
91   FUNKY MAN 98 -- 93 5
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534)
92   AFTER MIDNIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
93   I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) 96 -- -- 2
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078)
94   SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG -- -- -- 1  
Whispers (Soul Clock 1004)
95   GAS LAMPS AND CLAY 97 -- -- 2
Blues Image (Atco 6777)
96   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE 99 95 98 4
Poco (Epic 10636)
97   ODYSSEY ROCK PARK -- -- -- 1  
Al Capps Band (Columbia 45219)
98   TIME TO KILL -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol 2870)
99   I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Byrd (King 6323)
100   STONED COWBOY 93 93 -- 3
Fantasy (Liberty 56190)

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:

   • "Peace Will Come (According To Plan)" by Melanie (# 35)
   • "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry (# 44)
   • "Riki Tiki Tavi" by Donovan (# 45)
   • "Spill The Wine" by War (# 46)
   • "Hand Me Down World" by Guess Who (# 63)
   • "Border Song" by Elton John (# 69)
   • "Empty Pages" by Traffic (# 73)
   • "Soul Shake" by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (# 77)
   • "If I Didn't Care" by Moments (# 86)
   • "Georgia Took Her Back" by R.B. Greaves (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   JERUSALEM Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
102   TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram
103   STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin
104   ENDLESSLY Sonny James
105   THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE Eddie Floyd
106   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension
107   FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans
108   EASY RIDER (LET THE WIND PAY THE WAY) Iron Butterfly
109   I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Main Ingredient
110   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
111   DREAMS Buddy Miles
112   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
113   ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions
114   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
115   JOLIE GIRL Marty Robbins
116   MY GOD AND I Bobby Goldsboro
117   FATHER COME ON HOME Pacific Gas & Electric
118   UN RAYO DE SOL Los Diablos
119   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER Flaming Ember
120   ANIMAL ZOO Spirit
121   MELLOW DREAMING Young-Holt Unlimited
122   IT'S ME I'M RUNNING FROM The Source
123   LUCY Crabby Appleton
124   YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals
125   INDIAN LADY Lou Christie
126   THIS IS MY LOVE SONG Intruders
127   LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL THING Ronnie Milsap
128   GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers
129   REVEREND LEE Roberta Flack
130   WATCH OUT GIRL O'Kaysions
131   I WANNA LOVE YOU George Baker Selection
132   ALONE AGAIN OR Love
133   THE SONG IS LOVE Petula Clark
134   DAYS OF ICY FINGERS Country Store
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