| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 18, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist–Label | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M 1183) | 11 | 18 | 56 | 6 | |
| 4 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | |
| 5 | LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah 167) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE Blues Image (Atco 6746) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 7 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol 2819) | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 8 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 165) | 10 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 9 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread (Elektra 45686) | 23 | 39 | 65 | 6 | |
| 11 | A SONG OF JOY (Himno A La Alegria) Miguel Rios (A&M 1193) | 9 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | 19 | 31 | 43 | 8 | |
| 13 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare (Page One 21,029) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| 14 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45158) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| 15 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 17 | 23 | 58 | 5 | |
| 16 | OHIO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | 20 | 24 | 55 | 5 | |
| 17 | TEACH YOUR CHILDREN Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2735) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 18 | LOVE LAND Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7365) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
| 19 | THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9835) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 20 | UNITED WE STAND Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85059) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
| 21 | THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Beatles (Apple 2832) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |
| 22 | SAVE THE COUNTRY 5th Dimension (Bell 895) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 7 | |
| 23 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 25 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 24 | MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Mountain (Windfall 532) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
| 25 | SILVER BIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | 28 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 26 | SPILL THE WINE Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14118) | 42 | 57 | 67 | 8 | |
| 27 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 19 | |
| 28 | THE END OF OUR ROAD Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195) | 30 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| 29 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 29 | 30 | 38 | 10 | |
| 30 | GO BACK Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45687) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 12 | |
| 31 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 5 | |
| 32 | CANNED HAM Norman Greenbaum (Reprise 0919) | 34 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 33 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 35 | 44 | 53 | 9 | |
| 34 | MY MARIE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40049) | 45 | 53 | 76 | 4 | |
| 35 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | 44 | 54 | 63 | 9 | |
| 36 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 46 | 55 | 78 | 6 | |
| 37 | MISSISSIPPI John Phillips (Dunhill 4236) | 39 | 40 | 46 | 11 | |
| 38 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 49 | 59 | 72 | 6 | |
| 39 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ White Plains (Deram 85058) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 | |
| 40 | PEARL Tommy Roe (ABC 11266) | 51 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 41 | THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch (Janus 118) | 43 | 47 | 51 | 10 | |
| 42 | SUNSHINE Archies (Kirshner 1009) | 53 | 62 | 73 | 4 | |
| 43 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? Poppy Family (London 129) | 27 | 11 | 7 | 19 | |
| 44 | (How Bout A Little Hand For) THE BOYS IN THE BAND Boys In The Band (Spring 103) | 47 | 56 | 61 | 9 | |
| 45 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 54 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 46 | SO MUCH LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| 47 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0923) | 61 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | 60 | 70 | 79 | 6 | |
| 49 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SUMMERTIME BLUES The Who (Decca 32708) | 64 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mary Hopkin (Apple 1823) | 55 | 61 | 81 | 4 | |
| 52 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | 63 | 73 | 88 | 5 | |
| 53 | SUPERMAN Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7403) | 56 | 63 | 80 | 4 | |
| 54 | SHE CRIED Lettermen (Capitol 2820) | 57 | 58 | 60 | 7 | |
| 55 | PAPER MACHE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Paul Davis (Bang 576) | 62 | 66 | 71 | 7 | |
| 57 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | 77 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME Delfonics (Philly Groove 162) | 41 | 45 | 47 | 8 | |
| 60 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | GIVE A WOMAN LOVE Bobbi Martin (United Artists 50687) | 65 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| 64 | NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU Bobby Vinton (Epic 10629) | 67 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | CINNAMON GIRL Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise 0911) | 71 | 90 | 90 | 5 | |
| 67 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago (Columbia 45194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 70 | 81 | 92 | 4 | |
| 69 | YOUR OWN BACK YARD Dion (Warner Bros. 7401) | 74 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | APARTMENT 21 Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2849) | 73 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN (pt. 2) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0071) | 78 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | GLORY GLORY Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | 68 | 69 | 45 | 9 | |
| 75 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 76 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | WIGWAM Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | DESTINY Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 74-0358) | 75 | 78 | 83 | 4 | |
| 79 | HUMMINGBIRD B.B. King (ABC 11268) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 91 | 95 | — | 5 | |
| 81 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 92 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| 82 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 89 | — | — | 18 | |
| 83 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 86 | 84 | 66 | 7 | |
| 84 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 94 | 100 | 100 | 4 | |
| 85 | MY GIRL Eddie Floyd (Stax 0072) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HELLO DARLIN’ Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) | 90 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| 87 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS Dells (Cadet 5672) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | COTTAGE CHEESE Crow (Amaret 119) | 80 | 88 | 68 | 9 | |
| 91 | HAND CLAPPING SONG Meters (Josie 1021) | — | — | 84 | 3 | |
| 92 | ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE Andy Williams (Columbia 45175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | I CAN REMEMBER Oliver (Crewe 346) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | COME ON DOWN Savage Grace (Reprise 0924) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | — | — | — | 12 | |
| 99 | SAVE YOUR SUGAR FOR ME Tony Joe White (Monument 1206) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | BLACK HANDS WHITE COTTON Caboose (Enterprise 9015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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