| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1970 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | STAND BY ME
David & Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35076) | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | THAT’S THE WAY I WANT OUR LOVE
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2667) | — | 1 |
| 3 | DREAMS
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73119) | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | LUCY
Crabby Appleton (Elektra 45702) | 23 | 2 |
| 6 | AMOS MOSES
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | — | 1 |
| 7 | EASY RIDER (Let The Wind Pay The Way)
Iron Butterfly (Atco 6782) | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE
Eddie Floyd (Stax 0077) | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Liberty 56200) | — | 1 |
| 10 | ONE LIGHT TWO LIGHTS
Satisfactions (Lionel 3205) | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | THIS IS MY LOVE SONG
Intruders (Gamble 4007) | 26 | 2 |
| 12 | FROM ATLANTA TO GOODBYE
Manhattans (DeLuxe 129) | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | SPECIAL MEMORY
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73131) | — | 1 |
| 14 | MONEY MUSIC
Boys In The Band (Spring 106) | 10 | 6 |
| 15 | GET INTO SOMETHING
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 924) | 28 | 4 |
| 16 | CATHY CALLED
Eddie Holman (ABC 11276) | — | 1 |
| 17 | MY GOD AND I
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50715) | 16 | 4 |
| 18 | BABY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE
Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell 808) | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | — | 1 |
| 20 | WAIT FOR SUMMER
Jack Wild (Capitol 2868) | 12 | 6 |
| 21 | MELLOW DREAMING
Young-Holt Unlimited (Cotillion 44092) | 21 | 3 |
| 22 | GAMES
Redeye (Pentagram 204) | — | 1 |
| 23 | THE SONG IS LOVE
Petula Clark (Warner Bros. 7422) | 33 | 5 |
| 24 | HEY, GIRL
Lettermen (Capitol 2938) | — | 1 |
| 25 | THIS WORLD
Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2750) | — | 1 |
| 26 | DETROIT CITY
Dean Martin (Reprise 0955) | — | 1 |
| 27 | CHERYL MOANA MARIE
John Rowles (Kapp 2102) | — | 1 |
| 28 | ANIMAL ZOO
Spirit (Epic 10648) | 20 | 3 |
| 29 | WILLPOWER
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | — | 1 |
| 30 | REVEREND LEE
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2758) | 29 | 4 |