Saturday May 17, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 17, 1975



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1   JACKIE BLUE 1 3 4 15
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1654)
2   SHINING STAR 4 7 11 15
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090)
3   HOW LONG 5 8 15 10
Ace (Anchor 21000)
4   BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 7 11 17 14
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540)
5   HE DON'T LOVE YOU 2 1 3 11
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45240)
6   I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE 9 10 12 10
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 615)
7   WALKING IN RHYTHM 8 9 14 15
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736)
8   PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 3 4 2 11
Elton John (MCA 40364)
9   THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY 13 15 19 9
John Denver (RCA Victor 10239)
10   IT'S A MIRACLE 11 12 16 12
Barry Manilow (Arista 0108)
11   ONLY YESTERDAY 12 13 18 8
Carpenters (A&M 1677)
12   SISTER GOLDEN HAIR 17 33 41 6
America (Warner Bros. 8086)
13   KILLER QUEEN 15 18 22 14
Queen (Elektra 45226)
14   BAD TIME 16 19 26 7
Grand Funk (Capitol 4046)
15   LONG TALL GLASSES 6 6 7 13
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8043)
16   OLD DAYS 21 44 72 4
Chicago (Columbia 10131)
17   HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG 10 2 1 16
B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)
18   WHEN WILL I BE LOVED 22 38 47 6
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050)
19   BAD LUCK (PT. 1) 23 27 31 8
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3562)
20   LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT 25 30 37 8
Major Harris (Atlantic 3248)
21   CUT THE CAKE 26 29 34 7
Average White Band (Atlantic 3261)
22   SHOESHINE BOY 24 26 28 15
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257)
23   CHEVY VAN 14 5 5 16
Sammy Johns (GRC 2046)
24   ONLY WOMEN 32 39 50 7
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3254)
25   HIJACK 29 37 43 11
Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246)
26   THE LAST FAREWELL 33 49 65 8
Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor 50030)
27   WILDFIRE 36 51 63 9
Michael Murphey (Epic 50084)
28   THE IMMIGRANT 30 31 36 9
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40370)
29   GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) 37 48 58 7
Joe Simon (Spring 156)
30   DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT 31 35 39 9
Lobo (Big Tree 16033)
31   TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS 56 82 -- 3  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8092)
32   SHAKEY GROUND 34 36 40 8
Temptations (Gordy 7142)
33   I WANT TO BE FREE 35 40 48 7
Ohio Players (Mercury 73675)
34   TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT 39 45 51 6
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 70102)
35   I'M NOT LISA 40 46 53 8
Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009)
36   RAINY DAY PEOPLE 38 43 46 8
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1328)
37   YOUNG AMERICANS 20 22 27 10  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10152)
38   THE WAY WE WERE / TRY TO REMEMBER 45 58 73 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 463)
39   REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET 51 60 69 6  
Tavares (Capitol 4010)
40   GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD 48 54 64 5
Bad Company (Swan Song 70103)
41   MAGIC 49 55 60 7
Pilot (EMI 3992)
42   SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE 50 52 59 6
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567)
43   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 60 79 98 4  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1672)
44   I WANNA DANCE WIT' CHOO (DOO DAT DANCE) (PT. 1) 53 61 71 6
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3015)
45   GROWIN' 46 47 49 8
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 10118)
46   I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 47 50 52 9
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8075)
47   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 54 63 76 6
Consumer Rapport (Wing And A Prayer 101)
48   AUTOBAHN 19 20 24 9  
Kraftwerk (Vertigo 203)
49   FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE / AMIE 27 28 32 12  
Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor 10184)
50   GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 61 70 78 4  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3565)
51   JUDY MAE 74 99 -- 3  
Boomer Castleman (Mums 6038)
52   EMMA 18 14 6 16  
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16031)
53   BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA 62 72 82 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258)
54   MISTY 65 75 80 6  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 614)
55   BLOODY WELL RIGHT 58 68 81 5
Supertramp (A&M 1660)
56   SADIE 69 78 -- 3  
Spinners (Atlantic 3268)
57   THE HUSTLE 68 77 91 4  
Van McCoy (Avco 4653)
58   SWEARIN' TO GOD 82 -- -- 2  
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,021)
59   LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN 81 96 -- 3  
Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402)
60   (JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET 71 86 97 4  
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 602)
61   WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 72 88 -- 3  
War (United Artists 629)
62   LET THERE BE MUSIC 66 76 92 4
Orleans (Asylum 45243)
63   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 63 66 68 8
Evie Sands (Haven 7010)
64   ME & MRS. JONES 73 89 100 4
Ron Banks & Dramatics (ABC 12090)
65   ROCKIN' CHAIR 76 90 -- 3  
Gwen McCrae (Cat 1996)
66   DYNOMITE (PT. 1) 75 81 99 4
Bazuka (A&M 1666)
67   THANK YOU BABY 67 69 79 4
Stylistics (Avco 4652)
68   ATTITUDE DANCING 83 -- -- 2  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45246)
69   HEY YOU -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73683)
70   TOUCH ME BABY (REACHING OUT FOR YOUR LOVE) 70 71 74 10
Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110)
71   WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU 28 17 8 11  
Barry White (20th Century 2177)
72   L-O-V-E (LOVE) 41 21 10 12  
Al Green (Hi 2282)
73   T-R-O-U-B-L-E 85 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10278)
74   WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? 86 -- -- 2  
LaBelle (Epic 50097)
75   SAIL ON SAILOR 77 80 85 8
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1325)
76   CHECK IT OUT 79 84 88 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists 621)
77   SHACKIN' UP 78 83 87 5
Barbara Mason (Buddah 459)
78   I DREAMED LAST NIGHT 88 -- -- 2
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold 67019)
79   LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY 91 -- -- 2  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 601)
80   MIDNIGHT BLUE 93 -- -- 2  
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0116)
81   JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU -- -- -- 1  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1349)
82   BLANKET ON THE GROUND 89 95 -- 3
Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584)
83   99 MILES FROM L.A. 90 98 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6037)
84   MISTER MAGIC 92 100 -- 3
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu 924)
85   HURT -- -- -- 1  
Manhattans (Columbia 10140)
86   MINNESOTA 94 -- -- 2
Northern Light (Columbia 10136)
87   GRANDDADDY (PT. 1) 95 -- -- 2
New Birth (Buddah 464)
88   SAVE ME 96 94 95 5
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10212)
89   YOU NEED LOVE 97 -- -- 2
Styx (Wooden Nickel 10272)
90   SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU 98 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075b)
91   ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Kiss (Casablanca 829)
92   BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA 99 -- -- 2
Spaghetti Head (Private Stock 45,014)
93   IT HURTS A LITTLE EVEN NOW -- -- -- 1  
John Reid (Arista 0114)
94   I'M NOT IN LOVE 100 -- -- 2
10cc (Mercury 73678)
95   SLIPPERY WHEN WET -- -- -- 1  
Commodores (Motown 1338)
96   I'M ON FIRE -- -- -- 1  
Dwight Twilley Band (Shelter 40380)
97   DAMN IT ALL -- -- -- 1  
Gene Cotton (ABC 12087)
98   THE FUNKY GIBBON -- -- -- 1  
Goodies (20th Century 2189)
99   ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE -- -- -- 1  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10224)
100   HOW GLAD I AM -- -- -- 1  
Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40401)

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:

   • "Shaving Cream" by Benny Bell (# 42)
   • "Supernatural Thing (pt. 1)" by Ben E. King (# 43)
   • "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton (# 44)
   • "One Beautiful Day" by Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (# 52)
   • "My Little Lady" by Bloodstone (# 55)
   • "The Bertha Butt Boogie" by Jimmy Castor Bunch (# 57)
   • "Runaway" by Charlie Kulis (# 59)
   • "No No Song" by Ringo Starr (# 64)
   • "Don't Leave Me In The Morning" by Odia Coates (# 80)
   • "Real Man" by Todd Rundgren (# 84)
   • "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry" by Ronnie Milsap (# 87)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE Reunion
102   SEVEN LONELY NIGHTS Four Tops
103   GRINGO EN MEXICO Maria Muldaur
104   ANYTIME (I'LL BE THERE) Frank Sinatra
105   THIS OL' COWBOY Marshall Tucker Band
106   YOU CAN'T GET OFF WITH YOUR SHOES ON Barefoot Jerry
107   TRYIN' TO BEAT THE MORNING HOME T.G. Sheppard
108   WONDERFUL BABY Don McLean
109   ALL RIGHT NOW Lea Roberts
110   TAKE IT FROM ME Dionne Warwick
111   ASTRAL MAN Nektar
112   ACHOO Sparks
113   RECONSIDER ME Narvel Felts
114   WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Janis Ian
115   SOONER OR LATER Impressions
116   CLASSIFIED C.W. McCall
117   CONEY ISLAND Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
118   ROCK AND ROLL TILL I DIE Diamond Reo
119   IT AIN'T NO FUN Shirley Brown
120   SURVIVORS John Stewart
121   JIVE TALKIN' Bee Gees
122   FUNNY HOW LOVE CAN BE First Class
123   LOOK AT ME (I'M IN LOVE) Moments
124   IT DO FEEL GOOD Donna Fargo
125   COME ON DOWN (GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS) Greg Perry
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