Sunday September 9, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 8, 1973



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1   DELTA DAWN 2 6 7 12
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
2   LET'S GET IT ON 1 2 3 10
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
3   BROTHER LOUIE 3 1 2 14
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
4   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 8 19 25 8
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
5   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 9 18 20 7
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
6   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 7 9 11 9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
7   LIVE & LET DIE 4 3 1 11
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
8   HALF BREED 16 22 40 8
Cher (MCA 40102)
9   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 13 17 19 7
Elton John (MCA 40105)
10   HERE I AM 11 12 13 11
Al Green (Hi 2247)
11   GYPSY MAN 12 14 18 9
War (United Artists 281)
12   HIGHER GROUND 26 44 69 4  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
13   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 6 4 4 15
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
14   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 14 15 16 12
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
15   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 15 16 17 12
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
16   ANGEL 17 20 23 11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
17   THAT LADY 27 35 45 7
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
18   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 5 7 9 12  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
19   MY MARIA 23 29 37 7
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
20   GET DOWN 18 5 6 12
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
21   RAMBLIN' MAN 45 68 96 4  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
22   UNEASY RIDER 10 11 12 15  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
23   FREE RIDE 29 34 48 6
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
24   CHINA GROVE 31 43 67 4
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
25   HOW CAN I TELL HER 20 21 22 13
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
26   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 32 40 51 8
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
27   THE MORNING AFTER 22 13 5 13
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
28   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 24 25 30 9
Carole King (Ode 66035)
29   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 19 8 8 12
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
30   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 30 31 33 14
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
31   A MILLION TO ONE 37 42 55 7
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
32   SHOW BIZ KIDS 34 38 46 6
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
33   THE HURT 25 26 29 10
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
34   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 35 39 47 11
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
35   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY 54 63 72 6  
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
36   BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 40 45 66 5
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
37   GHETTO CHILD 51 61 75 4  
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
38   LOVING ARMS 39 41 49 7
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
39   FUTURE SHOCK 41 46 54 7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
40   THERE IT IS 42 48 58 6
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
41   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY 43 49 56 6
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
42   I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 46 52 64 5
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
43   HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) 50 60 74 4
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
44   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 47 53 63 8
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
45   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 36 37 39 9
Independents (Wand 11258)
46   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 48 55 70 4
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
47   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 53 62 77 5
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
48   KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) 59 75 86 4  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
49   YES WE CAN CAN 61 70 83 4  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
50   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 49 23 15 21
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
51   MUSKRAT LOVE 55 64 79 5
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
52   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 60 65 71 9
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
53   STONED OUT OF MY MIND 57 67 81 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
54   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY 63 71 82 5
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
55   GET IT TOGETHER 66 77 -- 3  
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
56   TONIGHT 64 73 84 4
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
57   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE 65 74 88 4
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
58   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 28 30 35 12  
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
59   SEXY, SEXY, SEXY 69 79 -- 3
James Brown (Polydor 14194)
60   SWEET HARMONY 62 66 73 8
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
61   HURTS SO GOOD 70 80 -- 3
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
62   ECSTASY 72 82 93 6
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
63   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU 68 72 78 5
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
64   KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR 82 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
65   EVIL 74 90 -- 3
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
66   THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER 75 83 -- 3
Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007)
67   MONSTER MASH 21 10 10 38  
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
68   AS TIME GOES BY 73 78 -- 3
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039)
69   RHAPSODY IN BLUE 76 89 99 4
Deodato (CTI 16)
70   LET ME IN -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
71   ANGIE -- -- -- 1  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
72   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 77 87 90 5
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
73   FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) 83 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA Victor 0067)
74   HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT 91 97 -- 3  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
75   MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA 85 -- -- 2
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
76   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) 80 85 89 4
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
77   WALKING ON BACK 78 81 -- 3
Edward Bear (Capitol 3683)
78   OUTLAW MAN 88 -- -- 2
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
79   NEVER LET YOU GO 87 -- -- 2
Bloodstone (London 1051)
80   BASKETBALL JONES 90 -- -- 2
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
81   NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS 84 96 -- 3
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
82   ASHES TO ASHES 79 84 87 6
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
83   ALL I KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
84   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN 89 95 97 4
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
85   THE PEACEMAKER 86 88 91 6
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
86   SUCH A NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
87   SUMMER IN THE CITY 92 -- -- 2
Quincy Jones (A&M 1455)
88   SLICK 94 -- -- 2
Willie Hutch (Motown 1252)
89   EVERYBODY BUT ME 93 99 -- 3
G.W. Kenny (Kama Sutra 581)
90   IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD 95 -- -- 2
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494)
91   YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 96 -- -- 2
Ray Price (Columbia 45889)
92   ALL I NEED IS TIME 81 86 98 4  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107)
93   WHY ME 99 -- -- 17
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
94   RUBBER BULLETS -- -- -- 1  
10cc (UK 49015)
95   TRYING TO SLIP (AWAY) 98 100 -- 3
Lloyd Price (GSF 6904)
96   I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Skylark (Capitol 3661)
97   PAPER ROSES -- -- -- 1  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
98   I'M COMING HOME -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
99   EASY EVIL -- -- -- 1  
John Kay (Dunhill 4360)
100   SISTER JAMES -- -- -- 1  
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)

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:

   • "Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine" by Stealers Wheel (# 33)
   • "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich (# 38)
   • "Clouds" by David Gates (# 44)
   • "Yesterday Once More" by Carpenters (# 52)
   • "Love, Love, Love" by Donny Hathaway (# 56)
   • "Sixty Minute Man" by Clarence Carter (# 58)
   • "The Long Way Home" by Neil Diamond (# 67)
   • "Diamond Girl" by Seals & Crofts (# 71)
   • "Young Love" by Donny Osmond (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER Chester
102   THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY Napoleon XIV
103   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY Anne Murray
104   BIRDMAN (PT. 1) Rare Bird
105   THIS TIME IT'S REAL Tower Of Power
106   KID STUFF Barbara Fairchild
107   COSMIC SLOP Funkadelic
108   FREEWHEELIN' Fabulous Rhinestones
109   GRAPEFRUIT -- JUICY FRUIT Jimmy Buffett
110   COUNTRY SUNSHINE Dottie West
111   SHADY LADY Shepstone & Dibbens
112   THAT'S HOW I FEEL Crusaders
113   MR. SKIN Spirit
114   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles
115   CAN'T YOU SEE Marshall Tucker Band
116   SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Lenny Welch
117   SLIPPIN' AWAY Jean Shepard
118   TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH Wilson Pickett
119   JOYFUL RESURRECTION Tom Fogerty
120   UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO New Birth
121   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
122   BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN Tanya Tucker
123   ONE WORD Austin Roberts
124   VADO VIA Drupi
125   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Cashman & West
126   IN THE RAIN Arthur Prysock
127   DAYDREAM David Cassidy
128   HELLO, IT'S ME Todd Rundgren
129   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
130   SEEDS Melanie
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