Sunday January 20, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 19, 1974



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1   THE JOKER 2 3 4 14
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
2   SHOW AND TELL 3 5 6 16
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
3   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 4 9 15 13
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
4   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 7 8 12 7
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
5   TIME IN A BOTTLE 1 2 3 10
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
6   LIVING FOR THE CITY 6 7 8 11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
7   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 11 12 17 9
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
8   AMERICANS 14 41 81 4
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
9   LOVE'S THEME 13 15 24 8
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
10   THE WAY WE WERE 12 14 23 8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
11   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 9 10 14 12
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
12   LET ME BE THERE 16 19 22 13
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
13   HELEN WHEELS 5 6 11 10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
14   LIVIN' FOR YOU 15 17 21 9
Al Green (Hi 2257)
15   ME AND BABY BROTHER 17 18 19 11
War (United Artists 350)
16   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 19 25 33 10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
17   WALK LIKE A MAN 18 21 26 10
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
18   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 20 23 28 10
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
19   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 21 24 29 12
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
20   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 10 4 1 17
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
21   JIM DANDY 26 40 55 7
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
22   I SHALL SING 25 39 52 5
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
23   LEAVE ME ALONE 8 1 2 13  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
24   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 22 11 7 13
Elton John (MCA 40148)
25   HELLO, IT'S ME 23 13 5 17
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
26   D'YER MAKER 24 16 16 15
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
27   TOP OF THE WORLD 31 30 25 17
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
28   MIDNIGHT RIDER 38 52 62 5
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
29   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 30 35 43 11
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
30   LET YOUR HAIR DOWN 34 43 53 6
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
31   AMERICAN TUNE 27 28 30 8
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
32   I LOVE 37 68 84 5
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
33   TEENAGE LAMENT '74 39 50 68 5
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
34   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 35 37 41 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
35   LOVE SONG 42 49 58 6
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
36   ROCK ON 43 51 59 9
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
37   JUNGLE BOOGIE 49 57 67 6  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
38   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 41 44 44 10
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
39   HANGIN' AROUND 40 42 51 7
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
40   PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER 48 76 88 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
41   MIND GAMES 29 22 10 11  
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
42   HEARTBREAKER 72 -- -- 2  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
43   ABRA-CA-DABRA 52 59 75 4
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
44   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 44 45 45 10
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
45   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE 46 48 50 7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
46   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 47 47 48 10
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
47   JOY (PT. 1) 53 60 72 5
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
48   CAN THIS BE REAL 56 61 66 5
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
49   A FOOL SUCH AS I 50 55 64 5
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
50   LAST TIME I SAW HIM 57 64 78 4
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
51   BOOGIE DOWN 59 73 85 4
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
52   YOU'RE SO UNIQUE 60 74 86 4
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
53   IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY 55 62 -- 3
Jim Croce (ABC 11413)
54   PLEASE, DADDY 51 56 65 9
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
55   MY SWEET LADY 66 79 94 5  
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
56   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 28 29 31 10  
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
57   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 32 20 9 12  
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
58   RAISED ON ROBBERY 62 65 77 4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029)
59   SHOWDOWN 64 67 73 7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
60   DARK LADY 85 -- -- 2  
Cher (MCA 40161)
61   BABY COME CLOSE 63 63 69 9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
62   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 76 98 -- 3  
Redbone (Epic 11035)
63   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 45 46 47 19  
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
64   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 82 94 100 4  
Mocedades (Tara 100)
65   JESSICA 67 70 79 4
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
66   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU 69 72 76 6
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
67   STAR 71 75 80 5
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
68   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 77 88 98 4
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
69   INSPIRATION 70 71 74 7
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
70   WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO 75 86 -- 3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252)
71   THE RIVER OF LOVE 36 36 40 10  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
72   LAST KISS 73 77 82 10
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
73   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 33 26 13 11  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
74   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 78 82 87 6
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
75   W.O.L.D. 81 85 90 4
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
76   SEASONS IN THE SUN 100 -- -- 2  
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
77   THE AMERICANS (A CANADIAN'S OPINION) 88 -- -- 2  
Gordon Sinclair (Avco 4628)
78   DADDY WHAT IF 86 97 -- 3
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
79   SEXY MAMA 98 100 -- 3  
Moments (Stang 5052)
80   LAST KISS 74 78 83 25
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
81   WANG DANG DOODLE 83 87 91 5
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
82   MEADOWS 84 89 99 4
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373)
83   MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
84   SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
85   IN THE MOOD -- -- -- 1  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
86   I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
87   ONE TIN SOLDIER 93 96 -- 18
Coven (Warner Bros. 0101)
88   THIS IS YOUR SONG 89 92 97 5
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)
89   MUST BE LOVE -- -- -- 1  
James Gang (Atco 6953)
90   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 54 54 57 9  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
91   COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN 91 91 92 9
Gary & Dave (London 200)
92   LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 97 -- -- 2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
93   JOLENE 80 84 89 5  
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
94   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW 94 95 96 5
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
95   STOP TO START -- -- -- 1  
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
96   CAN'T SAY NOTHIN' 96 99 -- 3
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993)
97   THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE) -- -- -- 1  
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
98   ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO -- -- -- 1  
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
99   REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
New Seekers (MGM 14683)
100   BICYCLE MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Billy Sans (Atco 6945)

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:

   • "Big Time Operator" by Keith Hampshire (# 58)
   • "A Song I'd Like To Sing" by Kris & Rita (# 61)
   • "Rockin' Roll Baby" by Stylistics (# 65)
   • "Blue Collar" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (# 68)
   • "My Music" by Loggins & Messina (# 79)
   • "It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)" by Love Unlimited (# 87)
   • "Just You 'n' Me" by Chicago (# 90)
   • "Flashback" by 5th Dimension (# 92)
   • "Painted Ladies" by Ian Thomas (# 95)
   • "I Got A Name" by Jim Croce (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   STORMY MONDAY Latimore
102   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie
103   MARLENA Bobby Goldsboro
104   RAINBOW SONG America
105   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
106   ANOTHER LONELY SONG Tammy Wynette
107   IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE Tom Middleton
108   WILD IN THE STREETS Garland Jeffreys
109   SHE'S GONE Hall & Oates
110   THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES Tavares
111   THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich
112   GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES NRBQ
113   WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE Manhattans
114   I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT Barnaby Bye
115   A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN Whispers
116   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
117   I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics
118   I MISS YOU Dells
119   LAY LADY LAY Brook Benton
120   DEEPER AND DEEPER Bo Donaldson & Heywoods
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