| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 22, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54196) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | SPILL THE WINE Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14118) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 3 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread (Elektra 45686) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| 5 | IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (Janus 125) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 6 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M 1183) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed 724) | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | |
| 8 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7078) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago (Columbia 45194) | 14 | 22 | 37 | 6 | |
| 10 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12283) | 11 | 14 | 21 | 10 | |
| 12 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 19 | 27 | 38 | 6 | |
| 13 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 23 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | SUMMERTIME BLUES The Who (Decca 32708) | 15 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | 29 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | OVERTURE FROM TOMMY (A Rock Opera) Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2737) | 21 | 24 | 32 | 11 | |
| 17 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 18 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0923) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| 19 | EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE Supremes (Motown 1167) | 22 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 20 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus 9075) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| 21 | HI-DE-HO Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45204) | 28 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| 22 | HAND ME DOWN WORLD Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0367) | 27 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | 32 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| 24 | BIG YELLOW TAXI Neighborhood (Big Tree 102) | 25 | 32 | 41 | 8 | |
| 25 | DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (For You Growing) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35073) | 26 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 26 | I’VE LOST YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | 33 | 43 | 60 | 4 | |
| 27 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 36 | 52 | 68 | 4 | |
| 28 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 38 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | WIGWAM Bob Dylan (Columbia 45199) | 31 | 38 | 51 | 6 | |
| 30 | SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond (Bang 578) | 39 | 51 | 65 | 17 | |
| 31 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 40 | 49 | 61 | 9 | |
| 32 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 165) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| 33 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4239) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | |
| 34 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | |
| 35 | OHIO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2740) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
| 36 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 11 | |
| 37 | SILVER BIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45180) | 30 | 20 | 20 | 11 | |
| 38 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 61 | 76 | 87 | 6 | |
| 39 | AMERICA, COMMUNICATE WITH ME Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2016) | 41 | 47 | 59 | 6 | |
| 40 | SING A SONG FOR FREEDOM Frijid Pink (Parrot 349) | 45 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| 41 | THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 9 | |
| 42 | GLORY GLORY Rascals (Atlantic 2743) | 42 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| 43 | HUMMINGBIRD B.B. King (ABC 11268) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 6 | |
| 44 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | 53 | 66 | 76 | 6 | |
| 45 | THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | 46 | 50 | 74 | 4 | |
| 46 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 50 | 61 | 70 | 12 | |
| 47 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 34 | 23 | 24 | 15 | |
| 49 | PAPER MACHE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12285) | 35 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 50 | BALL AND CHAIN Tommy James (Roulette 7084) | 62 | 68 | 79 | 4 | |
| 51 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW Dave Mason (Blue Thumb 114) | 63 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 52 | RUBBER DUCKIE Ernie (Columbia 45207) | 70 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | BLACK FOX Freddy Robinson (World Pacific Jazz 88155) | 59 | 71 | 85 | 4 | |
| 54 | STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger 541) | 55 | 60 | 66 | 10 | |
| 55 | EVERYTHING’S TUESDAY Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | 65 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0340) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 9 | |
| 57 | LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | 60 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG Poppy Family (London 139) | 67 | 83 | 89 | 4 | |
| 59 | ON THE BEACH (In The Summertime) 5th Dimension (Bell 913) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | CANDIDA Dawn (Bell 903) | 75 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| 61 | I’LL BE RIGHT HERE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 618) | 56 | 33 | 33 | 10 | |
| 62 | PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) Melanie (Buddah 186) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | JOANNE Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0368) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 37 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |
| 65 | RAINBOW Marmalade (London 20059) | 71 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 66 | COTTAGE CHEESE Crow (Amaret 119) | 66 | 72 | 78 | 14 | |
| 67 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS Dells (Cadet 5672) | 64 | 70 | 75 | 7 | |
| 68 | CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Buddy Miles (Mercury 73086) | 74 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| 71 | SCREAMING NIGHT HOG Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4248) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | SHE SAID YES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2753) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | COMIN’ BACK TO ME (Ooh Baby) Smith (Dunhill 4246) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | 76 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| 75 | RIKI TIKI TAVI Donovan (Epic 10649) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | (I Remember) SUMMER MORNING Vanity Fare (Page One 21,033) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | NEANDERTHAL MAN Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | IT’S YOUR LIFE Andy Kim (Steed 727) | 80 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| 79 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING Jerry Butler (Mercury 73101) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | WE’RE ALL PLAYING IN THE SAME BAND Bert Sommer (Eleuthera 470) | 89 | — | — | 3 | |
| 81 | MORNING MUCH BETTER Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan (Polydor 14037) | 81 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | ALL RIGHT NOW Free (A&M 1206) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 2877) | — | 98 | — | 2 | |
| 85 | LONG LONG TIME Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | FIRE AND RAIN Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | GOING TO THE COUNTRY Steve Miller Band (Capitol 2878) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | MONGOOSE Elephant’s Memory (Metromedia 182) | 91 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | SOUL SHAKE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6756) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 92 | 96 | 73 | 8 | |
| 91 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85065) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IT’S SO NICE Jackie DeShannon (Liberty 56187) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | GREEN-EYED LADY Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | 100 | 100 | 95 | 5 | |
| 95 | I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (Do You Like Mine) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55438) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 96 | DROP BY MY PLACE Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 613) | 84 | 85 | 77 | 6 | |
| 97 | LOLA Kinks (Reprise 0930) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | UNCLE JOHN’S BAND Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7410) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LOOKY LOOKY (Look At Me Girl) O’Jays (Neptune 31) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | BORDER SONG Elton John (Uni 55246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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