Thursday December 13, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 8, 1973



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1   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 4 7 9 7
Elton John (MCA 40148)
2   TOP OF THE WORLD 1 2 4 11
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
3   JUST YOU 'N' ME 5 8 10 12
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
4   HELLO, IT'S ME 8 12 15 11
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
5   LEAVE ME ALONE 10 15 24 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
6   PHOTOGRAPH 2 1 2 10
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
7   I GOT A NAME 3 3 5 11
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
8   SPACE RACE 6 9 11 13
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
9   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 12 17 21 11
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
10   THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) 9 10 12 12
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
11   TIME IN A BOTTLE 26 41 65 4  
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
12   SHOW AND TELL 15 23 32 10
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
13   THE JOKER 18 29 38 8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
14   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 17 24 36 6
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
15   LET ME SERENADE YOU 16 19 23 6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
16   MIND GAMES 21 28 37 5
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
17   MY MUSIC 20 22 26 7
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
18   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 27 33 43 5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
19   BE 19 21 25 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
20   COME GET TO THIS 25 31 41 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
21   MAMMY BLUE 22 25 29 8
Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
22   D'YER MAKER 24 27 31 9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
23   HELEN WHEELS 33 54 69 4
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
24   LIVING FOR THE CITY 38 47 59 5  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
25   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 31 42 64 6
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
26   ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 28 30 34 9
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
27   CORAZON 29 34 40 8
Carole King (Ode 66039)
28   ME AND BABY BROTHER 30 35 50 5
War (United Artists 350)
29   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 35 45 57 7
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
30   PAINTED LADIES 37 44 51 8
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
31   HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT 13 4 1 16  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
32   MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA 7 5 3 15  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
33   PRETTY LADY 39 48 54 9
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
34   OOH BABY 11 13 16 9  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
35   PAPER ROSES 14 6 6 14  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
36   CHEAPER TO KEEP HER 23 18 19 10  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
37   LET ME BE THERE 46 59 73 7
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
38   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 55 72 -- 3  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
39   LIVIN' FOR YOU 48 64 -- 3
Al Green (Hi 2257)
40   SMARTY PANTS 41 43 47 9
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
41   WALK LIKE A MAN 54 65 85 4  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
42   SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 45 49 56 8
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
43   ANGIE 36 16 7 14
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
44   KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) 32 11 8 17  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
45   RIVER 52 60 70 6
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
46   YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME 34 14 14 11  
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
47   DREAM ON 43 46 49 10
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
48   WHY ME 42 32 33 30
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
49   A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING 51 56 71 5
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
50   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 58 66 84 4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
51   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 60 67 80 6
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
52   COME LIVE WITH ME 53 57 67 5
Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
53   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 61 70 83 4
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
54   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 76 86 97 4  
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
55   FELL FOR YOU 50 52 60 7
Dramatics (Volt 4099)
56   AMERICAN TUNE 75 -- -- 2  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
57   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 56 58 62 13
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
58   MY OLD SCHOOL 63 69 75 7
Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
59   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 62 68 82 4
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
60   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 68 78 88 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
61   LOVE REIGN O'ER ME 66 76 87 4
Who (MCA 40152)
62   THE RIVER OF LOVE 70 79 89 4
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
63   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 71 80 92 4
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
64   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 72 81 -- 3
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
65   AIN'T GOT NO HOME 73 82 -- 3
The Band (Capitol 3758)
66   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 69 75 81 5
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
67   SALLY FROM SYRACUSE 67 71 76 6
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
68   I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY 59 63 74 5
Ripple (GRC 1004)
69   FRISKY 84 -- -- 2  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060)
70   YOU'RE SIXTEEN -- -- -- 1  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
71   NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS 44 26 27 16  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
72   ALL I KNOW 47 38 13 14  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
73   LET ME TRY AGAIN 78 84 91 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
74   SAIL AROUND THE WORLD 49 51 53 9  
David Gates (Elektra 45868)
75   I'M A ROCKER 77 88 -- 3
Raspberries (Capitol 3765)
76   IT'S ALL OVER 79 83 90 5
Independents (Wand 11263)
77   WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 85 -- -- 2
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677b)
78   BIG TIME OPERATOR 81 85 -- 3
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
79   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 87 96 -- 3
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
80   SORROW 82 87 94 4
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
81   I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME 86 92 -- 3
Intruders (Gamble 2508)
82   PLEASE, DADDY 89 95 -- 3
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
83   BLUE COLLAR 94 -- -- 2  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
84   HANGIN' AROUND -- -- -- 1  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
85   HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME 91 94 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
86   ROCK ON 95 100 -- 3
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
87   LOVE'S THEME 98 -- -- 2  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
88   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
89   I FOUND SUNSHINE 90 91 99 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
90   BABY COME CLOSE 92 93 -- 3
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
91   I MISS YOU 93 98 -- 3
Dells (Cadet 5700)
92   THE WAY WE WERE 100 -- -- 2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
93   LOVE FOR YOU -- -- -- 3
Sonoma (Dunhill 4365)
94   SHOWDOWN -- -- -- 1  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
95   LAST KISS 97 99 100 4
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
96   JIM DANDY -- -- -- 1  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
97   LAST KISS 99 -- -- 19
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
98   I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL -- -- -- 1  
Clarence Carter (Fame 330)
99   INSPIRATION -- -- -- 1  
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
100   TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART -- -- -- 1  
Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133)

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:

   • "We May Never Pass This Way Again" by Seals & Crofts (# 40)
   • "There Ain't No Way" by Lobo (# 57)
   • "Little Girl Gone" by Donna Fargo (# 64)
   • "Knocking On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan (# 65)
   • "Never Let You Go" by Bloodstone (# 74)
   • "Having A Party" by Ovations (# 80)
   • "Redneck Friend" by Jackson Browne (# 83)
   • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (# 88)
   • "Could You Ever Love Me Again" by Gary & Dave (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR Loudon Wainwright III
102   CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four
103   REASON TO FEEL Scuffy Shew
104   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark
105   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
106   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
107   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) Mocedades
108   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU Paul Anka
109   GOOD OLD SONG Dobie Gray
110   SING ABOUT LOVE Lynn Anderson
111   STORMY MONDAY Latimore
112   MIRACLE MAKER (SWEET SOUL SHAKER) Hues Corporation
113   FLASHBACK 5th Dimension
114   WALKING IN THE GEORGIA RAIN Sonny Geraci & Climax
115   THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE Hollies
116   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO Newbeats
117   POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE Wayne Newton
118   ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven
119   IF YOU DON'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY Fred Wesley & JB's
120   THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Jody Miller
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