Monday July 2, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 30, 1973



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1   GIVE ME LOVE 3 6 8 8
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
2   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 5 7 9 16
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
3   MY LOVE 1 1 1 12
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
4   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 6 9 11 18
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
5   KODACHROME 7 10 12 7
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
6   SHAMBALA 8 11 16 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
7   PILLOW TALK 2 3 3 14
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
8   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 10 13 14 11
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
9   NATURAL HIGH 13 18 23 13
Bloodstone (London 1046)
10   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 14 16 19 11
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
11   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 12 14 15 12
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
12   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 15 21 30 11
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
13   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 20 31 46 5
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
14   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY 4 5 6 13
Barry White (20th Century 2018)
15   GIVE IT TO ME 16 17 22 14
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
16   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 19 22 25 10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
17   YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) 23 27 33 8
Stylistics (Avco 4618)
18   LET'S PRETEND 18 20 21 16
Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
19   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 22 30 36 9
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
20   AND I LOVE YOU SO 21 24 28 13
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
21   SMOKE ON THE WATER 30 40 50 6
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
22   DANIEL 9 2 2 13  
Elton John (MCA 40046)
23   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 26 29 34 12
Dells (Cadet 5696)
24   DIAMOND GIRL 28 33 38 7
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
25   BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT 25 26 31 14
Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
26   SO VERY HARD TO GO 38 56 65 7  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
27   MONEY 33 39 49 7
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
28   SATIN SHEETS 32 36 41 8
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
29   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 31 35 40 8
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
30   NO MORE MR. NICE GUY 27 28 26 13
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
31   HOCUS POCUS 11 4 5 16  
Focus (Sire 704)
32   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 34 15 7 22
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
33   GOIN' HOME 50 60 76 4  
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
34   LETTER TO LUCILLE 35 37 39 9
Tom Jones (Parrot 40074)
35   SWAMP WITCH 40 45 51 8
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
36   TIME TO GET DOWN 41 48 55 6
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
37   DOING IT TO DEATH 44 59 69 6
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
38   MONSTER MASH 48 54 61 28
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
39   WHAT ABOUT ME 45 50 58 6
Anne Murray (Capitol 3600)
40   FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST 42 44 48 12
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
41   THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND 43 49 56 9
Albert Hammond (Mums 6018)
42   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 46 52 59 6
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
43   THE PLASTIC MAN 47 53 63 5
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
44   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 49 55 67 5
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
45   MISDEMEANOR 54 65 74 6
Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031)
46   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 51 58 66 9
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
47   DRIFT AWAY 39 38 24 20
Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
48   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 71 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
49   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 55 72 84 4
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
50   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 59 73 85 4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
51   HE DID WITH ME 57 68 77 4
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
52   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 17 12 13 19  
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
53   GET DOWN 74 -- -- 2  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
54   CLOSE YOUR EYES 24 25 27 12  
Edward Bear (Capitol 3581)
55   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 62 75 86 4
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
56   FRANKENSTEIN 29 8 4 16  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
57   SOUL MAKOSSA 63 81 -- 3
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
58   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 61 64 68 7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
59   BROTHER LOUIE 67 77 89 4
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
60   A PASSION PLAY (EDIT #8) 60 61 64 6
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2012)
61   HOW CAN I TELL HER 73 84 -- 3  
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
62   GIVING IT ALL AWAY 64 67 71 6
Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053)
63   WHY ME 65 69 73 9
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
64   TEQUILA SUNRISE 72 86 96 4
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
65   THE MORNING AFTER 75 85 -- 3
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
66   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 68 71 75 9
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
67   MOONSHINE (FRIEND OF MINE) 69 74 82 6
John Kay (Dunhill 4351)
68   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 78 87 99 4
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
69   AVENGING ANNIE 70 76 80 6
Andy Pratt (Columbia 45804)
70   SOUL MAKOSSA 80 89 -- 3
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
71   UNEASY RIDER 84 92 94 5  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
72   FINDER'S KEEPERS 79 88 -- 4
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251)
73   WATERGRATE 81 90 -- 3
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 202)
74   BLOCKBUSTER 85 95 -- 3  
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
75   BE WHAT YOU ARE 76 82 -- 3
Staple Singers (Stax 0164)
76   DELTA DAWN 87 -- -- 2  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
77   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 89 -- -- 2  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
78   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 90 -- -- 2  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
79   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 88 -- -- 2
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
80   BONGO ROCK 86 94 98 4
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
81   I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (BUT OH THOSE LONELY NIGHTS) 83 83 88 5
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351)
82   HERE I AM -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 2247)
83   LIVE & LET DIE -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
84   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE -- -- -- 1  
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
85   LOVE AND HAPPINESS 82 80 92 4
Earnest Jackson (Stone 200)
86   BLACK BYRD 91 93 95 5
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
87   CLOUDS -- -- -- 1  
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
88   SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! 98 -- -- 2
Commander Cody (Paramount 0216)
89   ANGEL -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
90   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND 92 97 -- 3
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
91   TOP OF THE WORLD 96 -- -- 2
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857)
92   BAD WEATHER 95 100 -- 3
Supremes (Motown 1225)
93   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 99 -- -- 2
Nino & April (A&M 1443)
94   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 100 -- -- 2
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
95   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE -- -- -- 1  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
96   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART -- -- -- 1  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213)
97   WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4345)
98   LORD, MR. FORD -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
99   DARLING COME BACK HOME -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)
100   SWEET CHARLIE BABE -- -- -- 1  
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)

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:

   • "Steamroller Blues" by Elvis Presley (# 36)
   • "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel (# 37)
   • "Teddy Bear Song" by Barbara Fairchild (# 52)
   • "Leaving Me" by Independents (# 53)
   • "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by Rolling Stones (# 56)
   • "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain" by Dramatics (# 58)
   • "Mother-In-Law" by Clarence Carter (# 66)
   • "Shambala" by B.W. Stevenson (# 77)
   • "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Blue Haze (# 93)
   • "What's Your Mama's Name" by Tanya Tucker (# 94)
   • "Outlaw Man" by David Blue (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THE HURT Cat Stevens
102   GLAMOUR BOY Guess Who
103   THINK James Brown
104   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway
105   SUNSHINE Mickey Newbury
106   OOH-LA-LA Faces
107   SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter
108   HELLO STRANGER Fire And Rain
109   THEY SAY THE GIRL'S CRAZY Invitations
110   LOVIN' NATURALLY Sandalwood
111   KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS Tammy Wynette
112   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
113   NITTY GRITTY Sir Douglas Quintet
114   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND Austin Roberts
115   TELL IT LIKE IT IS (PT. 2) Oscar Weathers
116   SOMETHING'S BURNING Candi Staton
117   NO EASY ROAD Wishbone Ash
118   SATELLITE OF LOVE Lou Reed
119   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
120   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) Connie Francis
121   MAYBE I KNOW Ellie Greenwich
122   SON OF CHECKERS (THE WATERGATE CASE) Don Imus
123   L.A. FREEWAY Jerry Jeff Walker
124   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
125   JESUS WAS A CROSSMAKER Hollies
126   BLUE CANADIAN ROCKY DREAM Lou Christie
127   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
128   FOREVER Baby Washington & Don Gardner
129   SILVER TRAIN Johnny Winter
130   GRAND HOTEL Procol Harum
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