| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 23, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0325) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | CECILIA Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45133) | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 3 | UP AROUND THE BEND Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 641) | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 4 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0885) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown 1163) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade (London 20058) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| 8 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | |
| 9 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50602) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 10 | VEHICLE Ides of March (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7378) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? Poppy Family (London 129) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 11 | |
| 12 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE LETTER Joe Cocker (A&M 1174) | 20 | 25 | 36 | 6 | |
| 14 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | 23 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 15 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones (Parrot 40048) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 5 | |
| 16 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET Moments (Stang 5012) | 18 | 24 | 39 | 6 | |
| 17 | MAKE ME SMILE Chicago (Columbia 45127) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection (Colossus 112) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 19 | THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Beatles (Apple 2832) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple 2764) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 21 | WHAT IS TRUTH Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| 22 | WOODSTOCK Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2723) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 23 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0319) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 24 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Four Tops (Motown 1164) | 33 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 25 | PUPPET MAN 5th Dimension (Bell 880) | 28 | 31 | 43 | 7 | |
| 26 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare (Page One 21,029) | 31 | 37 | 55 | 10 | |
| 27 | COME SATURDAY MORNING Sandpipers (A&M 1134) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 12 | |
| 28 | SOOLAIMON (African Trilogy II) Neil Diamond (Uni 55224) | 35 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| 29 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ White Plains (Deram 85058) | 36 | 42 | 51 | 7 | |
| 30 | SOMETHING’S BURNING Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0888) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 31 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME (Gwen And Vern) Vincent Bell (Decca 32659) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 32 | LET ME GO TO HIM Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| 33 | LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167) | 37 | 51 | 67 | 6 | |
| 34 | BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6310) | 42 | 53 | 64 | 4 | |
| 35 | VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1) El Chicano (Kapp 2085) | 40 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| 36 | UNITED WE STAND Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | 43 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| 37 | THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | 47 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TENNESSEE BIRD WALK Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) | 24 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 39 | OH HAPPY DAY Glen Campbell (Capitol 2787) | 34 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 40 | BABY HOLD ON Grass Roots (Dunhill 4237) | 50 | 61 | 73 | 4 | |
| 41 | HUM A SONG (From Your Heart) Lulu with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6749) | 45 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE SEEKER The Who (Decca 32670) | 30 | 32 | 37 | 7 | |
| 43 | QUESTION Moody Blues (Threshold 67004) | 52 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| 44 | (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | 54 | 70 | 86 | 4 | |
| 45 | INTO THE MYSTIC Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66448) | 56 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 46 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 55 | 64 | 75 | 4 | |
| 47 | LOVE LAND Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.– Seven Arts 7365) | 51 | 57 | 60 | 9 | |
| 48 | SUGAR SUGAR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | 58 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 49 | HEY, MISTER SUN Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 188) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | 49 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| 51 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Mountain (Windfall 532) | 64 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | PATCH OF BLUE Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons (Philips 40662) | 57 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 54 | OPEN UP MY HEART Dells (Cadet 5667) | 60 | 62 | 70 | 8 | |
| 55 | KILLER JOE Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | 59 | 66 | 69 | 5 | |
| 56 | CINNAMON GIRL Gentrys (Sun 1114) | 67 | 82 | 93 | 7 | |
| 57 | I CALL MY BABY CANDY Jaggerz (Kama Sutra 509) | 66 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 6 | |
| 59 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE Blues Image (Atco 6746) | 71 | 84 | 95 | 4 | |
| 61 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2731) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | GO BACK Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | 69 | 76 | 80 | 4 | |
| 63 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon (Apple 1818) | 25 | 19 | 5 | 14 | |
| 65 | IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN LOVE Tee Set (Colossus 114) | 68 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 66 | SWEET FEELING Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | 75 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
| 67 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING Fortunes (World Pacific 77937) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | FOR YOU BLUE Beatles (Apple 2832) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | COME TO ME Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 7076) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO Smith (Dunhill 4238) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | SHE DIDN’T KNOW (She Kept On Talking) Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6754) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | MISSISSIPPI John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | 85 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | LOVE LIKE A MAN Ten Years After (Deram 7529) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La) Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 403) | 82 | 90 | 91 | 4 | |
| 79 | CHICKEN STRUT Meters (Josie 1018) | 53 | 54 | 57 | 10 | |
| 80 | WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU Mac Davis (Columbia 45117) | 81 | 86 | 88 | 4 | |
| 81 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BABY I LOVE YOU Little Milton (Checker 1227) | 84 | 91 | 99 | 5 | |
| 83 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | I CAN’T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP Hollies (Epic 10613) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) Raeletts (Tangerine 1006) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SO MUCH LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | FRIENDS Feather (White Whale 353) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | YOU, ME AND MEXICO Edward Bear (Capitol 2801) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | FEET START WALKING Doris Duke (Canyon 35) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I THINK I LOVE YOU AGAIN Brenda Lee (Decca 32675) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | RED RED WINE Vic Dana (Liberty 56163) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) THE BOYS IN THE BAND Boys In The Band (Spring 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LET THIS BE A LETTER (To My Baby) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | IF LOVE RULED THE WORLD Bobby Bland (Duke 460) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | COTTAGE CHEESE Crow (Amaret 119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | PRIMROSE LANE O.C. Smith (Columbia 45160) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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