CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 9, 1970
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SPIRIT IN THE SKY
    Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885)
  1  2  412
  2AMERICAN WOMAN
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325)
  3  412  8
  3ABC
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1163)
  2  1  2  9
  4LET IT BE
    Beatles (Apple 2764)
  4  3  1  9
  5SOMETHING’S BURNING
    Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0888)
  6  6  914
  6VEHICLE
    Ides of March (Warner Bros. 7378)
101115  8
  7TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616)
  9121610
  8LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY
    Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319)
  8101110
  9REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE
    Marmalade (London 20058)
12141711
10FOR THE LOVE OF HIM
    Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602)
111526  9
11WHAT IS TRUTH
    Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134)
132634  5
12CECILIA
    Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133)
182541  5
13UP AROUND THE BEND
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641)
172149  4
14TENNESSEE BIRD WALK
    Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010)
151619  9
15WOODSTOCK
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2723)
161723  8
16EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011)
233246  7
17LITTLE GREEN BAG
    George Baker Selection (Colossus 112)
191935  9
18WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY?
    Poppy Family (London 129)
222740  9
19INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On)
    John Ono Lennon (Apple 1818)
  5  5  312
20COME AND GET IT
    Badfinger (Apple 1815)
  7  7  614
21MAKE ME SMILE
    Chicago (Columbia 45127)
263138  7
22HEY LAWDY MAMA
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4234)
252836  6
23GET READY
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012)
293032  9
24LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET
    Moments (Stang 5012)
395262  4
25THE LETTER
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1174)
364979  4
26REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand)
    Diana Ross (Motown 1165)
324467  4
27DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40048)
4059  3
28LET ME GO TO HIM
    Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276)
354658  4
29AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen And Vern)
    Vincent Bell (Decca 32659)
334354  7
30COME RUNNING
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7383)
303347  7
31PUPPET MAN
    5th Dimension (Bell 880)
435565  5
32THE SEEKER
    The Who (Decca 32670)
374168  5
33EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12277)
212227  7
34YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35071)
282933  8
35COME SATURDAY MORNING
    Sandpipers (A&M 1134)
44637610
36LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes)
    Edison Lighthouse (Bell 858)
24  8  513
37HITCHIN’ A RIDE
    Vanity Fare (Page One 21029)
556774  8
38LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY
    Michael Parks (MGM 14104)
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39MISS AMERICA
    Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45125)
313443  6
40YOU MAKE ME REAL
    Doors (Elektra 45685)
424851  6
41OH HAPPY DAY
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787)
455157  5
42MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’
    White Plains (Deram 85058)
516587  5
43DON’T STOP NOW
    Eddie Holman (ABC 11261)
475660  5
44EASY COME, EASY GO
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 177)
2718  714
45UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
    Supremes (Motown 1162)
14  91010
46SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II)
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55224)
5668  3
47VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1)
    El Chicano (Kapp 2085)
537581  6
48MY WAY
    Brook Benton (Cotillion 44072)
495872  4
49YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2)
    Little Sister (Stone Flower 9000)
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50IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    Four Tops (Motown 1164)
6172  3
51LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain)
    Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167)
677899  4
52HUM A SONG (From Your Heart)
    Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749)
627485  4
53BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2)
    James Brown (King 6310)
64  2
54CHICKEN STRUT
    Meters (Josie 1018)
576170  8
55I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726)
586983  4
56UNITED WE STAND
    Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059)
668395  4
57LOVE LAND
    Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365)
607178  7
58DEEPER (In Love With You)
    O’Jays (Neptune 22)
596671  8
59SO EXCITED
    B.B. King (BluesWay 61035)
505764  5
60HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
    Frijid Pink (Parrot 341)
3424  816
61BABY HOLD ON
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237)
73  2
62OPEN UP MY HEART
    Dells (Cadet 5667)
707780  6
63PATCH OF BLUE
    Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons (Philips 40662)
6881  3
64BAND OF GOLD
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9075)
75  2
65FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656)
718292  4
66KILLER JOE
    Quincy Jones (A&M 1163)
6988  3
67QUESTION
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67004)
78  2
68MY WIFE, THE DANCER
    Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe 502)
728090  6
69THE WONDER OF YOU
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
  1
70(You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING
    Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078)
86  2
71INTO THE MYSTIC
    Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448)
81  2
72MAMA LIKED THE ROSES
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835)
  1
73SUGAR SUGAR
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722)
83  2
74HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME
    Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2788)
747986  5
75GROVER HENSON FEELS FORGOTTEN
    Bill Cosby (Uni 55223)
768494  4
76GO BACK
    Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687)
80  2
77CALIFORNIA SOUL
    Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192)
637088  4
78I WHO HAVE NOTHING
    Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy 4522)
7987  4
79IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE
    Tee Set (Colossus 114)
89  2
80LUCIFER
    Bob Seger System (Capitol 2748)
879397  4
81I CALL MY BABY CANDY
    Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509)
  1
82CINNAMON GIRL
    Gentrys (Sun 1114)
9395100   5
83ROADHOUSE BLUES
    Doors (Elektra 45685)
8491  3
84RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE
    Blues Image (Atco 6746)
95  2
85LOVE LIKE A MAN
    Ten Years After (Deram 7529)
  1
86WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45117)
88  2
87SWEET FEELING
    Candi Staton (Fame 1466)
9494  3
88UHH
    Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89)
8592100   4
89MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
    Mountain (Windfall 532)
  1
90AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La)
    Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 403)
91  2
91BABY I LOVE YOU
    Little Milton (Checker 1227)
99100   3
92DARKNESS, DARKNESS
    Youngbloods (RCA Victor 74-0342)
  1
93TAKE ME WITH YOU
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7001)
  1
94OH MY MY
    Monkees (Colgems 5011)
96  2
95MORE THAN I CAN STAND
    Bobby Womack (Minit 32093)
  2
96YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH A WOMAN
    Jefferson (Janus 117)
9797  3
97I WANT TO (Do Everything For You)
    Raeletts (Tangerine 1006)
  1
98GET DOWN PEOPLE
    Fabulous Counts (Moira 108)
  1
99BIRDS OF ALL NATIONS
    George McCannon III (Amos 135)
  1
100 MISSISSIPPI
    John Phillips (Dunhill 4236)
  1
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