CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 16, 1970
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1AMERICAN WOMAN
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
  2  3  4  9
  2SPIRIT IN THE SKY
    Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
  1  1  213
  3ABC
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1163)
  3  2  110
  4TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
  7  91211
  5UP AROUND THE BEND
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
131721  5
  6VEHICLE
    Ides of March (Warner Bros. 7378)
  61011  9
  7CECILIA
    Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
121825  6
  8REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE
    Marmalade (London 20058)
  9121412
  9EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
162332  8
10FOR THE LOVE OF HIM
    Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602)
10111510
11WHAT IS TRUTH
    Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134)
111326  6
12LET IT BE
    Beatles (Apple 2764)
  4  4  310
12SOMETHING’S BURNING
    Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0888)
  5  6  615
13WOODSTOCK
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2723)
151617  9
14LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY
    Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319)
  8  81011
15WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY?
    Poppy Family (London 129)
18222710
16LITTLE GREEN BAG
    George Baker Selection (Colossus 112)
17191910
17MAKE ME SMILE
    Chicago (Columbia 45127)
212631  8
18LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET
    Moments (Stang 5012)
243952  5
19GET READY
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
23293010
20THE LETTER
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
253649  5
21HEY LAWDY MAMA
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234)
222528  7
22DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
274059  4
23REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand)
    Diana Ross (Motown 1165)
263244  5
24TENNESSEE BIRD WALK
    Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010)
14151610
25INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On)
    John Ono Lennon (Apple 1818)
19  5  513
26LET ME GO TO HIM
    Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276)
283546  5
27AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen And Vern)
    Vincent Bell (Decca 32659)
293343  8
28PUPPET MAN
    5th Dimension (Bell 880)
314355  6
29COME SATURDAY MORNING
    Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
35446311
30THE SEEKER
    The Who (Decca 32670)
323741  6
31HITCHIN’ A RIDE
    Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
375567  9
32COME AND GET IT
    Badfinger (Apple 1815)
20  7  715
33IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    Four Tops (Motown 1164)
506172  4
34OH HAPPY DAY
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787)
414551  6
35SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II)
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55224)
465668  4
36MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’
    White Plains (Deram 85058)
425165  6
37LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain)
    Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167)
516778  5
38THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
    Beatles (Apple 2832)
  1
39LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY
    Michael Parks (MGM 14104)
38201312
40VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1)
    El Chicano (Kapp 2085)
475375  7
41YOU MAKE ME REAL
    Doors (Elektra 45685)
404248  7
42BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2)
    James Brown (King 6310)
5364  3
43UNITED WE STAND
    Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
566683  5
44MISS AMERICA
    Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125)
393134  7
45HUM A SONG (From Your Heart)
    Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749)
526274  5
46DON’T STOP NOW
    Eddie Holman (ABC 11261)
434756  6
47THE WONDER OF YOU
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
69  2
48MY WAY
    Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072)
484958  5
49I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
555869  5
50BABY HOLD ON
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
6173  3
51LOVE LAND
    Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
576071  8
52QUESTION
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
6778  3
53CHICKEN STRUT
    Meters (Josie 1018)
545761  9
54(You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING
    Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
7086  3
55BAND OF GOLD
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
6475  3
56INTO THE MYSTIC
    Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448)
7181  3
57PATCH OF BLUE
    Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons (Philips 40662)
636881  4
58SUGAR SUGAR
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
7383  3
59KILLER JOE
    Quincy Jones (A&M 1163)
666988  4
60OPEN UP MY HEART
    Dells (Cadet 5667)
627077  7
61FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656)
657182  5
62HEY, MISTER SUN
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188)
  1
63UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
    Supremes (Motown 1162)
4514  911
64MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
    Mountain (Windfall 532)
89  2
65MAMA LIKED THE ROSES
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
72  2
66I CALL MY BABY CANDY
    Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509)
81  2
67CINNAMON GIRL
    Gentrys (Sun 1114)
829395  6
68IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE
    Tee Set (Colossus 114)
7989  3
69GO BACK
    Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
7680  3
70GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN
    Bill Cosby (Uni 55223)
757684  5
71RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE
    Blues Image (Atco 6746)
8495  3
72LUCIFER
    Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748)
808793  5
73CALIFORNIA SOUL
    Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192)
776370  5
74FOR YOU BLUE
    Beatles (Apple 2832)
  1
75SWEET FEELING
    Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
879494  4
76ROADHOUSE BLUES
    Doors (Elektra 45685)
838491  4
77GIMME DAT DING
    Pipkins (Capitol 2819)
  1
78LOVE LIKE A MAN
    Ten Years After (Deram 7529)
85  2
79WESTBOUND #9
    Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003)
  1
80THAT SAME OLD FEELING
    Fortunes (World Pacific 77937)
  1
81WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45117)
8688  3
82AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La)
    Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403)
9091  3
83SHE DIDN’T KNOW (She Kept On Talking)
    Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754)
  1
84BABY I LOVE YOU
    Little Milton (Checker 1227)
9199100   4
85MISSISSIPPI
    John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
100   2
86WHAT AM I GONNA DO
    Smith (Dunhill 4238)
  1
87DARKNESS, DARKNESS
    Youngbloods (RCA Victor 74-0342)
92  2
88THAT SAME OLD FEELING
    Pickettywitch (Janus 118)
  1
89COME TO ME
    Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076)
  1
90MORE THAN I CAN STAND
    Bobby Womack (Minit 32093)
95  3
91GOD BLESS
    Arthur Conley (Atco 6747)
100 98  3
92I WANT TO (Do Everything For You)
    Raeletts (Tangerine 1006)
97  2
93FRIENDS
    Feather (White Whale 353)
  1
94I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN
    Brenda Lee (Decca 32675)
  1
95YOU, ME AND MEXICO
    Edward Bear (Capitol 2801)
  1
96GET DOWN PEOPLE
    Fabulous Counts (Moira 108)
98  2
97BIRDS OF ALL NATIONS
    George McCannon III (Amos 135)
99  2
98RED RED WINE
    Vic Dana (Liberty 56163)
  1
99CHECK OUT YOUR MIND
    Impressions (Curtom 1951)
  1
100 LET THIS BE A LETTER (To My Baby)
    Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435)
  1
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