Tuesday January 1, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 29, 1973



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1   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 1 5 9 14
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
2   LEAVE ME ALONE 3 4 5 10
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
3   TIME IN A BOTTLE 4 6 11 7
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
4   THE JOKER 7 9 13 11
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
5   HELLO, IT'S ME 2 3 4 14
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
6   SHOW AND TELL 8 10 12 13
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
7   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 5 2 1 10
Elton John (MCA 40148)
8   LIVING FOR THE CITY 12 17 24 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
9   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 10 11 14 9
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
10   MIND GAMES 11 13 16 8
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
11   HELEN WHEELS 15 19 23 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
12   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 19 36 70 4
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
13   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 14 15 18 8
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
14   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 16 21 25 9
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
15   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 20 23 29 10
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
16   D'YER MAKER 17 20 22 12
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
17   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 24 29 38 6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
18   MY MUSIC 13 14 17 10
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
19   ME AND BABY BROTHER 22 25 28 8
War (United Artists 350)
20   ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 21 22 26 12
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
21   LIVIN' FOR YOU 26 32 39 6
Al Green (Hi 2257)
22   LET ME BE THERE 25 30 37 10
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
23   THE WAY WE WERE 32 66 92 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
24   LOVE'S THEME 41 64 87 5  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
25   TOP OF THE WORLD 9 7 2 14  
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
26   WALK LIKE A MAN 30 35 41 7
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
27   PAINTED LADIES 27 28 30 11
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
28   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 34 41 50 7
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
29   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 35 44 51 9
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
30   AMERICAN TUNE 36 46 56 5
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
31   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 37 45 54 7
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
32   JUST YOU 'N' ME 6 1 3 15  
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
33   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 43 50 60 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
34   COME GET TO THIS 18 18 20 9  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
35   PHOTOGRAPH 28 8 6 13
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
36   LET ME SERENADE YOU 23 12 15 9  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
37   A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING 39 43 49 8
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
38   SMARTY PANTS 38 39 40 12
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
39   SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 40 40 42 11
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
40   THE RIVER OF LOVE 45 53 62 7
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
41   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 44 56 64 6
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
42   I GOT A NAME 29 24 7 14  
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
43   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 50 58 66 8
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
44   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 46 49 53 7
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
45   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 47 55 63 7
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
46   THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) 33 16 10 15  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
47   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 48 51 57 16
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
48   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 49 54 59 7
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
49   PRETTY LADY 31 31 33 12  
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
50   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE 58 72 88 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
51   HANGIN' AROUND 59 75 84 4
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
52   I SHALL SING 63 -- -- 2  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
53   LET YOUR HAIR DOWN 62 82 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
54   AIN'T GOT NO HOME 55 60 65 6
The Band (Capitol 3758)
55   JIM DANDY 68 86 96 4  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
56   STEP INTO CHRISTMAS 65 85 -- 3
Elton John (MCA 65018)
57   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 60 74 79 6
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
58   LOVE SONG 66 84 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
59   ROCK ON 67 81 86 6
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
60   LOVE REIGN O'ER ME 54 59 61 7
Who (MCA 40152)
61   BIG TIME OPERATOR 64 71 78 6
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
62   MIDNIGHT RIDER 74 -- -- 2  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
63   RIVER 42 42 45 9  
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
64   A FOOL SUCH AS I 79 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
65   PLEASE, DADDY 70 77 82 6
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
66   CAN THIS BE REAL 75 -- -- 2
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
67   JUNGLE BOOGIE 78 95 -- 3  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
68   TEENAGE LAMENT '74 90 -- -- 2  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
69   BABY COME CLOSE 73 89 90 6
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
70   SORROW 69 76 80 7
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
71   BLUE COLLAR 71 78 83 5
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
72   JOY (PT. 1) 81 -- -- 2
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
73   SHOWDOWN 76 83 94 4
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
74   INSPIRATION 77 88 99 4
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
75   ABRA-CA-DABRA -- -- -- 1  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
76   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU 85 99 -- 3
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
77   RAISED ON ROBBERY -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029)
78   LAST TIME I SAW HIM -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
79   JESSICA -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
80   STAR 89 -- -- 2
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
81   AMERICANS -- -- -- 1  
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
82   LAST KISS 84 92 95 7
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
83   LAST KISS 86 94 97 22
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
84   I LOVE 88 -- -- 2
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
85   BOOGIE DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
86   YOU'RE SO UNIQUE -- -- -- 1  
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
87   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 91 98 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
88   PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
89   JOLENE 94 -- -- 2
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
90   W.O.L.D. -- -- -- 1  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
91   WANG DANG DOODLE 95 -- -- 2
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
92   COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN 96 100 -- 6
Gary & Dave (London 200)
93   IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT'S SPRING) -- -- -- 1  
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062)
94   MY SWEET LADY 99 -- -- 2
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
95   FLASHBACK 98 -- -- 2
5th Dimension (Bell 45,425)
96   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW 97 -- -- 2
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
97   THIS IS YOUR SONG 100 -- -- 2
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)
98   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
99   MEADOWS -- -- -- 1  
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373)
100   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) -- -- -- 1  
Mocedades (Tara 100)

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:

   • "Space Race" by Billy Preston (# 51)
   • "Be" by Neil Diamond (# 52)
   • "Corazon" by Carole King (# 53)
   • "My Old School" by Steely Dan (# 56)
   • "Come Live With Me" by Ray Charles (# 57)
   • "Let Me Try Again" by Frank Sinatra (# 61)
   • "Half A Million Miles From Home" by Albert Hammond (# 72)
   • "I Found Sunshine" by Chi-Lites (# 80)
   • "I Miss You" by Dells (# 82)
   • "Love For You" by Sonoma (# 83)
   • "I'm The Midnight Special" by Clarence Carter (# 87)
   • "Take Me To Your Heart" by Monkey Meeks (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven
102   SEXY MAMA Moments
103   DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare
104   WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC Grass Roots
105   RAINBOW SONG America
106   SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE Wilson Pickett
107   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie
108   STORMY MONDAY Latimore
109   WILD IN THE STREETS Garland Jeffreys
110   IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY Jim Croce
111   LAY LADY LAY Brook Benton
112   DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR Loudon Wainwright III
113   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
114   TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young
115   WHAT CAN I TELL HER Timmy Thomas
116   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
117   CAN'T SAY NOTHIN' Curtis Mayfield
118   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
119   SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) Maceo & Macks
120   I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT Barnaby Bye
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