Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 10, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659) | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Edward Bear (Capitol 3452) | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Spinners (Atlantic 2927) | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Deodato (CTI 12) | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | ||
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829) | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | ||
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216) | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | ||
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732) | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689) | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 8 | ||
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67012) | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Elton John (MCA 40000) | ||||||
| 13 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 12 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928) | ||||||
| 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 248) | ||||||
| 16 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45832) | ||||||
| 18 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | ||||||
| 19 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 11 | ||
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 331) | ||||||
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 11013) | ||||||
| 21 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671) | ||||||
| 22 | 26 | 31 | 38 | 7 | ||
| America (Warner Bros. 7670) | ||||||
| 23 | 30 | 51 | 67 | 4 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1413) | ||||||
| 24 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10949) | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 158) | ||||||
| 26 | 31 | 53 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4611) | ||||||
| 27 | 32 | 42 | 58 | 8 | ||
| Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726) | ||||||
| 28 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 7 | ![]() | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876) | ||||||
| 29 | 36 | 50 | 64 | 4 | ||
| Al Green (Hi 2235) | ||||||
| 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 10 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1211) | ||||||
| 31 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673) | ||||||
| 32 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Bill Withers (Sussex 250) | ||||||
| 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | ||||||
| 34 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335) | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383) | ||||||
| 36 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Jim Croce (ABC 11346) | ||||||
| 38 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 8 | ||
| Sweet (Bell 45,251) | ||||||
| 39 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110) | ||||||
| 40 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7126) | ||||||
| 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 5 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527) | ||||||
| 42 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941) | ||||||
| 43 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 10 | ||
| Cymande (Janus 203) | ||||||
| 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921) | ||||||
| 45 | 47 | 59 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491) | ||||||
| 46 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7140) | ||||||
| 47 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 5 | ||
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4210) | ||||||
| 48 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303) | ||||||
| 49 | 58 | 73 | 86 | 5 | ||
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776) | ||||||
| 50 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45824) | ||||||
| 51 | 57 | 71 | 83 | 4 | ||
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17444) | ||||||
| 52 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11338) | ||||||
| 53 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 10 | ![]() | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,310) | ||||||
| 54 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Hollies (Epic 10951) | ||||||
| 55 | 62 | 65 | 79 | 4 | ||
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1407) | ||||||
| 56 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 20 | ![]() | |
| King Harvest (Perception 515) | ||||||
| 57 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Dobie Gray (Decca 33057) | ||||||
| 58 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 7 | ||
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3510) | ||||||
| 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 11 | ||
| Travis Wammack (Fame 91008) | ||||||
| 60 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 7 | ||
| Sylvers (Pride 1019) | ||||||
| 61 | 69 | 78 | 89 | 5 | ||
| Jud Strunk (MGM 14463) | ||||||
| 62 | 70 | 80 | 92 | 4 | ||
| New Seekers (Verve 10709) | ||||||
| 63 | 67 | 76 | -- | 3 | ||
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7682) | ||||||
| 64 | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14503) | ||||||
| 65 | 68 | 77 | 90 | 5 | ||
| Candi Staton (Fame 91009) | ||||||
| 66 | 72 | 82 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45831) | ||||||
| 67 | 73 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6015) | ||||||
| 68 | 75 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 133) | ||||||
| 69 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | ||||||
| 70 | 80 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Skylark (Capitol 3511) | ||||||
| 71 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0880) | ||||||
| 72 | 77 | 86 | 96 | 4 | ||
| Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887) | ||||||
| 73 | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | ||
| First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | ||||||
| 74 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Shawn Phillips (A&M 1405) | ||||||
| 75 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| War (United Artists 163) | ||||||
| 76 | 79 | 84 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Syl Johnson (Hi 2229) | ||||||
| 77 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45773) | ||||||
| 78 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3628) | ||||||
| 79 | 53 | 20 | 5 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703) | ||||||
| 80 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Abraham's Children (Buddah 340) | ||||||
| 81 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Slade (Polydor 15060) | ||||||
| 82 | 83 | 87 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | ||||||
| 83 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Clarence Carter (Fame 179) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3525) | ||||||
| 85 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Association (Mums 6016) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40017) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416) | ||||||
| 89 | 93 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161) | ||||||
| 90 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Donald Austin (Eastbound 603) | ||||||
| 91 | 92 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| New York City (Chelsea 0113) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 401) | ||||||
| 93 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | 81 | 5 | ||
| Circus (Metromedia 265) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1420) | ||||||
| 96 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7012) | ||||||
| 97 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | ||||||
| 98 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54230) | ||||||
| 99 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1138) | ||||||
| 100 | 95 | 96 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Eric Clapton (Polydor 15056) | ||||||
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:
• "Dreidel" by Don McLean (# 45)
• "Control Of Me" by Les Emmerson (# 51)
• "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (# 56)
• "Happy" by Bobby Darin (# 59)
• "I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 74)
• "Palace Guard" by Rick Nelson (# 82)
• "The World Is A Ghetto" by War (# 84)
• "Woman From Tokyo" by Deep Purple (# 90)
• "Keep Me In Mind" by Lynn Anderson (# 91)
• "Rainbow Man" by Looking Glass (# 94)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Uncle Dog | |||||
| 102 | Richie Havens | |||||
| 103 | Dusty Springfield | |||||
| 104 | Joey Heatherton | |||||
| 105 | Free | |||||
| 106 | Archie Bell & Drells | |||||
| 107 | Wilson Pickett | |||||
| 108 | Mara Lynn Brown | |||||
| 109 | Focus | |||||
| 110 | Bobby Goldsboro | |||||
| 111 | Al Anderson | |||||
| 112 | Bunny Sigler | |||||
| 113 | Bloodstone | |||||
| 114 | Faces | |||||
| 115 | Manhattans | |||||
| 116 | Clint Holmes | |||||
| 117 | Black Ivory | |||||
| 118 | B.W. Stevenson | |||||
| 119 | Charley Pride | |||||
| 120 | Posse | |||||
| 121 | New Birth | |||||
| 122 | Don Fardon | |||||
| 123 | Act I | |||||
| 124 | Cissy Houston | |||||
| 125 | Pastors | |||||
| 126 | Danny Bonaduce | |||||


