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Sunday July 15, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 14, 1973



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1   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 2 4 6 20
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
2   KODACHROME 3 5 7 9
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
3   SHAMBALA 5 6 8 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
4   GIVE ME LOVE 1 1 3 10
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
5   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 4 2 5 18
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
6   NATURAL HIGH 7 9 13 15
Bloodstone (London 1046)
7   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 10 12 15 13
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
8   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 12 13 20 7
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
9   SMOKE ON THE WATER 13 21 30 8
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
10   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 9 10 14 13
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
11   MY LOVE 6 3 1 14
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
12   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 14 19 22 11
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
13   GET DOWN 30 53 74 4  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
14   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 8 8 10 13
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
15   DIAMOND GIRL 18 24 28 9
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
16   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 11 11 12 14
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
17   MONEY 22 27 33 9
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
18   AND I LOVE YOU SO 19 20 21 15
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
19   MISDEMEANOR 24 45 54 8
Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031)
20   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 20 23 26 14
Dells (Cadet 5696)
21   SO VERY HARD TO GO 21 26 38 9
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
22   GOIN' HOME 26 33 50 6
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
23   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 25 29 31 10
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
24   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 35 44 49 7  
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
25   MONSTER MASH 29 38 48 30
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
26   SATIN SHEETS 27 28 32 10
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
27   DOING IT TO DEATH 28 37 44 8
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
28   LIVE & LET DIE 46 83 -- 3  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
29   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 40 48 71 4  
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
30   TIME TO GET DOWN 32 36 41 8
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
31   SWAMP WITCH 33 35 40 10
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
32   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 41 49 55 6
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
33   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 39 46 51 11
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
34   THE PLASTIC MAN 38 43 47 7
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
35   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 36 42 46 8
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
36   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 43 50 59 6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
37   WHAT ABOUT ME 37 39 45 8
Anne Murray (Capitol 3600)
38   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 15 16 19 12  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
39   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 66 79 88 4  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
40   DELTA DAWN 58 76 87 4  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
41   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 47 55 62 6
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
42   THE MORNING AFTER 53 65 75 5  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
43   SOUL MAKOSSA 50 57 63 5
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
44   BROTHER LOUIE 51 59 67 6
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
45   HOW CAN I TELL HER 52 61 73 5
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
46   YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) 16 17 23 10  
Stylistics (Avco 4618)
47   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 61 77 89 4  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
48   UNEASY RIDER 57 71 84 7
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
49   TEQUILA SUNRISE 55 64 72 6
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
50   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 54 58 61 9
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
51   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 56 68 78 6
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
52   SOUL MAKOSSA 59 70 80 5
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
53   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 62 78 90 4
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
54   HERE I AM 65 82 -- 3  
Al Green (Hi 2247)
55   PILLOW TALK 17 7 2 16  
Sylvia (Vibration 521)
56   HE DID WITH ME 49 51 57 6
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
57   BLOCKBUSTER 67 74 85 5
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
58   I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY 31 14 4 15  
Barry White (20th Century 2018)
59   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE -- -- -- 1  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
60   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 64 66 68 11
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
61   LET'S GET IT ON 83 -- -- 2  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
62   WHY ME 63 63 65 11
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
63   CLOUDS 75 87 -- 3  
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
64   ANGEL 81 89 -- 3  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
65   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE 74 84 -- 3
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
66   GIVING IT ALL AWAY 60 62 64 8
Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053)
67   THE HURT 76 -- -- 2
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
68   WATERGRATE 70 73 81 5
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 202)
69   FINDER'S KEEPERS 69 72 79 6
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251)
70   GIVE IT TO ME 23 15 16 16  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
71   BONGO ROCK 72 80 86 6
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
72   SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! 80 88 98 4
Commander Cody (Paramount 0216)
73   DANIEL 44 22 9 15  
Elton John (MCA 40046)
74   BE WHAT YOU ARE 71 75 76 5
Staple Singers (Stax 0164)
75   GYPSY MAN -- -- -- 1  
War (United Artists 281)
76   YOUNG LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
77   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 87 -- -- 2
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
78   BLACK BYRD 84 86 91 7
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
79   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode 66035b)
80   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 93 94 100 4  
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
81   LORD, MR. FORD 94 98 -- 3  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
82   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND 88 90 92 5
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
83   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode 66035)
84   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 95 100 -- 3  
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
85   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE 90 95 -- 3
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
86   TOP OF THE WORLD 89 91 96 4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857)
87   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 97 -- -- 2
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
88   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART 92 96 -- 3
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213)
89   SYLVIA -- -- -- 1  
Focus (Sire 708)
90   THERE YOU GO 99 -- -- 2
Edwin Starr (Soul 35103)
91   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE -- -- -- 1  
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
92   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
93   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU -- -- -- 1  
Independents (Wand 11258)
94   GLAMOUR BOY -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0977)
95   WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE 96 97 -- 3
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4345)
96   ONE TIN SOLDIER 100 -- -- 2
Coven (MGM 14308)
97   DARLING COME BACK HOME 98 99 -- 3
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)
98   SUNSHINE -- -- -- 1  
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853)
99   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) -- -- -- 1  
Connie Francis (GSF 6901)
100   L.A. FREEWAY -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054)

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:

   • "Let's Pretend" by Raspberries (# 34)
   • "Back When My Hair Was Short" by Gunhill Road (# 42)
   • "Hocus Pocus" by Focus (# 45)
   • "First Cut Is The Deepest" by Keith Hampshire (# 48)
   • "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" by Tony Orlando & Dawn (# 68)
   • "Moonshine (Friend Of Mine)" by John Kay (# 73)
   • "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper (# 77)
   • "Letter To Lucille" by Tom Jones (# 78)
   • "I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)" by Ray Charles (# 79)
   • "Love And Happiness" by Earnest Jackson (# 82)
   • "The Free Electric Band" by Albert Hammond (# 85)
   • "I'm Doin' Fine Now" by New York City (# 86)
   • "Put It Where You Want It" by Nino & April (# 91)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon
102   SEEDS Melanie
103   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
104   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
105   DIDN'T I Sylvia
106   OOH-LA-LA Faces
107   HELLO STRANGER Fire And Rain
108   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
109   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
110   THE LONG WAY HOME Neil Diamond
111   KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS Tammy Wynette
112   NO EASY ROAD Wishbone Ash
113   TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy
114   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson
115   EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire
116   THINK James Brown
117   LOVIN' NATURALLY Sandalwood
118   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
119   NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S KID Jud Strunk
120   HOW LONG CAN I KEEP IT UP (PT. 1) Lyn Collins
121   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation
122   STREET DANCE Fatback Band
123   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
124   IT'S FOREVER Ebonys
125   MAYBE BABY Gallery
126   SOMETHING'S BURNING Candi Staton
127   SONGS B.J. Thomas
128   IT TAKES BOTH OF US Act I
129   RUBBER BULLETS 10cc
130   SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson


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