| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 12, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| 3 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 8 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 10 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | 16 | 22 | 32 | 5 | |
| 11 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 13 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 21 | 29 | 39 | 5 | |
| 14 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| 15 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 16 | DON’T MAKE ME OVER Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 404) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson (Pacific Jazz 88155) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 18 | I STAND ACCUSED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | 22 | 31 | 41 | 4 | |
| 19 | EVERYTHING’S TUESDAY Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | 24 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 20 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 21 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING / I’VE COME TO SAVE YOU 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 26 | 38 | 44 | 5 | |
| 22 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
| 23 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 24 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 30 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 25 | SHE SAID YES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753) | 27 | 37 | 43 | 4 | |
| 26 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 32 | 43 | 57 | 4 | |
| 27 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 23 | 17 | 11 | 17 | |
| 28 | WE CAN MAKE IT BABY Originals (Soul 35074) | 33 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 29 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples (Volt 4044) | 34 | 28 | 27 | 8 / 1 | |
| 30 | I WANNA KNOW IF IT’S GOOD TO YOU? Funkadelic (Westbound 167) | 36 | 36 | 29 | 8 | |
| 31 | DON’T NOBODY WANT TO GET MARRIED (pt. 1) Jesse James (Zea 50000) | 29 | 30 | 34 | 7 | |
| 32 | I WON’T CRY Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 809) | 35 | 41 | 45 | 4 | |
| 33 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME Impressions (Curtom 1954) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 49 | — | 42 | 5 | |
| 36 | HEY ROMEO Sequins (Gold Star 101) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | DOUBLE LOVIN’ Spencer Wiggins (Fame 1470) | 42 | 47 | 47 | 4 | |
| 38 | SET ME FREE Esther Phillips with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2745) | 37 | 33 | 33 | 8 | |
| 39 | I DO TAKE YOU Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING O. C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | 40 | 44 | 58 | 4 | |
| 41 | IN MY OPINION Vandals (T-Neck 923) | 45 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | A MESSAGE FROM THE METERS Meters (Josie 1024) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I’M GONNA FORGET ABOUT YOU Bobby Womack (Liberty 56186) | 48 | — | — | 4 | |
| 46 | FAIRY TALES Spaniels (North American 001 / Calla 172) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | FUNKY MAN Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | HUMMINGBIRD B. B. King (ABC 11268) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 9 | |
| 50 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 28 | 26 | 23 | 17 | |
| 51 | LOVE UPRISING Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | PURE LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4585) | 51 | 58 | 56 | 4 | |
| 53 | TRYING TO MAKE YOU LOVE ME Ella Washington (Sound Stage 7 2665) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | YOU’RE GONNA MAKE IT Festivals (Colossus 122) | 59 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 55 | MELLOW DREAMING Young-Holt Unlimited (Cotillion 44092) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THEM CHANGES John Hamilton & Doris Allen (Minaret 159) | 60 | 51 | 54 | 4 | |
| 58 | GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI Little Richard (Reprise 0942) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LONELY SOLDIER William Bell (Stax 0070) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | HALF AS MUCH Sonny Charles (A&M 1214) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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