| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 31, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | VENUS Shocking Blue (Colossus 108) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | I WANT YOU BACK Jackson 5 (Motown 1157) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12265) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | 13 | 37 | 64 | 6 | |
| 5 | SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1156) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | DON’T CRY DADDY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9768) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2690) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 | JINGLE JANGLE Archies (Kirshner 5002) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 9 | WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) Tom Jones (Parrot 40045) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | |
| 10 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12273) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 11 | EARLY IN THE MORNING Vanity Fare (Page One 21,027) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12 | ARIZONA Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45037) | 18 | 25 | 33 | 10 | |
| 13 | WINTER WORLD OF LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40044) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 14 | BLOWING AWAY 5th Dimension (Soul City 780) | 17 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |
| 15 | NO TIME Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0300) | 20 | 24 | 34 | 8 | |
| 16 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN Jay & Americans (United Artists 50605) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 17 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | 23 | 30 | 41 | 7 | |
| 18 | WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff (A&M 1146) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 19 | JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe (ABC 11247) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 20 | BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Jefferson (Janus 106) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 21 | WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES Joe South & Believers (Capitol 2704) | 26 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| 22 | LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7340) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| 23 | MONSTER Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4221) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 6 | |
| 24 | HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) | 35 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 50554) | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | |
| 26 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK Temptations (Gordy 7096) | 34 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | LA LA LA (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 150) | 24 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 28 | HOW CAN I FORGET Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54190) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 5 | |
| 29 | HOLD ON Rascals (Atlantic 2695) | 30 | 33 | 49 | 6 | |
| 30 | SHE BELONGS TO ME Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 732550) | 33 | 35 | 40 | 15 | |
| 31 | WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND Cuff Links (Decca 32592) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 10 | |
| 32 | TRAVELIN’ BAND Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton (Cotillion 44057) | 50 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| 34 | THE THRILL IS GONE B.B. King (BluesWay 61032) | 42 | 58 | 69 | 6 | |
| 35 | FANCY Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2675) | 36 | 38 | 39 | 12 | |
| 36 | SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW Joe Cocker (A&M 1147) | 38 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| 37 | LET’S WORK TOGETHER (pt. 1) Wilbert Harrison (Sue 11) | 39 | 43 | 62 | 8 | |
| 38 | JENNIFER TOMKINS Street People (Musicor 1365) | 46 | 48 | 57 | 8 | |
| 39 | LOVE BONES Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0055) | 40 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| 40 | SHE Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7066) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| 41 | CUPID Johnny Nash (JAD 220) | 37 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
| 42 | MOON WALK (pt. 1) Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2651) | 51 | 55 | 67 | 6 | |
| 43 | EVERYBODY IS A STAR Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10555) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| 44 | WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 637) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45064) | 63 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Delfonics (Philly Groove 161) | 78 | 83 | 97 | 4 | |
| 47 | ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME R.B. Greaves (Atco 6726) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MY HONEY AND ME Luther Ingram (KoKo 2104) | 53 | 60 | 81 | 5 | |
| 49 | OH WHAT A DAY Dells (Cadet 5663) | 58 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United 3004) | 60 | 65 | 76 | 5 | |
| 51 | TRACES/MEMORIES Lettermen (Capitol 2697) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 8 | |
| 52 | MA BELLE AMIE Tee Set (Colossus 107) | 76 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | THE RAPPER Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 502) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | ONE TIN SOLDIER Original Caste (T-A 186) | 56 | 59 | 63 | 12 | |
| 55 | LOOK-KA PY PY Meters (Josie 1015) | 62 | 67 | 71 | 8 | |
| 56 | TONIGHT I’LL SAY A PRAYER Eydie Gorme (RCA Victor 74-0250) | 54 | 57 | 61 | 9 | |
| 57 | PART TWO (Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn) James Brown (King 6275) | 59 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 58 | I’VE GOTTA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Steam (Mercury 73020) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (Early In The Morning) Tokens (Buddah 151) | 61 | 61 | 68 | 9 | |
| 60 | IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME Vic Dana (Liberty 56150) | 65 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | NEW WORLD COMING Mama Cass Elliot (Dunhill 4225) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | GOT TO SEE IF I CAN’T GET MOMMY (To Come Back Home) Jerry Butler (Mercury 73015) | 79 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | SHADES OF GREEN Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 6907) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | IF WALLS COULD TALK Little Milton (Checker 1226) | 68 | 76 | 80 | 5 | |
| 65 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9074) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | WHY SHOULD I CRY Gentrys (Sun 1108) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45079) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54191) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | EVIL WAYS Santana (Columbia 45069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | LU Peggy Lipton (Ode 124) | 71 | 78 | 78 | 6 | |
| 71 | OH ME OH MY (I’m A Fool For You Baby) Lulu (Atco 6722) | — | 63 | 66 | 7 | |
| 72 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER Hollies (Epic 10532) | — | — | 79 | 5 | |
| 73 | A FRIEND IN THE CITY Andy Kim (Steed 723) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | HELLO IT’S ME Nazz (SGC 001) | 83 | — | — | 12 | |
| 75 | THE TOUCH OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 401) | 84 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | WON’T FIND BETTER (Than Me) New Hope (Jamie 1381) | 77 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| 77 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN’ Cold Blood (San Francisco 60) | 86 | — | 89 | 4 | |
| 78 | BOLD SOUL SISTER Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 104) | 81 | 86 | 100 | 4 | |
| 79 | GUESS WHO Ruby Winters (Diamond 269) | 69 | 77 | 82 | 4 | |
| 80 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Frijid Pink (Parrot 341) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | MORNIN’ MORNIN’ Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50614) | 85 | 90 | 91 | 6 | |
| 82 | DIG THE WAY I FEEL Mary Wells (Jubilee 5684) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | I’M JUST A PRISONER (Of Your Good Lovin’) Candi Staton (Fame 1460) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | MY ELUSIVE DREAMS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | SUPERSTAR Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | IF YOU’VE GOT A HEART Bobby Bland (Duke 458) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SHE’S READY Spiral Starecase (Columbia 45048) | 75 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| 88 | SAVE THE COUNTRY Thelma Houston (Dunhill 4222) | 91 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | THEN SHE’S A LOVER Roy Clark (Dot 17335) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (Early In The Morning) Gene Pitney (Musicor 1384) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD Lovelites (Uni 55181) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | BACK TO DREAMIN’ AGAIN Pat Shannon (Uni 55191) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | BARBARA, I LOVE YOU New Colony Six (Mercury 73004) | 94 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | COUNTRY PREACHER “Cannonball” Adderley Quintet (Capitol 2698) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | ANSWER ME, MY LOVE Happenings (Jubilee 5686) | 96 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 90) | — | — | 99 | 2 | |
| 97 | TAKE IT OFF HIM AND PUT IT ON ME Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2702) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN Rufus Thomas (Stax 0059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | VICTORIA Kinks (Reprise 0863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | THE BELLS Originals (Soul 35069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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