| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 21, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE RAPPER Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 4 | INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon (Apple 1818) | 14 | 32 | 59 | 5 | |
| 5 | LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858) | 12 | 24 | 40 | 6 | |
| 6 | MA BELLE AMIE Tee Set (Colossus 107) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | EVIL WAYS Santana (Columbia 45069) | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | |
| 8 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | 11 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| 9 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER Hollies (Epic 10532) | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | |
| 10 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown 1163) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 11 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | 9 | 14 | 20 | 9 | |
| 12 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple 2764) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 14 | CELEBRATE Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4229) | 15 | 31 | 52 | 5 | |
| 15 | KENTUCKY RAIN Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9791) | 10 | 17 | 23 | 6 | |
| 16 | EASY COME, EASY GO Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177) | 19 | 26 | 34 | 7 | |
| 17 | COME AND GET IT Badfinger (Apple 1815) | 35 | 45 | 63 | 7 | |
| 18 | CALL ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2706) | 20 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 19 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | 27 | 53 | 69 | 5 | |
| 20 | TRAVELIN’ BAND Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 21 | OH ME OH MY (I’m A Fool For You Baby) Lulu (Atco 6722) | 18 | 21 | 29 | 14 | |
| 22 | GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35070) | 30 | 41 | 50 | 5 | |
| 23 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 24 | THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 25 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK Temptations (Gordy 7096) | 16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 26 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Smith (Dunhill 4228) | 28 | 34 | 45 | 6 | |
| 27 | THE BELLS Originals (Soul 35069) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 8 | |
| 28 | SOMETHING’S BURNING Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0888) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| 29 | NO TIME Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300) | 21 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |
| 30 | WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY Grass Roots (Dunhill 4227) | 33 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 31 | GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7071) | 37 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| 32 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54191) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| 33 | IT’S A NEW DAY (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6292) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 34 | MY ELUSIVE DREAMS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576) | 34 | 37 | 42 | 8 | |
| 35 | ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| 36 | STIR IT UP AND SERVE IT Tommy Roe (ABC 11258) | 38 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| 37 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF Supremes (Motown 1162) | 46 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | WHO’S YOUR BABY? Archies (Kirshner 5003) | 41 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| 39 | IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME Vic Dana (Liberty 56150) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 10 | |
| 40 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | 52 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | MIGHTY JOE Shocking Blue (Colossus 111) | 51 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | LET’S GIVE ADAM AND EVE ANOTHER CHANCE Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia 45097) | 48 | 57 | 77 | 4 | |
| 43 | SHILO Neil Diamond (Bang 575) | 49 | 80 | 90 | 5 | |
| 44 | UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO Neil Diamond (Uni 55204) | 44 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 45 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade (London 20058) | 73 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| 46 | VENUS Shocking Blue (Colossus 108) | 23 | 10 | 8 | 16 | |
| 47 | YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000) | 56 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| 48 | GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES Mel & Tim (Bamboo 109) | 42 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| 49 | RUN SALLY RUN Cuff Links (Decca 32639) | 53 | 59 | 85 | 4 | |
| 50 | HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| 51 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059) | 50 | 55 | 62 | 8 | |
| 52 | COME TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Minit 32087) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 5 | |
| 53 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265) | 40 | 27 | 9 | 22 | |
| 54 | VICTORIA Kinks (Reprise 0863) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 8 | |
| 55 | TEMMA HARBOUR Mary Hopkin (Apple 1816) | 57 | 62 | 67 | 5 | |
| 56 | ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 0894) | 60 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Al Martino (Capitol 2746) | 62 | 63 | 68 | 6 | |
| 58 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | 70 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | EASY TO BE FREE Rick Nelson (Decca 32635) | 65 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | SILLY, SILLY, FOOL Dusty Springfield (Atlantic 2705) | 61 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| 61 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | OH WELL (pt. 1) Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 0883) | 67 | 75 | 80 | 7 | |
| 63 | CHILDREN Joe South (Capitol 2755) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | BRIGHTON HILL Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66438) | 68 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| 65 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY Michael Parks (MGM 14104) | 78 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
| 66 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | FREE AS THE WIND Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 162) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | WELFARE CADILLAC Guy Drake (Royal American 1) | 75 | 82 | 89 | 6 | |
| 69 | FUNKY DRUMMER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6290) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I COULD WRITE A BOOK Jerry Butler (Mercury 73045) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | DON’T WORRY BABY Tokens (Buddah 159) | 74 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) | 79 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I’m The Other Woman) Doris Duke (Canyon 28) | 80 | 88 | 99 | 5 | |
| 74 | CAPTURE THE MOMENT Jay & Americans (United Artists 50654) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | THE CAT WALK Village Soul Choir (Abbott 2010) | 82 | 92 | 94 | 5 | |
| 76 | THE FUNNIEST THING Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial 66439) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | TENNESSEE BIRD WALK Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | CRYIN’ IN THE STREETS (pt. 1) George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | NO SUGAR TONIGHT Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | IF ONLY I HAD MY MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE Bee Gees (Atco 6741) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | YOU KEEP TIGHTENING UP ON ME Box Tops (Bell 865) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | BUFFALO SOLDIER Flamingos (Polydor 14019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BUT FOR LOVE Jerry Naylor (Columbia 45106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER Country Coalition (BluesWay 61034) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | JULY 12, 1939 Charlie Rich (Epic 10585) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | WOODSTOCK Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS Bill Deal & Rhondels (Heritage 821) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LOVE MINUS ZERO—NO LIMIT Turley Richards (Warner Bros. 7376) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | CHICKEN STRUT Meters (Josie 1018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? Poppy Family (London 129) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | DEEPER (In Love With You) O’Jays (Neptune 22) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | IS ANYBODY GOIN’ TO SAN ANTONE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9806) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DEAR PRUDENCE Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | RAG MAMA RAG The Band (Capitol 2705) | 88 | 50 | 53 | 5 | |
| 99 | VEHICLE Ides of March (Warner Bros. 7378) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | COME INTO MY LIFE Jimmy Cliff (A&M 1167) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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