Originally Posted by
George Solomon
I always find it interesting seeing the chart positions in Billboard, Cashbox and Record World.
It's a shame that "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," "For Once In My Life" and "Signed Sealed Delivered" were #1 in BOTH Cashbox and Record World but not Billboard.
I didn't compile this. I got it from a book years ago. These are only songs that went top 10 in at least one of the trades. It only goes up until March 1971. Sorry if this looks like a mess. I'm just pasting...
MOTOWN [[JOBETE) TOP 10 CHART POSITIONS 10/60-3/71
BB: BILLBOARD CB: CASH BOX RW: RECORD WORLD
CONTOURS
6/29/62 - DO YOU LOVE ME - BB 3 - CB 2 RW-no chart
FOUR TOPS
04/23/65 - I CAN’T HELP MYSELF - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
07/09/65 - IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG - BB 5 - CB 6 RW 5
08/18/66 - REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 2
11/28/66 - STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE - BB 6 - CB 7 RW 6
02/16/67 - BERNADETTE - BB 4 - CB 8 RW 6
05/04/67 - 7 ROOMS OF GLOOM - BB 14 - CB 9 RW 9
MARVIN GAYE
04/18/63 - PRIDE AND JOY - BB 10 - CB 10 RW --
11/04/64 - HOW SWEET IT IS - BB 6 - CB 9 RW 8
02/26/65 - I’LL BE DOGGONE - BB 8 - CB 10 RW 11
09/14/65 - AIN’T THAT PECULIAR - BB 8 - CB 10 RW 7
11/30/68 - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
04/02/69 - TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY - BB 4 - CB 5 RW 5
08/04/69 - THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS - BB 7 - CB 10 RW 12
01/13/71 - WHAT’S GOING ON - BB 2 - CB 1 RW 2
MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
08/22/67 - YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE - BB 5 - CB 6 RW 6
11/14/67 - IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD - BB 10 - CB 18 RW 13
03/28/68 - AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - BB 8 - CB 9 RW 7
07/09/68 - YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - BB 7 - CB 7 RW 11
JACKSON 5
10/07/69 - I WANT YOU BACK - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 2
02/24/70 - ABC - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
05/13/70 - THE LOVE YOU SAVE - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
08/28/70 - I’LL BE THERE – BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
01/07/71 - MAMA’S PEARL - BB 2 - CB 1 RW 2
03/16/71 - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - BB 2 - CB 1 - RW 2
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
09/28/67 - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - BB 2 - CB 1 RW 3
10/29/70 - IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - BB 9 - CB 5 - RW 8
SHORTY LONG
05/07/68 - HERE COMES THE JUDGE - BB 8 - CB 10 RW 8
THE MARVELETTES
08/21/61 - PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - BB 1 - CB 2 RW - no chart
04/09/62 - PLAYBOY - BB 7 - CB 8 RW no chart
11/26/65 - DON’T MESS WITH BILL - BB 7 - CB 9 RW 7
11/21/67 - MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN - BB 17 - CB 10 RW 20
RARE EARTH
02/18/70 - GET READY - BB 4 - CB 2 RW 3
07/09/70 – [[I KNOW) I’M LOSING YOU - BB 9 - CB 5 RW 6
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS.
08/03/63 HEATWAVE – BB 4 – CB 4
11/23/63 QUICKSAND – BB 8 – CB 14
08/22/64 DANCING IN THE STREET – BB 2 – CB 4 – RW 2
02/27/65 NOWHERE TO RUN – BB 8 – CB 9 – RW 6
10/29/66 I'M READY FOR LOVE – BB 9 – CB 11 – RW 8
02/25/67 JIMMY MACK – BB 10 – CB 6 – RW 7
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
10/15/60 - SHOP AROUND - BB 2 - CB 1 RW - no chart
11/09/62 - YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME - BB 8 - CB 6 RW - no chart
07/26/63 - MICKEY’S MONKEY - BB 8 - CB 9 RW - no chart
12/06/65 - GOING TO A GO, GO - BB 11 - CB 10 RW 9
10/12/67 - I SECOND THAT EMOTION - BB 4 - CB 3 RW 3
12/12/68 - BABY, BABY DON’T CRY - BB 8 - CB 9 RW 7
09/24/70 - THE TEARS OF A CLOWN - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 2
DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
06/17/64 - WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
09/17/64 - BABY LOVE - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
10/27/64 - COME SEE ABOUT ME - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
02/08/65 - STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
04/15/65 - BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 2
07/16/65 - NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES - BB 11 - CB 8 - RW 11
10/06/65 - I HEAR A SYMPHONY - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
12/29/65 - MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - BB 5 - CB 5 - RW 4
04/08/66 - LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART BB 9 - CB 9 - RW 9
07/25/66 - YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
10/12/66 - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
01/11/67 - LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
03/20/67 - THE HAPPENING - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
07/24/67 - REFLECTIONS - BB 2 - CB 2 - RW 2
10/25/67 - IN AND OUT OF LOVE - BB 9 - CB 10 - RW 8
09/30/68 - LOVE CHILD - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 1
12/07/68 – I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME* – BB 2 - CB 1 - RW 1
01/06/69 - I’M LIVIN’ IN SHAME - BB 10 - CB 8 - RW 8
10/14/69 - SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER - BB 1 - CB 1 - RW 2
DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES & THE TEMPTATIONS *
THE SUPREMES [[70's)
03/07/70 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF – CB 9 – BB 10 - RW 7
11/07/70 STONED LOVE – CB 5 – BB 7 – RW 5
05/08/71 NATHAN JONES – CB 10 – BB 16 – RW 8
ROSS DIANA
04/25/70 REACH OUT AND TOUCH - RW 9 - CB 10 - BB 20
08/08/70 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - RW 1 - CB 1 - BB 1
12/26/70 REMEMBER ME - RW 10 - CB 8 - BB 16
DAVID RUFFIN
01/20/69 - MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED - BB 9 - CB 9 RW 10
JIMMY RUFFIN
06/03/66 - WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED - BB 7 - CB 9
RW 7
EDWIN STARR
01/02/69 - TWENTY FIVE MILES - BB 6 - CB 6 RW 5
06/09/70 - WAR - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
R. DEAN TAYLOR
04/10/70 - INDIANA WANTS ME - BB 2 - CB 1 RW 2
THE TEMPTATIONS
01/23/64 - THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - BB 11 - CB 10 RW 12
12/21/64 - MY GIRL - BB 1 - CB 2 RW 3
05/03/66 - AIN’T TO PROUD TO BEG - BB 13 - CB 10 RW 8
08/04/66 - BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - BB 3 - CB 5 RW 4
11/02/66 – [[I KNOW) I’M LOSING YOU - BB 8 - CB 11 RW 10
04/13/67 - ALL I NEED - BB 8 - CB 8 RW 9
06/13/67 - YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING - BB 6 - CB 7 RW 6
12/21/67 - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN - BB 4 - CB 2 RW 2
04/18/68 - I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER - BB 13 - CB 10 RW 11
10/25/68 - CLOUD NINE - BB 6 - CB 8 RW 4
01/30/69 - RUNAWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD - BB 6 - CB 8 RW 8
07/30/69 - I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU - BB 1 - CB 3 RW 2
12/29/69 - PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - BB 7 - CB 4 RW 6
05/07/70 - BALL OF CONFUSION - BB 3 - CB 1 RW 2
01/14/71 - JUST MY IMAGINATION - BB 1 - CB 1 RW 1
JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS
01/14/65 - SHOTGUN - BB 4 - CB 4 RW 3
04/25/69 - WHAT DOES IT TAKE [[TO WIN YOUR LOVE) - BB 7 - CB 9
RW 4
MARY WELLS
02/08/62 - THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU - BB 8 - CB 4 RW - no chart
07/17/62 - YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH - BB 9 - CB 9 RW -no chart
10/29/62 - TWO LOVERS - BB 7 - CB 10 RW - no chart
03/13/64 - MY GUY - BB 1- CB 1 RW 2
STEVIE WONDER
05/21/63 - FINGERTIPS PT 2 - BB 1 - CB 1 RW -no chart
11/22/65 - UPTIGHT [[EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT) - BB 3 - CB 3 RW 3
10/24/66 - A PLACE IN THE SUN - BB 9 - CB 10 RW 7
05/18/67 - I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER - BB 2 - CB 2 RW 2
03/19/68 - SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY - BB 9 - CB 7 RW 9
10/15/68 - FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - BB 2 - CB 1 RW 1
01/28/69 - MY CHERIE AMOUR - BB 4 - CB 3 RW 3
09/30/69 - YESTER-ME, TESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY - BB 7 - CB 9 RW 9
06/03/70 - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED - BB 3 - CB 1 RW 1
09/29/70 - HEAVEN HELP US ALL - BB 9 - CB 9 RW 8
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