| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 21, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I THINK I LOVE YOU Partridge Family (Bell 910) | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 8 | 12 | 21 | 7 | |
| 4 | FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 5 | INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 6 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | GYPSY WOMAN Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | 12 | 19 | 32 | 13 | |
| 8 | WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Carpenters (A&M 1217) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 9 | ALL RIGHT NOW Free (A&M 1206) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | GREEN-EYED LADY Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | 10 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| 11 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 28 | 35 | 46 | 8 | |
| 12 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916) | 20 | 28 | 34 | 5 | |
| 13 | SEE ME, FEEL ME The Who (Decca 32729) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | 17 | 22 | 26 | 6 | |
| 15 | SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | CRY ME A RIVER Joe Cocker (A&M 1200) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom (MGM/L&R 157) | 19 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 18 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 23 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 19 | SHARE THE LAND Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | 31 | 40 | 52 | 6 | |
| 20 | IT DON’T MATTER TO ME Bread (Elektra 45701) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| 21 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
| 22 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? Chicago (Columbia 45264) | 42 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | HEED THE CALL Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0953) | 27 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 24 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 25 | 32 | 39 | 21 | |
| 25 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 26 | STONED LOVE Supremes (Motown 1172) | 54 | 65 | 84 | 4 | |
| 27 | LET’S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | 33 | 43 | 55 | 8 | |
| 28 | LOLA Kinks (Reprise 0930) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 15 | |
| 29 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 36 | 38 | 43 | 10 | |
| 30 | AS THE YEARS GO BY Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | 32 | 36 | 44 | 13 | |
| 31 | SO CLOSE Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 9 | |
| 32 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| 33 | AFTER MIDNIGHT Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | 45 | 53 | 63 | 7 | |
| 34 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 46 | 59 | 70 | 6 | |
| 35 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240) | 38 | 46 | 56 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | 41 | 58 | 67 | 5 | |
| 37 | NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger (Apple 1822) | 56 | 69 | 79 | 6 | |
| 38 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Neil Young (Reprise 0958) | 47 | 57 | 65 | 4 | |
| 39 | BE MY BABY Andy Kim (Steed 729) | 50 | 61 | 73 | 4 | |
| 40 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | 49 | 60 | 62 | 12 | |
| 41 | HE AIN’T HEAVY...HE’S MY BROTHER Neil Diamond (Uni 55264) | 55 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | AND THE GRASS WON’T PAY NO MIND Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 43 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Santana (Columbia 45270) | 63 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 45 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 46 | CHAINS AND THINGS B.B. King (ABC 11280) | 48 | 52 | 59 | 5 | |
| 47 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 58 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| 48 | BORDER SONG (Holy Moses) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774) | 59 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 10 | |
| 51 | DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE “KING OF ROCK & ROLL” Crow (Amaret 125) | 62 | 73 | 82 | 6 | |
| 52 | WHO NEEDS YA Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4261) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | ONE MAN BAND Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 11 | |
| 55 | DO IT Neil Diamond (Bang 580) | 66 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 57 | STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076) | 60 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 58 | CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Tom Jones (Parrot 40056) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | 35 | 18 | 7 | 15 | |
| 61 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | 64 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| 62 | STONEY END Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | 69 | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| 63 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | 44 | 45 | 47 | 8 | |
| 64 | LUCRETIA MAC EVIL Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235) | 24 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 65 | OUR HOUSE Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760) | 30 | 25 | 20 | 10 | |
| 66 | CAROLINA IN MY MIND Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128) | 68 | 72 | 77 | 6 | |
| 67 | DOMINO Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | 82 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | SWEETHEART Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054) | 43 | 42 | 38 | 9 | |
| 69 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (Bell 938) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | SIMPLY CALL IT LOVE Gene Chandler (Mercury 73121) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 71 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | 80 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| 72 | BIG LEG WOMAN (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel “Popper Stopper” Tolbert (Warren 106) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES Ringo Starr (Apple 2969) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | FRESH AIR Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920) | 74 | 80 | 71 | 7 | |
| 76 | WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200) | 77 | 81 | 87 | 5 | |
| 77 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | GAMES Redeye (Pentagram 204) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | SUNSET STRIP Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2021) | 79 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 80 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 57 | 29 | 12 | 13 | |
| 81 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN Runt (Ampex 31001) | 92 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | YOUR SONG Elton John (Uni 55265) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MR. BOJANGLES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | 88 | 95 | 95 | 4 | |
| 84 | VALLEY TO PRAY Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 0951) | 86 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 85 | ACE OF SPADE O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | YOU BETTER THINK TWICE Poco (Epic 10636) | 90 | 97 | — | 7 | |
| 87 | CAROLINA IN MY MIND James Taylor (Apple 1805) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi 2182) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’VE STOPPED LOVING ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9902) | 91 | 98 | 98 | 4 | |
| 91 | SILVER MOON Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0399) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | THIS IS MY LOVE SONG Intruders (Gamble 4007) | 99 | — | 80 | 4 | |
| 93 | WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER Robert John (A&M 1210) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Conway Twitty (Decca 32742) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | I GOTTA LET YOU GO Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SEE THE LIGHT Flame (Brother 3500) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SUMMERTIME Billy Hemmans & Clays Composite (Blue Fox 102) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | ALL I HAVE Moments (Stang 5017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | SOMETHING IN YOU Manitoba (RCA Victor 47-9908) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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