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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending November 21, 1970



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1   I THINK I LOVE YOU 2 5 15 9
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
2   I'LL BE THERE 5 2 1 10
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
3   TEARS OF A CLOWN 8 12 21 7
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
4   FIRE AND RAIN 4 4 6 11
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423)
5   INDIANA WANTS ME 1 3 4 13
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013)
6   SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 6 8 9 13
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004)
7   GYPSY WOMAN 12 19 32 13
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
8   WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 3 1 2 11
Carpenters (A&M 1217)
9   ALL RIGHT NOW 9 6 3 14
Free (A&M 1206)
10   GREEN EYED LADY 10 11 5 16
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183)
11   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 28 35 46 8  
Presidents (Sussex 207)
12   YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME 20 28 34 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916)
13   SEE ME, FEEL ME 16 16 18 9
Who (Decca 32729)
14   HEAVEN HELP US ALL 17 22 26 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200)
15   SUPER BAD (PTS. 1 & 2) 15 15 16 8
James Brown (King 6329)
16   CRY ME A RIVER 18 20 24 8
Joe Cocker (A&M 1200)
17   MONTEGO BAY 19 27 31 10
Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157)
18   ENGINE NUMBER 9 23 24 28 9
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765)
19   SHARE THE LAND 31 40 52 6  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
20   IT DON'T MATTER TO ME 7 7 13 9  
Bread (Elektra 45701)
21   STAND BY YOUR MAN 22 23 23 12
Candi Staton (Fame 1472)
22   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 42 64 -- 3  
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
23   HEED THE CALL 27 33 40 7
First Edition (Reprise 0953)
24   YELLOW RIVER 25 32 39 21
Christie (Epic 10626)
25   MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF 26 26 27 8
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294)
26   STONED LOVE 54 65 84 4  
Supremes (Motown 1172)
27   LET'S WORK TOGETHER 33 43 55 8
Canned Heat (Liberty 56151)
28   LOLA 13 10 8 15  
Kinks (Reprise 0930)
29   PART TIME LOVE 36 38 43 10
Ann Peebles (Hi 2178)
30   AS THE YEARS GO BY 32 36 44 13
Mashmakhan (Epic 10634)
31   SO CLOSE 34 37 45 9
Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041)
32   I AM SOMEBODY (PT. 2) 40 44 49 8
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078)
33   AFTER MIDNIGHT 45 53 63 7  
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
34   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 46 59 70 6  
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
35   I DON'T WANNA CRY 38 46 56 6
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240)
36   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER 41 58 67 5
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
37   NO MATTER WHAT 56 69 79 6  
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
38   ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART 47 57 65 4
Neil Young (Reprise 0958)
39   BE MY BABY 50 61 73 4  
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
40   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 49 60 62 12
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
41   HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER 55 66 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55264)
42   AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND 37 39 41 9
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229)
43   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 63 85 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia 45270)
44   IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 11 9 11 12  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905)
45   I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF 52 55 60 6
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249)
46   CHAINS AND THINGS 48 52 59 5
B.B. King (ABC 11280)
47   GROOVE ME 58 74 85 4  
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
48   BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) 70 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772)
49   IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND 59 70 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774)
50   IF YOU WERE MINE 51 54 58 10
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
51   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL 62 73 82 6  
Crow (Amaret 125)
52   WHO NEEDS YA 65 77 -- 3  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4261)
53   ONE MAN BAND 72 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
54   DEEPER AND DEEPER 21 21 22 11  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9080)
55   DO IT 66 78 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (Bang 580)
56   GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL 14 14 17 11  
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170)
57   STAND BY ME 60 63 68 5
David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076)
58   CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 75 -- -- 2  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40056)
59   PAY TO THE PIPER 71 83 -- 3  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
60   CRACKLIN' ROSIE 35 18 7 15  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55250)
61   I NEED HELP (I CAN'T DO IT ALONE) (PT. 1) 64 68 72 5
Bobby Byrd (King 6323)
62   STONEY END 69 82 86 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
63   TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE 44 45 47 8  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385)
64   LUCRETIA MAC EVIL 24 17 19 9  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235)
65   OUR HOUSE 30 25 20 10  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760)
66   CAROLINA IN MY MIND 68 72 77 6
Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128)
67   DOMINO 82 91 -- 3  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
68   SWEETHEART 43 42 38 9  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054)
69   KNOCK THREE TIMES 87 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
70   SIMPLY CALL IT LOVE 67 71 76 5
Gene Chandler (Mercury 73121)
71   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 80 92 96 4
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
72   BIG LEG WOMAN (WITH A SHORT SHORT MINI SKIRT) 83 -- -- 2  
Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert (Warren 1206)
73   BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 76 86 -- 3
Ringo Starr (Apple 2969)
74   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
75   FRESH AIR 74 80 71 7
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920)
76   WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO 77 81 87 5
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200)
77   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH -- -- -- 1  
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
78   GAMES 89 -- -- 2  
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
79   SUNSET STRIP 79 84 89 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2021)
80   STILL WATER (LOVE) 57 29 12 13  
Four Tops (Motown 1170)
81   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 92 99 -- 3  
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
82   YOUR SONG -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (Uni 55265)
83   MR. BOJANGLES 88 95 95 4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
84   VALLEY TO PRAY 86 90 92 4
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 0951)
85   ACE OF SPADE -- -- -- 1  
O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615)
86   YOU BETTER THINK TWICE 90 97 -- 7
Poco (Epic 10636)
87   CAROLINA IN MY MIND 93 -- -- 2
James Taylor (Apple 1805)
88   IMMIGRANT SONG -- -- -- 1  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
89   I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU 96 -- -- 2
Al Green (Hi 2182)
90   I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE STOPPED LOVING ME 91 98 98 4
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9902)
91   SILVER MOON -- -- -- 1  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
92   THIS IS MY LOVE SONG 99 -- 80 4
Intruders (Gamble 4007)
93   WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER 97 -- -- 2
Robert John (A&M 1210)
94   FIFTEEN YEARS AGO -- -- -- 1  
Conway Twitty (Decca 32742)
95   I GOTTA LET YOU GO -- -- -- 1  
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7103)
96   SEE THE LIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Flame (Brother 3500)
97   SUMMERTIME 100 -- -- 2
Billy Hemmans & Clays Composite (SSS Int'l 816)
98   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS -- -- -- 1  
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
99   ALL I HAVE -- -- -- 1  
Moments (Stang 5017)
100   SOMETHING IN YOU -- -- -- 1  
Manitoba (RCA Victor 47-9908)

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:

   • "Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma" by New Seekers (# 29)
   • "Candida" by Dawn (# 39)
   • "Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory (# 53)
   • "El Condor Pasa" by Simon & Garfunkel (# 61)
   • "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (# 73)
   • "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" by Whispers (# 78)
   • "Something" by Shirley Bassey (# 81)
   • "The Taker" by Waylon Jennings (# 84)
   • "Out In The Country" by Three Dog Night (# 85)
   • "Stoned Cowboy" by Fantasy (# 95)
   • "Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)" by Iron Butterfly (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ME ABOUT YOU Turtles
102   LIFE IS THAT WAY Jose Feliciano
103   JOHNNY B. BADDE Mungo Jerry
104   DETROIT CITY Dean Martin
105   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield
106   CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU Donnie Elbert
107   SWEET SWEETHEART Bobby Vee
108   THE MAN, THE WIFE AND THE LITTLE BABY DAUGHTER Phil Flowers
109   STEALING MOMENTS FROM ANOTHER WOMAN'S LIFE Glass House
110   TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Al Martino
111   SPIRIT IN THE SKY Dorothy Morrison
112   SATIN RED AND BLACK VELVET WOMAN Dave Mason
113   WORKIN' TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner
114   THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND Roy Clark
115   HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) Little Anthony & Imperials
116   EMPTY PAGES Traffic
117   WE ALL SUNG TOGETHER Grin
118   HEY, GIRL Lettermen
119   MONTEGO BAY Bar-Kays
120   LEAD ME ON Gwen McCrae
121   TEN POUND NOTE Steel River
122   FOR A FRIEND Bugaloos
123   EVIL WAYS Johnny Mathis
124   RIGHT ON BE FREE Voices Of East Harlem
125   AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed
126   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett
127   FROM THE VERY START Children
128   CATHY CALLED Eddie Holman
129   ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson
130   GODDESS OF LOVE Gentrys
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