| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 3, 1970 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK
Nina Simone (RCA Victor 74-0269) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | GUESS WHO
Ruby Winters (Diamond 269) | 32 | 7 |
| 3 | FREIGHT TRAIN
Duane Eddy (Congress 6010) | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | MR. LIMOUSINE DRIVER
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 2691) | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | BEEN A LONG TIME
Betty Everett (Uni 55174) | 26 | 6 |
| 6 | SUPERSTAR
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | KOOL’S BACK AGAIN
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 523) | 34 | 4 |
| 8 | BOLD SOUL SISTER
Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 104) | 20 | 4 |
| 9 | LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
Zager & Evans (RCA Victor 74-0299) | — | 3 |
| 10 | THEME MUSIC FOR THE FILM “2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY” (Also Sprach Zarathustra)
Berlin Philharmonic (Polydor 15009) | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 2626) | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | DON’T THINK THAT I’M A VIOLENT GUY
Garland Green (Uni 55188) | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING
California Earthquake (World Pacific 77931) | 33 | 5 |
| 14 | A SIGN FOR LOVE
John & Anne Ryder (Decca 732596) | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | WHISTLE FOR HAPPINESS
Peggy Lee (Capitol 2696) | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | REMEMBER THEN
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 503) | — | 1 |
| 17 | ALICE’S ROCK & ROLL RESTAURANT
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 0877) | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (Early In The Morning)
Don Young (Bang 574) | 25 | 3 |
| 19 | BIG IN VEGAS
Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 2646) | 6 | 5 |
| 20 | TAKE HER BACK
Gemini (Forward 129) | 38 | 3 |
| 21 | HIKKI BURR (pt. 1)
Bill Cosby with Bunions Bradford Band (Uni 55184) | 30 | 2 |
| 22 | I’LL HOLD OUT MY HAND
Wind (Life 202) | 27 | 2 |
| 23 | WANT YOU TO KNOW
Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept 7018) | 28 | 2 |
| 24 | HEY GIRL
Panhandle (Happy Tiger 523) | 22 | 3 |
| 25 | CLAUDIE MAE
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11251) | 21 | 3 |
| 26 | TICKET TO RIDE
Carpenters (A&M 1142) | — | 1 |
| 27 | I’M JUST A PRISONER (Of Your Good Lovin’)
Candi Staton (Fame 1460) | 36 | 2 |
| 28 | MA BELLE AMIE
Tee Set (Colossus 107) | — | 1 |
| 29 | TO LOVE YOU
Country Store (T-A 189) | 31 | 2 |
| 30 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC
Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2693) | — | 1 |
| 31 | DIG THE WAY I FEEL
Mary Wells (Jubilee 5684) | — | 1 |
| 32 | LOVELY WAY SHE LOVES
Moments (Stang 5009) | — | 1 |
| 33 | WABASH CANNON BALL
Danny Davis & Nashville Brass (RCA Victor 47-9785) | — | 1 |
| 34 | DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | — | 1 |
| 35 | THE UNHOOKED GENERATION
Freda Payne (Invictus 9073) | — | 1 |
| 36 | TROUBLE MAKER
Lee Hazlewood (LHI 20) | 43 | 3 |
| 37 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY?
Poppy Family (London 129) | 35 | 8 |
| 38 | MY CLOUD
Joe Bataan (Uptite 0019) | 48 | 2 |
| 39 | MORNING DEW
Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50609) | 24 | 5 |
| 40 | PROUD WOMAN
Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 787) | 29 | 2 |
| 41 | COMPARED TO WHAT
Les McCann & Eddie Harris (Atlantic 2694) | 37 | 2 |
| 42 | LOVE FEVER
Leer Brothers (Intrepid 75007) | 46 | 8 |
| 43 | SAVE THE COUNTRY
Thelma Houston (Dunhill 4222) | — | 1 |
| 44 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LOT TO BRING ME BACK
Manhattans (DeLuxe 115) | 50 | 2 |
| 45 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 90) | — | 1 |
| 46 | HAVE A LITTLE TALK WITH MYSELF
Ray Stevens (Monument 1171) | 15 | 5 |
| 47 | RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Cy Coleman (Notable 1102) | — | 1 |
| 48 | (I’m So) AFRAID OF LOSING YOU AGAIN
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0265) | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | JESAMINE
Shannon (Heritage 819) | 18 | 8 |
| 50 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0865) | 39 | 7 |