Saturday August 24, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 24, 1974



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1   YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY 3 7 22 8
Paul Anka (United Artists 454)
2   THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 2 1 7 11
Paper Lace (Mercury 73492)
3   TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD 8 14 18 10
Rufus (ABC 11427)
4   I SHOT THE SHERIFF 9 12 30 7
Eric Clapton (RSO 409)
5   WILDWOOD WEED 11 16 28 8
Jim Stafford (MGM 14737)
6   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 1 3 9 11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025)
7   PLEASE COME TO BOSTON 7 8 15 16
Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
8   ROCK ME GENTLY 12 15 19 11
Andy Kim (Capitol 3895)
9   TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 6 9 12 14
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487)
10   I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 15 18 31 8
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735)
11   THEN CAME YOU 27 36 59 6  
Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
12   DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 4 2 1 10
Elton John (MCA 40259)
13   WILD THING 16 21 24 13
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
14   HANG ON IN THERE BABY 18 20 21 9
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715)
15   YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD 19 22 26 12
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897)
16   KEEP ON SMILING 17 19 25 14
Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043)
17   CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE 23 30 42 5
Barry White (20th Century 2120)
18   SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE 20 27 29 8
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001)
19   SHININ' ON 22 28 33 8
Grand Funk (Capitol 3917)
20   NOTHING FROM NOTHING 24 29 36 7
Billy Preston (A&M 1544)
21   CALL ON ME 10 11 13 10  
Chicago (Columbia 46062)
22   ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT 32 49 63 4
Cat Stevens (A&M 1602)
23   LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 31 39 48 6
Stylistics (Avco 4640)
24   WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 33 44 62 4
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006)
25   RUB IT IN 30 32 39 8
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013)
26   HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND 28 34 41 11
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305)
27   ANNIE'S SONG 14 4 2 14  
John Denver (RCA Victor 0295)
28   IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL 44 59 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301)
29   BEACH BABY 43 54 64 5  
First Class (UK 49022)
30   YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING 47 74 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252)
31   CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN 37 47 54 7
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324)
32   FREE MAN IN PARIS 42 50 57 6
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041)
33   KUNG FU 34 35 37 9
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999)
34   SWEET HOME ALABAMA 50 63 77 5  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258)
35   ROCK YOUR BABY 25 23 5 14
George McCrae (T.K. 1004)
36   SIDESHOW 5 5 8 17  
Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
37   RINGS 39 46 53 6
Lobo (Big Tree 15008)
38   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE 40 42 46 6
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296)
39   TIME FOR LIVIN' 41 43 49 9
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140)
40   I LOVE MY FRIEND 46 57 70 4
Charlie Rich (Epic 20006)
41   SUGAR BABY LOVE 49 58 68 6
Rubettes (Polydor 15089)
42   I HONESTLY LOVE YOU 68 -- -- 2  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280)
43   ROCK THE BOAT 26 25 6 15  
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232)
44   MACHINE GUN 13 13 16 11  
Commodores (Motown 1307)
45   RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER 21 6 3 17  
Steely Dan (ABC 11439)
46   TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED 54 62 65 5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249)
47   WATERLOO 35 24 10 14  
Abba (Atlantic 3035)
48   ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN 36 17 4 15  
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002)
49   EYES OF SILVER 51 52 55 6
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832)
50   YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) 52 56 61 9
Donna Fargo (Dot 17506)
51   MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE) 55 65 75 5
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043)
52   I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE 62 73 82 4
Cher (MCA 40273)
53   EARACHE MY EYE 74 96 -- 3  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102)
54   THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES 63 72 80 5
Bloodstone (London 1055)
55   RIVER'S RISIN' 60 67 76 6
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143)
56   MOONLIGHT SPECIAL 61 69 73 5
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604)
57   WALK ON 59 61 67 7
Neil Young (Reprise 1209)
58   CAN'T GET ENOUGH 70 80 92 4  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70015)
59   SECRETARY 48 51 51 9  
Betty Wright (Alston 4622)
60   CITY IN THE SKY 65 68 71 7
Staple Singers (Stax 0215)
61   YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER 79 92 -- 3  
Tymes (RCA Victor 10022)
62   RADAR LOVE 29 10 11 15  
Golden Earring (Track/MCA 40202)
63   KALIMBA STORY 58 55 60 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070)
64   CAPTAIN HOWDY 67 70 72 10
Simon Stokes (Casablanca 0007)
65   DO IT BABY 77 89 97 4  
Miracles (Tamla 54248)
66   YOU'RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY 53 53 58 10  
Bobby Womack (United Artists 439)
67   ALL SHOOK UP 71 79 85 7
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477)
68   GOOD THINGS DON'T LAST FOREVER 69 71 74 7
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156)
69   IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 72 75 78 8
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034)
70   DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM) 73 77 83 5
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828)
71   STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) 88 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601)
72   SKIN TIGHT 81 94 98 4
Ohio Players (Mercury 73609)
73   WOMBLING SUMMER PARTY 76 82 87 4
Wombles (Columbia 10013)
74   KINGS OF THE PARTY 83 -- -- 2
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b)
75   PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14255)
76   SUGAR LUMP 82 85 89 5
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103)
77   MY LOVE 75 78 81 7
Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032)
78   LOVER'S CROSS 80 84 90 5
Melanie (Neighborhood 4215)
79   SECOND AVENUE 84 86 93 5
Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601)
80   STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 98 -- -- 2  
Mac Davis (Columbia 10018)
81   MA! (HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME) 85 87 95 4
Lena Zavaroni (Stax 0206)
82   GET OUT OF DENVER 86 88 94 4
Bob Seger (Palladium 1205)
83   SURFIN' U.S.A. 87 93 -- 20
Beach Boys (Capitol 3924)
84   NEVER MY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Blue Swede (EMI 3938)
85   TRAVELIN' PRAYER -- -- -- 1  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10015)
86   DOOR TO YOUR HEART 90 91 99 4
Dramatics (Cadet 5704)
87   LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) 91 -- -- 2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254)
88   A NEW ROCK AND ROLL 89 90 96 4
Mahogany Rush (20th Century 211)
89   YOU GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN' 93 97 -- 3
Kay-Gees (Gang 1321)
90   MIDNIGHT FLOWER 94 99 100 4
Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005)
91   FREE 96 98 -- 3
Fresh Start (ABC/Dunhill 15002)
92   THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON 92 95 -- 3
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047)
93   TIN MAN 95 -- -- 2
America (Warner Bros. 7839)
94   AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE 97 -- -- 2
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251)
95   AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY 99 -- -- 2
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003)
96   THE NEED TO BE -- -- -- 1  
Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420)
97   BOOGIE BANDS AND ONE NIGHT STANDS -- -- -- 1  
Kathy Dalton (DiscReet 1210)
98   FALLIN' IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45201)
99   ANOTHER LOVE 100 -- -- 2
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 594)
100   LOVE IS THE ANSWER -- -- -- 1  
Van McCoy (Avco 4639)

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:

   • "Fish Ain't Bitin'" by Lamont Dozier (# 38)
   • "The Air That I Breathe" by Hollies (# 45)
   • "If You Talk In Your Sleep" by Elvis Presley (# 56)
   • "My Thang" by James Brown (# 57)
   • "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man)" by Impressions (# 64)
   • "Put Out The Light" by Joe Cocker (# 66)
   • "Many Rivers To Cross" by Nilsson (# 78)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   1984 David Bowie
102   JESSE JAMES IS AN OUTLAW, HONEY Rick Cunha
103   SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans
104   LEAVING WHIPPORWHILL Leon Russell
105   TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG Blood, Sweat & Tears
106   YOU CAN HAVE HER Sam Neely
107   DESPERADO Linda Ronstadt
108   LITTLE BIT OF UNDERSTANDING B.W. Stevenson
109   I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN Waylon Jennings
110   JUMP BACK Tom Scott & L.A. Express
111   YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND Frank Sinatra
112   DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds
113   SAVE THE SUNLIGHT Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
114   PUT THE MUSIC WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS Olympic Runners
115   I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley
116   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones
117   FAIRYTALE Pointer Sisters
118   ANYTIME. . . BABE David Clayton-Thomas
119   HONEY HONEY Sweet Dreams
120   DANCING IN THE STREET Dovells
121   ROCK N' ROLL A-B-C'S Freddy Cannon
122   FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Yvonne Fair
123   I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells
124   SHANG-A-LANG Tinker's Moon
125   I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee
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