| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 25, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M 1183) | 3 | 11 | 18 | 7 | |
| 3 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread (Elektra 45686) | 10 | 23 | 39 | 7 | |
| 6 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165) | 8 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 15 | 17 | 23 | 6 | |
| 8 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE Blues Image (Atco 6746) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | |
| 10 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 11 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | |
| 12 | LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | 14 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| 14 | SPILL THE WINE Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14118) | 26 | 42 | 57 | 9 | |
| 15 | OHIO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 16 | TEACH YOUR CHILDREN Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 17 | A SONG OF JOY (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios (A&M 1193) | 11 | 9 | 15 | 8 | |
| 18 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| 19 | LOVE LAND Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 20 | SAVE THE COUNTRY 5th Dimension (Bell 895) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 21 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 11 | |
| 22 | THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 | |
| 23 | SILVER BIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | 25 | 28 | 29 | 7 | |
| 24 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | 35 | 44 | 54 | 10 | |
| 25 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 10 | |
| 26 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 11 | |
| 27 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | 31 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| 28 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 49 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | MY MARIE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049) | 34 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 30 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 38 | 49 | 59 | 7 | |
| 31 | GO BACK Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 13 | |
| 32 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 36 | 46 | 55 | 7 | |
| 33 | SUMMERTIME BLUES The Who (Decca 32708) | 50 | 64 | 80 | 4 | |
| 34 | SUNSHINE Archies (Kirshner 1009) | 42 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 35 | PEARL Tommy Roe (ABC 11266) | 40 | 51 | 60 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 45 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| 37 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0923) | 47 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| 39 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | 48 | 60 | 70 | 7 | |
| 40 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 11 | |
| 41 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) THE BOYS IN THE BAND Boys In The Band (Spring 103) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 10 | |
| 42 | IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | 61 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 60 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | PAPER MACHE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | 55 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | MISSISSIPPI John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | 37 | 39 | 40 | 12 | |
| 46 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 77 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | 52 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| 49 | QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823) | 51 | 55 | 61 | 5 | |
| 50 | SUPERMAN Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403) | 53 | 56 | 63 | 5 | |
| 51 | EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843) | 62 | 69 | 79 | 4 | |
| 52 | BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | 58 | 77 | 94 | 4 | |
| 53 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 68 | 70 | 81 | 5 | |
| 55 | UNITED WE STAND Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | 20 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
| 56 | THE END OF OUR ROAD Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195) | 28 | 30 | 38 | 8 | |
| 57 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago (Columbia 45194) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | CINNAMON GIRL Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise 0911) | 66 | 71 | 90 | 6 | |
| 59 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Paul Davis (Bang 576) | 56 | 62 | 66 | 8 | |
| 60 | SHE CRIED Lettermen (Capitol 2820) | 54 | 57 | 58 | 8 | |
| 61 | NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629) | 64 | 67 | 75 | 4 | |
| 62 | WIGWAM Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Beatles (Apple 2832) | 21 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
| 64 | GLORY GLORY Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Mountain (Windfall 532) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| 66 | HUMMINGBIRD B.B. King (ABC 11268) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | GIVE A WOMAN LOVE Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 5 | |
| 68 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 20 | |
| 69 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 84 | 94 | 100 | 5 | |
| 71 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 80 | 91 | 95 | 6 | |
| 72 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 81 | 92 | 93 | 5 | |
| 73 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 75 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| 74 | MY GIRL Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ White Plains (Deram 85058) | 39 | 22 | 12 | 16 | |
| 76 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 83 | 86 | 84 | 8 | |
| 78 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 82 | 89 | — | 19 | |
| 80 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS Dells (Cadet 5672) | 88 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | HELLO DARLIN’ Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) | 86 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| 83 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | 98 | — | — | 13 | |
| 85 | COTTAGE CHEESE Crow (Amaret 119) | 90 | 80 | 88 | 10 | |
| 86 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON Caboose (Enterprise 9015) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | HAND CLAPPING SONG Meters (Josie 1021) | 91 | — | — | 4 | |
| 91 | WE’RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | COME ON DOWN Savage Grace (Reprise 0924) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | SOME THINGS A MAN’S GOTTA DO Shango (Dunhill 4242) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | IT’S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim (Steed 727) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I CAN’T BE YOU (You Can’t Be Me) Glass House (Invictus 9076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME Tony Joe White (Monument 1206) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | BABY, IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND McKinley Travis (Pride 2) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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