| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 10, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | |
| 4 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | |
| 6 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 10 | 15 | 26 | 9 | |
| 9 | I DO TAKE YOU Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | 13 | 19 | 30 | 6 | |
| 10 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 11 | I STAND ACCUSED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| 12 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME Impressions (Curtom 1954) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 7 | |
| 13 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 14 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | 18 | 22 | 29 | 6 | |
| 15 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | 20 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| 16 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | 21 | 26 | 43 | 5 | |
| 17 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 18 | LOVE UPRISING Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 19 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite The World) Temptations (Gordy 7102) | 32 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 15 | 13 | 7 | 12 | |
| 21 | CALL ME SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 33 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 30 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
| 24 | EVERYTHING’S TUESDAY Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9079) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 25 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples (Volt 4044) | 19 | 17 | 22 | 12 / 5 | |
| 26 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 29 | 36 | 44 | 4 | |
| 27 | A MESSAGE FROM THE METERS Meters (Josie 1024) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 7 | |
| 28 | FUNKY MAN Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | 34 | 38 | 42 | 6 | |
| 29 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | DON’T MAKE ME OVER Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 404) | 22 | 18 | 9 | 12 | |
| 31 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | |
| 32 | STAY AWAY FROM ME (I Love You Too Much) Major Lance (Curtom 1953) | 27 | 25 | 18 | 15 | |
| 33 | YOURS LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2664) | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | |
| 34 | GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A) SEX MACHINE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6318) | 23 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| 35 | DOUBLE LOVIN’ Spencer Wiggins (Fame 1470) | 36 | 39 | 45 | 8 | |
| 36 | LET ME TRY Odds And Ends (Today 1001) | 38 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 37 | ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions (Lionel 3205) | 42 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 50 | 54 | 54 | 5 | |
| 40 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING O. C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | 35 | 37 | 37 | 8 | |
| 41 | HEY ROMEO Sequins (Gold Star 101) | 40 | 41 | 36 | 7 | |
| 42 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | LET ME BACK IN Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | 55 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | IN MY OPINION Vandals (T-Neck 923) | 41 | 43 | 38 | 7 | |
| 45 | IF THIS WAS THE LAST SONG Dee Dee Warwick with Dixie Flyers (Atco 6769) | 48 | 51 | 50 | 4 | |
| 46 | MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band Featuring Herman Griffin (Spring 106) | 53 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO Five Flights Up (T-A 202) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | LOSERS WEEPERS (pt. 1) Etta James (Cadet 5676) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | DAWNING OF LOVE Devotion (Colossus 126) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | MR. PREACHER MAN Bobby Adams (Home-Town 102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | THEM CHANGES John Hamilton & Doris Allen (Minaret 159) | 52 | 50 | 57 | 8 | |
| 53 | ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN Carolyn Franklin (RCA Victor 74-0373) | 49 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | YOU AND I Geraldine Hunt & Charlie Hodges (Calla 173) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 924) | — | 48 | — | 2 | |
| 56 | THE YOUNG HEARTS GET LONELY TOO New Young Hearts (Zea 50001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | POQUITO SOUL One G Plus Three (Gordo 705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | THIS WORLD Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2750) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans (DeLuxe 129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | BABY I’VE GOT IT Popular Five (Mister Chand 8001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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