Sunday December 16, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 15, 1973



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1   JUST YOU 'N' ME 3 5 8 13
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
2   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1 4 7 8
Elton John (MCA 40148)
3   HELLO, IT'S ME 4 8 12 12
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
4   LEAVE ME ALONE 5 10 15 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
5   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 9 12 17 12
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
6   TIME IN A BOTTLE 11 26 41 5
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
7   TOP OF THE WORLD 2 1 2 12
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
8   PHOTOGRAPH 6 2 1 11
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
9   THE JOKER 13 18 29 9
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
10   SHOW AND TELL 12 15 23 11
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
11   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 14 17 24 7
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
12   LET ME SERENADE YOU 15 16 19 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
13   MIND GAMES 16 21 28 6
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
14   MY MUSIC 17 20 22 8
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
15   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 18 27 33 6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
16   THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) 10 9 10 13
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
17   LIVING FOR THE CITY 24 38 47 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
18   COME GET TO THIS 20 25 31 7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
19   HELEN WHEELS 23 33 54 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
20   D'YER MAKER 22 24 27 10
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
21   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 25 31 42 7
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
22   ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 26 28 30 10
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
23   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 29 35 45 8
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
24   I GOT A NAME 7 3 3 12  
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
25   ME AND BABY BROTHER 28 30 35 6
War (United Artists 350)
26   SPACE RACE 8 6 9 14  
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
27   BE 19 19 21 9
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
28   PAINTED LADIES 30 37 44 9
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
29   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 38 55 72 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
30   LET ME BE THERE 37 46 59 8
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
31   PRETTY LADY 33 39 48 10
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
32   LIVIN' FOR YOU 39 48 64 4
Al Green (Hi 2257)
33   MAMMY BLUE 21 22 25 9  
Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
34   CORAZON 27 29 34 9
Carole King (Ode 66039)
35   WALK LIKE A MAN 41 54 65 5
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
36   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 70 -- -- 2  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
37   HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT 31 13 4 17
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
38   MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA 32 7 5 16
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
39   SMARTY PANTS 40 41 43 10
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
40   SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 42 45 49 9
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
41   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 50 58 66 5
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
42   RIVER 45 52 60 7
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
43   A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING 49 51 56 6
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
44   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 51 60 67 7
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
45   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 54 76 86 5
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
46   AMERICAN TUNE 56 75 -- 3
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
47   OOH BABY 34 11 13 10  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
48   DREAM ON 47 43 46 11
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
49   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 53 61 70 5
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
50   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 60 68 78 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
51   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 57 56 58 14
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
52   COME LIVE WITH ME 52 53 57 6
Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
53   THE RIVER OF LOVE 62 70 79 5
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
54   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 59 62 68 5
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
55   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 63 71 80 5
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
56   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 64 72 81 4
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
57   MY OLD SCHOOL 58 63 69 8
Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
58   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 66 69 75 6
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
59   LOVE REIGN O'ER ME 61 66 76 5
Who (MCA 40152)
60   AIN'T GOT NO HOME 65 73 82 4
The Band (Capitol 3758)
61   PAPER ROSES 35 14 6 15  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
62   WHY ME 48 42 32 31  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
63   CHEAPER TO KEEP HER 36 23 18 11  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
64   LOVE'S THEME 87 98 -- 3  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
65   FRISKY 69 84 -- 3
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060)
66   THE WAY WE WERE 92 100 -- 3  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
67   LET ME TRY AGAIN 73 78 84 5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
68   SALLY FROM SYRACUSE 67 67 71 7
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
69   IT'S ALL OVER 76 79 83 6
Independents (Wand 11263)
70   FELL FOR YOU 55 50 52 8  
Dramatics (Volt 4099)
71   BIG TIME OPERATOR 78 81 85 4
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
72   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE 88 -- -- 2  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
73   WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 77 85 -- 3
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677b)
74   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 79 87 96 4
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
75   HANGIN' AROUND 84 -- -- 2
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
76   SORROW 80 82 87 5
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
77   PLEASE, DADDY 82 89 95 4
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
78   BLUE COLLAR 83 94 -- 3
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
79   HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME 85 91 94 4
Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
80   I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME 81 86 92 4
Intruders (Gamble 2508)
81   ROCK ON 86 95 100 4
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
82   LET YOUR HAIR DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
83   SHOWDOWN 94 -- -- 2  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
84   LOVE SONG -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
85   STEP INTO CHRISTMAS -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (MCA 65018)
86   JIM DANDY 96 -- -- 2
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
87   I FOUND SUNSHINE 89 90 91 5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
88   INSPIRATION 99 -- -- 2  
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
89   BABY COME CLOSE 90 92 93 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
90   I MISS YOU 91 93 98 4
Dells (Cadet 5700)
91   LOVE FOR YOU 93 -- -- 4
Sonoma (Dunhill 4365)
92   LAST KISS 95 97 99 5
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
93   I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL 98 -- -- 2
Clarence Carter (Fame 330)
94   LAST KISS 97 99 -- 20
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
95   JUNGLE BOOGIE -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
96   TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART 100 -- -- 2
Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133)
97   WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4371)
98   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
99   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU -- -- -- 1  
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
100   COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN -- 96 97 4
Gary & Dave (London 200)

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:

   • "Angie" by Rolling Stones (# 43)
   • "Keep On Truckin' (pt. 1)" by Eddie Kendricks (# 44)
   • "You're A Special Part Of Me" by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (# 46)
   • "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" by Ripple (# 68)
   • "Nutbush City Limits" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 71)
   • "All I Know" by Art Garfunkel (# 72)
   • "Sail Around The World" by David Gates (# 74)
   • "I'm A Rocker" by Raspberries (# 75)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WANG DANG DOODLE Pointer Sisters
102   JOLENE Dolly Parton
103   DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR Loudon Wainwright III
104   CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four
105   I LOVE Tom T. Hall
106   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark
107   WHAT CAN I TELL HER Timmy Thomas
108   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
109   SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE Wilson Pickett
110   FLASHBACK 5th Dimension
111   THIS IS YOUR SONG Don Goodwin
112   REASON TO FEEL Scuffy Shew
113   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) Mocedades
114   ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven
115   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
116   SING ABOUT LOVE Lynn Anderson
117   STORMY MONDAY Latimore
118   GOOD OLD SONG Dobie Gray
119   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
120   BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE Syl Johnson
121   MY SWEET LADY Cliff DeYoung
122   WILD IN THE STREETS Garland Jeffreys
123   SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) Maceo & Macks
124   LOVE ME FOR WHAT I AM Lobo
125   THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE Hollies
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