Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 14, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AIN'T NO WOMAN |
3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | ||||||
| 2 | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA |
5 | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303) | ||||||
| 3 | NEITHER ONE OF US |
1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | ||||||
| 4 | TIE A YELLOW RIBBON |
9 | 12 | 20 | 11 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318) | ||||||
| 5 | SING |
7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1413) | ||||||
| 6 | DANNY'S SONG |
8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | ||||||
| 7 | LITTLE WILLY |
12 | 18 | 24 | 13 | |
| Sweet (Bell 45,251) | ||||||
| 8 | THE CISCO KID |
13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | |
| War (United Artists 163) | ||||||
| 9 | CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) |
10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2235) | ||||||
| 10 | BREAK UP TO MAKE UP |
11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4611) | ||||||
| 11 | THE TWELFTH OF NEVER |
17 | 23 | 34 | 7 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14503) | ||||||
| 12 | DEAD SKUNK |
14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726) | ||||||
| 13 | STIR IT UP |
15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10949) | ||||||
| 14 | MASTERPIECE |
16 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7126) | ||||||
| 15 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG |
6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | ||||||
| 16 | LOVE TRAIN |
2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |  |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3524) | ||||||
| 17 | SPACE ODDITY |
18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876) | ||||||
| 18 | DRIFT AWAY |
22 | 27 | 38 | 9 | |
| Dobie Gray (Decca 33057) | ||||||
| 19 | PEACEFUL |
21 | 24 | 29 | 10 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527) | ||||||
| 20 | ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA |
4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Deodato (CTI 12) | ||||||
| 21 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE |
26 | 45 | 61 | 5 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | ||||||
| 22 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU |
25 | 38 | 56 | 6 | |
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416) | ||||||
| 23 | ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) |
24 | 28 | 35 | 10 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776) | ||||||
| 24 | HALLELUJAH DAY |
28 | 43 | 58 | 5 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1224) | ||||||
| 25 | REELING IN THE YEARS |
39 | 50 | 64 | 5 |  |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11352) | ||||||
| 26 | DAISY A DAY |
29 | 35 | 44 | 10 | |
| Jud Strunk (MGM 14463) | ||||||
| 27 | WILDFLOWER |
34 | 40 | 51 | 8 | |
| Skylark (Capitol 3511) | ||||||
| 28 | PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME |
33 | 37 | 45 | 9 | |
| New Seekers (Verve 10709) | ||||||
| 29 | COOK WITH HONEY |
30 | 33 | 39 | 10 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45831) | ||||||
| 30 | BITTER BAD |
31 | 31 | 36 | 10 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4210) | ||||||
| 31 | SUPERMAN |
32 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17444) | ||||||
| 32 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE |
35 | 42 | 55 | 9 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887) | ||||||
| 33 | STEP BY STEP |
36 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 133) | ||||||
| 34 | CHERRY, CHERRY |
38 | 47 | 60 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40017) | ||||||
| 35 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES |
42 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198) | ||||||
| 36 | THINKING OF YOU |
44 | 58 | 82 | 4 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815) | ||||||
| 37 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS |
40 | 46 | 54 | 8 | |
| First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | ||||||
| 38 | OH LA DE DA |
41 | 44 | 48 | 6 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | ||||||
| 39 | THE RIGHT THING TO DO |
47 | 63 | 89 | 4 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45843) | ||||||
| 40 | OUT OF THE QUESTION |
45 | 49 | 52 | 6 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3628) | ||||||
| 41 | LET'S PRETEND |
46 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3546) | ||||||
| 42 | LAST SONG |
19 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 3452) | ||||||
| 43 | I'M DOIN' FINE NOW |
49 | 60 | 70 | 8 | |
| New York City (Chelsea 0113) | ||||||
| 44 | COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE |
20 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732) | ||||||
| 45 | FUNKY WORM |
50 | 61 | 71 | 9 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | ||||||
| 46 | CINDY INCIDENTALLY |
53 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| Faces (Warner Bros. 7681) | ||||||
| 47 | FRANKENSTEIN |
68 | 79 | 90 | 5 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967) | ||||||
| 48 | HOCUS POCUS |
55 | 76 | 87 | 5 | |
| Focus (Sire 704) | ||||||
| 49 | PILLOW TALK |
57 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Sylvia (Vibration 521) | ||||||
| 50 | AUBREY |
23 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45832) | ||||||
| 51 | WHO WAS IT? |
59 | 68 | 77 | 5 | |
| Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3455) | ||||||
| 52 | ACROSS 110TH STREET |
62 | 71 | 81 | 5 | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196) | ||||||
| 53 | I'M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND |
27 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67012) | ||||||
| 54 | DANIEL |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40046) | ||||||
| 55 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT |
64 | 75 | 84 | 5 | |
| New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | ||||||
| 56 | DUELING BANJOS |
37 | 25 | 6 | 15 | |
| Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659) | ||||||
| 57 | PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND |
65 | 69 | 73 | 5 | |
| Clint Holmes (Epic 10891) | ||||||
| 58 | HEARTS OF STONE |
67 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700) | ||||||
| 59 | DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE |
70 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374) | ||||||
| 60 | MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER, PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS |
60 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| Sonny & Cher (MCA 40026) | ||||||
| 61 | HUMMINGBIRD |
43 | 22 | 15 | 12 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671) | ||||||
| 62 | GUDBUY T' JANE |
63 | 66 | 69 | 7 | |
| Slade (Polydor 15060) | ||||||
| 63 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES |
73 | 82 | 86 | 7 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | ||||||
| 64 | LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH |
66 | 70 | 79 | 8 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161) | ||||||
| 65 | I KNEW JESUS (BEFORE HE WAS A STAR) |
72 | 80 | 85 | 4 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548) | ||||||
| 66 | IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 16001) | ||||||
| 67 | LEAVING ME |
76 | 89 | 100 | 4 | |
| Independents (Wand 11252) | ||||||
| 68 | MY LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861) | ||||||
| 69 | STEAMROLLER BLUES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910) | ||||||
| 70 | LAST TANGO IN PARIS |
71 | 74 | 80 | 6 | |
| Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 1420) | ||||||
| 71 | TEDDY BEAR SONG |
75 | 86 | 91 | 6 | |
| Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | ||||||
| 72 | BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT |
80 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569) | ||||||
| 73 | NO MORE MR. NICE GUY |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691) | ||||||
| 74 | EVERYTHING'S BEEN CHANGED |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,338) | ||||||
| 75 | GIVE IT TO ME |
79 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953) | ||||||
| 76 | FENCEWALK |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | ||||||
| 77 | SUPERFLY MEETS SHAFT |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201) | ||||||
| 78 | IF WE TRY |
86 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 206) | ||||||
| 79 | ALWAYS |
81 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | ||||||
| 80 | CLOSE YOUR EYES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 3581) | ||||||
| 81 | I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2018) | ||||||
| 82 | DELTA QUEEN |
87 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| Don Fardon (Chelsea 0115) | ||||||
| 83 | IT'S HARD TO STOP (DOING SOMETHING WHEN IT'S GOOD TO YOU) |
88 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4617) | ||||||
| 84 | AND I LOVE YOU SO |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906) | ||||||
| 85 | DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC |
89 | 95 | 96 | 5 | |
| Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707) | ||||||
| 86 | NOBODY WINS |
90 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| Brenda Lee (MCA 40003) | ||||||
| 87 | RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6914) | ||||||
| 88 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5696) | ||||||
| 89 | WORKING CLASS HERO |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy Roe (MGM South 7013) | ||||||
| 90 | I'M A STRANGER HERE |
93 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149) | ||||||
| 91 | THE LORD KNOWS I'M DRINKING |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cal Smith (Decca 33040) | ||||||
| 92 | FRIEND AND A LOVER |
94 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,336) | ||||||
| 93 | NATURAL HIGH |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1046) | ||||||
| 94 | BREAKAWAY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 134) | ||||||
| 95 | FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432) | ||||||
| 96 | PEOPLE ARE CHANGIN' |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Timmy Thomas (Glades 1709) | ||||||
| 97 | WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519) | ||||||
| 98 | LET ME DOWN EASY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 208) | ||||||
| 99 | AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3526) | ||||||
| 100 | ONLY LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bill Quateman (Columbia 45792) | ||||||
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:
• "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers (# 48)
• "Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)" by Aretha Franklin (# 51)
• "Yesterday I Had The Blues" by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (# 52)
• "Daddy's Home" by Jermaine Jackson (# 54)
• "Big City Miss Ruth Ann" by Gallery (# 56)
• "A Letter To Myself" by Chi-Lites (# 58)
• "Down And Out In New York City" by James Brown (# 61)
• "One Less Set Of Footsteps" by Jim Croce (# 69)
• "Saw A New Morning" by Bee Gees (# 78)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | SLIP 'N SLIDE |
Rufus | ||||
| 102 | FRIENDS OR LOVERS |
Act I | ||||
| 103 | WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE |
Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| 104 | ZIP A DEE DOO DAH |
Christopher Cloud | ||||
| 105 | PERCOLATOR |
Hot Butter | ||||
| 106 | FOOL LIKE YOU |
Tim Moore | ||||
| 107 | BLACK COFFEE |
Humble Pie | ||||
| 108 | I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU |
South Side Movement | ||||
| 109 | INSTIGATING (TROUBLE MAKING) FOOL |
Whatnauts | ||||
| 110 | THE DUTCHMAN |
Steve Goodman | ||||
| 111 | OUTLAW MAN |
David Blue | ||||
| 112 | MAMA I GOT A BRAND NEW THING |
Undisputed Truth | ||||
| 113 | LOVE MUSIC |
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 | ||||
| 114 | LAST TANGO IN PARIS |
Willie Mitchell | ||||
| 115 | MIDNITE TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
Cissy Houston | ||||
| 116 | YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS |
Susan Jacks & Poppy Family | ||||
| 117 | OH MY LADY |
Stampeders | ||||
| 118 | SO IN LOVE WITH YOU |
Leroy Hutson | ||||
| 119 | LAST TANGO IN PARIS |
Doc Severinsen | ||||
| 120 | GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (PT. 1) |
Eddie Kendricks | ||||
| 121 | MA |
Rare Earth | ||||
| 122 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER |
Shirley Bassey | ||||
| 123 | COSMIC SEA |
Mystic Moods | ||||
| 124 | LOVE MUSIC |
Lloyd Price | ||||
| 125 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
Margie Joseph | ||||