Wednesday February 7, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 3, 1973



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1   CROCODILE ROCK 2 3 9 9
Elton John (MCA 40000)
2   SUPERSTITION 1 1 2 13
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
3   WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER 4 4 8 11
Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
4   YOU'RE SO VAIN 3 2 1 10
Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
5   OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? 7 11 13 12
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
6   HI, HI, HI 8 12 18 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1857)
7   YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE 5 5 7 14
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719)
8   TROUBLE MAN 11 17 23 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228)
9   THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 12 16 19 11
War (United Artists 50975)
10   LOVE JONES 10 14 17 11
Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002)
11   DO IT AGAIN 13 25 30 11
Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
12   DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND 14 26 32 6
Lobo (Big Tree 158)
13   COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE 16 29 41 6
Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
14   DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT 17 20 25 15
King Harvest (Perception 515)
15   DADDY'S HOME 18 28 38 8
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
16   ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 19 24 27 10
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
17   SEPARATE WAYS 15 18 21 11
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815)
18   JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) 24 32 37 9
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689)
19   LAST SONG 22 35 42 7
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
20   YOU TURN ME ON I'M A RADIO 20 22 26 13
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
21   DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? 23 36 47 7
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928)
22   SUPERFLY 6 6 6 13  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978)
23   DREIDEL 26 31 39 7
Don McLean (United Artists 51100)
24   ME & MRS. JONES 9 7 3 16  
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521)
25   LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE 25 30 34 9
Partridge Family (Bell 45,301)
26   LOVE TRAIN 36 53 70 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524)
27   SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES 21 21 22 14
Blue Haze (A&M 1357)
28   HARRY HIPPIE 30 37 40 9
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946)
29   DUELING BANJOS 47 80 93 5  
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659)
30   COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE 39 46 54 11
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732)
31   REELIN' & ROCKIN' 31 34 36 11
Chuck Berry (Chess 2136)
32   I'M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE 33 39 46 7
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50996)
33   LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 41 47 57 5
5th Dimension (Bell 45,310)
34   I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER (IN TIME OF STORM) 32 33 35 11
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2113)
35   JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT 37 44 50 7
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7661)
36   PEACEFUL EASY FEELING 42 48 55 6
Eagles (Asylum 11013)
37   ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU 27 8 5 17
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
38   BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN 44 51 61 7
Gallery (Sussex 248)
39   KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG 58 83 -- 3  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
40   I WANNA BE WITH YOU 28 10 11 13  
Raspberries (Capitol 3473)
41   REMEMBER (CHRISTMAS) 40 41 43 9
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0855)
42   I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (AND I WANT TO DANCE) (PT. 1) 57 67 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor 14162)
43   DANNY'S SONG 51 61 65 7
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
44   GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE 52 63 68 5
Diana Ross (Motown 1211)
45   DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME 49 55 66 8
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403)
46   CLAIR 34 13 4 16  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626)
47   I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND 56 69 -- 3
Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
48   CONTROL OF ME 50 58 67 6
Les Emmerson (Lion 141)
49   TWEEDLEE DEE 55 62 76 6
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14468)
50   GIVE ME YOUR LOVE 59 68 75 6
Barbara Mason (Buddah 331)
51   WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW IS A LITTLE MORE LOVIN' 53 57 63 8
James Brown & Lyn Collins (Polydor 14157)
52   SOUL SONG 61 72 85 4
Joe Stampley (Dot 17442)
53   FUNNY FACE 35 19 12 19  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
54   DON'T LEAVE ME STARVIN' FOR YOUR LOVE 62 71 82 4
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9133)
55   THE MESSAGE 63 79 86 5
Cymande (Janus 203)
56   HUMMINGBIRD 69 -- -- 2  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
57   YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT (IF YOU WANT IT) 48 50 59 7
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856)
58   SILLY WASN'T I 60 64 72 8
Valerie Simpson (Tamla 54224)
59   NEITHER ONE OF US 74 99 -- 3  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
60   AUBREY -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra 45832)
61   DON'T CROSS THE RIVER 70 -- -- 2
America (Warner Bros. 7670)
62   OH NO, NOT MY BABY 68 74 80 6
Merry Clayton (Ode 66030)
63   LUCKY MAN 66 73 79 10
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106)
64   AIN'T NO WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
65   TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 75 84 -- 3
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921)
66   I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY 64 66 73 9
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54225)
67   STIR IT UP -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
68   LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
69   SPACE ODDITY 84 -- -- 2  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
70   I NEVER SAID GOODBYE 73 78 84 10
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072)
71   KEEP ON SINGING 80 -- -- 2
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110)
72   KISSING MY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
73   LOVE MUSIC 77 81 94 4
Raiders (Columbia 45759)
74   HAPPY 76 77 83 7
Bobby Darin (Motown 1217)
75   HOW CAN I TELL YOU 78 82 89 6
Travis Wammack (Fame 91008)
76   BUT I DO 79 85 92 5
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10936)
77   DEAD SKUNK 86 95 -- 3
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
78   ONE LAST TIME 81 87 91 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3483)
79   BOOGIE WOOGIE MAN 82 88 96 4
Paul Davis (Bang 599)
80   SLOW MOTION (PT. 1) 83 90 98 4
Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Int'l 3518)
81   ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
82   THINK IT OVER 87 92 99 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 174)
83   SHE'S GOT TO BE A SAINT 85 91 -- 3
Ray Price (Columbia 45724)
84   GOOD MORNING 88 -- -- 2
Michael Redway (Philips 40720)
85   HELLO HOORAY -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
86   LITTLE WILLY 89 93 -- 3
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
87   ROSALIE 93 -- -- 2
Sam Neely (Capitol 3510)
88   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON -- -- -- 1  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
89   STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN 94 -- -- 2
Circus (Metromedia 265)
90   IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU 96 97 100 4
Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828)
91   HOT WIRE 97 -- -- 2
Al Green (Bell 45,305)
92   ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA -- -- -- 1  
Deodato (CTI 12)
93   COME SOFTLY TO ME 98 100 -- 3
New Seekers (Verve 10698)
94   A LETTER TO MYSELF -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
95   FEEL THE NEED IN ME 95 96 -- 6
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 209)
96   BREAKING UP SOMEBODY'S HOME 99 -- -- 2
Albert King (Stax 0147)
97   SWEET LORRAINE 91 98 -- 3
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73349)
98   WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU 100 -- -- 2
Sylvers (Pride 1019)
99   WE DID IT -- -- -- 1  
Syl Johnson (Hi 2229)
100   SHA LA BOOM BOOM -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bloom (MGM 14437)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Keeper Of The Castle" by Four Tops (# 29)
   • "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" by James Taylor (# 38)
   • "Relay" by Who (# 43)
   • "It Never Rains In Southern California" by Albert Hammond (# 45)
   • "Been To Canaan" by Carole King (# 46)
   • "Songman" by Cashman & West (# 54)
   • "Anthem" by Wayne Newton (# 65)
   • "Didn't We" by Barbra Streisand (# 67)
   • "Trying To Live My Life Without You" by Otis Clay (# 71)
   • "I've Never Found A Man (To Love Me Like You Do)" by Esther Phillips (# 72)
   • "Fever" by Rita Coolidge (# 90)
   • "Gypsy" by Van Morrison (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence
102   COME GO WITH ME Del Vikings
103   EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Ray Charles
104   I THINK YOU NEED LOVE Dionne Warwick
105   WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Summer Wine
106   GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (PT. 1) Eddie Kendricks
107   YOU GIRL Lighthouse
108   PALACE GUARD Rick Nelson
109   BELL BOTTOM BLUES Eric Clapton
110   LOST HORIZON Shawn Phillips
111   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes
112   DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE Candi Staton
113   CRAZY LEGS Donald Austin
114   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TOO Terry Jacks
115   FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group
116   GUDBUY T' JANE Slade
117   'TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette
118   WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME Rare Earth
119   SALTY TEARS Mara Lynn Brown
120   SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Whispers
121   BACK UP Manhattans
122   I'M SORRY Barbara Jean English
123   HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE Tommy Overstreet
124   FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME Guess Who
125   I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN Ann Peebles
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