CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1970 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1970 Charts! |
| 1970 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | I Want You Back - Jackson 5 | 31. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone |
| January 10 | I Want You Back - Jackson 5 | 39. Part Two (Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn) - James Brown |
| January 17 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 29. Psychedelic Shack - Temptations |
| January 24 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 35. How Can I Forget - Marvin Gaye |
| January 31 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 38. The Bells - Originals |
| February 7 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 38. More Today Than Yesterday - 125th Street Candy Store |
| February 14 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 42. It’s A New Day (pts. 1 & 2) - James Brown |
| February 21 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & Family Stone | 44. You’re Right, Ray Charles - Joe Tex |
| February 28 | Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton | 39. Hold On, I’m Coming - Soul Children |
| March 7 | Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton | 33. Dear Prudence - Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| March 14 | Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton | 44. Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis |
| March 21 | Call Me - Aretha Franklin | 33. You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You) - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| March 28 | ABC - Jackson 5 | 44. 3 Minutes 2 – Hey Girl - George Kerr |
| April 4 | ABC - Jackson 5 | 36. Demonstration - Otis Redding |
| April 11 | ABC - Jackson 5 | 38. Uhh - Dyke & Blazers |
| April 18 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 33. My Way - Brook Benton |
| April 25 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 35. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) - Diana Ross |
| May 2 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 33. Brother Rapp (pts. 1 & 2) - James Brown |
| May 9 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 43. Let This Be A Letter (To My Baby) - Jackie Wilson |
| May 16 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 37. Can’t See You When I Want To - David Porter |
| May 23 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 28. Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Temptations |
| May 30 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 35. Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home - Brook Benton |
| June 6 | Love On A Two-Way Street - Moments | 49. When We Get Married - Intruders |
| June 13 | It’s All In The Game - Four Tops | 39. I Got Love - Melba Moore |
| June 20 | The Love You Save - Jackson 5 | 35. The Thrill Is Gone - Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers |
| June 27 | The Love You Save - Jackson 5 | 38. I’ll Be Right Here - Tyrone Davis |
| July 4 | The Love You Save - Jackson 5 | 36. Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking |
| July 11 | Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Temptations | 40. Long Lonely Nights - Dells |
| July 18 | Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Temptations | 36. Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| July 25 | Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Temptations | 46. I Wanna Know If It’s Good To You? - Funkadelic |
| August 1 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder | 43. Don’t Play That Song - Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers |
| August 8 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder | 39. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross |
| August 15 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (pt. 1) - James Brown | 45. If I Didn’t Care - Moments |
| August 22 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (pt. 1) - James Brown | 41. I Stand Accused - Isaac Hayes |
| August 29 | War - Edwin Starr | 48. A Message From The Meters - Meters |
| September 5 | Patches - Clarence Carter | 41. When You Get Right Down To It - Delfonics |
| September 12 | Don’t Play That Song - Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers | 44. I’ll Be There - Jackson 5 |
| September 19 | Don’t Play That Song - Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers | 44. If You Were Mine - Ray Charles |
| September 26 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross | 44. Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett |
| October 3 | Express Yourself - Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 46. I Am Somebody (pt. 2) - Johnnie Taylor |
| October 10 | Express Yourself - Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 50. I’m Not My Brother’s Keeper - Flaming Ember |
| October 17 | I’ll Be There - Jackson 5 | 40. Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder |
| October 24 | I’ll Be There - Jackson 5 | 43. Chains And Things - B. |
| October 31 | I’ll Be There - Jackson 5 | 34. Make It Easy On Yourself - Dionne Warwick |
| November 7 | Call Me Super Bad (pts. 1 & 2) - James Brown | 39. Groove Me - King Floyd |
| November 14 | Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett | 36. Border Song (Holy Moses) - Aretha Franklin |
| November 21 | Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett | 49. River Deep—Mountain High - Supremes & Four Tops |
| November 28 | Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder | 49. Your Time To Cry - Joe Simon |
| December 5 | Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder | 31. One Less Bell To Answer - 5th Dimension |
| December 12 | The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & Miracles | 33. Stop The War Now - Edwin Starr |
| December 19 | Groove Me - King Floyd | 32. There It Goes Again - Barbara & Uniques |
| December 26 | Groove Me - King Floyd | 32. Remember Me - Diana Ross |
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