Saturday October 24, 1970
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 24, 1970



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1   I'LL BE THERE 2 3 8 6
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
2   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 4 10 28 7
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
3   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 1 2 4 11
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
4   ALL RIGHT NOW 5 8 10 10
Free (A&M 1206)
5   INDIANA WANTS ME 6 9 14 9
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
6   GREEN EYED LADY 7 12 23 12
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
7   FIRE AND RAIN 15 30 34 7
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
8   LOLA 14 21 27 11
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
9   OUT IN THE COUNTRY 9 14 18 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250)
10   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA 11 19 22 9
New Seekers (Elektra 45762b)
11   EL CONDOR PASA 12 16 19 8
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237)
12   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 13 18 21 8
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
13   STILL WATER (LOVE) 17 22 24 9
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
14   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 19 25 29 9
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
15   CANDIDA 3 1 3 13  
Dawn (Bell 903)
16   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME 21 45 55 5
Bread (Elektra 45701)
17   EXPRESS YOURSELF 18 24 26 11
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7417)
18   I'M LOSING YOU 8 5 7 13
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017)
19   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 24 29 37 7
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
20   THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG 20 23 25 13
Poppy Family (London 139)
21   OUR HOUSE 25 35 41 6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
22   LUCRETIA MAC EVIL 27 34 40 5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235)
23   SEE ME, FEEL ME 30 39 47 5
Who (Decca 32729)
24   SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) 33 44 59 4
James Brown (King 6329)
25   DEEPER AND DEEPER 28 31 36 7
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
26   SNOWBIRD 10 6 6 15  
Anne Murray (Capitol 2738)
27   CLOSER TO HOME 31 33 31 11
Grand Funk (Capitol 2877)
28   STAND BY YOUR MAN 36 40 48 8
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
29   DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO 32 37 42 9
Five Flights Up (T-A 202)
30   UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (UNITE THE WORLD) 34 42 53 4
Temptations (Gordy 7102)
31   CRY ME A RIVER 38 53 62 4
Joe Cocker (A&M 1200)
32   JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME 22 11 5 14
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194)
33   MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF 40 48 61 4
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294)
34   I THINK I LOVE YOU 52 69 88 5  
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
35   AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 16 7 2 12  
Diana Ross (Motown 1169)
36   HEAVEN HELP US ALL 53 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200)
37   ENGINE NUMBER 9 48 57 67 5  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
38   SWEETHEART 41 52 60 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054)
39   MONTEGO BAY 46 59 72 6
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
40   TEARS OF A CLOWN 55 70 -- 3  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
41   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 44 47 50 8
Delfonics (Philly Groove 163)
42   GYPSY WOMAN 59 64 74 9  
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
43   IT'S A SHAME 37 15 16 15
Spinners (V.I.P. 25057)
44   COME ON AND SAY IT 39 43 49 6
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249)
45   LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 23 4 1 12  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645)
46   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND 50 60 70 5
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229)
47   I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER 57 62 68 8
Paul Davis (Bang 579)
48   TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE 51 67 76 4
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385)
49   AS THE YEARS GO BY 54 50 51 9
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
50   YELLOW RIVER 60 61 64 17
Christie (Epic 10626)
51   YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916)
52   HEED THE CALL 61 71 -- 3
First Edition (Reprise 0953)
53   MONGOOSE 56 56 58 13
Elephant's Memory (Metromedia 182)
54   SO CLOSE 63 74 91 5
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
55   LET ME BACK IN 58 66 71 5
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621)
56   PART TIME LOVE 66 77 83 6
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
57   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 67 78 89 4
Presidents (Sussex 207)
58   (BABY) TURN ON TO ME 47 49 52 8  
Impressions (Curtom 1954)
59   I DO TAKE YOU 43 46 56 7  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7088)
60   FUNK #49 62 65 66 8
James Gang (ABC 11272)
61   GROOVY SITUATION 29 13 11 18  
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083)
62   LONG LONG TIME 26 28 32 10  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846)
63   I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF 74 -- -- 2  
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249)
64   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 70 75 79 8
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
65   LET'S WORK TOGETHER 76 87 100 4  
Canned Heat (Liberty 56151)
66   I DON'T WANNA CRY 77 -- -- 2  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240)
67   OUR WORLD 73 79 85 6
Blue Mink (Philips 40686)
68   CHAINS AND THINGS -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11280)
69   IF YOU WERE MINE 82 83 87 6  
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
70   I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) 83 93 96 4  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078)
71   BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA / STANDING 75 85 -- 3
Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188)
72   AFTER MIDNIGHT 81 92 -- 3
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
73   LOVE UPRISING 80 81 81 5
Otis Leaville (Dakar 620)
74   SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG 88 94 -- 3  
Whispers (Soul Clock 1004)
75   GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE 79 80 82 5
Robin McNamara (Steed 728)
76   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 87 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
77   SHARE THE LAND 90 -- -- 2  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
78   FRESH AIR 84 86 -- 3
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920)
79   CAROLINA IN MY MIND 85 -- -- 2
Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128)
80   STAND BY ME -- -- -- 1  
David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076)
81   JERUSALEM 86 -- -- 2
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1225)
82   INDIAN LADY 89 -- -- 2
Lou Christie (Buddah 192)
83   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER -- -- -- 1  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
84   WOODSTOCK 78 84 -- 3
Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764)
85   LOSERS WEEPERS (PT. 1) 91 82 84 4
Etta James (Cadet 5676)
86   THIS IS MY LOVE SONG -- -- -- 1  
Intruders (Gamble 4007)
87   I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU 94 -- -- 2
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0382)
88   SIMPLY CALL IT LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73121)
89   NO MATTER WHAT 92 -- -- 2
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
90   STONEY END 98 -- -- 2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
91   ENDLESSLY 99 -- -- 2
Sonny James (Capitol 2914)
92   THAT'S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2667)
93   TIME TO KILL 96 98 -- 3
The Band (Capitol 2870)
94   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL 100 -- -- 2
Crow (Amaret 125)
95   THE TAKER -- -- -- 1  
Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9885)
96   GET INTO SOMETHING -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 924)
97   SOMETHING -- 88 94 3
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50698)
98   WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO -- -- -- 1  
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200)
99   DETROIT CITY -- -- -- 1  
Dean Martin (Reprise 0955)
100   SPECIAL MEMORY -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73131)

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:

   • "We Can Make Music" by Tommy Roe (# 35)
   • "Neanderthal Man" by Hotlegs (# 42)
   • "Joanne" by Michael Nesmith (# 45)
   • "Just Let It Come" by Alive & Kicking (# 49)
   • "War" by Edwin Starr (# 64)
   • "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Tom Jones (# 65)
   • "Don't Play That Song" by Aretha Franklin (# 68)
   • "I Stand Accused" by Isaac Hayes (# 69)
   • "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash (# 71)
   • "Patches" by Clarence Carter (# 72)
   • "Day Is Done" by Brooklyn Bridge (# 93)
   • "Gas Lamps And Clay" by Blues Image (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Neil Young
102   DREAMS Buddy Miles
103   LUCY Crabby Appleton
104   AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed
105   EASY RIDER (LET THE WIND PAY THE WAY) Iron Butterfly
106   CATHY CALLED Eddie Holman
107   I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) Bobby Byrd
108   TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram
109   SPIRIT IN THE SKY Dorothy Morrison
110   THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE Eddie Floyd
111   HEY, GIRL Lettermen
112   GAMES Redeye
113   FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans
114   ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions
115   MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band
116   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como
117   VALLEY TO PRAY Arlo Guthrie
118   MY GOD AND I Bobby Goldsboro
119   THIS WORLD Sweet Inspirations
120   GROOVE ME King Floyd
121   WAIT FOR SUMMER Jack Wild
122   WORKIN' TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner
123   BABY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity
124   THE SONG IS LOVE Petula Clark
125   CHERYL MOANA MARIE John Rowles
126   THE GOOD TIMES ARE COMING Mama Cass Elliot
127   REVEREND LEE Roberta Flack
128   BE MY BABY Andy Kim
129   YOUNG MAN (BLUES) Who
130   MR. BOJANGLES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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