Friday December 20, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 14, 1974



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1   KUNG FU FIGHTING 2 5 8 9
Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140)
2   ANGIE BABY 4 6 12 9
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972)
3   CAT'S IN THE CRADLE 5 9 17 13
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203)
4   I CAN HELP 3 1 3 12
Billy Swan (Monument 8621)
5   WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN 1 3 6 12
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550)
6   DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) 6 7 11 13
B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395)
7   SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) 8 11 14 12
Al Green (Hi 2274)
8   JUNIOR'S FARM 11 15 25 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875)
9   YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING 10 12 23 7
Barry White (20th Century 2133)
10   LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS 23 56 -- 3  
Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344)
11   YOU GOT THE LOVE 12 14 26 10
Rufus (ABC 12032)
12   ONLY YOU 15 20 31 5
Ringo Starr (Apple 1876)
13   LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN 16 27 47 9
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313)
14   MY MELODY OF LOVE 7 2 2 13
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022)
15   I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) 17 19 22 10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433)
16   BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN 20 23 36 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254)
17   AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG 19 21 34 6
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302)
18   PLEASE MR. POSTMAN 25 39 70 4
Carpenters (A&M 1646)
19   ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN 21 24 38 6
Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569)
20   FAIRYTALE 22 25 37 10
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254)
21   BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE 24 36 52 8
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101)
22   WISHING YOU WERE HERE 9 10 13 10  
Chicago (Columbia 10049)
23   MANDY 35 42 72 5  
Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613)
24   MUST OF GOT LOST 29 33 43 7
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214)
25   PROMISED LAND 26 31 41 9
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074)
26   WOMAN TO WOMAN 27 34 40 10
Shirley Brown (Truth 3206)
27   WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT 38 30 35 9  
Jackson Five (Motown 1308)
28   I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME 18 18 19 14
Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293)
29   DARK HORSE 33 40 73 4
George Harrison (Apple 1877)
30   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 46 66 80 7  
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748)
31   LONGFELLOW SERENADE 13 4 4 11  
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043)
32   RIDE 'EM COWBOY 37 41 42 11
Paul Davis (Bang 712)
33   HEAVY FALLIN' OUT 34 38 46 9
Stylistics (Avco 4647)
34   YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET 14 8 1 14  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622)
35   DREAM ON 42 48 56 6
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006)
36   MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN 44 54 71 4
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765)
37   DANCIN' FOOL 45 55 81 4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075)
38   FIRE, BABY I'M ON FIRE 32 35 45 8
Andy Kim (Capitol 3962)
39   BACK HOME AGAIN 30 13 5 13
John Denver (RCA Victor 10065)
40   AFTER THE GOLDRUSH 36 17 18 14
Prelude (Island 002)
41   FREEBIRD 59 70 85 4  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328)
42   DOCTOR'S ORDERS 60 78 92 4  
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113)
43   EVERLASTING LOVE 31 16 9 13  
Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001)
44   READY 62 77 -- 3  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1645)
45   WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT 28 22 7 12  
John Lennon (Apple 1874)
46   GET DANCIN' 70 82 -- 3  
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004)
47   PLAY SOMETHING SWEET 39 32 33 13
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15013)
48   LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT 48 50 32 12
Latimore (Glades 1722)
49   ROCKIN' SOUL 47 28 29 10
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066)
50   WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 40 43 48 8
Eric Clapton (RSO 503)
51   BEST OF MY LOVE 72 92 -- 3  
Eagles (Asylum 45218)
52   MY EYES ADORED YOU 64 67 75 6  
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
53   THE HEARTBREAK KID 57 62 76 5
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12039)
54   WITHOUT LOVE 55 60 69 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224)
55   THE ENTERTAINER 68 81 -- 3  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10064)
56   TIN MAN 52 45 21 18
America (Warner Bros. 7839)
57   BLACK LASSIE FEATURING JOHNNY STASH 50 47 50 7
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66104)
58   YOU AND I 51 52 60 6
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14762)
59   SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) 61 65 67 10
Joneses (Mercury 73614)
60   PICK UP THE PIECES 76 87 94 4  
Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
61   I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING 65 69 74 7
Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209)
62   STRUTTIN' 77 -- -- 2  
Billy Preston (A&M 1644)
63   SUNSHINE ROSES 69 74 84 5
Gene Cotton (Myrrh 137)
64   POSTCARD 66 68 78 4
Who (MCA 40330)
65   ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) 84 -- -- 2  
Mac Davis (Columbia 10070)
66   SHE'S GONE 71 72 77 9
Tavares (Capitol 3957)
67   ONE TEAR 78 -- -- 2  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255)
68   SOMEDAY 73 75 82 8
Dave Loggins (Epic 50035)
69   I BELONG TO YOU 79 84 89 5
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
70   FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU 82 94 -- 3  
Barbara Mason (Buddah 441)
71   DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY 74 79 86 6
First Class (UK 49028)
72   SHOE SHOE SHINE 75 76 83 7
Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324)
73   CHANGES 87 91 -- 10  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605)
74   YOU'RE NO GOOD 89 -- -- 2  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990)
75   RUBY, BABY 85 89 97 4
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036)
76   SEXY IDA (PT. 2) 80 80 87 6
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528)
77   SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk (Capitol 4002)
78   I FEEL SANCTIFIED 81 88 95 4
Commodores (Motown 1319)
79   BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE 86 97 -- 3
Carl Graves (A&M 1620)
80   LADY -- -- -- 1  
Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102)
81   WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS 94 -- -- 2  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552)
82   COLDBLOODED 83 85 91 4
James Brown (Polydor 14258)
83   EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW 88 99 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610)
84   LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620)
85   CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD -- -- -- 1  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573)
86   A WOMAN'S STORY -- -- -- 1  
Cher (Warner-Spector 0400)
87   DO YOUR THING 91 -- -- 2
James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812)
88   TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) -- -- -- 1  
Al Martino (Capitol 3987)
89   IF 90 90 96 4
Telly Savalas (MCA 40301)
90   MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO PARKIN' 93 -- -- 2
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029)
91   GEE BABY 97 98 -- 3
Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614)
92   ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) 95 96 100 4
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,606)
93   MY MAIN MAN -- -- -- 1  
Staple Singers (Stax 0227)
94   RIDE THE TIGER 96 100 -- 3
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10080)
95   PHILADELPHIA 99 -- -- 2
B.B. King (ABC 12029)
96   SAFE AT HOME 100 -- -- 2
Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217)
97   HAPPY PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7138)
98   DON'T CHA LOVE IT -- -- -- 1  
Miracles (Tamla 54256)
99   AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME -- -- -- 1  
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038)
100   FIRE -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)

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:

   • "Touch Me" by Fancy (# 41)
   • "Life Is A Rock" by Reunion (# 43)
   • "So You Are A Star" by Hudson Brothers (# 49)
   • "La La Peace Song" by Al Wilson (# 53)
   • "Three Ring Circus" by Blue Magic (# 54)
   • "Early Morning Love" by Sammy Johns (# 56)
   • "Jazzman" by Carole King (# 58)
   • "Let This Be A Lesson To You" by Independents (# 63)
   • "Evil Boll-Weevil" by Grand Canyon (# 67)
   • "Harlem" by 5th Dimension (# 92)
   • "Love Me Now" by Ruby Winters (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MS. GRACE Tymes
102   I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) Bobby Bland
103   CRAZY TALK Chilliwack
104   DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU Sugarloaf
105   EVERGREEN Booker T
106   CHARADE Bee Gees
107   YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL Joe Cocker
108   FOUR OR FIVE TIMES Peter Dean
109   JUST LEAVE ME ALONE Don Potter
110   SAD SWEET DREAMER Sweet Sensation
111   GET INTO THE WIND Steppenwolf
112   WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS Lynn Anderson
113   WHEN A CHILD IS BORN Michael Holm
114   PART OF THE PLAN Dan Fogelberg
115   COSTAFINE TOWN Splinter
116   LADY MARMALADE LaBelle
117   LA LA LOVE YOU Don McLean
118   SALLY G Paul McCartney & Wings
119   HOPPY, GENE AND ME Roy Rogers
120   I AM I AM Smokey Robinson
121   VOODOO MAGIC Rhodes Kids
122   HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND Fleetwood Mac
123   LONG TALL GLASSES Leo Sayer
124   WHEN MABEL COMES IN THE ROOM Michael Allen
125   DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE T.G. Sheppard
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