CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 18, 1970
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LET IT BE
    Beatles (Apple 2764)
  1  1  1  6
  2ABC
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1163)
  2  2  2  6
  3INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On)
    John Ono Lennon (Apple 1818)
  3  3  3  9
  4SPIRIT IN THE SKY
    Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
  5  5  9  9
  5LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes)
    Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858)
  4  4  510
  6COME AND GET IT
    Badfinger (Apple 1815)
  9  91411
  7EASY COME, EASY GO
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177)
  8101311
  8HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
    Frijid Pink (Parrot 341)
  6  6  713
  9SOMETHING’S BURNING
    Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0888)
16202311
10UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
    Supremes (Motown 1162)
111628  7
11LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY
    Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319)
121726  7
12AMERICAN WOMAN
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
172243  5
13BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
    Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079)
  7  7  412
14LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY
    Michael Parks (MGM 14104)
222742  8
15VEHICLE
    Ides of March (Warner Bros. 7378)
244459  5
16TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
253746  7
17REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE
    Marmalade (London 20058)
202434  8
18THE BELLS
    Originals (Soul 35069)
19192212
19TENNESSEE BIRD WALK
    Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010)
273662  6
20YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2)
    Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000)
26303810
21CALL ME
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706)
13151610
22GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070)
141419  9
23WOODSTOCK
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2723)
294049  5
24SHILO
    Neil Diamond (Bang 575)
303440  9
25THE RAPPER
    Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502)
1811  613
26FOR THE LOVE OF HIM
    Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602)
324250  6
27EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277)
354555  4
28HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER
    Hollies (Epic 10532)
10  8  816
29CELEBRATE
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229)
151212  9
30MIGHTY JOE
    Shocking Blue (Colossus 111)
313537  7
31EVIL WAYS
    Santana (Columbia 45069)
21131012
32GET READY
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
476478  6
33YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071)
384353  5
34WHAT IS TRUTH
    Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134)
60  2
35LITTLE GREEN BAG
    George Baker Selection (Colossus 112)
466674  6
36HEY LAWDY MAMA
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234)
5472  3
37FUNKY DRUMMER (pt. 1)
    James Brown (King 6290)
455360  5
38MAKE ME SMILE
    Chicago (Columbia 45127)
496784  4
39NO SUGAR TONIGHT
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
417375  5
40WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY?
    Poppy Family (London 129)
708689  6
41CECILIA
    Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
71  2
42MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE
    Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091)
485466  7
43MISS AMERICA
    Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125)
5584  3
44BUT FOR LOVE
    Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106)
526076  5
45CAPTURE THE MOMENT
    Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654)
516168  6
46EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
688388  4
47COME RUNNING
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383)
627791  4
48CHILDREN
    Joe South (Capitol 2755)
505758  6
49UP AROUND THE BEND
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
  1
50I COULD WRITE A BOOK
    Jerry Butler (Mercury 73045)
535961  6
51YOU MAKE ME REAL
    Doors (Elektra 45685)
6678  3
52THE FUNNIEST THING
    Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439)
596369  6
53CRYIN’ IN THE STREETS (pt. 1)
    George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18)
566571  5
54AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen And Vern)
    Vincent Bell (Decca 32659)
657594  4
55THE GIRLS’ SONG
    5th Dimension (Soul City 781)
586872  4
56BUFFALO SOLDIER
    Flamingos (Polydor 14019)
617173  5
57OH HAPPY DAY
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787)
69  2
58LET ME GO TO HIM
    Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276)
  1
59TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I’m The Other Woman)
    Doris Duke (Canyon 28)
576267  9
60DON’T STOP NOW
    Eddie Holman (ABC 11261)
73  2
61COLE, COOKE AND REDDING
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
647081  4
62LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET
    Moments (Stang 5012)
  1
63RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
  1
64SO EXCITED
    B.B. King (BluesWay 61035)
87  2
65PUPPET MAN
    5th Dimension (Bell 880)
78  2
66NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS
    Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821)
747983  6
67REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand)
    Diana Ross (Motown 1165)
  1
68THE SEEKER
    The Who (Decca 32670)
80  2
69DEAR PRUDENCE
    Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165)
768890  6
70CHICKEN STRUT
    Meters (Josie 1018)
778586  5
71DEEPER (In Love With You)
    O’Jays (Neptune 22)
799092  5
72MY WAY
    Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072)
  1
73CALIFORNIA GIRL
    Eddie Floyd (Stax 0060)
8393  5
74HITCHIN’ A RIDE
    Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
819296  5
75FIRE AND RAIN
    R.B. Greaves (Atco 6745)
85  2
76COME SATURDAY MORNING
    Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
86  7
77LOVE MINUS ZERO—NO LIMIT
    Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376)
828787  6
78LOVE LAND
    Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
919195  4
79THE LETTER
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
  1
80OPEN UP MY HEART
    Dells (Cadet 5667)
8489  3
81VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1)
    El Chicano (Kapp 2085)
9399  3
82BROWN PAPER BAG
    Syndicate Of Sound (Buddah 156)
88  2
83I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
  1
84ANGELICA
    Oliver (Crewe 341)
89  2
85HUM A SONG (From Your Heart)
    Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749)
  1
86HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME
    Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788)
90  2
87MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’
    White Plains (Deram 85058)
97  2
88CALIFORNIA SOUL
    Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192)
  1
89WELFARE CADILLAC
    Guy Drake (Royal American 1)
63  8
90MY WIFE, THE DANCER
    Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502)
96100   3
91I GOT A THING, YOU GOT A THING, EVERYBODY’S GOT A THING
    Funkadelic (Westbound 158)
95  3
92FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656)
  1
93GREATEST LOVE
    Judy Clay (Atlantic 2697)
  1
94GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN
    Bill Cosby (Uni 55223)
  1
95UNITED WE STAND
    Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
  1
96SYMPATHY
    Rare Bird (Probe 477)
  1
97LUCIFER
    Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748)
  1
98LAUGHIN’ AND CLOWNIN’
    Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11259)
  1
99LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain)
    Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167)
  1
100 CINNAMON GIRL
    Gentrys (Sun 1114)
95  2
100 UHH
    Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89)
  1
<< GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK                GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >>                RETURN TO 1970