| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 31, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | CALL ME SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | |
| 3 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 12 | 16 | 29 | 6 | |
| 5 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite The World) Temptations (Gordy 7102) | 9 | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
| 7 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 10 | 13 | 22 | 6 | |
| 9 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| 10 | I DO TAKE YOU Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 11 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 18 | 28 | 39 | 8 | |
| 12 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 13 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 14 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 16 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 15 | ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions (Lionel 3205) | 22 | 30 | 37 | 6 | |
| 16 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | 29 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | FUNKY MAN Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | 19 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 18 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME Impressions (Curtom 1954) | 13 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
| 19 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 20 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | 24 | 27 | 38 | 5 | |
| 21 | I STAND ACCUSED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 22 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 27 | 32 | 42 | 5 | |
| 23 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 36 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | LOVE UPRISING Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 25 | LET ME BACK IN Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | 30 | 34 | 43 | 6 | |
| 26 | LET ME TRY Odds And Ends (Today 1001) | 26 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 27 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 20 | 18 | 7 | 13 | |
| 28 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 23 | 19 | 8 | 12 | |
| 29 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 12 | |
| 30 | THAT’S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2667) | 38 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | CHAINS AND THINGS B. B. King (ABC 11280) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076) | 40 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | A MESSAGE FROM THE METERS Meters (Josie 1024) | 21 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 34 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 924) | 35 | 44 | 55 | 5 | |
| 36 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | 42 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 37 | BIG LEG WOMAN (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel “Popper Stopper” Tolbert (Warren 106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi 2182) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band Featuring Herman Griffin (Spring 106) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 6 | |
| 40 | LEAD ME ON Gwen McCrae (Columbia 45214) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | THIS WORLD Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2750) | 39 | 45 | 58 | 4 | |
| 42 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 28 | 20 | 10 | 14 | |
| 44 | YOU GOTTA PUSH Jodi Gales (Thomas 808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | ACE OF SPADE O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | 56 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106) | 51 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | I DID IT Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55440) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY Jive Fyve Featuring Eugene Pitt (Decca 32736) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | THIS IS MY LOVE SONG Intruders (Gamble 4007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HEART ASSOCIATION Emotions (Volt 4045) | 53 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | LOSERS WEEPERS (pt. 1) Etta James (Cadet 5676) | 37 | 39 | 48 | 5 | |
| 52 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans (DeLuxe 129) | 54 | 54 | 59 | 4 | |
| 53 | POURING WATER ON A DROWNING MAN Otis Clay (Cotillion 44068) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Cissy Houston (Janus 131) | 55 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | MR. PREACHER MAN Bobby Adams (Home-Town 102) | 46 | 47 | 51 | 4 | |
| 56 | WHEN LOVE CALLS Darrow Fletcher (Uni 55244) | 57 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU Donnie Elbert (Rare Bullet 101) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | KEEP ON LOVING ME (You’ll See The Change) Bobby Bland (Duke 464) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (To Say I Love You) Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | YES WE CAN (pt. 1) Lee Dorsey (Polydor 14038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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