Thursday March 7, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 2, 1974



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1   SEASONS IN THE SUN 2 6 10 8
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
2   BOOGIE DOWN 4 5 6 10
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
3   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 5 8 9 18
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
4   LOVE'S THEME 1 2 3 14
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
5   THE WAY WE WERE 3 3 1 14
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
6   ROCK ON 8 10 14 15
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
7   DARK LADY 11 13 18 8
Cher (MCA 40161)
8   SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS 13 19 35 7
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
9   JET 18 27 45 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
10   MOCKINGBIRD 17 28 47 5
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
11   LAST TIME I SAW HIM 15 17 19 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
12   LOVE SONG 16 18 20 12
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
13   JUNGLE BOOGIE 14 15 8 12
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
14   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 12 9 4 13
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
15   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 7 7 7 16
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
16   HOOKED ON A FEELING 34 64 83 4  
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
17   I LOVE 19 21 22 11
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
18   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 20 22 30 9
Redbone (Epic 11035)
19   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 26 33 40 10
Mocedades (Tara 100)
20   PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER 21 14 16 10
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
21   SEXY MAMA 24 29 36 9
Moments (Stang 5052)
22   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 28 32 38 10
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
23   ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO 29 39 54 7
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
24   MY SWEET LADY 27 31 34 11
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
25   MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) 31 37 43 7
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
26   STAR 30 35 41 11
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
27   BENNIE AND THE JETS 43 72 -- 3  
Elton John (MCA 40198)
28   THE LORD'S PRAYER 44 85 -- 3  
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
29   CAN THIS BE REAL 25 26 28 11
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
30   THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE 42 60 72 5  
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
31   IN THE MOOD 32 38 44 7
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
32   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 38 47 58 12
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
33   LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE 52 67 81 4  
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
34   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 50 74 -- 3  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
35   W.O.L.D. 40 45 53 10
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
36   BABY COME CLOSE 37 48 52 15
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
37   A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG 48 83 -- 3  
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
38   I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY 45 52 64 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
39   LET ME BE THERE 9 4 5 19  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
40   YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL 41 42 46 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244)
41   ENERGY CRISIS '74 49 57 66 6
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
42   I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND 46 53 61 7
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
43   HEARTBREAKER 10 11 13 8  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
44   AMERICANS 6 1 2 10  
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
45   MIDNIGHT RIDER 22 16 17 11  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
46   JIM DANDY 23 12 12 13  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
47   JESSICA 33 34 39 10  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
48   LAST KISS 51 56 57 16
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
49   YOU'RE SO UNIQUE 35 30 32 10  
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
50   DADDY WHAT IF 53 58 62 9
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
51   MUST BE LOVE 55 59 63 7
James Gang (Atco 6953)
52   TELL ME A LIE 60 69 80 5
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
53   HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE 63 84 -- 3
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
54   ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS 74 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
55   GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES 58 61 70 6
NRBQ (Kama Sutra 586)
56   SHOW AND TELL 36 20 11 22  
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
57   WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE 62 66 77 5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
58   ABRA-CA-DABRA 47 23 25 10  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
59   HOUSTON (I'M COMIN' TO SEE YOU) 65 70 76 5
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808)
60   VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO) 69 80 89 4
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
61   STOP TO START 66 71 75 7
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
62   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 76 81 86 4  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
63   I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
64   MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) 79 88 -- 3  
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
65   WATCHING THE RIVER RUN 81 -- -- 2  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
66   OH MY MY -- -- -- 1  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
67   SHE'S GONE 71 82 85 5
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
68   TRY (TRY TO FALL IN LOVE) 70 78 87 4
Cooker (Scepter 12388)
69   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 72 92 -- 3
Persuaders (Atco 6956)
70   OUTSIDE WOMAN 80 90 92 5
Bloodstone (London 1052)
71   PIANO MAN 84 87 94 4  
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
72   YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH 83 -- -- 2  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
73   LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 73 73 74 8
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
74   I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN 78 79 84 5
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
75   THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE) 77 76 79 7
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
76   THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE 82 86 91 5
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
77   TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND 87 -- -- 2
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
78   US AND THEM 88 -- -- 2
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832)
79   TUBULAR BELLS 100 -- -- 2  
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
80   UNBORN CHILD 85 -- -- 2
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
81   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY 86 91 93 6
New York City (Chelsea 0150)
82   TSOP -- -- -- 1  
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
83   SKYBIRD -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
84   LET IT RIDE -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
85   PEPPER BOX 89 100 -- 3
Peppers (Event 213)
86   HELP ME -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
87   TOUCH AND GO -- -- -- 1  
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
88   HOMELY GIRL 98 99 -- 3
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
89   STAR BABY -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
90   I WISH IT WAS ME 91 93 97 4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
91   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON 93 -- -- 2
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
92   IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 99 -- -- 2
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
93   THE CRUDE OIL BLUES 94 96 98 4
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224)
94   THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES 95 95 96 4
Tavares (Capitol 3794)
95   WILLIE PASS THE WATER 97 98 100 4
Ripple (GRC 1013)
96   NICE TO BE AROUND 96 97 -- 3
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2072)
97   ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND -- -- -- 9
Think (Big Tree 15000)
98   IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT -- -- -- 1  
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
99   I'M A TRAIN -- -- -- 1  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
100   MR. NATURAL -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (RSO 408)

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:

   • "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair (# 39)
   • "Let Me Get To Know You" by Paul Anka (# 54)
   • "I Miss You" by Dells (# 56)
   • "Teenage Lament '74" by Alice Cooper (# 57)
   • "I Shall Sing" by Art Garfunkel (# 59)
   • "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band (# 61)
   • "Smoking In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station (# 64)
   • "I've Got To Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 67)
   • "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich (# 68)
   • "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" by New Seekers (# 75)
   • "Jolene" by Dolly Parton (# 90)
   • "A Mother For My Children" by Whispers (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVING ARMS Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
102   POWER OF LOVE Martha Reeves
103   A EUROPEAN SPEAKS UP FOR THE U.S. Guido Sarducci
104   MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Maria Muldaur
105   I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson
106   SHE Southcote
107   CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock
108   ROCK ME ON THE WATER Eugene Wallace
109   BIG TIME LOVER Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
110   NEWSY NEIGHBORS First Choice
111   I'M FALLING IN LOVE Fantastic Four
112   LOVING YOU Johnny Nash
113   MADELAINE Stu Nunnery
114   MY FELLOW AMERICANS Chris Glendon
115   WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE) Tanya Tucker
116   SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH Black Sabbath
117   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood
118   GUMBO JONES Charlie Allen And PG&E
119   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
120   LOVIN' THE EASY WAY Dobie Gray
121   STONE COUNTY Johnny Winter
122   SAXOPHONES Jimmy Buffett
123   I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics
124   YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC Frank Sinatra
125   MUSIC EYES Heartsfield
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