Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 18, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629) | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 45880) | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 9 | ||
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 35 | ||
| Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348) | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374) | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576) | ||||||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Al Green (Hi 2247) | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1446) | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | ||||||
| 16 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 9 | ||
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | ||||||
| 18 | 25 | 34 | 48 | 6 | ||
| War (United Artists 281) | ||||||
| 19 | 27 | 53 | 75 | 4 | ||
| Elton John (MCA 40105) | ||||||
| 20 | 26 | 51 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710) | ||||||
| 22 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | ||||||
| 23 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 8 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | ||||||
| 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | ||||||
| 25 | 37 | 52 | 69 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352) | ||||||
| 27 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971) | ||||||
| 28 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363) | ||||||
| 29 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1418) | ||||||
| 30 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Carole King (Ode 66035) | ||||||
| 31 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 15 | ||
| Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609) | ||||||
| 33 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 11 | ||
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | ||||||
| 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450) | ||||||
| 35 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | ||||||
| 36 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 20 | ||
| Bloodstone (London 1046) | ||||||
| 37 | 52 | 67 | 86 | 4 | ![]() | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | ||||||
| 38 | 39 | 41 | 49 | 8 | ||
| David Gates (Elektra 45857) | ||||||
| 39 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Independents (Wand 11258) | ||||||
| 40 | 54 | 64 | 78 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Cher (MCA 40102) | ||||||
| 41 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b) | ||||||
| 42 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964) | ||||||
| 43 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580) | ||||||
| 44 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970) | ||||||
| 45 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 4 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | ||||||
| 46 | 62 | 73 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11382) | ||||||
| 47 | 50 | 56 | 67 | 8 | ||
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | ||||||
| 48 | 69 | 85 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | ||||||
| 49 | 61 | 72 | 88 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | ||||||
| 50 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 14 | ||
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173) | ||||||
| 51 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 5 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 138) | ||||||
| 52 | 53 | 57 | 65 | 8 | ||
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960) | ||||||
| 53 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 7 | ||
| Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | ||||||
| 54 | 65 | 77 | 87 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | ||||||
| 55 | 66 | 75 | 89 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | ||||||
| 56 | 70 | 86 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412) | ||||||
| 57 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 11 | ||
| Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588) | ||||||
| 58 | 90 | 94 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | ||||||
| 59 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | ||||||
| 60 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | ||||||
| 61 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Afrique (Mainstream 5542) | ||||||
| 62 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Focus (Sire 708) | ||||||
| 63 | 76 | 82 | 96 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | ||||||
| 64 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2042) | ||||||
| 65 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | ||||||
| 66 | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724) | ||||||
| 67 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | ||||||
| 68 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 7 | ||
| Coven (MGM 14308) | ||||||
| 69 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | ||||||
| 70 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | ||||||
| 71 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | ||||||
| 72 | 83 | 91 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | ||||||
| 73 | 80 | 89 | 92 | 5 | ||
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | ||||||
| 74 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7131) | ||||||
| 75 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | ||||||
| 76 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Bang 703) | ||||||
| 77 | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Cross Country (Atco 6934) | ||||||
| 78 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 11373) | ||||||
| 79 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| America (Warner Bros. 7725) | ||||||
| 80 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974) | ||||||
| 81 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | ||||||
| 82 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | ||||||
| 85 | 86 | 92 | 98 | 5 | ||
| Spirit (Epic 10701) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | ||||||
| 87 | 91 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | ||||||
| 90 | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | ||||||
| 91 | 94 | 98 | -- | 3 | ||
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6021) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Mandrill (Polydor 14187) | ||||||
| 93 | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,386) | ||||||
| 95 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| James LeRoy (Janus 219) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| New York City (Chelsea 0025) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Deodato (CTI 16) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Cashman & West (Dunhill 4349) | ||||||
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:
• "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes (# 45)
• "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston (# 47)
• "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon (# 49)
• "He Did With Me" by Vicki Lawrence (# 51)
• "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson (# 57)
• "Doing It To Death" by Fred Wesley & JB's (# 58)
• "I'll Always Love My Mama (pt. 1)" by Intruders (# 63)
• "Blockbuster" by Sweet (# 64)
• "You Light Up My Life" by Carole King (# 68)
• "Black Byrd" by Donald Byrd (# 71)
• "I'd Rather Be A Cowboy" by John Denver (# 73)
• "Didn't I" by Sylvia (# 74)
• "L.A. Freeway" by Jerry Jeff Walker (# 78)
• "Sunshine" by Mickey Newbury (# 82)
• "Send A Little Love My Way" by Anne Murray (# 96)
• "Let's Spend The Night Together" by David Bowie (# 97)
• "Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin)" by Miracles (# 99)
• "Darling Come Back Home" by Eddie Kendricks (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | John Kay | |||||
| 102 | Napoleon XIV | |||||
| 103 | Debbie Dawn | |||||
| 104 | Rare Bird | |||||
| 105 | James Brown | |||||
| 106 | Crusaders | |||||
| 107 | Slade | |||||
| 108 | Melanie | |||||
| 109 | Quincy Jones | |||||
| 110 | Sylvers | |||||
| 111 | Delfonics | |||||
| 112 | Chubby Checker | |||||
| 113 | Nilsson | |||||
| 114 | Brown Sugar | |||||
| 115 | Ann Peebles | |||||
| 116 | Guy Shannon | |||||
| 117 | G.W. Kenny | |||||
| 118 | Edward Bear | |||||
| 119 | Lloyd Price | |||||
| 120 | Soft Tones | |||||
| 121 | Teresa Brewer | |||||
| 122 | Bee Gees | |||||
| 123 | Skylark | |||||
| 124 | Don Downing | |||||
| 125 | Pastors | |||||


