Monday January 20, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 18, 1975



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1   MANDY 2 3 11 10
Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613)
2   PLEASE MR. POSTMAN 4 5 9 9
Carpenters (A&M 1646)
3   LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN 5 7 8 14
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313)
4   YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING 1 2 4 12
Barry White (20th Century 2133)
5   LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS 3 1 2 8
Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344)
6   BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN 8 8 10 11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254)
7   ONLY YOU 6 6 7 10
Ringo Starr (Apple 1876)
8   ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN 11 12 13 11
Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569)
9   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 12 14 20 12
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748)
10   MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN 15 18 24 9
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765)
11   YOU'RE NO GOOD 20 26 46 7
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990)
12   BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE 13 13 14 13
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101)
13   SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL 16 21 29 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 4002)
14   DOCTOR'S ORDERS 18 20 25 9
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113)
15   BEST OF MY LOVE 19 23 30 8
Eagles (Asylum 45218)
16   PICK UP THE PIECES 22 29 37 9
Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
17   GET DANCIN' 21 24 31 8
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004)
18   FIRE 25 33 49 6
Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)
19   ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) 23 30 35 7
Mac Davis (Columbia 10070)
20   JUNIOR'S FARM 7 4 5 11  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875)
21   I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) 14 11 12 15
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433)
22   CAT'S IN THE CRADLE 9 9 1 18  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203)
23   MUST OF GOT LOST 17 17 19 12
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214)
24   KUNG FU FIGHTING 10 10 3 14  
Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140)
25   FREEBIRD 26 28 34 9
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328)
26   BLACK WATER 34 42 55 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062)
27   STRUTTIN' 31 37 44 7
Billy Preston (A&M 1644)
28   LONELY PEOPLE 33 41 61 5
America (Warner Bros. 8048)
29   READY 30 31 33 8
Cat Stevens (A&M 1645)
30   LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN 36 46 53 6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620)
31   #9 DREAM 45 55 66 4  
John Lennon (Apple 1878)
32   MY EYES ADORED YOU 37 38 43 11
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
33   SWEET SURRENDER 40 48 74 4
John Denver (RCA Victor 10148)
34   FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU 35 40 47 8
Barbara Mason (Buddah 441)
35   RIDE 'EM COWBOY 27 27 28 16
Paul Davis (Bang 712)
36   I BELONG TO YOU 38 44 51 10
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
37   THE ENTERTAINER 39 39 42 8
Billy Joel (Columbia 10064)
38   DANCIN' FOOL 24 25 27 9  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075)
39   WHEN A CHILD IS BORN 41 47 65 5
Michael Holm (Mercury 73642)
40   BIG YELLOW TAXI 47 53 63 5
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221)
41   CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD 46 51 60 6
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573)
42   CHANGES 42 45 48 15
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605)
43   LADY 44 50 57 6
Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102)
44   NIGHTINGALE 51 64 80 4
Carole King (Ode 66106)
45   ANGIE BABY 32 15 6 14  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972)
46   YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE 52 62 73 5
Jim Stafford (MGM 14775)
47   DAY TRIPPER 49 58 67 5
Anne Murray (Capitol 4000)
48   DING DONG, DING DONG 73 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Apple 1879)
49   I'M A WOMAN 57 67 76 5
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319)
50   I CAN HELP 48 34 17 17
Billy Swan (Monument 8621)
51   WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN 53 36 22 17
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550)
52   HAPPY PEOPLE 54 57 64 6
Temptations (Gordy 7138)
53   AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME 61 75 89 6
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038)
54   SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) 59 54 54 15
Joneses (Mercury 73614)
55   DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE 63 74 83 4
Manhattans (Columbia 10045)
56   DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) 58 49 26 18
B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395)
57   PROMISED LAND 28 22 23 14  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074)
58   SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) 43 16 16 17  
Al Green (Hi 2274)
59   TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) 62 65 69 6
Al Martino (Capitol 3987)
60   AIN'T THAT PECULIAR 68 84 96 4
Diamond Reo (Big Tree 16030)
61   I AM I AM 65 72 77 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251)
62   BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE 64 69 72 8
Carl Graves (A&M 1620)
63   UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE 72 92 95 4
Polly Brown (GTO 1002)
64   DARK HORSE 29 19 21 9  
George Harrison (Apple 1877)
65   HOPPY, GENE AND ME 70 77 88 5
Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154)
66   YOU GOT THE LOVE 56 35 18 15
Rufus (ABC 12032)
67   WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS 69 70 71 7
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552)
68   RHYME TYME PEOPLE 83 -- -- 2  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1563)
69   COSTAFINE TOWN 75 79 82 5
Splinter (Dark Horse 10002)
70   MY MAIN MAN 76 81 85 6
Staple Singers (Stax 0227)
71   LADY MARMALADE 92 -- -- 2  
LaBelle (Epic 50048)
72   DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU 81 89 93 4
Sugarloaf (Claridge 402)
73   DON'T CHA LOVE IT 78 85 90 6
Miracles (Tamla 54256)
74   I AM LOVE (PTS. 1 & 2) -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Five (Motown 1310)
75   MIDNIGHT SKY (PT. 1) 79 -- -- 2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2255)
76   MOVIN' ON -- -- -- 1  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70101)
77   NEVER LET HER GO 82 90 94 4
David Gates (Elektra 45223)
78   PART OF THE PLAN 85 88 92 4
Dan Fogelberg (Epic 50055)
79   PHILADELPHIA 84 86 87 7
B.B. King (ABC 12029)
80   LET ME START TONITE 86 96 -- 3
Lamont Dozier (ABC 12044)
81   THANKS FOR THE SMILES 91 -- -- 2
Charlie Ross (Big Tree 16025)
82   I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) 87 87 91 5
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015)
83   GUAVA JELLY 89 94 -- 3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10075)
84   ONE TEAR 55 56 58 7  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255)
85   FUTURE SHOCK 93 98 -- 3
Hello People (ABC/Dunhill 15023)
86   I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE 94 -- -- 2
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30202)
87   SHOULD ANYBODY ASK 95 97 98 4
Gary Bonner (Atlantic 3234)
88   POETRY MAN 96 -- -- 2
Phoebe Snow (Shelter 40353)
89   HOT DAWGIT 97 99 100 4
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056)
90   SALLY G -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875b)
91   IT'S ALL RIGHT 98 -- -- 2
Jim Capaldi (Island 003)
92   I GET LIFTED -- -- -- 1  
George McCrae (T.K. 1007)
93   GIRLS (PT. 1) 100 -- -- 2
Moments & Whatnauts (Stang 5057)
94   YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL -- -- -- 1  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1641)
95   THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 598)
96   GOOD TIMES, ROCK AND ROLL -- -- -- 1  
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,006)
97   SAD SWEET DREAMER -- -- -- 1  
Sweet Sensation (Pye 71002)
98   WOLFMAN JACK -- -- -- 1  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0301)
99   SHAME SHAME SHAME -- -- -- 1  
Shirley & Company (Vibration 532)
100   WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS 99 -- -- 2
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041)

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:

   • "Ruby, Baby" by Billy (Crash) Craddock (# 50)
   • "Dream On" by Righteous Brothers (# 60)
   • "A Woman's Story" by Cher (# 66)
   • "Sexy Ida (pt. 2)" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 67)
   • "Do Your Thing" by James & Bobby Purify (# 71)
   • "Mama Don't Allow No Parkin'" by Brownsville Station (# 74)
   • "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by Rolling Stones (# 77)
   • "Safe At Home" by Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (# 80)
   • "Christmas Dream" by Perry Como (# 88)
   • "Crazy Talk" by Chilliwack (# 90)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SUNSHINE (PT. 2) O'Jays
102   THE BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN Dr. Hook
103   LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME Sister Sledge
104   I'LL STILL LOVE YOU Jim Weatherly
105   ALASKA BLOODLINE Joe & Bing
106   MS. GRACE Tymes
107   PLEDGING MY LOVE Tom Jones
108   COOCHIE COOCHIE COO Hudson Brothers
109   MINE FOR ME Rod Stewart
110   THEME FROM CHICO AND THE MAN Jose Feliciano
111   GUILTY First Choice
112   WOLF CREEK PASS C.W. McCall
113   GET IT UP FOR LOVE Johnny Rivers
114   LA LA LOVE YOU Don McLean
115   I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE Newbeats
116   SINCE I FOUND MY BABY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
117   ISN'T IT LONELY TOGETHER Stark & O'Brien
118   WALKING IN RHYTHM Blackbyrds
119   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING / CHAPEL OF LOVE Shirley
120   SUPER DUPER LOVE (PT. 1) Sugar Billy
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