Friday June 22, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 16, 1973



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1   MY LOVE 1 1 2 10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
2   DANIEL 2 3 6 11
Elton John (MCA 40046)
3   PILLOW TALK 3 4 8 12
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
4   HOCUS POCUS 5 7 13 14
Focus (Sire 704)
5   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY 6 8 16 11
Barry White (20th Century 2018)
6   GIVE ME LOVE 8 12 26 6
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
7   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 9 14 17 14
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
8   FRANKENSTEIN 4 2 1 14
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
9   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 11 16 22 16
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
10   KODACHROME 12 20 54 5
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
11   SHAMBALA 16 29 49 5
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
12   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 13 15 18 17
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
13   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 14 17 23 9
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
14   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 15 18 24 10
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
15   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 7 5 4 20
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
16   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 19 22 35 9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
17   GIVE IT TO ME 22 26 31 12
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
18   NATURAL HIGH 23 30 45 11
Bloodstone (London 1046)
19   STEAMROLLER BLUES 10 10 14 10
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910)
20   LET'S PRETEND 21 24 29 14
Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
21   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 30 36 39 9
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
22   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 25 31 46 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
23   STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU 17 6 3 15
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
24   AND I LOVE YOU SO 28 35 38 11
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
25   CLOSE YOUR EYES 27 32 37 10
Edward Bear (Capitol 3581)
26   BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT 31 34 36 12
Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
27   YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) 33 40 47 6
Stylistics (Avco 4618)
28   NO MORE MR. NICE GUY 26 28 32 11
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
29   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 34 38 42 10
Dells (Cadet 5696)
30   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 36 45 53 7
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
31   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 46 71 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
32   TEDDY BEAR SONG 32 33 34 15
Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
33   DIAMOND GIRL 38 49 65 5
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
34   YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT 35 37 40 9
Rolling Stones (London 910)
35   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 40 50 60 6
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
36   SATIN SHEETS 41 47 57 6
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
37   LETTER TO LUCILLE 39 44 50 7
Tom Jones (Parrot 40074)
38   DRIFT AWAY 24 21 11 18  
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
39   MONEY 49 58 68 5
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
40   SMOKE ON THE WATER 50 59 87 4
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
41   LEAVING ME 18 19 21 13  
Independents (Wand 11252)
42   WILDFLOWER 20 9 9 17  
Skylark (Capitol 3511)
43   THINKING OF YOU 29 11 12 13  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
44   FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST 48 55 62 10
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
45   SWAMP WITCH 51 61 69 6
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
46   YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE 44 42 5 14
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
47   WITH A CHILD'S HEART 37 39 44 7
Michael Jackson (Motown 1218)
48   TIME TO GET DOWN 55 66 76 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
49   THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND 56 63 75 7
Albert Hammond (Mums 6018)
50   WHAT ABOUT ME 58 65 77 4
Anne Murray (Capitol 3600)
51   HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN 52 52 55 9
Dramatics (Volt 4090)
52   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 59 67 79 4
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
53   THE PLASTIC MAN 63 72 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
54   MONSTER MASH 61 68 80 26
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
55   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 67 81 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
56   SO VERY HARD TO GO 65 80 86 5
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
57   FUNKY WORM 42 13 15 18  
Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
58   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 66 69 71 7
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
59   DOING IT TO DEATH 69 84 100 4
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
60   GOIN' HOME 76 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
61   A PASSION PLAY (EDIT #8) 64 76 99 4
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2012)
62   DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE 45 25 27 12  
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
63   FENCEWALK 47 48 51 11  
Mandrill (Polydor 14163)
64   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 68 73 82 5
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
65   MISDEMEANOR 74 83 93 4
Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031)
66   WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE 53 51 52 10  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519)
67   GIVING IT ALL AWAY 71 82 88 4
Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053)
68   HE DID WITH ME 77 -- -- 2
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
69   WHY ME 73 77 81 7
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
70   MOTHER-IN-LAW 79 87 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Fame 250b)
71   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 75 78 84 7
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
72   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 84 -- -- 2  
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
73   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 85 -- -- 2  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
74   MOONSHINE (FRIEND OF MINE) 82 91 98 4
John Kay (Dunhill 4351)
75   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 86 -- -- 2  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
76   AVENGING ANNIE 80 90 97 4
Andy Pratt (Columbia 45804)
77   BROTHER LOUIE 89 -- -- 2  
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
78   SHAMBALA 81 86 91 5
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 74-0952)
79   COME LIVE WITH ME 83 85 89 6
Roy Clark (Dot 17449)
80   LOVE AND HAPPINESS 92 -- -- 2  
Earnest Jackson (Stone 200)
81   SOUL MAKOSSA -- -- -- 1  
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
82   BE WHAT YOU ARE -- -- -- 1  
Staple Singers (Stax 0164)
83   I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (BUT OH THOSE LONELY NIGHTS) 88 92 -- 3
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351)
84   HOW CAN I TELL HER -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
85   THE MORNING AFTER -- -- -- 1  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
86   TEQUILA SUNRISE 96 -- -- 2
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
87   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 99 -- -- 2  
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
88   FINDER'S KEEPERS -- 97 -- 2
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251)
89   SOUL MAKOSSA -- -- -- 1  
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
90   WATERGRATE -- -- -- 1  
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 202)
91   DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN 90 95 -- 3
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 225)
92   UNEASY RIDER 94 96 -- 3
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
93   BLACK BYRD 95 98 -- 3
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
94   BONGO ROCK 98 -- -- 2
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
95   BLOCKBUSTER -- -- -- 1  
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
96   YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE 97 99 -- 3
Blue Haze (A&M 1426)
97   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
98   OUTLAW MAN 100 -- 73 8
David Blue (Asylum 11015)
99   WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME -- -- -- 1  
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45799)
100   BAD WEATHER -- -- -- 1  
Supremes (Motown 1225)

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:

   • "Reeling In The Years" by Steely Dan (# 43)
   • "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence (# 54)
   • "I Like You" by Donovan (# 57)
   • "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" by Willie Hutch (# 60)
   • "Isn't It About Time" by Stephen Stills (# 62)
   • "It Sure Took A Long, Long Time" by Lobo (# 70)
   • "Armed And Extremely Dangerous" by First Choice (# 72)
   • "You Can Call Me Rover" by Main Ingredient (# 78)
   • "A Little Bit Like Magic" by King Harvest (# 87)
   • "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Slade (# 91)
   • "Bra" by Cymande (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND Austin Roberts
102   BLUE CANADIAN ROCKY DREAM Lou Christie
103   THEY SAY THE GIRL'S CRAZY Invitations
104   TOP OF THE WORLD Lynn Anderson
105   THINK James Brown
106   GLAMOUR BOY Guess Who
107   HELLO STRANGER Fire And Rain
108   THIS FEELING OF LONELINESS Cliff Nobles
109   JESUS WAS A CROSSMAKER Hollies
110   SUNSHINE Mickey Newbury
111   I'M LEAVIN' YOU Engelbert Humperdinck
112   WASN'T IT NICE IN NEW YORK CITY Tommy Leonetti
113   GET DOWN TO IT Humble Pie
114   FOREVER Baby Washington & Don Gardner
115   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Nino & April
116   MAYBE I KNOW Ellie Greenwich
117   SOMETHING'S BURNING Candi Staton
118   MAMA'S LITTLE GIRL Dusty Springfield
119   SILVER TRAIN Johnny Winter
120   LOVIN' NATURALLY Sandalwood
121   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART Detroit Emeralds
122   GRAND HOTEL Procol Harum
123   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
124   SATELLITE OF LOVE Lou Reed
125   ROLLER COASTER Mark James
126   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) Johnnie Taylor
127   WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE Grass Roots
128   WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN Denise LaSalle
129   BEAUTIFUL CITY Godspell
130   LAST TANGO IN PARIS Ferrante & Teicher
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