Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 6, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HALF BREED |
3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Cher (MCA 40102) | ||||||
| 2 | HIGHER GROUND |
5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | ||||||
| 3 | RAMBLIN' MAN |
8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | ||||||
| 4 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK |
1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | ||||||
| 5 | LET'S GET IT ON |
6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | ||||||
| 6 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND |
2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | ||||||
| 7 | THAT LADY |
9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | ||||||
| 8 | MY MARIA |
10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | ||||||
| 9 | ANGIE |
14 | 27 | 55 | 5 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105) | ||||||
| 10 | CHINA GROVE |
12 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | ||||||
| 11 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) |
15 | 23 | 34 | 8 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | ||||||
| 12 | FREE RIDE |
13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | ||||||
| 13 | HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT |
21 | 30 | 63 | 7 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | ||||||
| 14 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES |
16 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 138) | ||||||
| 15 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
26 | 48 | 62 | 6 |  |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | ||||||
| 16 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY |
18 | 20 | 28 | 10 | |
| Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | ||||||
| 17 | YES WE CAN CAN |
19 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | ||||||
| 18 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR |
20 | 24 | 35 | 9 | |
| Cross Country (Atco 6934) | ||||||
| 19 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |  |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374) | ||||||
| 20 | ALL I KNOW |
27 | 49 | 65 | 5 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926) | ||||||
| 21 | YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE |
25 | 31 | 48 | 8 | |
| Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | ||||||
| 22 | DELTA DAWN |
7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | ||||||
| 23 | SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING |
11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40105) | ||||||
| 24 | YOU GOT ME ANYWAY |
29 | 34 | 43 | 9 | |
| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | ||||||
| 25 | KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR |
34 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | ||||||
| 26 | HURTS SO GOOD |
31 | 44 | 52 | 7 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | ||||||
| 27 | HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) |
28 | 29 | 36 | 8 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7131) | ||||||
| 28 | GET IT TOGETHER |
30 | 33 | 47 | 7 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1277) | ||||||
| 29 | LET ME IN |
35 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14617) | ||||||
| 30 | BASKETBALL JONES |
42 | 53 | 68 | 6 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038) | ||||||
| 31 | JESSE |
47 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982) | ||||||
| 32 | BROTHER LOUIE |
22 | 13 | 6 | 18 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | ||||||
| 33 | ECSTASY |
40 | 46 | 54 | 10 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | ||||||
| 34 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE |
36 | 39 | 46 | 13 | |
| Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | ||||||
| 35 | SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) |
44 | 52 | 67 | 8 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | ||||||
| 36 | SPACE RACE |
45 | 57 | 82 | 4 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | ||||||
| 37 | TONIGHT |
37 | 41 | 49 | 8 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | ||||||
| 38 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION |
39 | 40 | 42 | 12 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | ||||||
| 39 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU |
41 | 50 | 58 | 9 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11373) | ||||||
| 40 | WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN |
48 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740) | ||||||
| 41 | PAPER ROSES |
50 | 66 | 84 | 5 | |
| Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | ||||||
| 42 | GHETTO CHILD |
24 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | ||||||
| 43 | JUST YOU 'N' ME |
65 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45933) | ||||||
| 44 | TOP OF THE WORLD |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1468) | ||||||
| 45 | LOVING ARMS |
43 | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | ||||||
| 46 | GYPSY MAN |
17 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| War (United Artists 281) | ||||||
| 47 | RAISED ON ROCK |
63 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088) | ||||||
| 48 | NEVER LET YOU GO |
51 | 61 | 70 | 6 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1051) | ||||||
| 49 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS |
57 | 67 | 76 | 7 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | ||||||
| 50 | SUCH A NIGHT |
53 | 62 | 75 | 5 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6937) | ||||||
| 51 | OUTLAW MAN |
55 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11025) | ||||||
| 52 | SISTER JAMES |
61 | 71 | 96 | 5 | |
| Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461) | ||||||
| 53 | I GOT A NAME |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | ||||||
| 54 | THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) |
72 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533) | ||||||
| 55 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE |
56 | 59 | 64 | 8 | |
| Deodato (CTI 16) | ||||||
| 56 | EVIL |
54 | 55 | 60 | 7 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | ||||||
| 57 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING |
23 | 19 | 15 | 19 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | ||||||
| 58 | RUBBER BULLETS |
69 | 79 | 91 | 5 | |
| 10cc (UK 49015) | ||||||
| 59 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) |
60 | 64 | 69 | 6 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0067) | ||||||
| 60 | FUNKY STUFF |
71 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | ||||||
| 61 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE |
32 | 32 | 33 | 15 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | ||||||
| 62 | FRIENDS |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 2980) | ||||||
| 63 | TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH |
73 | 83 | 99 | 4 | |
| Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049) | ||||||
| 64 | THIS TIME IT'S REAL |
68 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733) | ||||||
| 65 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND |
67 | 69 | 53 | 8 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | ||||||
| 66 | COUNTRY SUNSHINE |
70 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072) | ||||||
| 67 | YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | ||||||
| 68 | PHOTOGRAPH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | ||||||
| 69 | MUSKRAT LOVE |
33 | 37 | 45 | 9 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7725) | ||||||
| 70 | WHY ME |
78 | 84 | 89 | 21 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 71 | I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE |
38 | 38 | 41 | 9 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2042) | ||||||
| 72 | CHECK IT OUT |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 3674) | ||||||
| 73 | WOMAN FROM TOKYO |
86 | -- | -- | 5 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7737) | ||||||
| 74 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY |
46 | 47 | 50 | 7 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14194) | ||||||
| 75 | YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME |
77 | 80 | 85 | 6 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45889) | ||||||
| 76 | AS TIME GOES BY |
64 | 65 | 66 | 7 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039) | ||||||
| 77 | EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES |
83 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3641) | ||||||
| 78 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND |
49 | 42 | 44 | 8 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | ||||||
| 79 | IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD |
80 | 82 | 88 | 6 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494) | ||||||
| 80 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | ||||||
| 81 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | ||||||
| 82 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
89 | 96 | 98 | 4 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | ||||||
| 83 | SHADY LADY |
93 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379) | ||||||
| 84 | JOYFUL RESURRECTION |
90 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 702) | ||||||
| 85 | ASHES TO ASHES |
91 | -- | 77 | 9 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | ||||||
| 86 | I'M COMING HOME |
88 | 89 | 93 | 5 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908) | ||||||
| 87 | MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5698) | ||||||
| 88 | GOTTA FIND A WAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moments (Stang 5050) | ||||||
| 89 | WEST COAST WOMAN |
92 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Painter (Elektra 45862) | ||||||
| 90 | YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 45927) | ||||||
| 91 | STEALIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738) | ||||||
| 92 | LIFE AIN'T EASY |
95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925) | ||||||
| 93 | HELLO, IT'S ME |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | ||||||
| 94 | YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1244) | ||||||
| 95 | LOVE IS ALL |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40076) | ||||||
| 96 | REDNECK FRIEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023) | ||||||
| 97 | IN THE RAIN |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100) | ||||||
| 98 | SHOW AND TELL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | ||||||
| 99 | ALL THE WAY DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Etta James (Chess 2144) | ||||||
| 100 | DREAM ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 45894) | ||||||
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:
• "A Million To One" by Donny Osmond (# 52)
• "Here I Am" by Al Green (# 58)
• "Live & Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 59)
• "Twisting The Night Away" by Rod Stewart (# 62)
• "If You Want Me To Stay" by Sly & Family Stone (# 66)
• "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 74)
• "I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)" by Johnnie Taylor (# 75)
• "I'll Have To Go Away" by Skylark (# 85)
• "Queen Of The Roller Derby" by Leon Russell (# 87)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | OH! NO NOT MY BABY |
Rod Stewart | ||||
| 102 | SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE |
Kyle | ||||
| 103 | TAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER |
Rodney Allen Rippy | ||||
| 104 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY |
Stylistics | ||||
| 105 | KISS IT AND MAKE IT BETTER |
Mac Davis | ||||
| 106 | LOVE DON'T CARE WHERE IT GROWS |
Perry Como | ||||
| 107 | POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE |
Wayne Newton | ||||
| 108 | SLIPPIN' AWAY |
Jean Shepard | ||||
| 109 | HE |
Today's People | ||||
| 110 | CALICO |
Tommy James | ||||
| 111 | VADO VIA |
Drupi | ||||
| 112 | MR. SKIN |
Spirit | ||||
| 113 | GIRL BLUE |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 114 | PRETTY LADY |
Lighthouse | ||||
| 115 | DANGWA |
Manu Dibango | ||||
| 116 | SHIDDLE-EE-DEE |
Clint Holmes | ||||
| 117 | COSMIC SLOP |
Funkadelic | ||||
| 118 | ME AND MY MUMMY |
Bobby (Boris) Pickett | ||||
| 119 | TRASH |
New York Dolls | ||||
| 120 | SMARTY PANTS |
First Choice | ||||
| 121 | MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER |
Chester | ||||
| 122 | BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE |
Syl Johnson | ||||
| 123 | SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU |
Lenny Welch | ||||
| 124 | RIDIN' MY THUMB TO MEXICO |
Johnny Rodriguez | ||||
| 125 | RAZAMANAZ |
Nazareth | ||||
| 126 | LET ME BE THERE |
Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| 127 | SLAG SOLUTION |
Hot Butter | ||||
| 128 | HAVING A PARTY |
Ovations | ||||
| 129 | YOU DON'T OWE ME |
Blue Ridge Rangers | ||||
| 130 | ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) |
Kevin Johnson | ||||