| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 4, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Four Tops (Motown 1164) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2731) | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 12 | 19 | 27 | 7 | |
| 6 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | 11 | 18 | 25 | 9 | |
| 7 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 14 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 9 | LONELINESS / IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans (DeLuxe 122) | 15 | 23 | 16 | 10 / 9 | |
| 10 | COLE, COOKE & REDDING / SUGAR SUGAR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 / 9 | |
| 11 | THE END OF OUR ROAD / ME AND MY LONELY ROOM Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195) | 13 | 15 | 22 | 6 | |
| 12 | BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6310) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 13 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 165) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | |
| 14 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET Moments (Stang 5012) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 15 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | |
| 16 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 17 | SHE DIDN’T KNOW (She Kept On Talking) Dee Dee Warwick with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6754) | 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | |
| 18 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 22 | 30 | 36 | 11 | |
| 19 | LOVE LAND Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.– Seven Arts 7365) | 25 | 37 | 37 | 7 | |
| 20 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194) | 23 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 21 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 29 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME Delfonics (Philly Groove 162) | 27 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 33 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 24 | AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La) Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 403) | 16 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME Brook Benton (Cotillion 44078) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 26 | SWEET FEELING Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | 19 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 27 | LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529) | 34 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 28 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 32 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 29 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 30 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 21 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 31 | HAND CLAPPING SONG Meters (Josie 1021) | 37 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 4 | |
| 33 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | FREEDOM BLUES Little Richard (Reprise 0907) | 28 | 33 | 48 | 4 | |
| 35 | DEAR IKE (Remember I’m John’s Girl) Sister & Brothers (Uni 55238) | 35 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | THIS BITTER EARTH Satisfactions (Lionel 3201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | MAIL CALL TIME Mel & Tim (Bamboo 114) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | I GOTTA GET AWAY (From My Own Self) Ray Godfrey (Spring 104) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Lena Horne (Skye 4523) | 44 | 40 | 40 | 4 | |
| 44 | SOMETHING STRANGE IS GOIN’ ON IN MY HOUSE Ted Taylor (Ronn 44) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | ONE WAY TICKET TO NOWHERE Syl Johnson (Twinight 134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | PLEASE MAKE THE LOVE GO AWAY Whatnauts (Stang 5014) | 47 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING Kim Weston (Pride 1) | 48 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | TWO LITTLE ROOMS Janet Lawson (United Artists 50671) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson (Pacific Jazz 88155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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