Wednesday February 21, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 17, 1973



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1   OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? 4 5 7 14
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
2   CROCODILE ROCK 1 1 2 11
Elton John (MCA 40000)
3   COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE 6 13 16 8
Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
4   DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND 7 12 14 8
Lobo (Big Tree 158)
5   WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER 2 3 4 13
Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
6   DUELING BANJOS 15 29 47 7
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659)
7   DO IT AGAIN 10 11 13 13
Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
8   YOU'RE SO VAIN 3 4 3 12
Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
9   LOVE TRAIN 20 26 36 6  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524)
10   DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT 12 14 17 17
King Harvest (Perception 515)
11   DADDY'S HOME 13 15 18 10
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
12   ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 14 16 19 12
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
13   LAST SONG 16 19 22 9
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
14   KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG 27 39 58 5  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
15   JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) 17 18 24 11
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689)
16   DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? 19 21 23 9
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928)
17   SUPERSTITION 5 2 1 15  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
18   LOVE JONES 11 10 10 13
Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002)
19   COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE 25 30 39 13
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732)
20   DREIDEL 22 23 26 9
Don McLean (United Artists 51100)
21   THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 9 9 12 13  
War (United Artists 50975)
22   I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND 35 47 56 5  
Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
23   TROUBLE MAN 8 8 11 10  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228)
24   LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 29 33 41 7
5th Dimension (Bell 45,310)
25   HARRY HIPPIE 26 28 30 11
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946)
26   PEACEFUL EASY FEELING 32 36 42 8
Eagles (Asylum 11013)
27   ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 57 92 -- 3  
Deodato (CTI 12)
28   BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN 33 38 44 9
Gallery (Sussex 248)
29   SEPARATE WAYS 18 17 15 13  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815)
30   YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE 21 7 5 16
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719)
31   DANNY'S SONG 37 43 51 9
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
32   GIVE ME YOUR LOVE 44 50 59 8  
Barbara Mason (Buddah 331)
33   JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT 34 35 37 9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7661)
34   AUBREY 49 60 -- 3  
Bread (Elektra 45832)
35   I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (AND I WANT TO DANCE) (PT. 1) 40 42 57 5
James Brown (Polydor 14162)
36   HUMMINGBIRD 47 56 69 4  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
37   GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE 39 44 52 7
Diana Ross (Motown 1211)
38   DON'T CROSS THE RIVER 48 61 70 4
America (Warner Bros. 7670)
39   CONTROL OF ME 45 48 50 8
Les Emmerson (Lion 141)
40   NEITHER ONE OF US 50 59 74 5
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
41   SOUL SONG 46 52 61 6
Joe Stampley (Dot 17442)
42   AIN'T NO WOMAN 53 64 -- 3  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
43   STIR IT UP 54 67 -- 3  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
44   THE MESSAGE 52 55 63 7
Cymande (Janus 203)
45   DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME 43 45 49 10
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403)
46   YOU TURN ME ON I'M A RADIO 23 20 20 15  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
47   I'M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE 31 32 33 9  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50996)
48   LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT 59 68 -- 3  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
49   DON'T LEAVE ME STARVIN' FOR YOUR LOVE 51 54 62 6
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9133)
50   TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 58 65 75 5
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921)
51   KISSING MY LOVE 63 72 -- 3  
Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
52   SPACE ODDITY 60 69 84 4
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
53   KEEP ON SINGING 62 71 80 4
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110)
54   YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT (IF YOU WANT IT) 55 57 48 9
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856)
55   ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS 65 81 -- 3
Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
56   HELLO HOORAY 66 85 -- 3
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
57   HI, HI, HI 24 6 8 10  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1857)
58   DEAD SKUNK 70 77 86 5  
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
59   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 72 88 -- 3  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
60   REELIN' & ROCKIN' 30 31 31 13  
Chuck Berry (Chess 2136)
61   LOVE MUSIC 67 73 77 6
Raiders (Columbia 45759)
62   HAPPY 68 74 76 9
Bobby Darin (Motown 1217)
63   HOW CAN I TELL YOU 69 75 78 8
Travis Wammack (Fame 91008)
64   CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 2235)
65   LITTLE WILLY 74 86 89 5
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
66   PEACEFUL 76 -- -- 2
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
67   SING -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 1413)
68   MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES) 82 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
69   MASTERPIECE -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7126)
70   BOO, BOO, DON'T 'CHA BE BLUE 80 -- -- 2
Tommy James (Roulette 7140)
71   BREAK UP TO MAKE UP 81 -- -- 2
Stylistics (Avco 4611)
72   BITTER BAD 83 -- -- 2  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
73   ROSALIE 77 87 93 4
Sam Neely (Capitol 3510)
74   DREAM ME HOME 84 -- -- 2
Mac Davis (Columbia 45773)
75   WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU 85 98 100 4
Sylvers (Pride 1019)
76   A LETTER TO MYSELF 91 94 -- 3  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
77   GOOD MORNING 79 84 88 4
Michael Redway (Philips 40720)
78   THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA 87 -- -- 2
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
79   PARDON ME SIR -- -- -- 1  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1407)
80   FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME 89 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0880)
81   STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN 86 89 94 4
Circus (Metromedia 265)
82   MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH -- -- -- 1  
Hollies (Epic 10951)
83   SUPERMAN -- -- -- 1  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
84   PALACE GUARD 88 -- -- 2
Rick Nelson (MCA 40001)
85   DRIFT AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
86   ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) 94 -- -- 2
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
87   OH NO, NOT MY BABY 61 62 68 8  
Merry Clayton (Ode 66030)
88   LOST HORIZON 99 -- -- 2  
Shawn Phillips (A&M 1405)
89   DAISY A DAY 95 -- -- 2
Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
90   DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE 93 -- -- 2
Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
91   WE DID IT 98 99 -- 3
Syl Johnson (Hi 2229)
92   PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME -- -- -- 1  
New Seekers (Verve 10709)
93   FUNKY WORM -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
94   PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND WALK -- -- -- 1  
Clarence Carter (Fame 179)
95   COOK WITH HONEY 100 -- -- 2
Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
96   WALK ON THE WILD SIDE -- -- -- 1  
Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
97   NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS & LABELS -- -- -- 1  
Association (Mums 6016)
98   WOMAN FROM TOKYO -- -- -- 1  
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7672)
99   CRAZY LEGS -- -- -- 1  
Donald Austin (Eastbound 603)
100   BELL BOTTOM BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (Polydor 15056)

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:

   • "Looking Through The Eyes Of Love" by Partridge Family (# 28)
   • "Me & Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul (# 36)
   • "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield (# 38)
   • "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by Blue Haze (# 41)
   • "I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)" by Luther Ingram (# 42)
   • "Tweedlee Dee" by Little Jimmy Osmond (# 56)
   • "Silly Wasn't I" by Valerie Simpson (# 64)
   • "But I Do" by Bobby Vinton (# 71)
   • "Rockin' Pneumonia--Boogie Woogie Flu" by Johnny Rivers (# 73)
   • "Think It Over" by Delfonics (# 75)
   • "She's Got To Be A Saint" by Ray Price (# 78)
   • "If It's All Right With You" by Dottie West (# 90)
   • "Come Softly To Me" by New Seekers (# 92)
   • "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" by Albert King (# 96)
   • "Hot Wire" by Al Green (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (PT. 1) Eddie Kendricks
102   TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' Bunny Sigler
103   SHA LA BOOM BOOM Bobby Bloom
104   LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH Brownsville Station
105   SAIL ON SAILOR Beach Boys
106   I'VE BEEN IN LOVE Smith Connection
107   WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Summer Wine
108   MY CREW Rita Coolidge
109   COME GO WITH ME Del Vikings
110   GIMME THAT BEAT (PT. 1) Jr. Walker & All Stars
111   RAINBOW MAN Looking Glass
112   BACK UP Manhattans
113   WILDFLOWER Skylark
114   GUDBUY T' JANE Slade
115   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW New York City
116   STEP BY STEP Joe Simon
117   YOU GIRL Lighthouse
118   RIVER ROAD Uncle Dog
119   'TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette
120   I'M SORRY Barbara Jean English
121   BRAND NEW KIND OF LOVE Bobby Goldsboro
122   BLACKBIRD Billy Preston
123   I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN Ann Peebles
124   I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU South Side Movement
125   A SHOULDER TO CRY ON Charley Pride
126   I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU Richard Harris
127   DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC Archie Bell & Drells
128   DREAMLAND Danny Bonaduce
129   FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group
130   I THINK YOU NEED LOVE Dionne Warwick
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