| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond (Uni 55250) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | |
| 3 | CANDIDA Dawn (Bell 903) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Carpenters (A&M 1217) | 10 | 28 | 39 | 6 | |
| 5 | ALL RIGHT NOW Free (A&M 1206) | 8 | 10 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5013) | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | |
| 7 | GREEN-EYED LADY Sugarloaf (Liberty 56183) | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | |
| 8 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 9 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4250) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 10 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |
| 11 | LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA New Seekers (Elektra 45699) | 19 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 12 | EL CONDOR PASA Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45237) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 7 | |
| 13 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | 18 | 21 | 23 | 7 | |
| 14 | LOLA Kinks (Reprise 0930) | 21 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 15 | FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7423) | 30 | 34 | 45 | 6 | |
| 16 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 17 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 19 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 25 | 29 | 38 | 8 | |
| 20 | THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG Poppy Family (London 139) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 21 | IT DON’T MATTER TO ME Bread (Elektra 45701) | 45 | 55 | 75 | 4 | |
| 22 | JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 194) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 23 | LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 645) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 24 | GOD, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 170) | 29 | 37 | 51 | 6 | |
| 25 | OUR HOUSE Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 2760) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 5 | |
| 26 | LONG LONG TIME Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 2846) | 28 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | LUCRETIA MAC EVIL Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45235) | 34 | 40 | 68 | 4 | |
| 28 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | 31 | 36 | 46 | 6 | |
| 29 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | |
| 30 | SEE ME, FEEL ME The Who (Decca 32729) | 39 | 47 | 65 | 4 | |
| 31 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 2877) | 33 | 31 | 30 | 10 | |
| 32 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | 37 | 42 | 57 | 8 | |
| 33 | SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 44 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite The World) Temptations (Gordy 7102) | 42 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC Tommy Roe (ABC 11273) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 7 | |
| 36 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 40 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| 37 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| 38 | CRY ME A RIVER Joe Cocker (A&M 1200) | 53 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | COME ON AND SAY IT Grass Roots (Dunhill 4249) | 43 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 40 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12294) | 48 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | SWEETHEART Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40054) | 52 | 60 | 73 | 4 | |
| 42 | NEANDERTHAL MAN Hotlegs (Capitol 2886) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 43 | I DO TAKE YOU Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | 46 | 56 | 67 | 6 | |
| 44 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | 47 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 45 | JOANNE Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0368) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 46 | MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom (L&R/MGM 157) | 59 | 72 | 82 | 5 | |
| 47 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME Impressions (Curtom 1954) | 49 | 52 | 58 | 7 | |
| 48 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 57 | 67 | 76 | 4 | |
| 49 | JUST LET IT COME Alive And Kicking (Roulette 7087) | 51 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| 50 | AND THE GRASS WON’T PAY NO MIND Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45229) | 60 | 70 | 79 | 4 | |
| 51 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | 67 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I THINK I LOVE YOU Partridge Family (Bell 910) | 69 | 88 | 100 | 4 | |
| 53 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | AS THE YEARS GO BY Mashmakhan (Epic 10634) | 50 | 51 | 61 | 8 | |
| 55 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | MONGOOSE Elephant’s Memory (Metromedia 182) | 56 | 58 | 60 | 12 | |
| 57 | I JUST WANNA KEEP IT TOGETHER Paul Davis (Bang 579) | 62 | 68 | 77 | 7 | |
| 58 | LET ME BACK IN Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | 66 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| 59 | GYPSY WOMAN Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | 64 | 74 | 85 | 8 | |
| 60 | YELLOW RIVER Christie (Epic 10626) | 61 | 64 | 66 | 16 | |
| 61 | HEED THE CALL Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0953) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | FUNK #49 James Gang (ABC 11272) | 65 | 66 | 71 | 7 | |
| 63 | SO CLOSE Jake Holmes (Polydor 14041) | 74 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 64 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 26 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 65 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones (Parrot 40051) | 32 | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
| 66 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 77 | 83 | 89 | 5 | |
| 67 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 55 | 33 | 10 | 11 | |
| 69 | I STAND ACCUSED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 8 | |
| 70 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | 75 | 79 | 83 | 7 | |
| 71 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
| 72 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 27 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |
| 73 | OUR WORLD Blue Mink (Philips 40686) | 79 | 85 | 90 | 5 | |
| 74 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Gary Puckett (Columbia 45249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | BECAUSE I LOVE YOU / AMERICA/STANDING Five Stairsteps (Buddah 188) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | LET’S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat (Liberty 56151) | 87 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45240) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | WOODSTOCK Assembled Multitude (Atlantic 2764) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE Robin McNamara (Steed 728) | 80 | 82 | 86 | 4 | |
| 80 | LOVE UPRISING Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | 81 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 81 | AFTER MIDNIGHT Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 83 | 87 | 88 | 5 | |
| 83 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 93 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | FRESH AIR Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol 2920) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | CAROLINA IN MY MIND Crystal Mansion (Colossus 128) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | JERUSALEM Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1225) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | INDIAN LADY Lou Christie (Buddah 192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SHARE THE LAND Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOSERS WEEPERS (pt. 1) Etta James (Cadet 5676) | 82 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger (Apple 1822) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DAY IS DONE Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah 193) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | I’M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0382) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | GAS LAMPS AND CLAY Blues Image (Atco 6777) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | TIME TO KILL The Band (Capitol 2870) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | STONEY END Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | ENDLESSLY Sonny James (Capitol 2914) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE “KING OF ROCK & ROLL” Crow (Amaret 125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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