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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 5, 1974



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1   LEAVE ME ALONE 2 3 4 11
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
2   TIME IN A BOTTLE 3 4 6 8
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
3   THE JOKER 4 7 9 12
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
4   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 1 1 5 15
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
5   SHOW AND TELL 6 8 10 14
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
6   HELEN WHEELS 11 15 19 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
7   LIVING FOR THE CITY 8 12 17 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
8   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 12 19 36 5
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
9   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 15 20 23 11
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
10   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 14 16 21 10
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
11   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 7 5 2 11
Elton John (MCA 40148)
12   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 17 24 29 7
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
13   HELLO, IT'S ME 5 2 3 15
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
14   THE WAY WE WERE 23 32 66 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
15   LOVE'S THEME 24 41 64 6
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
16   D'YER MAKER 16 17 20 13
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
17   LIVIN' FOR YOU 21 26 32 7
Al Green (Hi 2257)
18   ME AND BABY BROTHER 19 22 25 9
War (United Artists 350)
19   LET ME BE THERE 22 25 30 11
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
20   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 9 10 11 10  
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
21   WALK LIKE A MAN 26 30 35 8
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
22   MIND GAMES 10 11 13 9  
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
23   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 28 34 41 8
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
24   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 29 35 44 10
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
25   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 33 43 50 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
26   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 13 14 15 9  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
27   ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 20 21 22 13
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
28   AMERICAN TUNE 30 36 46 6
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
29   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 31 37 45 8
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
30   TOP OF THE WORLD 25 9 7 15
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
31   MY MUSIC 18 13 14 11  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
32   PAINTED LADIES 27 27 28 12
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
33   A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING 37 39 43 9
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
34   JUST YOU 'N' ME 32 6 1 16
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
35   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 43 50 58 9
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
36   THE RIVER OF LOVE 40 45 53 8
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
37   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 41 44 56 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
38   SMARTY PANTS 38 38 39 13
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
39   I SHALL SING 52 63 -- 3  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
40   JIM DANDY 55 68 86 5  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
41   AMERICANS 81 -- -- 2  
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
42   HANGIN' AROUND 51 59 75 5
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
43   LET YOUR HAIR DOWN 53 62 82 4
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
44   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 44 46 49 8
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
45   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 45 47 55 8
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
46   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 47 48 51 17
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
47   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 48 49 54 8
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
48   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE 50 58 72 5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
49   LOVE SONG 58 66 84 4
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
50   TEENAGE LAMENT '74 68 90 -- 3  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
51   ROCK ON 59 67 81 7
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
52   MIDNIGHT RIDER 62 74 -- 3
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
53   AIN'T GOT NO HOME 54 55 60 7
The Band (Capitol 3758)
54   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 57 60 74 7
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
55   A FOOL SUCH AS I 64 79 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
56   PLEASE, DADDY 65 70 77 7
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
57   JUNGLE BOOGIE 67 78 95 4
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
58   BIG TIME OPERATOR 61 64 71 7
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
59   ABRA-CA-DABRA 75 -- -- 2  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
60   JOY (PT. 1) 72 81 -- 3  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
61   CAN THIS BE REAL 66 75 -- 3
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
62   IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (ABC 11413)
63   BABY COME CLOSE 69 73 89 7
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
64   LAST TIME I SAW HIM 78 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
65   RAISED ON ROBBERY 77 -- -- 2  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029)
66   PHOTOGRAPH 35 28 8 14  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
67   SHOWDOWN 73 76 83 5
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
68   I LOVE 84 88 -- 3  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
69   BLUE COLLAR 71 71 78 6
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
70   JESSICA 79 -- -- 2
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
71   INSPIRATION 74 77 88 5
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
72   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU 76 85 99 4
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
73   BOOGIE DOWN 85 -- -- 2  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
74   YOU'RE SO UNIQUE 86 -- -- 2  
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
75   STAR 80 89 -- 3
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
76   PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER 88 -- -- 2  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
77   LAST KISS 82 84 92 8
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
78   LAST KISS 83 86 94 23
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
79   MY SWEET LADY 94 99 -- 3  
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
80   COME GET TO THIS 34 18 18 10  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
81   SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 39 40 40 12  
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
82   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 87 91 98 4
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
83   I GOT A NAME 42 29 24 15  
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
84   JOLENE 89 94 -- 3
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
85   W.O.L.D. 90 -- -- 2
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
86   WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252)
87   WANG DANG DOODLE 91 95 -- 3
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
88   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 98 -- -- 2
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
89   MEADOWS 99 -- -- 2
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373)
90   IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT'S SPRING) 93 -- -- 2
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062)
91   COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN 92 96 100 7
Gary & Dave (London 200)
92   THIS IS YOUR SONG 97 100 -- 3
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)
93   FLASHBACK 95 98 -- 3
5th Dimension (Bell 45,425)
94   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 100 -- -- 2
Mocedades (Tara 100)
95   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW 96 97 -- 3
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
96   ONE TIN SOLDIER -- -- -- 16
Coven (Warner Bros. 0101)
97   DADDY WHAT IF -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
98   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Redbone (Epic 11035)
99   CAN'T SAY NOTHIN' -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993)
100   SEXY MAMA -- -- -- 1  
Moments (Stang 5052)

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:

   • "Let Me Serenade You" by Three Dog Night (# 36)
   • "The Love I Lost (pt. 1)" by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (# 46)
   • "Pretty Lady" by Lighthouse (# 49)
   • "Step Into Christmas" by Elton John (# 56)
   • "Love Reign O'er Me" by Who (# 60)
   • "River" by Joe Simon (# 63)
   • "Sorrow" by David Bowie (# 70)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   STORMY MONDAY Latimore
102   LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING Johnny Mathis
103   RAINBOW SONG America
104   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie
105   SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE Wilson Pickett
106   WILD IN THE STREETS Garland Jeffreys
107   LAY LADY LAY Brook Benton
108   I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics
109   WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC Grass Roots
110   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
111   TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young
112   WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE Manhattans
113   DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR Loudon Wainwright III
114   BICYCLE MORNING Billy Sans
115   KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE Queen
116   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
117   REMEMBER Andy Williams & Noelle
118   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
119   I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT Barnaby Bye
120   SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) Maceo & Macks
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