Thursday March 15, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 10, 1973



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1   KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG 2 5 14 8
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
2   DUELING BANJOS 1 3 6 10
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659)
3   LOVE TRAIN 5 7 9 9
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524)
4   LAST SONG 6 8 13 12
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
5   COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE 3 1 3 11
Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
6   ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 11 15 27 6
Deodato (CTI 12)
7   ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 8 10 12 15
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
8   DADDY'S HOME 9 11 11 13
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
9   COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE 12 16 19 16
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732)
10   JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) 10 13 15 14
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689)
11   I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND 14 18 22 8
Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
12   CROCODILE ROCK 4 2 2 14
Elton John (MCA 40000)
13   DANNY'S SONG 18 25 31 12
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
14   DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? 13 14 16 12
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928)
15   BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN 19 24 28 12
Gallery (Sussex 248)
16   NEITHER ONE OF US 23 30 40 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
17   AUBREY 22 26 34 6
Bread (Elektra 45832)
18   AIN'T NO WOMAN 27 32 42 6
Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
19   GIVE ME YOUR LOVE 24 28 32 11
Barbara Mason (Buddah 331)
20   PEACEFUL EASY FEELING 21 22 26 11
Eagles (Asylum 11013)
21   HUMMINGBIRD 25 29 36 7
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
22   DON'T CROSS THE RIVER 26 31 38 7
America (Warner Bros. 7670)
23   SING 30 51 67 4
Carpenters (A&M 1413)
24   STIR IT UP 29 34 43 6
Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
25   DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND 7 6 4 11  
Lobo (Big Tree 158)
26   BREAK UP TO MAKE UP 31 53 71 5
Stylistics (Avco 4611)
27   DEAD SKUNK 32 42 58 8
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
28   SPACE ODDITY 40 45 52 7  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
29   CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) 36 50 64 4
Al Green (Hi 2235)
30   GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE 33 35 37 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1211)
31   HELLO HOORAY 38 44 56 6
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
32   KISSING MY LOVE 37 43 51 6
Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
33   SOUL SONG 34 36 41 9
Joe Stampley (Dot 17442)
34   LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT 35 40 48 6
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
35   OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? 15 4 1 17  
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
36   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 43 49 59 6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
37   ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS 42 47 55 6
Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
38   LITTLE WILLY 44 54 65 8
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
39   KEEP ON SINGING 41 46 53 7
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110)
40   MASTERPIECE 49 58 69 4
Temptations (Gordy 7126)
41   PEACEFUL 48 56 66 5
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
42   MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES) 50 57 68 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
43   THE MESSAGE 39 41 44 10
Cymande (Janus 203)
44   TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 46 48 50 8
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921)
45   A LETTER TO MYSELF 47 59 76 6
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
46   BOO, BOO, DON'T 'CHA BE BLUE 52 61 70 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7140)
47   BITTER BAD 54 62 72 5
Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
48   THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA 55 69 78 5
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
49   ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) 58 73 86 5
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
50   YOU'RE SO VAIN 16 12 8 15  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
51   SUPERMAN 57 71 83 4
Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
52   DO IT AGAIN 17 9 7 16  
Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
53   LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 20 21 24 10  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,310)
54   MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH 65 72 82 4  
Hollies (Epic 10951)
55   PARDON ME SIR 62 65 79 4
Joe Cocker (A&M 1407)
56   DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT 28 17 10 20  
King Harvest (Perception 515)
57   DRIFT AWAY 64 74 85 4
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
58   ROSALIE 60 64 73 7
Sam Neely (Capitol 3510)
59   HOW CAN I TELL YOU 61 63 63 11
Travis Wammack (Fame 91008)
60   WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU 63 66 75 7
Sylvers (Pride 1019)
61   DAISY A DAY 69 78 89 5
Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
62   PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME 70 80 92 4
New Seekers (Verve 10709)
63   ONE MAN PARADE 67 76 -- 3
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7682)
64   THE TWELFTH OF NEVER 76 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
65   DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE 68 77 90 5
Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
66   COOK WITH HONEY 72 82 95 5
Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
67   IF YOU GOTTA BREAK ANOTHER HEART 73 83 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6015)
68   STEP BY STEP 75 85 -- 3
Joe Simon (Spring 133)
69   OH LA DE DA -- -- -- 1  
Staple Singers (Stax 0156)
70   WILDFLOWER 80 88 -- 3
Skylark (Capitol 3511)
71   FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME 71 75 80 5
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0880)
72   WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 77 86 96 4
Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
73   ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 81 92 -- 3
First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
74   LOST HORIZON 78 81 88 5
Shawn Phillips (A&M 1405)
75   THE CISCO KID -- -- -- 1  
War (United Artists 163)
76   WE DID IT 79 84 91 6
Syl Johnson (Hi 2229)
77   DREAM ME HOME 66 70 74 5  
Mac Davis (Columbia 45773)
78   OUT OF THE QUESTION -- -- -- 1  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3628)
79   WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER 53 20 5 16  
Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
80   GYPSY 88 -- -- 2
Abraham's Children (Buddah 340)
81   GUDBUY T' JANE 89 -- -- 2
Slade (Polydor 15060)
82   FUNKY WORM 83 87 93 4
Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
83   PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND WALK 85 89 94 4
Clarence Carter (Fame 179)
84   YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3525)
85   NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS & LABELS 86 90 97 4
Association (Mums 6016)
86   BLUE SUEDE SHOES -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198)
87   CHERRY, CHERRY -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
88   STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
89   LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH 93 97 -- 3
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161)
90   CRAZY LEGS 87 93 99 4
Donald Austin (Eastbound 603)
91   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 92 95 -- 3
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
92   SAW A NEW MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (RSO 401)
93   TEDDY BEAR SONG 97 -- -- 2
Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
94   STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN -- -- 81 5
Circus (Metromedia 265)
95   LAST TANGO IN PARIS -- -- -- 1  
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1420)
96   ROSANNA 98 -- -- 2
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7012)
97   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 99 -- -- 2
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
98   GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (PT. 1) 100 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54230)
99   SAIL ON SAILOR 96 -- -- 2
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1138)
100   BELL BOTTOM BLUES 95 96 100 4
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:

   • "Dreidel" by Don McLean (# 45)
   • "Control Of Me" by Les Emmerson (# 51)
   • "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (# 56)
   • "Happy" by Bobby Darin (# 59)
   • "I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 74)
   • "Palace Guard" by Rick Nelson (# 82)
   • "The World Is A Ghetto" by War (# 84)
   • "Woman From Tokyo" by Deep Purple (# 90)
   • "Keep Me In Mind" by Lynn Anderson (# 91)
   • "Rainbow Man" by Looking Glass (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   RIVER ROAD Uncle Dog
102   EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND Richie Havens
103   WHO GETS YOUR LOVE Dusty Springfield
104   CRAZY Joey Heatherton
105   WISHING WELL Free
106   DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC Archie Bell & Drells
107   MR. MAGIC MAN Wilson Pickett
108   SALTY TEARS Mara Lynn Brown
109   HOCUS POCUS Focus
110   BRAND NEW KIND OF LOVE Bobby Goldsboro
111   WE'LL MAKE LOVE Al Anderson
112   TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' Bunny Sigler
113   NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone
114   CINDY INCIDENTALLY Faces
115   BACK UP Manhattans
116   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes
117   TIME IS LOVE Black Ivory
118   DON'T GO TO MEXICO B.W. Stevenson
119   A SHOULDER TO CRY ON Charley Pride
120   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC Posse
121   I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth
122   DELTA QUEEN Don Fardon
123   FRIENDS OR LOVERS Act I
124   MIDNITE TRAIN TO GEORGIA Cissy Houston
125   SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN Pastors
126   DREAMLAND Danny Bonaduce
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