Sunday August 19, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 18, 1973



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1   LIVE & LET DIE 2 9 11 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
2   BROTHER LOUIE 5 11 15 11
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
3   LET'S GET IT ON 6 13 35 7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
4   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 1 4 8 12
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
5   THE MORNING AFTER 3 7 16 10
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
6   GET DOWN 4 6 7 9
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
7   DELTA DAWN 13 19 26 9
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
8   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 10 12 13 9
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
9   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 9 15 20 9
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
10   MONSTER MASH 11 17 18 35
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
11   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 12 16 22 6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
12   UNEASY RIDER 15 18 24 12
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
13   HERE I AM 16 22 34 8
Al Green (Hi 2247)
14   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 7 1 2 12
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
15   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 14 2 1 18
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
16   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 21 30 37 9
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
17   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 20 25 32 9
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
18   GYPSY MAN 25 34 48 6
War (United Artists 281)
19   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 27 53 75 4
Elton John (MCA 40105)
20   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 26 51 72 4
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
21   SMOKE ON THE WATER 8 3 3 13  
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
22   HOW CAN I TELL HER 24 27 33 10
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
23   ANGEL 29 35 45 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
24   DIAMOND GIRL 17 8 9 14
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
25   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 37 52 69 5  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
26   SHAMBALA 18 5 4 14
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
27   SOUL MAKOSSA 22 26 30 10
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
28   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 23 24 28 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
29   THE HURT 34 40 47 7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
30   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 38 44 56 6
Carole King (Ode 66035)
31   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 33 23 17 15
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
32   MONEY 19 10 10 14  
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
33   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 36 39 44 11
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
34   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 40 46 54 7
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
35   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 43 48 57 9
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
36   NATURAL HIGH 35 32 5 20
Bloodstone (London 1046)
37   MY MARIA 52 67 86 4  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
38   CLOUDS 39 41 49 8
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
39   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 46 54 62 6
Independents (Wand 11258)
40   HALF BREED 54 64 78 5  
Cher (MCA 40102)
41   YOUNG LOVE 42 47 55 6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
42   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 30 21 6 16  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
43   MISDEMEANOR 31 14 14 13  
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
44   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 28 28 31 11  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
45   THAT LADY 55 66 77 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
46   SHOW BIZ KIDS 62 73 -- 3  
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
47   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 50 56 67 8
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
48   FREE RIDE 69 85 -- 3  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
49   LOVING ARMS 61 72 88 4  
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
50   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 48 49 52 14
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
51   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 60 70 81 5
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
52   LORD, MR. FORD 53 57 65 8
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
53   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 56 65 70 7
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
54   FUTURE SHOCK 65 77 87 4  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
55   A MILLION TO ONE 66 75 89 4  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
56   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY 70 86 -- 3  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
57   BONGO ROCK 59 60 63 11
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
58   THERE IT IS 90 94 -- 3  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
59   SO VERY HARD TO GO 44 20 19 14  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
60   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 32 29 29 16  
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
61   SOUL MAKOSSA 41 42 42 10  
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
62   SYLVIA 67 69 71 6
Focus (Sire 708)
63   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 76 82 96 5  
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
64   I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 88 -- -- 2  
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
65   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 72 78 80 6
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
66   BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 79 -- -- 2  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
67   CHINA GROVE -- -- -- 1  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
68   ONE TIN SOLDIER 75 79 82 7
Coven (MGM 14308)
69   HIGHER GROUND -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
70   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
71   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 77 81 84 6
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
72   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY 83 91 -- 3  
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
73   SWEET HARMONY 80 89 92 5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
74   HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
75   GHETTO CHILD -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
76   THE LONG WAY HOME 81 88 94 5
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
77   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 87 -- -- 2
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
78   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU 85 -- -- 2
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
79   MUSKRAT LOVE 89 -- -- 2
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
80   MAKE UP YOUR MIND 84 -- -- 2
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974)
81   STONED OUT OF MY MIND -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
82   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY 93 -- -- 2  
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
83   YES WE CAN CAN -- -- -- 1  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
84   TONIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
85   MR. SKIN 86 92 98 5
Spirit (Epic 10701)
86   KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
87   ASHES TO ASHES 91 95 -- 3
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
88   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE -- -- -- 1  
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
89   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
90   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 92 -- -- 2
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
91   THE PEACEMAKER 94 98 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
92   HANG LOOSE -- -- -- 1  
Mandrill (Polydor 14187)
93   ECSTASY 95 99 -- 3
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
94   DAYDREAM -- -- -- 1  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,386)
95   TOUCH OF MAGIC 98 -- -- 2
James LeRoy (Janus 219)
96   RAMBLIN' MAN -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
97   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN -- -- -- 1  
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
98   ALL I NEED IS TIME -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107)
99   RHAPSODY IN BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Deodato (CTI 16)
100   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL -- -- -- 1  
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4349)

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:

   • "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes (# 45)
   • "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston (# 47)
   • "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon (# 49)
   • "He Did With Me" by Vicki Lawrence (# 51)
   • "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson (# 57)
   • "Doing It To Death" by Fred Wesley & JB's (# 58)
   • "I'll Always Love My Mama (pt. 1)" by Intruders (# 63)
   • "Blockbuster" by Sweet (# 64)
   • "You Light Up My Life" by Carole King (# 68)
   • "Black Byrd" by Donald Byrd (# 71)
   • "I'd Rather Be A Cowboy" by John Denver (# 73)
   • "Didn't I" by Sylvia (# 74)
   • "L.A. Freeway" by Jerry Jeff Walker (# 78)
   • "Sunshine" by Mickey Newbury (# 82)
   • "Send A Little Love My Way" by Anne Murray (# 96)
   • "Let's Spend The Night Together" by David Bowie (# 97)
   • "Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin)" by Miracles (# 99)
   • "Darling Come Back Home" by Eddie Kendricks (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   EASY EVIL John Kay
102   THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY Napoleon XIV
103   HANDS Debbie Dawn
104   BIRDMAN (PT. 1) Rare Bird
105   SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown
106   THAT'S HOW I FEEL Crusaders
107   LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE Slade
108   SEEDS Melanie
109   SUMMER IN THE CITY Quincy Jones
110   STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers
111   ALFIE Delfonics
112   REGGAE MY WAY Chubby Checker
113   AS TIME GOES BY Nilsson
114   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
115   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles
116   NAUGHTY GIRL Guy Shannon
117   EVERYBODY BUT ME G.W. Kenny
118   WALKING ON BACK Edward Bear
119   TRYING TO SLIP (AWAY) Lloyd Price
120   CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Soft Tones
121   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
122   WOULDN'T I BE SOMEONE Bee Gees
123   I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY Skylark
124   LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
125   I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU Pastors
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