| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 12, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | CHAINS AND THINGS B. B. King (ABC 11280) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | STONED LOVE Supremes (Motown 1172) | 14 | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240) | 9 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 9 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | BORDER SONG (Holy Moses) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | 10 | 14 | 22 | 5 | |
| 11 | IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774) | 13 | 18 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi 2182) | 12 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | 24 | 35 | 53 | 4 | |
| 14 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | 19 | 30 | 38 | 5 | |
| 15 | ALL I HAVE Moments (Stang 5017) | 23 | 33 | 37 | 6 | |
| 16 | PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | 17 | 28 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 18 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 | |
| 19 | CALL ME SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| 20 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | 28 | 40 | 49 | 4 | |
| 21 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 29 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 22 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 23 | BIG LEG WOMAN (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel Popper Stopper Tolbert (Warren 106) | 18 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| 24 | ACE OF SPADE O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | 22 | 13 | 18 | 9 | |
| 25 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | ARE YOU MY WOMAN? (Tell Me So) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55442) | 34 | 42 | 51 | 4 | |
| 27 | KEEP ON LOVING ME (You’ll See The Change) Bobby Bland (Duke 464) | 35 | 37 | 43 | 7 | |
| 28 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106) | 30 | 34 | 36 | 9 | |
| 30 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 40 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076) | 20 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 33 | STOP THE WAR NOW Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 35 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (To Say I Love You) Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 36 | SPECIAL MEMORY Jerry Butler (Mercury 73131) | 37 | 44 | 48 | 6 | |
| 37 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 12 | |
| 38 | CATHY CALLED Eddie Holman (ABC 11276) | 46 | 48 | 50 | 6 | |
| 39 | THAT’S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2667) | 25 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 40 | CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU Donnie Elbert (Rare Bullet 101) | 36 | 39 | 42 | 8 | |
| 41 | HOLLY HOLY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SWEET WOMAN’S LOVE Geater (Jeater) Davis (House Of Orange 2401) | 42 | 52 | 55 | 5 | |
| 43 | STEALING MOMENTS FROM ANOTHER WOMAN’S LIFE Glass House (Invictus 9082) | 47 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | WAY BACK HOME Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | LET ME BE YOUR MAN Tyrone Ashley & Funky Music Machine (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 342) | 45 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 53 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | BORN TO WANDER Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SUMMERTIME (pt. 1) Bill Hemmans & Clays Composite (Blue Fox 102) | 59 | 46 | 45 | 5 | |
| 49 | SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN Jackson 5 (Motown 1174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SCRATCH MY BACK Tony Joe White (Monument 1227) | 60 | 50 | 59 | 4 | |
| 51 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 27 | 23 | 13 | 17 | |
| 53 | WORKIN’ TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | GOT TO GET’CHA Maceo & All The King’s Men (House Of The Fox 1) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (pt. 1) Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | A CHILD NO ONE WANTED Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 406) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I GOTTA LET YOU GO Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7103) | 49 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | LOVE IS PLENTIFUL Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | WRAP IT UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2768) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | WHY CAN’T WE GET TOGETHER Clyde McPhatter (Decca 32753) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box added “bullets” to its R&B singles chart, indicated by circles superimposed over the chart positions of records that made strong upward moves (represented above by a dark blue background in the “This Week” [TW] column). |
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