Saturday July 28, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 28, 1973



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1   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 2 7 10 15
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
2   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 3 8 12 9
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
3   SMOKE ON THE WATER 4 9 13 10
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
4   SHAMBALA 1 3 5 11
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
5   NATURAL HIGH 5 6 7 17
Bloodstone (London 1046)
6   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 10 12 14 13
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
7   GET DOWN 9 13 30 6
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
8   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 15 24 35 9
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
9   DIAMOND GIRL 12 15 18 11
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
10   MONEY 14 17 22 11
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
11   LIVE & LET DIE 17 28 46 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
12   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 6 1 2 22
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
13   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 18 29 40 6
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
14   MISDEMEANOR 16 19 24 10
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
15   BROTHER LOUIE 25 44 51 8
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
16   THE MORNING AFTER 26 42 53 7
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
17   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 19 23 25 12
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
18   MONSTER MASH 22 25 29 32
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
19   SO VERY HARD TO GO 20 21 21 11
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
20   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 28 39 66 6
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
21   DOING IT TO DEATH 23 27 28 10
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
22   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 38 59 -- 3  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
23   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 7 5 4 20  
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
24   UNEASY RIDER 37 48 57 9  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
25   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 27 32 41 8
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
26   DELTA DAWN 34 40 58 6
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
27   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 29 35 36 10
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
28   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 32 36 43 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
29   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 31 33 39 13
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
30   SOUL MAKOSSA 35 43 50 7
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
31   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 36 41 47 8
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
32   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 41 53 62 6
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
33   HOW CAN I TELL HER 39 45 52 7
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
34   HERE I AM 43 54 65 5
Al Green (Hi 2247)
35   LET'S GET IT ON 50 61 83 4  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
36   SATIN SHEETS 24 26 27 12  
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
37   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 42 47 61 6
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
38   KODACHROME 8 2 3 11  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
39   GIVE ME LOVE 11 4 1 12  
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
40   TEQUILA SUNRISE 44 49 55 8
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
41   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 13 10 9 15  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
42   SOUL MAKOSSA 45 52 59 7
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
43   TIME TO GET DOWN 30 30 32 10  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
44   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 46 51 56 8
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
45   ANGEL 53 64 81 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
46   BLOCKBUSTER 51 57 67 7
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
47   THE HURT 56 67 76 4
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
48   GYPSY MAN 57 75 -- 3
War (United Artists 281)
49   CLOUDS 55 63 75 5
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
50   GOIN' HOME 21 22 26 8  
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
51   HE DID WITH ME 54 56 49 8
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
52   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 48 50 54 11
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
53   MY LOVE 40 11 6 16  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
54   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 65 77 87 4  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
55   YOUNG LOVE 64 76 -- 3
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
56   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 68 83 -- 3  
Carole King (Ode 66035)
57   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 72 80 93 6  
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
58   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 58 60 64 13
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
59   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE 61 65 74 5
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
60   THE PLASTIC MAN 33 34 38 9  
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
61   WHY ME 62 62 63 13
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
62   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 74 93 -- 3  
Independents (Wand 11258)
63   BONGO ROCK 69 71 72 8
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
64   SWAMP WITCH 47 31 33 12  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
65   LORD, MR. FORD 73 81 94 5
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
66   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 70 79 -- 3
Carole King (Ode 66035b)
67   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 75 84 95 5
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
68   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 52 16 11 16  
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
69   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 86 -- -- 2  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
70   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 78 87 97 4
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
71   SYLVIA 79 89 -- 3
Focus (Sire 708)
72   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK -- -- -- 1  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
73   BLACK BYRD 76 78 84 9
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
74   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND 77 82 88 7
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
75   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (MCA 40105)
76   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE 80 85 90 5
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
77   THAT LADY -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
78   HALF BREED 89 -- -- 2  
Cher (MCA 40102)
79   THERE YOU GO 83 90 99 4
Edwin Starr (Soul 35103)
80   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 85 92 -- 3
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
81   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 92 -- -- 2  
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
82   ONE TIN SOLDIER 90 96 100 4
Coven (MGM 14308)
83   DIDN'T I 94 -- -- 2  
Sylvia (Vibration 524)
84   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 84 91 -- 3
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
85   GLAMOUR BOY 87 94 -- 3
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0977)
86   MY MARIA -- -- -- 1  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
87   FUTURE SHOCK -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
88   LOVING ARMS -- -- -- 1  
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
89   A MILLION TO ONE -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
90   SUNSHINE 93 98 -- 3
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853)
91   L.A. FREEWAY 98 100 -- 3
Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054)
92   SWEET HARMONY 95 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
93   IT'S FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Ebonys (Philadelphia Int'l 3529)
94   THE LONG WAY HOME 96 -- -- 2
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
95   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART 82 88 92 5  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213)
96   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 97 -- -- 2
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
97   TOP OF THE WORLD 81 86 89 6  
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857)
98   MR. SKIN 99 -- -- 2
Spirit (Epic 10701)
99   SUNSHINE SHIP 100 -- -- 2
Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (Columbia 45881)
100   DARLING COME BACK HOME 91 97 98 5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)

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:

   • "One Of A Kind Love Affair" by Spinners (# 49)
   • "And I Love You So" by Perry Como (# 59)
   • "Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation" by Dells (# 60)
   • "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 63)
   • "Watergrate" by Dickie Goodman (# 66)
   • "Giving It All Away" by Roger Daltrey (# 67)
   • "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" by Commander Cody (# 71)
   • "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" by Grass Roots (# 88)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SHOW BIZ KIDS Steely Dan
102   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
103   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY Anne Murray
104   TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy
105   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
106   ECSTASY Ohio Players
107   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Cross Country
108   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
109   HANDS Debbie Dawn
110   LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER David Bowie
111   HANG LOOSE Mandrill
112   SEEDS Melanie
113   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
114   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
115   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Cashman & West
116   SLICK Willie Hutch
117   EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire
118   LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE Slade
119   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
120   NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S KID Jud Strunk
121   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King
122   STREET DANCE Fatback Band
123   SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL Todd Rundgren
124   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson
125   LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
126   THINK James Brown
127   RUBBER BULLETS 10cc
128   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) Connie Francis
129   HOW LONG CAN I KEEP IT UP (PT. 1) Lyn Collins
130   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty
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