Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending June 2, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MY LOVE |
2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861) | ||||||
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN |
1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967) | ||||||
| 3 | DANIEL |
6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40046) | ||||||
| 4 | PILLOW TALK |
8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| Sylvia (Vibration 521) | ||||||
| 5 | TIE A YELLOW RIBBON |
4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318) | ||||||
| 6 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU |
3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416) | ||||||
| 7 | HOCUS POCUS |
13 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| Focus (Sire 704) | ||||||
| 8 | I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY |
16 | 25 | 31 | 9 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2018) | ||||||
| 9 | WILDFLOWER |
9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Skylark (Capitol 3511) | ||||||
| 10 | STEAMROLLER BLUES |
14 | 19 | 21 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910) | ||||||
| 11 | THINKING OF YOU |
12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815) | ||||||
| 12 | GIVE ME LOVE |
26 | 52 | 78 | 4 |  |
| George Harrison (Apple 1862) | ||||||
| 13 | FUNKY WORM |
15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | ||||||
| 14 | PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND |
17 | 21 | 28 | 12 | |
| Clint Holmes (Epic 10891) | ||||||
| 15 | I'M DOIN' FINE NOW |
18 | 23 | 26 | 15 | |
| New York City (Chelsea 0113) | ||||||
| 16 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES |
22 | 27 | 38 | 14 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | ||||||
| 17 | ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR |
23 | 33 | 49 | 7 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2962) | ||||||
| 18 | RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME |
24 | 35 | 41 | 8 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6914) | ||||||
| 19 | LEAVING ME |
21 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| Independents (Wand 11252) | ||||||
| 20 | KODACHROME |
54 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45859) | ||||||
| 21 | DRIFT AWAY |
11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Dobie Gray (Decca 33057) | ||||||
| 22 | LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' |
35 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698) | ||||||
| 23 | REELING IN THE YEARS |
7 | 7 | 9 | 12 |  |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11352) | ||||||
| 24 | LET'S PRETEND |
29 | 31 | 32 | 12 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3546) | ||||||
| 25 | DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE |
27 | 32 | 35 | 10 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374) | ||||||
| 26 | GIVE IT TO ME |
31 | 36 | 39 | 10 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953) | ||||||
| 27 | IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME |
28 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 16001) | ||||||
| 28 | NO MORE MR. NICE GUY |
32 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691) | ||||||
| 29 | SHAMBALA |
49 | 66 | -- | 3 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352) | ||||||
| 30 | NATURAL HIGH |
45 | 49 | 55 | 9 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1046) | ||||||
| 31 | DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE |
46 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105) | ||||||
| 32 | CLOSE YOUR EYES |
37 | 41 | 45 | 8 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 3581) | ||||||
| 33 | TEDDY BEAR SONG |
34 | 38 | 42 | 13 | |
| Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | ||||||
| 34 | BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT |
36 | 40 | 43 | 10 | |
| Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569) | ||||||
| 35 | AND I LOVE YOU SO |
38 | 42 | 46 | 9 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906) | ||||||
| 36 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN |
39 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | ||||||
| 37 | YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT |
40 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 910) | ||||||
| 38 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION |
42 | 48 | 53 | 8 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5696) | ||||||
| 39 | WITH A CHILD'S HEART |
44 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1218) | ||||||
| 40 | YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) |
47 | 53 | 73 | 4 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4618) | ||||||
| 41 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS |
19 | 20 | 22 | 15 | |
| First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | ||||||
| 42 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE |
5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | ||||||
| 43 | HEARTS OF STONE |
33 | 34 | 36 | 10 | |
| Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700) | ||||||
| 44 | LETTER TO LUCILLE |
50 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40074) | ||||||
| 45 | BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY |
53 | 61 | 75 | 5 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964) | ||||||
| 46 | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA |
20 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
| Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303) | ||||||
| 47 | SATIN SHEETS |
57 | 67 | 79 | 4 | |
| Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015) | ||||||
| 48 | FENCEWALK |
51 | 54 | 59 | 9 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | ||||||
| 49 | DIAMOND GIRL |
65 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | ||||||
| 50 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS |
60 | 69 | 93 | 4 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | ||||||
| 51 | WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE |
52 | 55 | 66 | 8 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519) | ||||||
| 52 | HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN |
55 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4090) | ||||||
| 53 | THE RIGHT THING TO DO |
10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45843) | ||||||
| 54 | I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU |
56 | 57 | 63 | 8 | |
| South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | ||||||
| 55 | FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST |
62 | 63 | 69 | 8 | |
| Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432) | ||||||
| 56 | THE CISCO KID |
25 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| War (United Artists 163) | ||||||
| 57 | I LIKE YOU |
59 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10983) | ||||||
| 58 | MONEY |
68 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609) | ||||||
| 59 | SMOKE ON THE WATER |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710) | ||||||
| 60 | BROTHER'S GONNA WORK IT OUT |
61 | 62 | 68 | 6 | |
| Willie Hutch (Motown 1222) | ||||||
| 61 | SWAMP WITCH |
69 | 81 | 92 | 4 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14496) | ||||||
| 62 | ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME |
63 | 64 | 71 | 5 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2959) | ||||||
| 63 | THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND |
75 | 84 | 89 | 5 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6018) | ||||||
| 64 | SUPERFLY MEETS SHAFT |
43 | 44 | 48 | 9 | |
| John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201) | ||||||
| 65 | WHAT ABOUT ME |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 3600) | ||||||
| 66 | TIME TO GET DOWN |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531) | ||||||
| 67 | I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955) | ||||||
| 68 | MONSTER MASH |
80 | 92 | 97 | 24 | |
| Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348) | ||||||
| 69 | THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU |
71 | 73 | 77 | 5 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | ||||||
| 70 | MUSIC EVERYWHERE |
70 | 71 | 80 | 7 | |
| Tufano & Giammarese (Ode 66033) | ||||||
| 71 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M 1446) | ||||||
| 72 | THE PLASTIC MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7129) | ||||||
| 73 | ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN |
82 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173) | ||||||
| 74 | ONLY IN YOUR HEART |
58 | 58 | 62 | 7 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7694) | ||||||
| 75 | LITTLE WILLY |
64 | 26 | 10 | 20 | |
| Sweet (Bell 45,251) | ||||||
| 76 | A PASSION PLAY (EDIT #8) |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2012) | ||||||
| 77 | WHY ME |
81 | 83 | 85 | 5 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 78 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER |
84 | 88 | 94 | 5 | |
| Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211) | ||||||
| 79 | YOU CAN CALL ME ROVER |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0939) | ||||||
| 80 | SO VERY HARD TO GO |
86 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | ||||||
| 81 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | ||||||
| 82 | GIVING IT ALL AWAY |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053) | ||||||
| 83 | MISDEMEANOR |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031) | ||||||
| 84 | DOING IT TO DEATH |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621) | ||||||
| 85 | COME LIVE WITH ME |
89 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| Roy Clark (Dot 17449) | ||||||
| 86 | SHAMBALA |
91 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 74-0952) | ||||||
| 87 | MOTHER-IN-LAW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Clarence Carter (Fame 250b) | ||||||
| 88 | IT'S HARD TO STOP (DOING SOMETHING WHEN IT'S GOOD TO YOU) |
94 | 94 | 100 | 7 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4617) | ||||||
| 89 | A LITTLE BIT LIKE MAGIC |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| King Harvest (Perception 527) | ||||||
| 90 | AVENGING ANNIE |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Andy Pratt (Columbia 45804) | ||||||
| 91 | MOONSHINE (FRIEND OF MINE) |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill 4351) | ||||||
| 92 | I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (BUT OH THOSE LONELY NIGHTS) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351) | ||||||
| 93 | CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Slade (Polydor 15069) | ||||||
| 94 | BRA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cymande (Janus 215) | ||||||
| 95 | DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb 225) | ||||||
| 96 | UNEASY RIDER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576) | ||||||
| 97 | FINDER'S KEEPERS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251) | ||||||
| 98 | BLACK BYRD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212) | ||||||
| 99 | YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blue Haze (A&M 1426) | ||||||
| 100 | BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Persuaders (Atco 6919) | ||||||
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 Can Understand It" by New Birth (# 30)
• "Daisy A Day" by Jud Strunk (# 41)
• "The Twelfth Of Never" by Donny Osmond (# 48)
• "Out Of The Question" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 66)
• "Working Class Hero" by Tommy Roe (# 67)
• "I'm A Stranger Here" by Five Man Electrical Band (# 72)
• "Sing" by Carpenters (# 74)
• "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" by Glen Campbell (# 78)
• "Your Side Of The Bed" by Mac Davis (# 83)
• "I'm Leavin' You" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 90)
• "What A Shame" by Foghat (# 92)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | THEY SAY THE GIRL'S CRAZY |
Invitations | ||||
| 102 | OUTLAW MAN |
David Blue | ||||
| 103 | BLUE CANADIAN ROCKY DREAM |
Lou Christie | ||||
| 104 | YES, I'M READY |
Barbara Mason | ||||
| 105 | BONGO ROCK |
Incredible Bongo Band | ||||
| 106 | TOP OF THE WORLD |
Lynn Anderson | ||||
| 107 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND |
Austin Roberts | ||||
| 108 | A LETTER TO MYSELF |
Chi-Lites | ||||
| 109 | JESUS WAS A CROSSMAKER |
Hollies | ||||
| 110 | REST IN PEACE |
Gallery | ||||
| 111 | BEAUTIFUL CITY |
Godspell | ||||
| 112 | THINK |
James Brown | ||||
| 113 | MAMA'S LITTLE GIRL |
Dusty Springfield | ||||
| 114 | THIS FEELING OF LONELINESS |
Cliff Nobles | ||||
| 115 | ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY |
Barbara Lewis | ||||
| 116 | LAST TANGO IN PARIS |
Ferrante & Teicher | ||||
| 117 | MAYBE I KNOW |
Ellie Greenwich | ||||
| 118 | YESTERDAY AND YOU |
Holly Sherwood | ||||
| 119 | WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME |
Tanya Tucker | ||||
| 120 | WASN'T IT NICE IN NEW YORK CITY |
Tommy Leonetti | ||||
| 121 | POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS |
Cliff Richard | ||||
| 122 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY |
Wilson Pickett | ||||
| 123 | FOREVER |
Baby Washington & Don Gardner | ||||
| 124 | GET DOWN TO IT |
Humble Pie | ||||
| 125 | GRAND HOTEL |
Procol Harum | ||||
| 126 | IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT |
Diamond Head | ||||
| 127 | WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN |
Denise LaSalle | ||||
| 128 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT |
Nino & April | ||||
| 129 | SOMETHING'S BURNING |
Candi Staton | ||||
| 130 | BE WHAT YOU ARE |
Staple Singers | ||||