Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 31, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	LOVE TRAIN	2	2	3	12
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524)
2	NEITHER ONE OF US	7	9	16	11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
3	LAST SONG	3	3	4	15
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
4	ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA	4	5	6	9
Deodato (CTI 12)
5	COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE	5	6	9	19
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732)
6	KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG	1	1	1	11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
7	AIN'T NO WOMAN	9	11	18	9
Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
8	DANNY'S SONG	10	10	13	15
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
9	SING	11	16	23	7
Carpenters (A&M 1413)
10	CALL ME (COME BACK HOME)	13	23	29	7
Al Green (Hi 2235)
11	AUBREY	12	13	17	9
Bread (Elektra 45832)
12	TIE A YELLOW RIBBON	20	29	36	9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
13	THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA	19	30	48	8
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
14	BREAK UP TO MAKE UP	16	21	26	8
Stylistics (Avco 4611)
15	DEAD SKUNK	18	22	27	11
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
16	STIR IT UP	17	19	24	9
Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
17	MASTERPIECE	23	28	40	7
Temptations (Gordy 7126)
18	LITTLE WILLY	24	31	38	11
Sweet (Bell 45,251)
19	SPACE ODDITY	21	24	28	10
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
20	THE CISCO KID	33	56	75	4
War (United Artists 163)
21	I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND	8	8	11	11
Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
22	HUMMINGBIRD	15	17	21	10
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
23	THE TWELFTH OF NEVER	34	47	64	5
Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
24	PEACEFUL	29	35	41	8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
25	DUELING BANJOS	6	4	2	13
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659)
26	KISSING MY LOVE	26	27	32	9
Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
27	DRIFT AWAY	38	48	57	7
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
28	ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE)	35	42	49	8
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
29	DADDY'S HOME	14	7	8	16
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
30	BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN	22	12	15	15
Gallery (Sussex 248)
31	BITTER BAD	36	41	47	8
Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
32	ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS	30	32	37	9
Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
33	COOK WITH HONEY	39	44	66	8
Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
34	SUPERMAN	40	45	51	7
Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
35	DAISY A DAY	44	52	61	8
Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
36	MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES)	37	39	42	8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
37	PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME	45	53	62	7
New Seekers (Verve 10709)
38	STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU	56	65	88	4
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
39	HELLO HOORAY	25	26	31	9
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
40	WILDFLOWER	51	59	70	6
Skylark (Capitol 3511)
41	STEP BY STEP	50	58	68	6
Joe Simon (Spring 133)
42	WALK ON THE WILD SIDE	55	64	72	7
Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
43	HALLELUJAH DAY	58	69	--	3
Jackson Five (Motown 1224)
44	OH LA DE DA	48	55	69	4
Staple Singers (Stax 0156)
45	YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE	61	79	--	3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
46	ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS	54	62	73	6
First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
47	CHERRY, CHERRY	60	68	87	4
Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
48	ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH	28	15	7	18
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
49	OUT OF THE QUESTION	52	61	78	4
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3628)
50	REELING IN THE YEARS	64	76	--	3
Steely Dan (ABC 11352)
51	CROCODILE ROCK	46	25	12	17
Elton John (MCA 40000)
52	COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE	27	14	5	14
Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
53	BLUE SUEDE SHOES	65	75	86	4
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198)
54	LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT	32	33	34	9
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
55	YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES	59	67	84	4
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3525)
56	LET'S PRETEND	67	80	--	3
Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
57	IF YOU GOTTA BREAK ANOTHER HEART	57	60	67	6
Albert Hammond (Mums 6015)
58	THINKING OF YOU	82	--	--	2
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
59	A LETTER TO MYSELF	41	43	45	9
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
60	I'M DOIN' FINE NOW	70	81	91	6
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
61	FUNKY WORM	71	74	82	7
Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
62	CINDY INCIDENTALLY	72	82	--	3
Faces (Warner Bros. 7681)
63	THE RIGHT THING TO DO	89	--	--	2
Carly Simon (Elektra 45843)
64	MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER, PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS	74	83	--	3
Sonny & Cher (MCA 40026)
65	DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY	76	86	--	3
James Brown (Polydor 14168)
66	GUDBUY T' JANE	69	73	81	5
Slade (Polydor 15060)
67	DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE	63	63	65	8
Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
68	WHO WAS IT?	77	87	--	3
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3455)
69	PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND	73	84	--	3
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
70	LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH	79	85	89	6
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161)
71	ACROSS 110TH STREET	81	91	--	3
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196)
72	WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU	78	57	60	10
Sylvers (Pride 1019)
73	PILLOW TALK	--	--	--	1
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
74	LAST TANGO IN PARIS	80	89	95	4
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1420)
75	I CAN UNDERSTAND IT	84	93	--	3
New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912)
76	HOCUS POCUS	87	94	--	3
Focus (Sire 704)
77	MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH	43	46	54	7
Hollies (Epic 10951)
78	HEARTS OF STONE	--	--	--	1
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700)
79	FRANKENSTEIN	90	97	--	3
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
80	I KNEW JESUS (BEFORE HE WAS A STAR)	85	--	--	2
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548)
81	SAW A NEW MORNING	83	88	92	4
Bee Gees (RSO 401)
82	WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES	86	92	97	5
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
83	MR. MAGIC MAN	88	95	--	3
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898)
84	PARDON ME SIR	49	51	55	7
Joe Cocker (A&M 1407)
85	DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE	--	--	--	1
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
86	TEDDY BEAR SONG	91	--	93	4
Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
87	GIVE IT TO ME	--	--	--	1
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
88	BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT	--	--	--	1
Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
89	LEAVING ME	100	--	--	2
Independents (Wand 11252)
90	PREACHER MAN	92	98	--	3
Impressions (Curtom 1982)
91	ALWAYS	93	--	--	2
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115)
92	DELTA QUEEN	97	--	--	2
Don Fardon (Chelsea 0115)
93	WHO GETS YOUR LOVE	94	99	--	3
Dusty Springfield (Dunhill 4341)
94	IT'S HARD TO STOP (DOING SOMETHING WHEN IT'S GOOD TO YOU)	--	--	--	1
Betty Wright (Alston 4617)
95	DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC	96	100	--	3
Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707)
96	IF WE TRY	--	--	--	1
Don McLean (United Artists 206)
97	NOBODY WINS	99	--	--	2
Brenda Lee (MCA 40003)
98	FRIEND AND A LOVER	--	--	--	1
Partridge Family (Bell 45,336)
99	FRIENDS OR LOVERS	--	--	--	1
Act I (Spring 132)
100	I'M A STRANGER HERE	--	--	--	1
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149)

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:

   • "Don't Cross The River" by America (# 31)
   • "Give Me Your Love" by Barbara Mason (# 42)
   • "Do You Want To Dance?" by Bette Midler (# 47)
   • "One Man Parade" by James Taylor (# 53)
   • "Boo, Boo, Don't 'cha Be Blue" by Tommy James (# 62)
   • "Good Morning Heartache" by Diana Ross (# 66)
   • "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon (# 68)
   • "Lost Horizon" by Shawn Phillips (# 75)
   • "River Road" by Uncle Dog (# 95)
   • "Sail On Sailor" by Beach Boys (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	SO IN LOVE WITH YOU	Leroy Hutson
102	NATURAL HIGH	Bloodstone
103	WISHING WELL	Free
104	THE LORD KNOWS I'M DRINKING	Cal Smith
105	EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND	Richie Havens
106	LOVE MUSIC	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
107	BLACK COFFEE	Humble Pie
108	LOVE MUSIC	Lloyd Price
109	BREAKAWAY	Millie Jackson
110	WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE	Earth, Wind & Fire
111	CAROL	Roy Head
112	SUNSHINE LOVER	Daniel Boone
113	LAST TANGO IN PARIS	Willie Mitchell
114	WORKING CLASS HERO	Tommy Roe
115	MIDNITE TRAIN TO GEORGIA	Cissy Houston
116	WE'LL MAKE LOVE	Al Anderson
117	FENCEWALK	Mandrill
118	LAST TANGO IN PARIS	Doc Severinsen
119	PEOPLE ARE CHANGIN'	Timmy Thomas
120	THE DUTCHMAN	Steve Goodman
121	I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY	Barry White
122	ONLY LOVE	Bill Quateman
123	MAMA I GOT A BRAND NEW THING	Undisputed Truth
124	ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL	Charlie McCoy
125	SUPERFLY MEETS SHAFT	John & Ernest