| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 6, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET Moments (Stang 5012) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | BROTHER RAPP (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6310) | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| 3 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Four Tops (Motown 1164) | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| 4 | COLE, COOKE & REDDING / SUGAR SUGAR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2722) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 / 5 | |
| 5 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH (Somebody’s Hand) Diana Ross (Motown 1165) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1166) | 12 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | OPEN UP MY HEART Dells (Cadet 5667) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOUR LOVE ALONE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2726) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Impressions (Curtom 1951) | 10 | 11 | 23 | 6 | |
| 10 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 616) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 11 | THE ONION SONG Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54192) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 12 | BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) Temptations (Gordy 7099) | 15 | 28 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | SWEET FEELING Candi Staton (Fame 1466) | 16 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 14 | AND MY HEART SANG (Tra La La) Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 403) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED Lost Generation (Brunswick 55436) | 18 | 30 | 34 | 5 | |
| 16 | MAMA’S BABY – DADDY’S MAYBE Swamp Dogg (Canyon 30) | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
| 17 | LET ME GO TO HIM Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12276) | 17 | 22 | 31 | 6 | |
| 18 | FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2656) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 19 | O-O-H CHILD Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 165) | 21 | 37 | 46 | 4 | |
| 20 | LONELINESS / IF MY HEART COULD SPEAK Manhattans (DeLuxe 122) | 22 | 29 | 29 | 6 / 5 | |
| 21 | 3 MINUTES 2 – HEY GIRL George Kerr (All Platinum 2316) | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | |
| 22 | CRYIN’ IN THE STREETS (pt. 1) George Perkins & Silver Stars (Silver Fox 18) | 20 | 16 | 9 | 17 | |
| 23 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2731) | 30 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | SO MUCH LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 805) | 26 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |
| 25 | (You’ve Got Me) DANGLING ON A STRING Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9078) | 29 | 31 | 36 | 6 | |
| 26 | IF HE CAN, YOU CAN Isley Brothers (T-Neck 919) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 7 | |
| 27 | GUIDE ME WELL Carla Thomas (Stax 0056) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 | |
| 28 | KILLER JOE Quincy Jones (A&M 1163) | 27 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| 29 | WESTBOUND #9 Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7003) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 6 | |
| 30 | CAN’T SEE YOU WHEN I WANT TO David Porter (Enterprise 9014) | 32 | 36 | 37 | 4 | |
| 31 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME Brook Benton (Cotillion 44078) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | THE END OF OUR ROAD / ME AND MY LONELY ROOM Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54195) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SHE DIDN’T KNOW (She Kept On Talking) Dee Dee Warwick with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6754) | 33 | 35 | 35 | 5 | |
| 34 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2105) | 39 | 39 | 45 | 5 | |
| 35 | STEAL AWAY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0068) | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | FEET START WALKING Doris Duke (Canyon 35) | 36 | 40 | 43 | 4 | |
| 37 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette 7079) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME Delfonics (Philly Groove 162) | 43 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | LET THIS BE A LETTER (To My Baby) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55435) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| 40 | CAN YOU GET AWAY / EVERYBODY SAW YOU Ruby Andrews (Zodiac 1017) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 5 | |
| 41 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54194) | 42 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) Raeletts (Tangerine 1006) | 45 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 43 | WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES Willie Hightower (Fame 1465) | 44 | 45 | 48 | 4 | |
| 44 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 45 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty 56177) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO / RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Barbara Mason (National General 005) | 47 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45110) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | IF LOVE RULED THE WORLD Bobby Bland (Duke 460) | 48 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 49 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Intruders (Gamble 4004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 529) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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