| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending MAY 23, 1970 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | COTTONFIELDS
Beach Boys (Capitol 2765) | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF A BLUE WORLD
Fantastic Four (Soul 35072) | — | 1 |
| 3 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER
Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | — | 1 |
| 4 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON/HURT SO BAD
Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66452) | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | THEM CHANGES
Buddy Miles & Freedom Express (Mercury 73008) | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | LONG AND LONESOME ROAD
Shocking Blue (Colossus 116) | — | 1 |
| 7 | BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL
Southwind (Blue Thumb 111) | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | ANNA
Boots Randolph (Monument 1199) | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | MAGICAL CONNECTION
John Sebastian (Reprise 0902) | 21 | 2 |
| 10 | IF HE CAN, YOU CAN
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 919) | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | TOMORROW TODAY WILL BE YESTERDAY
Happenings (Jubilee 5698) | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | TICKET TO RIDE
Carpenters (A&M 1142) | 22 | 15 |
| 13 | CHECK YOURSELF
I.A.P. Co. (Colossus 110) | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | MOVE ME, O WONDROUS MUSIC
Ray Charles Singers (Command 4135) | — | 1 |
| 15 | THANK YOU GIRL
Street People (Musicor 1401) | 13 | 4 |
| 16 | TWO LITTLE BOYS
Rolf Harris (MGM 14103) | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME
Delfonics (Philly Groove 162) | — | 1 |
| 18 | SPILL THE WINE
Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14118) | 19 | 4 |
| 19 | IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER
Sonny Charles (A&M 1177) | 36 | 4 |
| 20 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP
Paul Davis (Bang 576) | 10 | 6 |
| 21 | FREEDOM BLUES
Little Richard (Reprise 0907) | — | 1 |
| 22 | TIME AND PLACE
Lee Moses (Front Page 2301) | 32 | 2 |
| 23 | SO YOUNG (Love Theme From “Zabriskie Point”)
Roy Orbison (MGM 14121) | 14 | 5 |
| 24 | MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW
Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Atco 6750) | 24 | 4 |
| 25 | HEY, THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
Vogues (Reprise 0909) | 38 | 4 |
| 26 | PLEASE TAKE ME BACK
Masqueraders (Bell 874) | — | 1 |
| 27 | DRIVIN’ HOME
Jerry Smith (Decca 32679) | — | 1 |
| 28 | MORE THAN I CAN STAND
Bobby Womack (Minit 32093) | — | 9 |
| 29 | FEELING BAD
Mel & Tim (Bamboo 112) | 33 | 2 |
| 30 | I’D LOVE MAKING LOVE TO YOU
Jimmy Huff (Notable 1103) | 30 | 4 |
| 31 | I’LL BE THERE
Cissy Houston (Commonwealth United 3010) | 28 | 4 |
| 32 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 29 | 2 |
| 33 | PEOPLE AND ME
New Colony Six (Mercury 73063) | — | 1 |
| 34 | SOME BEAUTIFUL
Jack Wild (Capitol 2742) | — | 1 |
| 35 | MYSTERY OF LOVE
Leer Brothers Band (Intrepid 75025) | 34 | 3 |
| 36 | I SHALL BE RELEASED
Freddie Scott (Probe 481) | — | 1 |
| 37 | JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
Intrigues (Yew 1007) | 31 | 2 |
| 38 | HEIGHDY-HO PRINCESS
Neon Philharmonic (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7380) | 40 | 6 |
| 39 | FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN
Dean Martin (Reprise 0915) | — | 1 |
| 40 | HANGING ON THE EDGE OF SADNESS
Flying Machine (Janus 121) | — | 1 |