| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1970 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Candi Staton (Fame 1472) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | STILL WATER (Love) Four Tops (Motown 1170) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| 4 | EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7417) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7004) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | (Baby) TURN ON TO ME Impressions (Curtom 1954) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 7 | I DO TAKE YOU Three Degrees (Roulette 7088) | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| 8 | I STAND ACCUSED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9017) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Delfonics (Philly Groove 163) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 7 | |
| 10 | I NEED HELP (I Can’t Do It Alone) (pt. 1) Bobby Byrd (King 6323) | 15 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 11 | UNGENA ZA ULIMWENGU (Unite The World) Temptations (Gordy 7102) | 19 | 32 | 47 | 4 | |
| 12 | CALL ME SUPER BAD (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6329) | 21 | 33 | 46 | 4 | |
| 13 | PART TIME LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2178) | 22 | 30 | 49 | 4 | |
| 14 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne (Invictus 9080) | 16 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 15 | LOVE UPRISING Otis Leaville (Dakar 620) | 18 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 16 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 29 | 37 | 44 | 4 | |
| 17 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Moments (Stang 5016) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 18 | AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (Motown 1169) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 19 | SEEMS LIKE I GOTTA DO WRONG Whispers (Soul Clock 1004) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
| 20 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2751) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
| 21 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 26 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |
| 22 | A MESSAGE FROM THE METERS Meters (Josie 1024) | 27 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
| 23 | FUNKY MAN Kool & Gang (De-Lite 534) | 28 | 34 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2748) | 17 | 12 | 6 | 14 | |
| 25 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5017) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| 26 | IT’S A SHAME Spinners (V.I.P. 25057) | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
| 27 | TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0385) | 38 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 39 | 50 | 54 | 6 | |
| 29 | LET ME TRY Odds And Ends (Today 1001) | 36 | 38 | 42 | 5 | |
| 30 | ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS Satisfactions (Lionel 3205) | 37 | 42 | 57 | 4 | |
| 31 | WAR Edwin Starr (Gordy 7101) | 23 | 16 | 12 | 15 | |
| 32 | I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 2) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0078) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | DOUBLE LOVIN’ Spencer Wiggins (Fame 1470) | 35 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| 34 | LET ME BACK IN Tyrone Davis (Dakar 621) | 43 | 55 | 56 | 4 | |
| 35 | HEY ROMEO Sequins (Gold Star 101) | 41 | 40 | 41 | 8 | |
| 36 | MONEY MUSIC Boys In The Band Featuring Herman Griffin (Spring 106) | 46 | 53 | 60 | 4 | |
| 37 | IN MY OPINION Vandals (T-Neck 923) | 44 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| 38 | GROOVY SITUATION Gene Chandler (Mercury 73083) | 31 | 25 | 24 | 16 | |
| 39 | LOSERS WEEPERS (pt. 1) Etta James (Cadet 5676) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING O. C. Smith (Columbia 45206) | 40 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 42 | THAT’S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2667) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | GET INTO SOMETHING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 924) | 55 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 45 | THIS WORLD Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2750) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | DAWNING OF LOVE Devotion (Colossus 126) | 49 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | MR. PREACHER MAN Bobby Adams (Home-Town 102) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | ALL I WANT TO BE IS YOUR WOMAN Carolyn Franklin (RCA Victor 74-0373) | 53 | 49 | 52 | 4 | |
| 49 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | STAND BY ME David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | TO THE OTHER MAN Luther Ingram (KoKo 2106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | YOU AND I Geraldine Hunt & Charlie Hodges (Calla 173) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | POQUITO SOUL One G Plus Three (Gordo 705) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE Manhattans (DeLuxe 129) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | THE YOUNG HEARTS GET LONELY TOO New Young Hearts (Zea 50001) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / I HAVE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU Mavis Staples (Volt 4044) | 25 | 19 | 17 | 13 / 6 | |
| 57 | WHEN LOVE CALLS Darrow Fletcher (Uni 55244) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | ACE OF SPADE O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Cissy Houston (Janus 131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | HEART ASSOCIATION Emotions (Volt 4045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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