Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 31, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | |
| Rufus (ABC 11427) | ||||||
| 2 |  YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists 454) | ||||||
| 3 |  I SHOT THE SHERIFF | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 409) | ||||||
| 4 |  THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Paper Lace (Mercury 73492) | ||||||
| 5 |  WILDWOOD WEED | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14737) | ||||||
| 6 |  ROCK ME GENTLY | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| Andy Kim (Capitol 3895) | ||||||
| 7 |  FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | ||||||
| 8 |  I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU | 10 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735) | ||||||
| 9 |  THEN CAME YOU | 11 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | ||||||
| 10 |  CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE | 17 | 23 | 30 | 6 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2120) | ||||||
| 11 |  HANG ON IN THERE BABY | 14 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
| Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | ||||||
| 12 |  WILD THING | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | |
| Fancy (Big Tree 15004) | ||||||
| 13 |  YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD | 15 | 19 | 22 | 13 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897) | ||||||
| 14 |  NOTHING FROM NOTHING | 20 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | ||||||
| 15 |  PLEASE COME TO BOSTON | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| Dave Loggins (Epic 11115) | ||||||
| 16 |  ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT | 22 | 32 | 49 | 5 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1602) | ||||||
| 17 |  LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER | 23 | 31 | 39 | 7 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4640) | ||||||
| 18 |  SHININ' ON | 19 | 22 | 28 | 9 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3917) | ||||||
| 19 |  I HONESTLY LOVE YOU | 42 | 68 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | ||||||
| 20 |  YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING | 30 | 47 | 74 | 4 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | ||||||
| 21 |  WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE | 24 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
| Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006) | ||||||
| 22 |  RUB IT IN | 25 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013) | ||||||
| 23 |  IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 28 | 44 | 59 | 4 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301) | ||||||
| 24 |  CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN | 31 | 37 | 47 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324) | ||||||
| 25 |  BEACH BABY | 29 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| First Class (UK 49022) | ||||||
| 26 |  SWEET HOME ALABAMA | 34 | 50 | 63 | 6 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258) | ||||||
| 27 |  FREE MAN IN PARIS | 32 | 42 | 50 | 7 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041) | ||||||
| 28 |  HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND | 26 | 28 | 34 | 12 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | ||||||
| 29 |  EARACHE MY EYE | 53 | 74 | 96 | 4 |  | 
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102) | ||||||
| 30 |  TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 |  | 
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487) | ||||||
| 31 |  KEEP ON SMILING | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 |  | 
| Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043) | ||||||
| 32 |  KUNG FU | 33 | 34 | 35 | 10 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | ||||||
| 33 |  SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE | 18 | 20 | 27 | 9 |  | 
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001) | ||||||
| 34 |  I LOVE MY FRIEND | 40 | 46 | 57 | 5 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) | ||||||
| 35 |  DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 |  | 
| Elton John (MCA 40259) | ||||||
| 36 |  SUGAR BABY LOVE | 41 | 49 | 58 | 7 | |
| Rubettes (Polydor 15089) | ||||||
| 37 |  RINGS | 37 | 39 | 46 | 7 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 15008) | ||||||
| 38 |  ANNIE'S SONG | 27 | 14 | 4 | 15 |  | 
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0295) | ||||||
| 39 |  TIME FOR LIVIN' | 39 | 41 | 43 | 10 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | ||||||
| 40 |  ROCK YOUR BABY | 35 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | ||||||
| 41 |  CALL ON ME | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 |  | 
| Chicago (Columbia 46062) | ||||||
| 42 |  CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 58 | 70 | 80 | 5 |  | 
| Bad Company (Swan Song 70015) | ||||||
| 43 |  TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED | 46 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | ||||||
| 44 |  I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE | 52 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| Cher (MCA 40273) | ||||||
| 45 |  ROCK THE BOAT | 43 | 26 | 25 | 16 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | ||||||
| 46 |  YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER | 61 | 79 | 92 | 4 |  | 
| Tymes (RCA Victor 10022) | ||||||
| 47 |  EYES OF SILVER | 49 | 51 | 52 | 7 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832) | ||||||
| 48 |  SIDESHOW | 36 | 5 | 5 | 18 |  | 
| Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | ||||||
| 49 |  YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 10 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) | ||||||
| 50 |  MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE) | 51 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043) | ||||||
| 51 |  THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES | 54 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1055) | ||||||
| 52 |  DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE | 38 | 40 | 42 | 7 |  | 
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296) | ||||||
| 53 |  RIVER'S RISIN' | 55 | 60 | 67 | 7 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143) | ||||||
| 54 |  WALK ON | 57 | 59 | 61 | 8 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1209) | ||||||
| 55 |  MOONLIGHT SPECIAL | 56 | 61 | 69 | 6 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604) | ||||||
| 56 |  DO IT BABY | 65 | 77 | 89 | 5 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54248) | ||||||
| 57 |  STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) | 71 | 88 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601) | ||||||
| 58 |  CITY IN THE SKY | 60 | 65 | 68 | 8 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | ||||||
| 59 |  NEVER MY LOVE | 84 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Blue Swede (EMI 3938) | ||||||
| 60 |  STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES | 80 | 98 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) | ||||||
| 61 |  MACHINE GUN | 44 | 13 | 13 | 12 |  | 
| Commodores (Motown 1307) | ||||||
| 62 |  PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS (PT. 1) | 75 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| James Brown (Polydor 14255) | ||||||
| 63 |  SKIN TIGHT | 72 | 81 | 94 | 5 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | ||||||
| 64 |  KINGS OF THE PARTY | 74 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b) | ||||||
| 65 |  ALL SHOOK UP | 67 | 71 | 79 | 8 | |
| Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477) | ||||||
| 66 |  IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME | 69 | 72 | 75 | 9 | |
| Sami Jo (MGM South 7034) | ||||||
| 67 |  WOMBLING SUMMER PARTY | 73 | 76 | 82 | 5 | |
| Wombles (Columbia 10013) | ||||||
| 68 |  DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 6 | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828) | ||||||
| 69 |  KALIMBA STORY | 63 | 58 | 55 | 9 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | ||||||
| 70 |  RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER | 45 | 21 | 6 | 18 |  | 
| Steely Dan (ABC 11439) | ||||||
| 71 |  GOOD THINGS DON'T LAST FOREVER | 68 | 69 | 71 | 8 | |
| Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | ||||||
| 72 |  ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN | 48 | 36 | 17 | 16 |  | 
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002) | ||||||
| 73 |  SURFIN' U.S.A. | 83 | 87 | 93 | 21 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol 3924) | ||||||
| 74 |  FALLIN' IN LOVE | 98 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45201) | ||||||
| 75 |  SUGAR LUMP | 76 | 82 | 85 | 6 | |
| Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103) | ||||||
| 76 |  JAZZMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Carole King (Ode 66101) | ||||||
| 77 |  LOVER'S CROSS | 78 | 80 | 84 | 6 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4215) | ||||||
| 78 |  SECOND AVENUE | 79 | 84 | 86 | 6 | |
| Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601) | ||||||
| 79 |  TRAVELIN' PRAYER | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10015) | ||||||
| 80 |  DOOR TO YOUR HEART | 86 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | ||||||
| 81 |  LOVE ME FOR A REASON | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Osmonds (MGM 14746) | ||||||
| 82 |  HIGHER PLANE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | ||||||
| 83 |  AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200) | ||||||
| 84 |  YOU GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN' | 89 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | ||||||
| 85 |  LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) | 87 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | ||||||
| 86 |  THE NEED TO BE | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420) | ||||||
| 87 |  MIDNIGHT FLOWER | 90 | 94 | 99 | 5 | |
| Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005) | ||||||
| 88 |  CAREFREE HIGHWAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309) | ||||||
| 89 |  AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE | 94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251) | ||||||
| 90 |  TIN MAN | 93 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7839) | ||||||
| 91 |  THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON | 92 | 92 | 95 | 4 | |
| Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) | ||||||
| 92 |  STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' WOMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Steppenwolf (Mums 6031) | ||||||
| 93 |  ONE DAY AT A TIME | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205) | ||||||
| 94 |  AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003) | ||||||
| 95 |  BOOGIE BANDS AND ONE NIGHT STANDS | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kathy Dalton (DiscReet 1210) | ||||||
| 96 |  SUZIE GIRL | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Redbone (Epic 50015) | ||||||
| 97 |  YOU CAN HAVE HER | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Sam Neely (A&M 1612) | ||||||
| 98 |  ANOTHER LOVE | 99 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 594) | ||||||
| 99 |  LOVE IS THE ANSWER | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Van McCoy (Avco 4639) | ||||||
| 100 |  1984 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 10026) | ||||||
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
    • "Waterloo" by Abba (# 47)
    • "Secretary" by Betty Wright (# 59)
    • "Radar Love" by Golden Earring (# 62)
    • "Captain Howdy" by Simon Stokes (# 64)
    • "You're Welcome, Stop On By" by Bobby Womack (# 66)
    • "My Love" by Margie Joseph (# 77)
    • "Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)" by Lena Zavaroni (# 81)
    • "Get Out Of Denver" by Bob Seger (# 82)
    • "A New Rock And Roll" by Mahogany Rush (# 88)
    • "Free" by Fresh Start (# 91)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |  JAMES DEAN | Eagles | ||||
| 102 |  JESSE JAMES IS AN OUTLAW, HONEY | Rick Cunha | ||||
| 103 |  TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG | Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
| 104 |  LA LA PEACE SONG | O.C. Smith | ||||
| 105 |  SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY | Manhattans | ||||
| 106 |  YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND | Frank Sinatra | ||||
| 107 |  I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID | Mickey Gilley | ||||
| 108 |  LEAVING WHIPPORWHILL | Leon Russell | ||||
| 109 |  HONEY HONEY | Sweet Dreams | ||||
| 110 |  DESPERADO | Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| 111 |  DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) | B.T. Express | ||||
| 112 |  VIRGIN MAN | Smokey Robinson | ||||
| 113 |  IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN | Quincy Jones | ||||
| 114 |  DO IT, FLUID | Blackbyrds | ||||
| 115 |  DANCING IN THE STREET | Dovells | ||||
| 116 |  FAIRYTALE | Pointer Sisters | ||||
| 117 |  I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN | Waylon Jennings | ||||
| 118 |  HELLO SUMMERTIME | Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 119 |  I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED | Dells | ||||
| 120 |  SHANG-A-LANG | Tinker's Moon | ||||
| 121 |  A WOMAN'S PLACE | Gilbert O'Sullivan | ||||
| 122 |  KISSIN' IN THE BACK ROW OF THE MOVIES | Drifters | ||||
| 123 |  I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU | Laura Lee | ||||
| 124 |  ROCK N' ROLL A-B-C'S | Freddy Cannon | ||||
| 125 |  MY MELODY OF LOVE | Bobby Vinton | ||||


 
 