Saturday September 7, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 7, 1974



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1   I SHOT THE SHERIFF 3 4 9 9
Eric Clapton (RSO 409)
2   YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY 2 1 3 10
Paul Anka (United Artists 454)
3   TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD 1 3 8 12
Rufus (ABC 11427)
4   THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 4 2 2 13
Paper Lace (Mercury 73492)
5   ROCK ME GENTLY 6 8 12 13
Andy Kim (Capitol 3895)
6   CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE 10 17 23 7
Barry White (20th Century 2120)
7   I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 8 10 15 10
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735)
8   THEN CAME YOU 9 11 27 8
Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
9   NOTHING FROM NOTHING 14 20 24 9
Billy Preston (A&M 1544)
10   HANG ON IN THERE BABY 11 14 18 11
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715)
11   YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD 13 15 19 14
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897)
12   WILDWOOD WEED 5 5 11 10
Jim Stafford (MGM 14737)
13   I HONESTLY LOVE YOU 19 42 68 4
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280)
14   ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT 16 22 32 6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1602)
15   LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 17 23 31 8
Stylistics (Avco 4640)
16   YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING 20 30 47 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252)
17   BEACH BABY 25 29 43 7
First Class (UK 49022)
18   EARACHE MY EYE 29 53 74 5  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102)
19   WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 21 24 33 6
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006)
20   IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL 23 28 44 5
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301)
21   CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN 24 31 37 9
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324)
22   RUB IT IN 22 25 30 10
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013)
23   SWEET HOME ALABAMA 26 34 50 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258)
24   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 7 6 1 13  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025)
25   FREE MAN IN PARIS 27 32 42 8
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041)
26   WILD THING 12 13 16 15  
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
27   PLEASE COME TO BOSTON 15 7 7 18  
Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
28   SHININ' ON 18 19 22 10
Grand Funk (Capitol 3917)
29   CAN'T GET ENOUGH 42 58 70 6  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70015)
30   I LOVE MY FRIEND 34 40 46 6
Charlie Rich (Epic 20006)
31   SUGAR BABY LOVE 36 41 49 8
Rubettes (Polydor 15089)
32   HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND 28 26 28 13
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305)
33   TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 30 9 6 16
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487)
34   KEEP ON SMILING 31 16 17 16
Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043)
35   KUNG FU 32 33 34 11
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999)
36   DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 35 12 4 12
Elton John (MCA 40259)
37   YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER 46 61 79 5
Tymes (RCA Victor 10022)
38   NEVER MY LOVE 59 84 -- 3  
Blue Swede (EMI 3938)
39   DO IT BABY 56 65 77 6  
Miracles (Tamla 54248)
40   TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED 43 46 54 7
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249)
41   I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE 44 52 62 6
Cher (MCA 40273)
42   STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 60 80 98 4  
Mac Davis (Columbia 10018)
43   EYES OF SILVER 47 49 51 8
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832)
44   ROCK YOUR BABY 40 35 25 16
George McCrae (T.K. 1004)
45   PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS (PT. 1) 62 75 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor 14255)
46   STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) 57 71 88 4  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601)
47   MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE) 50 51 55 7
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043)
48   YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) 49 50 52 11
Donna Fargo (Dot 17506)
49   SIDESHOW 48 36 5 19
Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
50   THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES 51 54 63 7
Bloodstone (London 1055)
51   SKIN TIGHT 63 72 81 6  
Ohio Players (Mercury 73609)
52   KINGS OF THE PARTY 64 74 83 4  
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b)
53   SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE 33 18 20 10  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001)
54   ROCK THE BOAT 45 43 26 17
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232)
55   TIME FOR LIVIN' 39 39 41 11  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140)
56   JAZZMAN 76 -- -- 2  
Carole King (Ode 66101)
57   ANNIE'S SONG 38 27 14 16  
John Denver (RCA Victor 0295)
58   RINGS 37 37 39 8  
Lobo (Big Tree 15008)
59   CALL ON ME 41 21 10 12  
Chicago (Columbia 46062)
60   FALLIN' IN LOVE 74 98 -- 3  
Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45201)
61   IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 66 69 72 10
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034)
62   LOVE ME FOR A REASON 81 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 14746)
63   ALL SHOOK UP 65 67 71 9
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477)
64   SURFIN' U.S.A. 73 83 87 22
Beach Boys (Capitol 3924)
65   WOMBLING SUMMER PARTY 67 73 76 6
Wombles (Columbia 10013)
66   DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM) 68 70 73 7
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828)
67   RIVER'S RISIN' 53 55 60 8  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143)
68   CAREFREE HIGHWAY 88 -- -- 2  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309)
69   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 83 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200)
70   HIGHER PLANE 82 -- -- 2  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562)
71   CITY IN THE SKY 58 60 65 9  
Staple Singers (Stax 0215)
72   TRAVELIN' PRAYER 79 85 -- 3
Billy Joel (Columbia 10015)
73   DOOR TO YOUR HEART 80 86 90 6
Dramatics (Cadet 5704)
74   SUGAR LUMP 75 76 82 7
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103)
75   SECOND AVENUE 78 79 84 7
Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601)
76   LOVER'S CROSS 77 78 80 7
Melanie (Neighborhood 4215)
77   THE NEED TO BE 86 96 -- 3
Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420)
78   GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7004)
79   TIN MAN 90 93 95 4  
America (Warner Bros. 7839)
80   STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' WOMAN 92 -- -- 2  
Steppenwolf (Mums 6031)
81   LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) 85 87 91 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254)
82   AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE 89 94 97 4
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251)
83   YOU GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN' 84 89 93 5
Kay-Gees (Gang 1321)
84   MIDNIGHT FLOWER 87 90 94 6
Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005)
85   LIFE IS A ROCK -- -- -- 1  
Reunion (RCA Victor 10056)
86   SO YOU ARE A STAR -- -- -- 1  
Hudson Brothers (Casablanca 0108)
87   MOONLIGHT SPECIAL 55 56 61 7  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604)
88   ONE DAY AT A TIME 93 -- -- 2
Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205)
89   BOOGIE BANDS AND ONE NIGHT STANDS 95 97 -- 3
Kathy Dalton (DiscReet 1210)
90   SUZIE GIRL 96 -- -- 2
Redbone (Epic 50015)
91   YOU CAN HAVE HER 97 -- -- 2
Sam Neely (A&M 1612)
92   YOU GOT TO BE THE ONE -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55514)
93   AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY 94 95 99 4
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003)
94   LOVE IS THE ANSWER 99 100 -- 3
Van McCoy (Avco 4639)
95   VIRGIN MAN -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54250)
96   1984 100 -- -- 2
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10026)
97   JAMES DEAN -- -- -- 1  
Eagles (Asylum 45202)
98   PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE -- -- -- 1  
Gino Vannelli (A&M 1614)
99   SECOND AVENUE -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10020)
100   BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER -- -- -- 1  
William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2001)

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:

   • "Don't Knock My Love" by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (# 52)
   • "Walk On" by Neil Young (# 54)
   • "Machine Gun" by Commodores (# 61)
   • "Kalimba Story" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 69)
   • "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan (# 70)
   • "Good Things Don't Last Forever" by Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (# 71)
   • "Rock & Roll Heaven" by Righteous Brothers (# 72)
   • "The Man That Turned My Mama On" by Tanya Tucker (# 91)
   • "Another Love" by Ian Lloyd & Stories (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN Waylon Jennings
102   HONEY HONEY Sweet Dreams
103   JESSE JAMES IS AN OUTLAW, HONEY Rick Cunha
104   YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND Frank Sinatra
105   TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG Blood, Sweat & Tears
106   AMERICA David Essex
107   LA LA PEACE SONG O.C. Smith
108   STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic
109   HONEY, HONEY Abba
110   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones
111   SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans
112   DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds
113   I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley
114   HELLO SUMMERTIME Bobby Goldsboro
115   DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) B.T. Express
116   YOU CAN'T GO HALFWAY Johnny Nash
117   MY MELODY OF LOVE Bobby Vinton
118   I WASH MY HANDS OF THE WHOLE DAMN DEAL (PT. 1) New Birth
119   THE BALLAD OF EVEL KNIEVEL John Culliton Mahoney
120   FAIRYTALE Pointer Sisters
121   LEAVING WHIPPORWHILL Leon Russell
122   I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells
123   KISSIN' IN THE BACK ROW OF THE MOVIES Drifters
124   A WOMAN'S PLACE Gilbert O'Sullivan
125   PSYCHO Jack Kittel
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