Wednesday March 13, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 9, 1974



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1   SEASONS IN THE SUN 1 2 6 9
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
2   BOOGIE DOWN 2 4 5 11
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
3   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 3 5 8 19
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
4   DARK LADY 7 11 13 9
Cher (MCA 40161)
5   ROCK ON 6 8 10 16
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
6   SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS 8 13 19 8
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
7   JET 9 18 27 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
8   MOCKINGBIRD 10 17 28 6
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
9   LAST TIME I SAW HIM 11 15 17 11
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
10   LOVE SONG 12 16 18 13
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
11   HOOKED ON A FEELING 16 34 64 5
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
12   THE WAY WE WERE 5 3 3 15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
13   JUNGLE BOOGIE 13 14 15 13
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
14   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 19 26 33 11
Mocedades (Tara 100)
15   BENNIE AND THE JETS 27 43 72 4  
Elton John (MCA 40198)
16   THE LORD'S PRAYER 28 44 85 4  
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
17   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 18 20 22 10
Redbone (Epic 11035)
18   ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO 23 29 39 8
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
19   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 22 28 32 11
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
20   SEXY MAMA 21 24 29 10
Moments (Stang 5052)
21   MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) 25 31 37 8
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
22   STAR 26 30 35 12
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
23   MY SWEET LADY 24 27 31 12
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
24   THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE 30 42 60 6
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
25   LOVE'S THEME 4 1 2 15  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
26   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 34 50 74 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
27   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 32 38 47 13
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
28   LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE 33 52 67 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
29   A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG 37 48 83 4
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
30   W.O.L.D. 35 40 45 11
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
31   I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY 38 45 52 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
32   PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER 20 21 14 11  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
33   I LOVE 17 19 21 12  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
34   I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG 63 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
35   OH MY MY 66 -- -- 2  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
36   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 14 12 9 14  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
37   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 15 7 7 17  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
38   TSOP 82 -- -- 2  
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
39   ENERGY CRISIS '74 41 49 57 7
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
40   HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE 53 63 84 4  
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
41   I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND 42 46 53 8
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
42   ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS 54 74 -- 3  
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
43   TELL ME A LIE 52 60 69 6
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
44   CAN THIS BE REAL 29 25 26 12  
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
45   LAST KISS 48 51 56 17
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
46   BABY COME CLOSE 36 37 48 16
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
47   IN THE MOOD 31 32 38 8  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
48   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 62 76 81 5  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
49   LET ME BE THERE 39 9 4 20
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
50   MUST BE LOVE 51 55 59 8
James Gang (Atco 6953)
51   WATCHING THE RIVER RUN 65 81 -- 3  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
52   PIANO MAN 71 84 87 5  
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
53   WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE 57 62 66 6
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
54   HOUSTON (I'M COMIN' TO SEE YOU) 59 65 70 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808)
55   MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) 64 79 88 4
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
56   YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL 40 41 42 7  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244)
57   STOP TO START 61 66 71 8
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
58   VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO) 60 69 80 5
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
59   OUTSIDE WOMAN 70 80 90 6  
Bloodstone (London 1052)
60   TUBULAR BELLS 79 100 -- 3  
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
61   LET IT RIDE 84 -- -- 2  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
62   SHE'S GONE 67 71 82 6
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
63   TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND 77 87 -- 3  
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
64   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 69 72 92 4
Persuaders (Atco 6956)
65   YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH 72 83 -- 3
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
66   SKYBIRD 83 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
67   TRY (TRY TO FALL IN LOVE) 68 70 78 5
Cooker (Scepter 12388)
68   LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 73 73 73 9
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
69   I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN 74 78 79 6
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
70   KEEP ON SINGING -- -- -- 1  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
71   THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE 76 82 86 6
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
72   US AND THEM 78 88 -- 3
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832)
73   UNBORN CHILD 80 85 -- 3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
74   THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE) 75 77 76 8
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
75   HELP ME 86 -- -- 2  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
76   PEPPER BOX 85 89 100 4
Peppers (Event 213)
77   TOUCH AND GO 87 -- -- 2
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
78   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY 81 86 91 7
New York City (Chelsea 0150)
79   STAR BABY 89 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
80   THE LOCOMOTION -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
81   IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 92 99 -- 3  
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
82   HOMELY GIRL 88 98 99 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
83   HEAVENLY -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
84   DANCING MACHINE -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
85   THE PAYBACK (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
86   WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE) -- -- -- 1  
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
87   ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND 97 -- -- 10
Think (Big Tree 15000)
88   I'M A TRAIN 99 -- -- 2  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
89   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON 91 93 -- 3
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
90   I WISH IT WAS ME 90 91 93 5
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
91   IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT 98 -- -- 2
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
92   HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU -- -- -- 1  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
93   LOVING YOU -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
94   WILLIE PASS THE WATER 95 97 98 5
Ripple (GRC 1013)
95   MR. NATURAL 100 -- -- 2
Bee Gees (RSO 408)
96   MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS -- -- -- 1  
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
97   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY -- -- -- 1  
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
98   POWER OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
99   SHE -- -- -- 1  
Southcote (Buddah 399)
100   NEWSY NEIGHBORS -- -- -- 1  
First Choice (Philly Groove 183)

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:

   • "Heartbreaker" by Rolling Stones (# 43)
   • "Americans" by Byron MacGregor (# 44)
   • "Midnight Rider" by Allman Brothers Band (# 45)
   • "Jim Dandy" by Black Oak Arkansas (# 46)
   • "Jessica" by Allman Brothers Band (# 47)
   • "You're So Unique" by Billy Preston (# 49)
   • "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare (# 50)
   • "Get That Gasoline Blues" by NRBQ (# 55)
   • "Show And Tell" by Al Wilson (# 56)
   • "Abra-Ca-Dabra" by DeFranco Family (# 58)
   • "The Crude Oil Blues" by Jerry Reed (# 93)
   • "That's The Sound That Lonely Makes" by Tavares (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson
102   MY FELLOW AMERICANS Chris Glendon
103   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
104   LOVING ARMS Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
105   A EUROPEAN SPEAKS UP FOR THE U.S. Guido Sarducci
106   NICE TO BE AROUND Maureen McGovern
107   CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock
108   STONE COUNTY Johnny Winter
109   I'M FALLING IN LOVE Fantastic Four
110   LOVIN' THE EASY WAY Dobie Gray
111   MADELAINE Stu Nunnery
112   SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH Black Sabbath
113   ROCK ME ON THE WATER Eugene Wallace
114   MUSIC EYES Heartsfield
115   GUMBO JONES Charlie Allen And PG&E
116   GOIN' DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland
117   COLOUR MY WORLD Arthur Prysock
118   PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY Emotions
119   BIG TIME LOVER Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
120   SHE'S MY LADY (SHE'S ALL I NEED) Don Reed
121   SAXOPHONES Jimmy Buffett
122   YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC Frank Sinatra
123   MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire
124   THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch
125   DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell
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