| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 15, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 2 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | |
| 4 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 8 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 13 | 20 | 30 | 5 | |
| 9 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 10 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
| 11 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 18 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 12 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| 13 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 14 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 15 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | 23 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 16 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | 26 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 18 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS Isley Brothers (T-Neck 921) | 24 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 20 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | 25 | 29 | 32 | 7 | |
| 21 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | |
| 22 | HUMMINGBIRD B. B. King (ABC 11268) | 27 | 35 | 40 | 5 | |
| 23 | LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529) | 15 | 21 | 21 | 11 | |
| 24 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 33 | 38 | 47 | 4 | |
| 25 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 34 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 165) | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | |
| 27 | DEAR IKE (Remember I’m John’s Girl) Sister & Brothers (Uni 55238) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 28 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | |
| 29 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 17 | |
| 30 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Mavis Staples (Volt 4044) | 42 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 31 | SOMETHING STRANGE IS GOIN’ ON IN MY HOUSE Ted Taylor (Ronn 44) | 35 | 36 | 34 | 7 | |
| 32 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 32 | 27 | 26 | 16 | |
| 33 | BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson (Pacific Jazz 88155) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 34 | SET ME FREE Esther Phillips with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2745) | 47 | 50 | 52 | 4 | |
| 35 | I WANNA KNOW IF IT’S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic (Westbound 167) | 40 | 40 | 46 | 4 | |
| 36 | DON’T MAKE ME OVER Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 404) | 43 | 47 | 51 | 4 | |
| 37 | MY GIRL Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072) | 38 | 37 | 44 | 5 | |
| 38 | BRING IT ON HOME Lou Rawls (Capitol 2856) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | DON’T NOBODY WANT TO GET MARRIED (pt. 1) Jesse James (Zea 50000) | 44 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW Al Green (Hi 2177) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | WE CAN MAKE IT BABY Originals (Soul 35074) | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | EVERYTHING’S TUESDAY Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | 29 | 25 | 25 | 7 | |
| 44 | I GOTTA GET AWAY (From My Own Self) Ray Godfrey (Spring 104) | 22 | 28 | 27 | 8 | |
| 45 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | TOO MUCH FOOLIN’ AROUND Tams (123 1726) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | GET READY King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6762) | 51 | 58 | 59 | 4 | |
| 49 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 10 | |
| 50 | THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR Rufus Thomas (Stax 0071) | 49 | 51 | 60 | 4 | |
| 51 | RUNAWAY PEOPLE Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 96) | 56 | 41 | 41 | 5 | |
| 52 | SOMEBODY’S CHANGIN’ MY SWEET BABY’S MIND Little Milton Campbell (Checker 1231) | 53 | — | 53 | 3 | |
| 53 | GET IT FROM THE BOTTOM Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2744) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | THE CHICKEN Jackie Lee (Uni 55206) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | YOU’RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals (Colossus 122) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING Profile (Bamboo 115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | SOMETHING Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0073) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | 31 | 26 | 23 | 15 | |
| 60 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING / I’VE COME TO SAVE YOU 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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