Thursday September 27, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 22, 1973



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1   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 2 4 8 10
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
2   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 4 5 9 9
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
3   DELTA DAWN 1 1 2 14
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
4   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 5 6 7 11
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
5   HALF BREED 7 8 16 10
Cher (MCA 40102)
6   LET'S GET IT ON 3 2 1 12
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
7   GYPSY MAN 8 11 12 11
War (United Artists 281)
8   HIGHER GROUND 10 12 26 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
9   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 9 9 13 9
Elton John (MCA 40105)
10   RAMBLIN' MAN 14 21 45 6
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
11   THAT LADY 13 17 27 9
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
12   MY MARIA 16 19 23 9
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
13   BROTHER LOUIE 6 3 3 16
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
14   CHINA GROVE 20 24 31 6
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
15   FREE RIDE 19 23 29 8
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
16   HERE I AM 11 10 11 13
Al Green (Hi 2247)
17   LIVE & LET DIE 12 7 4 13
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
18   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 22 26 32 10
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
19   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 15 13 6 17
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
20   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY 28 35 54 8
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
21   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 17 15 15 14
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
22   GET DOWN 21 20 18 14
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
23   KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) 34 48 59 6  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
24   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 35 47 53 7  
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
25   YES WE CAN CAN 32 49 61 6
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
26   GHETTO CHILD 31 37 51 6
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
27   ANGIE 55 71 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
28   A MILLION TO ONE 29 31 37 9
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
29   HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) 36 43 50 6
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
30   HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT 63 74 91 5  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
31   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE 48 57 65 6  
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
32   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 33 34 35 13
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
33   GET IT TOGETHER 47 55 66 5  
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
34   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY 43 54 63 7
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
35   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY 38 41 43 8
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
36   LOVING ARMS 37 38 39 9
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
37   MUSKRAT LOVE 45 51 55 7
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
38   I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 41 42 46 7
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
39   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 46 52 60 11
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
40   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 42 44 47 10
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
41   TONIGHT 49 56 64 6
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
42   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 44 46 48 6
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
43   KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR 51 64 82 4
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
44   HURTS SO GOOD 52 61 70 5
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
45   LET ME IN 57 70 -- 3  
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
46   ECSTASY 54 62 72 8
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
47   SEXY, SEXY, SEXY 50 59 69 5
James Brown (Polydor 14194)
48   MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA 62 75 85 4  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
49   ALL I KNOW 65 83 -- 3  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
50   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU 58 63 68 7
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
51   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 23 18 5 14  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
52   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) 67 76 80 6  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
53   BASKETBALL JONES 68 80 90 4  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
54   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 18 14 14 14  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
55   EVIL 60 65 74 5
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
56   ANGEL 24 16 17 13  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
57   SPACE RACE 82 -- -- 2  
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
58   HOW CAN I TELL HER 25 25 20 15  
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
59   RHAPSODY IN BLUE 64 69 76 6
Deodato (CTI 16)
60   THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER 61 66 75 5
Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007)
61   NEVER LET YOU GO 70 79 87 4
Bloodstone (London 1051)
62   SUCH A NIGHT 75 86 -- 3  
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
63   OUTLAW MAN 73 78 88 4
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
64   FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) 69 73 83 4
John Denver (RCA Victor 0067)
65   AS TIME GOES BY 66 68 73 5
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039)
66   PAPER ROSES 84 97 -- 3  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
67   NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS 76 81 84 5
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
68   THE MORNING AFTER 27 27 22 15  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
69   STONED OUT OF MY MIND 53 53 57 6  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
70   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 71 72 77 7
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
71   SISTER JAMES 96 100 -- 3  
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)
72   SHOW BIZ KIDS 30 32 34 8  
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
73   THERE IT IS 39 40 42 8  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
74   THIS TIME IT'S REAL 86 -- -- 2  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733)
75   COUNTRY SUNSHINE 87 -- -- 2  
Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072)
76   WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
77   JESSE -- -- -- 1  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982)
78   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN 81 84 89 6
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
79   RUBBER BULLETS 91 94 -- 3  
10cc (UK 49015)
80   YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 85 91 96 4
Ray Price (Columbia 45889)
81   RAISED ON ROCK -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088)
82   IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD 88 90 95 4
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494)
83   TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH 99 -- -- 2  
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049)
84   WHY ME 89 93 99 19
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
85   JUST YOU 'N' ME -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
86   I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY 90 96 -- 3
Skylark (Capitol 3661)
87   EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES 92 -- -- 2
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3641)
88   QUEEN OF THE ROLLER DERBY 94 -- -- 2
Leon Russell (Shelter 7337)
89   I'M COMING HOME 93 98 -- 3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
90   SLICK 83 88 94 4
Willie Hutch (Motown 1252)
91   THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
92   EASY EVIL 95 99 -- 3
John Kay (Dunhill 4360)
93   JOYFUL RESURRECTION -- -- -- 1  
Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 702)
94   BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN 97 -- -- 2
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892)
95   FUNKY STUFF -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557)
96   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 98 -- -- 2
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
97   WEST COAST WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Painter (Elektra 45862)
98   SHADY LADY 100 -- -- 2
Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379)
99   LIFE AIN'T EASY -- -- -- 1  
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925)
100   LOVE IS ALL -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40076)

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:

   • "Uneasy Rider" by Charlie Daniels Band (# 26)
   • "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper (# 40)
   • "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce (# 56)
   • "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by Chicago (# 59)
   • "Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out" by Bobby Womack (# 72)
   • "Future Shock" by Curtis Mayfield (# 74)
   • "Ashes To Ashes" by 5th Dimension (# 77)
   • "Sweet Harmony" by Smokey Robinson (# 78)
   • "Believe In Humanity" by Carole King (# 79)
   • "The Hurt" by Cat Stevens (# 80)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SHIDDLE-EE-DEE Clint Holmes
102   WOMAN FROM TOKYO Deep Purple
103   YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT Manhattans
104   COSMIC SLOP Funkadelic
105   FREEWHEELIN' Fabulous Rhinestones
106   FOR OL' TIMES SAKE Elvis Presley
107   SLIPPIN' AWAY Jean Shepard
108   VADO VIA Drupi
109   CHECK IT OUT Tavares
110   ALL THE WAY DOWN Etta James
111   SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE Kyle
112   IN THE RAIN Arthur Prysock
113   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY Anne Murray
114   SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Lenny Welch
115   SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE J. Geils Band
116   PARRTY (PT. 1) Maceo & Macks
117   MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER Chester
118   PRESS ON David T. Walker
119   HELLO, IT'S ME Todd Rundgren
120   PRETTY LADY Lighthouse
121   ONE WORD Austin Roberts
122   GRAPEFRUIT -- JUICY FRUIT Jimmy Buffett
123   SLAG SOLUTION Hot Butter
124   THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY Napoleon XIV
125   DANGWA Manu Dibango
126   BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE Syl Johnson
127   I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU Pastors
128   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
129   KID STUFF Barbara Fairchild
130   MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER Dells
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