Friday May 25, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 19, 1973



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1   YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE 3 8 10 10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
2   FRANKENSTEIN 4 9 14 10
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
3   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 1 1 1 16
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
4   STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU 6 7 8 11
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
5   MY LOVE 12 22 32 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
6   THE CISCO KID 2 3 4 11
War (United Artists 163)
7   REELING IN THE YEARS 9 11 13 10
Steely Dan (ABC 11352)
8   DRIFT AWAY 8 10 12 14
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
9   DANIEL 17 20 26 7
Elton John (MCA 40046)
10   DAISY A DAY 11 13 16 15
Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
11   THE RIGHT THING TO DO 13 15 18 9
Carly Simon (Elektra 45843)
12   PILLOW TALK 15 18 33 8
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
13   WILDFLOWER 14 16 19 13
Skylark (Capitol 3511)
14   THINKING OF YOU 16 19 23 9
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
15   THE TWELFTH OF NEVER 5 6 7 12
Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
16   FUNKY WORM 19 24 34 14
Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
17   HOCUS POCUS 20 29 38 10
Focus (Sire 704)
18   THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA 7 2 2 15  
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
19   STEAMROLLER BLUES 21 33 41 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910)
20   ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 22 25 30 13
First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
21   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 28 38 48 10
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
22   OUT OF THE QUESTION 23 28 31 11
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3628)
23   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 26 31 36 13
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
24   LEAVING ME 27 32 42 9
Independents (Wand 11252)
25   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY 31 44 62 7
Barry White (20th Century 2018)
26   LITTLE WILLY 10 4 3 18  
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
27   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 38 45 58 12  
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
28   I CAN UNDERSTAND IT 29 30 39 10
New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912)
29   CHERRY, CHERRY 24 26 27 11
Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
30   IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME 34 39 45 7
Lobo (Big Tree 16001)
31   LET'S PRETEND 32 35 37 10
Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
32   DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE 35 41 47 8
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
33   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 49 57 76 5  
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
34   HEARTS OF STONE 36 40 46 8
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700)
35   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 41 56 65 6
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
36   GIVE IT TO ME 39 50 56 8
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
37   NO MORE MR. NICE GUY 40 46 55 7
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
38   TEDDY BEAR SONG 42 47 52 11
Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
39   SING 18 5 5 14  
Carpenters (A&M 1413)
40   BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT 43 48 54 8
Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
41   CLOSE YOUR EYES 45 53 61 6
Edward Bear (Capitol 3581)
42   AND I LOVE YOU SO 46 52 63 7
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
43   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 50 54 69 5
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
44   SUPERFLY MEETS SHAFT 48 49 53 7
John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201)
45   YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT 51 59 72 5
Rolling Stones (London 910)
46   I KNEW JESUS (BEFORE HE WAS A STAR) 47 51 57 9
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548)
47   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 54 69 83 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
48   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 53 60 67 6
Dells (Cadet 5696)
49   NATURAL HIGH 55 62 71 7
Bloodstone (London 1046)
50   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 57 67 79 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
51   WITH A CHILD'S HEART 58 75 -- 3
Michael Jackson (Motown 1218)
52   GIVE ME LOVE 78 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
53   YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) 73 -- -- 2  
Stylistics (Avco 4618)
54   FENCEWALK 59 61 66 7
Mandrill (Polydor 14163)
55   WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE 66 73 86 6  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519)
56   LETTER TO LUCILLE 67 83 -- 3  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40074)
57   I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU 63 71 80 6
South Side Movement (Wand 11251)
58   ONLY IN YOUR HEART 62 68 77 5
America (Warner Bros. 7694)
59   HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN 61 65 73 5
Dramatics (Volt 4090)
60   I LIKE YOU 65 74 88 4
Donovan (Epic 10983)
61   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 75 85 -- 3  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
62   BROTHER'S GONNA WORK IT OUT 68 72 87 4
Willie Hutch (Motown 1222)
63   FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST 69 77 90 6
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
64   ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME 71 82 -- 3
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2959)
65   I'M A STRANGER HERE 70 76 82 8
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149)
66   SHAMBALA -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
67   SATIN SHEETS 79 -- -- 2  
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
68   WORKING CLASS HERO 72 78 81 7
Tommy Roe (MGM South 7013)
69   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 93 -- -- 2  
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
70   YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS 74 81 89 5
Susan Jacks & Poppy Family (London 182)
71   MUSIC EVERYWHERE 80 97 99 5
Tufano & Giammarese (Ode 66033)
72   LET ME DOWN EASY 76 84 91 7
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 208)
73   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 77 87 -- 3
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
74   KODACHROME -- -- -- 1  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
75   OUTLAW MAN 81 88 94 5
David Blue (Asylum 11015)
76   TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SUCH SWEET MUSIC 82 90 95 4
Spinners (Motown 1235)
77   DIAMOND GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
78   COSMIC SEA 84 91 96 4
Mystic Moods (Warner Bros. 7686)
79   FOOL 86 -- -- 2
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910b)
80   MONEY -- -- -- 1  
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
81   SWAMP WITCH 92 -- -- 2  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
82   PERCOLATOR 83 89 93 5
Hot Butter (Musicor 1473)
83   WHY ME 85 92 -- 3
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
84   THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND 89 96 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6018)
85   YOUR SIDE OF THE BED 88 95 98 4
Mac Davis (Columbia 45839)
86   I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU WAIT 91 98 100 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 176)
87   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN -- -- -- 1  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
88   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 94 99 -- 3
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
89   SO VERY HARD TO GO -- -- -- 1  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
90   I'M LEAVIN' YOU 95 -- -- 2
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40073)
91   COME LIVE WITH ME 96 -- -- 2
Roy Clark (Dot 17449)
92   MONSTER MASH 97 -- -- 22
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
93   WHAT A SHAME -- -- -- 1  
Foghat (Bearsville 0014)
94   IT'S HARD TO STOP (DOING SOMETHING WHEN IT'S GOOD TO YOU) 100 -- -- 5
Betty Wright (Alston 4617)
95   SHAMBALA -- -- -- 1  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 74-0952)
96   INSTIGATING (TROUBLE MAKING) FOOL 98 100 -- 3
Whatnauts (GSF 6897)
97   WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN 99 -- -- 2
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 215)
98   A LITTLE BIT LIKE MAGIC -- -- -- 1  
King Harvest (Perception 527)
99   LOVE MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 (Bell 45,335)
100   I JUST CAN'T TURN MY HABIT INTO LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Buckwheat (London 189)

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:

   • "Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me" by New Seekers (# 25)
   • "Peaceful" by Helen Reddy (# 30)
   • "Blue Suede Shoes" by Johnny Rivers (# 33)
   • "Masterpiece" by Temptations (# 37)
   • "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed (# 44)
   • "Ain't No Woman" by Four Tops (# 52)
   • "Everything's Been Changed" by 5th Dimension (# 56)
   • "Stir It Up" by Johnny Nash (# 60)
   • "Always" by Luther Ingram (# 64)
   • "Full Circle" by Byrds (# 87)
   • "Slip 'n Slide" by Rufus (# 90)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY John Denver
102   YES, I'M READY Barbara Mason
103   THEY SAY THE GIRL'S CRAZY Invitations
104   A LETTER TO MYSELF Chi-Lites
105   YOU CAN CALL ME ROVER Main Ingredient
106   BEAUTIFUL CITY Godspell
107   TIME TO GET DOWN O'Jays
108   CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Slade
109   I'D BE A LEGEND IN MY TIME Sammy Davis, Jr.
110   AVENGING ANNIE Andy Pratt
111   CALIFORNIA SAGA Beach Boys
112   INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY Wilson Pickett
113   FINDER'S KEEPERS Chairmen Of The Board
114   REST IN PEACE Gallery
115   MOONSHINE (FRIEND OF MINE) John Kay
116   MISDEMEANOR Foster Sylvers
117   YESTERDAY AND YOU Holly Sherwood
118   ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY Barbara Lewis
119   IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT Diamond Head
120   BRA Cymande
121   BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band
122   WHAT ABOUT ME Anne Murray
123   MOTHER-IN-LAW Clarence Carter
124   GET DOWN TO IT Humble Pie
125   MAMA'S LITTLE GIRL Dusty Springfield
126   A THOUSAND MILES AWAY Temprees
127   THIS FEELING OF LONELINESS Cliff Nobles
128   HURT Bobby Vinton
129   DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & JB's
130   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation
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