Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 15, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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:

Rank	Song	Artist
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