| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1970 |
| TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 26, 1970, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | I WANT YOU BACK – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 2 | SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER – Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown) |
| 3 | THESE EYES – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 4 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET – The Moments (Stang) |
| 5 | IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK – Syl Johnson (Twinight) |
| 6 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 7 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
| 8 | THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 9 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 10 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 11 | SUGAR SUGAR / COLE, COOKE & REDDING – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 12 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA – Brook Benton (Cotillion) |
| 13 | YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 14 | LOVE BONES – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 15 | CALL ME – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 16 | LOVE LAND – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 17 | STEAL AWAY – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 18 | CRYIN’ IN THE STREETS (pt. 1) – George Perkins & The Silver Stars (Silver Fox) |
| 19 | TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK – Nina Simone (RCA Victor) |
| 20 | WAR – Edwin Starr (Gordy) |
| 21 | AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
| 22 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY – The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) |
| 23 | PATCHES – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 24 | ABC – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 25 | THE BELLS – The Originals (Soul) |
| 26 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 27 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 28 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
| 29 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG – Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers (Atlantic) |
| 30 | EXPRESS YOURSELF – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 31 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED – The Lost Generation (Brunswick) |
| 32 | THE TOUCH OF YOU – Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom) |
| 33 | THE THRILL IS GONE – B. B. King (BluesWay) |
| 34 | DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – The Delfonics (Philly Groove) |
| 35 | YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) – Little Sister (Stone Flower) |
| 36 | GROOVY SITUATION – Gene Chandler (Mercury) |
| 37 | STAND BY YOUR MAN – Candi Staton (Fame) |
| 38 | MAYBE – The Three Degrees (Roulette) |
| 39 | OPEN UP MY HEART – The Dells (Cadet) |
| 40 | I’M JUST A PRISONER (Of Your Good Lovin’) – Candi Staton (Fame) |
| 41 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND – The Impressions (Curtom) |
| 42 | BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2) – James Brown (King) |
| 43 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? – Ronnie Dyson (Columbia) |
| 44 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING – 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax) |
| 45 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD – Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger) |
| 46 | I’LL BE THERE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 47 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL – Eddie Holman (ABC) |
| 48 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 49 | O-O-H CHILD – The Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah) |
| 50 | IT’S A NEW DAY (pts. 1 & 2) – James Brown (King) |
| 51 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 52 | I’LL BE SWEETER TOMORROW – Linda Jones (Neptune) |
| 53 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN – Rufus Thomas (Stax) |
| 54 | GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 55 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME – The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus) |
| 56 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
| 57 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 58 | IF I DIDN’T CARE – The Moments (Stang) |
| 59 | ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME – Walter Jackson (Cotillion) |
| 60 | TO THE OTHER WOMAN (I’m The Other Woman) – Doris Duke (Canyon) |
| 61 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t You) – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 62 | CHICKEN STRUT – The Meters (Josie) |
| 63 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU – Rare Earth (Rare Earth) |
| 64 | HELLO SUNSHINE – Rev. Maceo Woods & The Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir (Volt) |
| 65 | I LOVE YOU – Otis Leavill (Dakar) |
| 66 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 67 | IT’S A SHAME – The Spinners (V.I.P.) |
| 68 | POINT IT OUT – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 69 | LOOK-KA PY PY – The Meters (Josie) |
| 70 | THE ONION SONG – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla) |
| 71 | IF WALLS COULD TALK – Little Milton (Checker) |
| 72 | THE END OF OUR ROAD – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 73 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 74 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 75 | HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD – The Lovelites (Lock) |
| 76 | YOURS LOVE – Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) |
| 77 | I STAND ACCUSED – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) |
| 78 | 3 MINUTES 2 – HEY GIRL – George Kerr (All Platinum 2316) |
| 79 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 80 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK – Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers (Atlantic) |
| 81 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) – Major Lance (Curtom) |
| 82 | I DO TAKE YOU – The Three Degrees (Roulette) |
| 83 | GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES – Mel & Tim (Bamboo) |
| 84 | BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 85 | AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La) – Brenda & The Tabulations (Top And Bottom) |
| 86 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) – Bobby Byrd (King) |
| 87 | COMPARED TO WHAT – Les McCann & Eddie Harris (Atlantic) |
| 88 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) – Luther Ingram (KoKo) |
| 89 | IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK / LONELINESS – The Manhattans (DeLuxe) |
| 90 | SWEET FEELING – Candi Staton (Fame) |
| 91 | CALIFORNIA GIRL – Eddie Floyd (Stax) |
| 92 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME – The Impressions (Curtom) |
| 93 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD – Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) |
| 94 | THE CAT WALK – The Village Soul Choir (Abbott) |
| 95 | CALL ME SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) – James Brown (King) |
| 96 | WESTBOUND #9 – The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax) |
| 97 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG – The Whispers (Soul Clock) |
| 98 | GUESS WHO – Ruby Winters (Diamond) |
| 99 | DEEPER AND DEEPER – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 100 | MOON WALK (pt. 1) – Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) |