Thursday July 12, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 7, 1973



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1   GIVE ME LOVE 1 3 6 9
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
2   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 4 6 9 19
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
3   KODACHROME 5 7 10 8
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
4   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 2 5 7 17
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
5   SHAMBALA 6 8 11 8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
6   MY LOVE 3 1 1 13
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
7   NATURAL HIGH 9 13 18 14
Bloodstone (London 1046)
8   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 8 10 13 12
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
9   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 10 14 16 12
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
10   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 12 15 21 12
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
11   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 11 12 14 13
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
12   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 13 20 31 6
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
13   SMOKE ON THE WATER 21 30 40 7
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
14   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 19 22 30 10
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
15   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 16 19 22 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
16   YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) 17 23 27 9
Stylistics (Avco 4618)
17   PILLOW TALK 7 2 3 15
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
18   DIAMOND GIRL 24 28 33 8
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
19   AND I LOVE YOU SO 20 21 24 14
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
20   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 23 26 29 13
Dells (Cadet 5696)
21   SO VERY HARD TO GO 26 38 56 8
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
22   MONEY 27 33 39 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
23   GIVE IT TO ME 15 16 17 15
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
24   MISDEMEANOR 45 54 65 7  
Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031)
25   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 29 31 35 9
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
26   GOIN' HOME 33 50 60 5
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
27   SATIN SHEETS 28 32 36 9
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
28   DOING IT TO DEATH 37 44 59 7
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
29   MONSTER MASH 38 48 54 29
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
30   GET DOWN 53 74 -- 3  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
31   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY 14 4 5 14  
Barry White (20th Century 2018)
32   TIME TO GET DOWN 36 41 48 7
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
33   SWAMP WITCH 35 40 45 9
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
34   LET'S PRETEND 18 18 20 17  
Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
35   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 44 49 55 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
36   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 42 46 52 7
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
37   WHAT ABOUT ME 39 45 50 7
Anne Murray (Capitol 3600)
38   THE PLASTIC MAN 43 47 53 6
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
39   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 46 51 58 10
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
40   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 48 71 -- 3
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
41   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 49 55 72 5
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
42   BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT 25 25 26 15  
Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
43   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 50 59 73 5
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
44   DANIEL 22 9 2 14  
Elton John (MCA 40046)
45   HOCUS POCUS 31 11 4 17  
Focus (Sire 704)
46   LIVE & LET DIE 83 -- -- 2  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
47   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 55 62 75 5
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
48   FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST 40 42 44 13
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
49   HE DID WITH ME 51 57 68 5
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
50   SOUL MAKOSSA 57 63 81 4
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
51   BROTHER LOUIE 59 67 77 5
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
52   HOW CAN I TELL HER 61 73 84 4
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
53   THE MORNING AFTER 65 75 85 4  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
54   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 58 61 64 8
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
55   TEQUILA SUNRISE 64 72 86 5
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
56   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 68 78 87 5  
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
57   UNEASY RIDER 71 84 92 6  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
58   DELTA DAWN 76 87 -- 3  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
59   SOUL MAKOSSA 70 80 89 4  
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
60   GIVING IT ALL AWAY 62 64 67 7
Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053)
61   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 77 89 -- 3  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
62   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 78 90 -- 3  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
63   WHY ME 63 65 69 10
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
64   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 66 68 71 10
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
65   HERE I AM 82 -- -- 2  
Al Green (Hi 2247)
66   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 79 88 -- 3  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
67   BLOCKBUSTER 74 85 95 4
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
68   TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 32 34 15 23  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,318)
69   FINDER'S KEEPERS 72 79 88 5
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251)
70   WATERGRATE 73 81 90 4
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 202)
71   BE WHAT YOU ARE 75 76 82 4
Staple Singers (Stax 0164)
72   BONGO ROCK 80 86 94 5
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
73   MOONSHINE (FRIEND OF MINE) 67 69 74 7
John Kay (Dunhill 4351)
74   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE 84 -- -- 2
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
75   CLOUDS 87 -- -- 2  
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
76   THE HURT -- -- -- 1  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
77   NO MORE MR. NICE GUY 30 27 28 14  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
78   LETTER TO LUCILLE 34 35 37 10  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40074)
79   I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (BUT OH THOSE LONELY NIGHTS) 81 83 83 6
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351)
80   SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! 88 98 -- 3
Commander Cody (Paramount 0216)
81   ANGEL 89 -- -- 2
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
82   LOVE AND HAPPINESS 85 82 80 5
Earnest Jackson (Stone 200)
83   LET'S GET IT ON -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
84   BLACK BYRD 86 91 93 6
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
85   THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND 41 43 49 10  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6018)
86   I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 52 17 12 20  
New York City (Chelsea 0113)
87   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE -- -- -- 1  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
88   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND 90 92 97 4
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
89   TOP OF THE WORLD 91 96 -- 3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857)
90   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE 95 -- -- 2
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
91   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 93 99 -- 3
Nino & April (A&M 1443)
92   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART 96 -- -- 2
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213)
93   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 94 100 -- 3
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
94   LORD, MR. FORD 98 -- -- 2
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
95   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 100 -- -- 2
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
96   WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE 97 -- -- 2
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4345)
97   SIXTY MINUTE MAN -- -- -- 1  
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
98   DARLING COME BACK HOME 99 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)
99   THERE YOU GO -- -- -- 1  
Edwin Starr (Soul 35103)
100   ONE TIN SOLDIER -- -- -- 1  
Coven (MGM 14308)

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:

   • "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray (# 47)
   • "Close Your Eyes" by Edward Bear (# 54)
   • "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group (# 56)
   • "A Passion Play (Edit #8)" by Jethro Tull (# 60)
   • "Avenging Annie" by Andy Pratt (# 69)
   • "Bad Weather" by Supremes (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SUNSHINE Mickey Newbury
102   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway
103   GLAMOUR BOY Guess Who
104   HELLO STRANGER Fire And Rain
105   THINK James Brown
106   OOH-LA-LA Faces
107   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
108   KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS Tammy Wynette
109   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
110   SYLVIA Focus
111   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) Connie Francis
112   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
113   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass
114   NO EASY ROAD Wishbone Ash
115   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
116   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass
117   DIDN'T I Sylvia
118   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon
119   TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy
120   SEEDS Melanie
121   LOVIN' NATURALLY Sandalwood
122   EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire
123   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
124   NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S KID Jud Strunk
125   PART OF YOU Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb
126   MAYBE I KNOW Ellie Greenwich
127   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation
128   STREET DANCE Fatback Band
129   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
130   L.A. FREEWAY Jerry Jeff Walker
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