Cashbox Top 100 Singles

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS	2	3	6	18
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
2	SPANISH HARLEM	9	14	21	6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
3	SMILING FACES SOMETIMES	12	16	20	11
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
4	HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART	1	1	1	12
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
5	MERCY MERCY ME	4	5	7	11
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
6	GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL	15	23	36	5
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
7	SIGNS	8	12	14	17
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
8	LIAR	10	13	15	10
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
9	UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY	28	38	63	4
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
10	AIN'T NO SUNSHINE	14	19	27	10
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
11	SWEET HITCH-HIKER	5	6	8	8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
12	RIDERS ON THE STORM	13	15	19	10
Doors (Elektra 45738)
13	WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN	16	18	22	9
Who (Decca 32846)
14	THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN	30	44	70	5
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
15	I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE	18	21	30	7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
16	DRAGGIN' THE LINE	3	2	2	14
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
17	I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING	20	26	42	5
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
18	MR. BIG STUFF	6	4	4	15
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
19	STICK-UP	27	34	47	6
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
20	WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET	22	25	31	9
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
21	BANGLA-DESH	25	32	46	5
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
22	GO DOWN GAMBLIN'	26	30	39	6
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
23	IF NOT FOR YOU	24	27	29	13
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
24	STORY IN YOUR EYES	29	35	51	5
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
25	WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN	7	7	9	9
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
26	TIRED OF BEING ALONE	32	37	55	6
Al Green (Hi 2194)
27	RAIN DANCE	33	47	68	4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
28	BEGINNINGS	11	11	13	11
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
29	YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND	19	8	3	15
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
30	NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE	17	9	12	15
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
31	RINGS	21	17	18	14
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
32	MAYBE TOMORROW	23	20	16	9
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
33	INDIAN RESERVATION	34	22	5	19
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
34	SWEET CITY WOMAN	43	52	61	6
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
35	WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)	42	54	65	6
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
36	CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP	44	53	62	6
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
37	SUPERSTAR	68	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
38	MAGGIE MAY	66	84	91	4
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
39	SO FAR AWAY	60	--	--	2
Carole King (Ode 66019)
40	I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE	48	56	67	9
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
41	IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME	49	62	73	5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
42	DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN	51	66	78	5
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
43	ALL DAY MUSIC	53	64	74	5
War (United Artists 50815)
44	SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION	47	50	56	9
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
45	TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY	46	49	59	5
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
46	K-JEE	56	59	69	6
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
47	WAITING AT THE BUS STOP	50	60	72	4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
48	MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1)	59	73	--	3
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
49	CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE	52	63	--	3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
50	CRAZY LOVE	58	68	77	7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
51	I LIKES TO DO IT	55	69	76	6
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
52	STAGGER LEE	61	71	82	4
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
53	MARIANNE	63	72	84	4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
54	TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE	78	91	--	3
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
55	SURRENDER	64	74	--	3
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
56	THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE	67	77	87	4
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
57	HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS)	36	24	17	10
James Brown (People 2501)
58	WHERE YOU LEAD	40	41	45	7
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
59	ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE	70	80	--	3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
60	MAGGIE	62	67	71	14
Redbone (Epic 10670)
61	LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH	31	10	10	12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
62	THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1)	73	83	89	5
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
63	WHERE EVIL GROWS	65	70	75	6
Poppy Family (London 148)
64	THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND)	75	85	--	3
Dells (Cadet 5683)
65	I'D RATHER BE SORRY	69	78	88	5
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
66	ANNABELLA	76	87	--	3
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
67	FEEL SO BAD	71	81	--	3
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308)
68	HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU	72	82	--	3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
69	KO-KO JOE	81	--	--	2
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
70	LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN)	79	93	--	3
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
71	GIMME SHELTER	82	--	--	2
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
72	IT'S TOO LATE	37	29	25	17
Carole King (Ode 66015)
73	MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2)	83	--	--	2
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
74	MOTHER FREEDOM	45	46	49	9
Bread (Elektra 45740)
75	GET IT WHILE YOU CAN	85	--	--	2
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
76	GHETTO WOMAN	88	--	--	2
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
77	ALL MY TRIALS	89	--	--	2
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039)
78	MILITARY MADNESS	--	--	--	1
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827)
79	COLOUR MY WORLD	86	92	--	5
Chicago (Columbia 45417b)
80	REASON TO BELIEVE	84	86	85	7
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
81	DESDEMONA	87	88	94	4
Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
82	WEAR THIS RING (WITH LOVE)	95	96	--	3
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181)
83	CAN YOU GET TO THAT	--	--	--	1
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
84	I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE	90	89	96	7
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
85	A NATURAL MAN	93	--	--	2
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
86	STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART)	94	95	--	12
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
87	WE ARE NEIGHBORS	91	90	95	5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
88	IS THAT THE WAY	--	--	--	1
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
89	EASY LOVING	98	--	--	2
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
90	DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL	99	--	--	2
Long John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
91	WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS	--	--	--	1
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
92	BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING	--	--	--	1
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
93	HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN	97	100	--	3
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
94	I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN	100	--	--	8
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
95	A SONG FOR YOU	96	--	--	2
Andy Williams (Columbia 45434)
96	A PART OF YOU	--	--	--	1
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408)
97	LUCKY ME	--	--	--	1
Moments (Stang 5031)
98	ROLL ON	--	--	--	1
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
99	LEAVE MY MAN (WOMAN) ALONE	--	--	--	1
Raeletts (Tangerine 1017)
100	THINK HIS NAME	--	--	--	1
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)

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:

   • "Ride With Me" by Steppenwolf (# 35)
   • "Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens (# 38)
   • "Mighty Clouds Of Joy" by B.J. Thomas (# 39)
   • "I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing" by Dusk (# 41)
   • "I'm Leavin'" by Elvis Presley (# 54)
   • "Good Enough To Be Your Wife" by Jeannie C. Riley (# 57)
   • "Come Back Home" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 74)
   • "It's Summer" by Temptations (# 77)
   • "Bring The Boys Home" by Freda Payne (# 80)
   • "Carey" by Joni Mitchell (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	AMANDA	Dionne Warwick
102	YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK)	8th Day
103	KEEP ME	Originals
104	CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND	Morning Mist
105	HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS	Chase
106	THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS	Messengers
107	THEM CHANGES	Buddy Miles
108	A SONG FOR YOU	Jaye P. Morgan
109	ONE TIN SOLDIER	Coven
110	GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP	Simtec & Wylie
111	YOU SEND ME	Ponderosa Twins + One
112	ONE FINE MORNING	Lighthouse
113	LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL	Black Oak Arkansas
114	CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO	Lobo
115	ZOO DE ZOO ZONG	Twiggy & Friends
116	TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC'S PLAYING	Dallas
117	IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE	Stoney & Meatloaf
118	BREEZIN'	Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
119	I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE	Nolan
120	THE SONG IS LOVE	Mary Travers
121	THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED	Tom T. Hall