Thursday February 15, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 10, 1973



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1   CROCODILE ROCK 1 2 3 10
Elton John (MCA 40000)
2   WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER 3 4 4 12
Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
3   YOU'RE SO VAIN 4 3 2 11
Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
4   OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? 5 7 11 13
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
5   SUPERSTITION 2 1 1 14
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
6   COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE 13 16 29 7
Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
7   DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND 12 14 26 7
Lobo (Big Tree 158)
8   TROUBLE MAN 8 11 17 9
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228)
9   THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 9 12 16 12
War (United Artists 50975)
10   DO IT AGAIN 11 13 25 12
Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
11   LOVE JONES 10 10 14 12
Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002)
12   DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT 14 17 20 16
King Harvest (Perception 515)
13   DADDY'S HOME 15 18 28 9
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
14   ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 16 19 24 11
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
15   DUELING BANJOS 29 47 80 6  
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659)
16   LAST SONG 19 22 35 8
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
17   JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) 18 24 32 10
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689)
18   SEPARATE WAYS 17 15 18 12
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815)
19   DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? 21 23 36 8
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928)
20   LOVE TRAIN 26 36 53 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524)
21   YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE 7 5 5 15  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719)
22   DREIDEL 23 26 31 8
Don McLean (United Artists 51100)
23   YOU TURN ME ON I'M A RADIO 20 20 22 14
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
24   HI, HI, HI 6 8 12 9  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1857)
25   COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE 30 39 46 12
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732)
26   HARRY HIPPIE 28 30 37 10
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946)
27   KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG 39 58 83 4  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
28   LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE 25 25 30 10
Partridge Family (Bell 45,301)
29   LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 33 41 47 6
5th Dimension (Bell 45,310)
30   REELIN' & ROCKIN' 31 31 34 12
Chuck Berry (Chess 2136)
31   I'M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE 32 33 39 8
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50996)
32   PEACEFUL EASY FEELING 36 42 48 7
Eagles (Asylum 11013)
33   BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN 38 44 51 8
Gallery (Sussex 248)
34   JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT 35 37 44 8
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7661)
35   I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND 47 56 69 4  
Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
36   ME & MRS. JONES 24 9 7 17  
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521)
37   DANNY'S SONG 43 51 61 8
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
38   SUPERFLY 22 6 6 14  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978)
39   GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE 44 52 63 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1211)
40   I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (AND I WANT TO DANCE) (PT. 1) 42 57 67 4
James Brown (Polydor 14162)
41   SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES 27 21 21 15  
Blue Haze (A&M 1357)
42   I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER (IN TIME OF STORM) 34 32 33 12
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2113)
43   DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME 45 49 55 9
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403)
44   GIVE ME YOUR LOVE 50 59 68 7
Barbara Mason (Buddah 331)
45   CONTROL OF ME 48 50 58 7
Les Emmerson (Lion 141)
46   SOUL SONG 52 61 72 5
Joe Stampley (Dot 17442)
47   HUMMINGBIRD 56 69 -- 3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
48   DON'T CROSS THE RIVER 61 70 -- 3  
America (Warner Bros. 7670)
49   AUBREY 60 -- -- 2  
Bread (Elektra 45832)
50   NEITHER ONE OF US 59 74 99 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
51   DON'T LEAVE ME STARVIN' FOR YOUR LOVE 54 62 71 5
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9133)
52   THE MESSAGE 55 63 79 6
Cymande (Janus 203)
53   AIN'T NO WOMAN 64 -- -- 2  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
54   STIR IT UP 67 -- -- 2  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
55   YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT (IF YOU WANT IT) 57 48 50 8
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856)
56   TWEEDLEE DEE 49 55 62 7
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14468)
57   ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 92 -- -- 2  
Deodato (CTI 12)
58   TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 65 75 84 4
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921)
59   LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT 68 -- -- 2
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
60   SPACE ODDITY 69 84 -- 3
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
61   OH NO, NOT MY BABY 62 68 74 7
Merry Clayton (Ode 66030)
62   KEEP ON SINGING 71 80 -- 3
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110)
63   KISSING MY LOVE 72 -- -- 2
Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
64   SILLY WASN'T I 58 60 64 9
Valerie Simpson (Tamla 54224)
65   ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS 81 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
66   HELLO HOORAY 85 -- -- 2  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
67   LOVE MUSIC 73 77 81 5
Raiders (Columbia 45759)
68   HAPPY 74 76 77 8
Bobby Darin (Motown 1217)
69   HOW CAN I TELL YOU 75 78 82 7
Travis Wammack (Fame 91008)
70   DEAD SKUNK 77 86 95 4
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
71   BUT I DO 76 79 85 6
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10936)
72   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 88 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
73   ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU 37 27 8 18  
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
74   LITTLE WILLY 86 89 93 4  
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
75   THINK IT OVER 82 87 92 5
Delfonics (Philly Groove 174)
76   PEACEFUL -- -- -- 1  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
77   ROSALIE 87 93 -- 3
Sam Neely (Capitol 3510)
78   SHE'S GOT TO BE A SAINT 83 85 91 4
Ray Price (Columbia 45724)
79   GOOD MORNING 84 88 -- 3
Michael Redway (Philips 40720)
80   BOO, BOO, DON'T 'CHA BE BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Tommy James (Roulette 7140)
81   BREAK UP TO MAKE UP -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4611)
82   MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES) -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
83   BITTER BAD -- -- -- 1  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
84   DREAM ME HOME -- -- -- 1  
Mac Davis (Columbia 45773)
85   WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU 98 100 -- 3  
Sylvers (Pride 1019)
86   STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN 89 94 -- 3
Circus (Metromedia 265)
87   THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA -- -- -- 1  
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
88   PALACE GUARD -- -- -- 1  
Rick Nelson (MCA 40001)
89   FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0880)
90   IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU 90 96 97 5
Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828)
91   A LETTER TO MYSELF 94 -- -- 2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
92   COME SOFTLY TO ME 93 98 100 4
New Seekers (Verve 10698)
93   DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
94   ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
95   DAISY A DAY -- -- -- 1  
Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
96   BREAKING UP SOMEBODY'S HOME 96 99 -- 3
Albert King (Stax 0147)
97   HOT WIRE 91 97 -- 3
Al Green (Bell 45,305)
98   WE DID IT 99 -- -- 2
Syl Johnson (Hi 2229)
99   LOST HORIZON -- -- -- 1  
Shawn Phillips (A&M 1405)
100   COOK WITH HONEY -- -- -- 1  
Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)

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:

   • "I Wanna Be With You" by Raspberries (# 40)
   • "Remember (Christmas)" by Nilsson (# 41)
   • "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 46)
   • "What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'" by James Brown & Lyn Collins (# 51)
   • "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo (# 53)
   • "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 63)
   • "I Can't Stand To See You Cry" by Smokey Robinson & Miracles (# 66)
   • "I Never Said Goodbye" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 70)
   • "One Last Time" by Glen Campbell (# 78)
   • "Boogie Woogie Man" by Paul Davis (# 79)
   • "Slow Motion (pt. 1)" by Johnny Williams (# 80)
   • "Feel The Need In Me" by Detroit Emeralds (# 95)
   • "Sweet Lorraine" by Uriah Heep (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SHA LA BOOM BOOM Bobby Bloom
102   GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (PT. 1) Eddie Kendricks
103   MY CREW Rita Coolidge
104   NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS & LABELS Association
105   I THINK YOU NEED LOVE Dionne Warwick
106   BELL BOTTOM BLUES Eric Clapton
107   PARDON ME SIR Joe Cocker
108   WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Summer Wine
109   CRAZY LEGS Donald Austin
110   COME GO WITH ME Del Vikings
111   GIMME THAT BEAT (PT. 1) Jr. Walker & All Stars
112   EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Ray Charles
113   FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group
114   GUDBUY T' JANE Slade
115   YOU GIRL Lighthouse
116   BACK UP Manhattans
117   WILDFLOWER Skylark
118   'TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette
119   DROWNING ON DRY LAND O.V. Wright
120   I'M SORRY Barbara Jean English
121   STEP BY STEP Joe Simon
122   WOMAN FROM TOKYO Deep Purple
123   CAROLINE THIS TIME Climax
124   DREAMLAND Danny Bonaduce
125   I'VE BEEN IN LOVE Smith Connection
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