| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1970 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 26, 1970, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY – Norman Greenbaum (Reprise) |
| 2 | ABC – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 3 | BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 4 | GET READY – Rare Earth (Rare Earth) |
| 5 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 6 | VENUS – The Shocking Blue (Colossus) |
| 7 | AMERICAN WOMAN – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
| 8 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? – The Poppy Family (London) |
| 9 | LET IT BE – The Beatles (Apple) |
| 10 | MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 11 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 12 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 13 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD – B.J. Thomas (Scepter) |
| 14 | CRACKLIN’ ROSIE – Neil Diamond (Uni) |
| 15 | SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon & War (MGM) |
| 16 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 17 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL – Eddie Holman (ABC) |
| 18 | WAR – Edwin Starr (Gordy) |
| 19 | LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) – Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah) |
| 20 | INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) – John Ono Lennon (Apple) |
| 21 | NO TIME – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
| 22 | MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread (Elektra) |
| 23 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 24 | CANDIDA – Dawn (Bell) |
| 25 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL – Ray Stevens (Barnaby) |
| 26 | SOMETHING’S BURNING – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise) |
| 27 | THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 28 | RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – The Blues Image (Atco) |
| 29 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE – The Marmalade (London) |
| 30 | UP AROUND THE BEND – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 31 | I WANT YOU BACK – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 32 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
| 33 | LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) – The Edison Lighthouse (Bell) |
| 34 | THE RAPPER – The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra) |
| 35 | IN THE SUMMERTIME – Mungo Jerry (Janus) |
| 36 | THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD – The Beatles (Apple) |
| 37 | THE LETTER – Joe Cocker (A&M) |
| 38 | ALL RIGHT NOW – Free (A&M) |
| 39 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU – Rare Earth (Rare Earth) |
| 40 | O-O-H CHILD – The Five Stairsteps (Buddah) |
| 41 | HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN – Frijid Pink (Parrot) |
| 42 | I’LL BE THERE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 43 | TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive And Kicking (Roulette) |
| 44 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 45 | COME AND GET IT – Badfinger (Apple) |
| 46 | EASY COME, EASY GO – Bobby Sherman (Metromedia) |
| 47 | VEHICLE – The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.) |
| 48 | PATCHES – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 49 | FOR THE LOVE OF HIM – Bobbi Martin (United Artists) |
| 50 | WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
| 51 | CECILIA – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 52 | TRAVELIN’ BAND – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 53 | INDIANA WANTS ME – R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth) |
| 54 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE – Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) |
| 55 | LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY – The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) |
| 56 | THE WONDER OF YOU – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 57 | WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 58 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER – The Hollies (Epic) |
| 59 | MA BELLE AMIE – The Tee Set (Colossus) |
| 60 | MAKE ME SMILE – Chicago (Columbia) |
| 61 | ARIZONA – Mark Lindsay (Columbia) |
| 62 | EVIL WAYS – Santana (Columbia) |
| 63 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Dionne Warwick (Scepter) |
| 64 | SNOWBIRD – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 65 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA – Brook Benton (Cotillion) |
| 66 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 67 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? – Ronnie Dyson (Columbia) |
| 68 | GROOVY SITUATION – Gene Chandler (Mercury) |
| 69 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET – The Moments (Stang) |
| 70 | GREEN-EYED LADY – Sugarloaf (Liberty) |
| 71 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
| 72 | DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – The Delfonics (Philly Groove) |
| 73 | GIMME DAT DING – The Pipkins (Capitol) |
| 74 | LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA – The New Seekers (Elektra) |
| 75 | DON’T CRY DADDY – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 76 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas (Scepter) |
| 77 | WOODSTOCK – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic) |
| 78 | LOLA – The Kinks (Reprise) |
| 79 | UNITED WE STAND – The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram) |
| 80 | JAM UP JELLY TIGHT – Tommy Roe (ABC) |
| 81 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 82 | CALL ME – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 83 | HONEY COME BACK – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 84 | JINGLE JANGLE – The Archies (Kirshner) |
| 85 | FIRE AND RAIN – James Taylor (Warner Bros.) |
| 86 | OUT IN THE COUNTRY – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 87 | IT’S A SHAME – The Spinners (V.I.P.) |
| 88 | STILL WATER (Love) – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 89 | WESTBOUND #9 – The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax) |
| 90 | UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 91 | THAT’S WHERE I WENT WRONG – The Poppy Family (London) |
| 92 | GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME – The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus) |
| 93 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING – 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax) |
| 94 | SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay (Columbia) |
| 95 | WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES – Joe South & The Believers (Capitol) |
| 96 | HI-DE-HO – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) |
| 97 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN – Jay & The Americans (United Artists) |
| 98 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara (Steed) |
| 99 | KENTUCKY RAIN – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 100 | EL CONDOR PASA – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
