| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 1, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M 1183) | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 3 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread (Elektra 45686) | 5 | 10 | 23 | 8 | |
| 4 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps (Buddah 165) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 6 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | 9 | 12 | 19 | 10 | |
| 9 | SPILL THE WINE Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14118) | 14 | 26 | 42 | 10 | |
| 10 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE Blues Image (Atco 6746) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 11 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |
| 12 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | 13 | 14 | 21 | 11 | |
| 13 | IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | 42 | 61 | 84 | 4 | |
| 14 | OHIO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| 15 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | 24 | 35 | 44 | 11 | |
| 16 | TEACH YOUR CHILDREN Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | |
| 17 | LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 18 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 28 | 49 | 79 | 4 | |
| 19 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 30 | 38 | 49 | 8 | |
| 20 | SILVER BIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 21 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 22 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| 23 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 25 | 33 | 35 | 11 | |
| 24 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 26 | 29 | 29 | 12 | |
| 25 | SUMMERTIME BLUES The Who (Decca 32708) | 33 | 50 | 64 | 5 | |
| 26 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 37 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | MY MARIE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049) | 29 | 34 | 45 | 6 | |
| 28 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 32 | 36 | 46 | 8 | |
| 29 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0923) | 38 | 47 | 61 | 5 | |
| 30 | PEARL Tommy Roe (ABC 11266) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 7 | |
| 31 | SUNSHINE Archies (Kirshner 1009) | 34 | 42 | 53 | 6 | |
| 32 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | 39 | 48 | 60 | 8 | |
| 33 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
| 34 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 43 | 60 | 85 | 4 | |
| 35 | PAPER MACHE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | 44 | 55 | 66 | 4 | |
| 36 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 46 | 77 | 99 | 4 | |
| 37 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago (Columbia 45194) | 57 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 47 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 40 | A SONG OF JOY (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios (A&M 1193) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| 41 | BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | 52 | 58 | 77 | 5 | |
| 42 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare (Page One 21029) | 18 | 13 | 8 | 20 | |
| 43 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | SAVE THE COUNTRY 5th Dimension (Bell 895) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 45 | THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | |
| 46 | LOVE LAND Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | |
| 47 | EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843) | 51 | 62 | 69 | 5 | |
| 48 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 12 | |
| 49 | HI-DE-HO Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 54 | 68 | 70 | 6 | |
| 51 | WIGWAM Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | GO BACK Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 14 | |
| 53 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | GLORY GLORY Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | 64 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | 48 | 52 | 63 | 7 | |
| 56 | CINNAMON GIRL Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise 0911) | 58 | 66 | 71 | 7 | |
| 57 | HUMMINGBIRD B.B. King (ABC 11268) | 66 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629) | 61 | 64 | 67 | 5 | |
| 59 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I’VE LOST YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 70 | 84 | 94 | 6 | |
| 62 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) THE BOYS IN THE BAND Boys In The Band (Spring 103) | 41 | 44 | 47 | 11 | |
| 63 | QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 6 | |
| 64 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | 84 | 98 | — | 14 | |
| 66 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 71 | 80 | 91 | 7 | |
| 67 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 72 | 81 | 92 | 6 | |
| 68 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Mountain (Windfall 532) | 65 | 24 | 26 | 13 | |
| 70 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 77 | 83 | 86 | 9 | |
| 71 | MY GIRL Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072) | 74 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 79 | 82 | 89 | 20 | |
| 73 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 73 | 75 | 76 | 5 | |
| 74 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS Dells (Cadet 5672) | 81 | 88 | 98 | 4 | |
| 76 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | 80 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | COTTAGE CHEESE Crow (Amaret 119) | 85 | 90 | 80 | 11 | |
| 79 | BALL AND CHAIN Tommy James (Roulette 7084) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON Caboose (Enterprise 9015) | 88 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | RAINBOW Marmalade (London 20059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson (World Pacific 88155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | IT’S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim (Steed 727) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG Poppy Family (London 139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SOME THINGS A MAN’S GOTTA DO Shango (Dunhill 4242) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | I CAN’T BE YOU (You Can’t Be Me) Glass House (Invictus 9076) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | MORNING MUCH BETTER Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SOMETHING Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0073) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | CANDIDA Dawn (Bell 903) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | MONGOOSE Elephant’s Memory (Metromedia 182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | BABY, IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND McKinley Travis (Pride 2) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | THE WITCH Rattles (Probe 480) | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME Tony Joe White (Monument 1206) | 99 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529) | — | — | 88 | 5 | |
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