Wednesday July 25, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 21, 1973



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1   SHAMBALA 3 5 6 10
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
2   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 7 10 12 14
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
3   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 8 12 13 8
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
4   SMOKE ON THE WATER 9 13 21 9
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
5   NATURAL HIGH 6 7 9 16
Bloodstone (London 1046)
6   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 1 2 4 21
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
7   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 5 4 2 19
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
8   KODACHROME 2 3 5 10
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
9   GET DOWN 13 30 53 5
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
10   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 12 14 19 12
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
11   GIVE ME LOVE 4 1 1 11
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
12   DIAMOND GIRL 15 18 24 10
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
13   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 10 9 10 14
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
14   MONEY 17 22 27 10
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
15   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 24 35 44 8
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
16   MISDEMEANOR 19 24 45 9
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
17   LIVE & LET DIE 28 46 83 4  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
18   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 29 40 48 5  
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
19   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 23 25 29 11
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
20   SO VERY HARD TO GO 21 21 26 10
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
21   GOIN' HOME 22 26 33 7
Osmonds (MGM 14562)
22   MONSTER MASH 25 29 38 31
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
23   DOING IT TO DEATH 27 28 37 9
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
24   SATIN SHEETS 26 27 28 11
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
25   BROTHER LOUIE 44 51 59 7  
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
26   THE MORNING AFTER 42 53 65 6  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
27   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 32 41 49 7
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
28   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 39 66 79 5  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
29   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 35 36 42 9
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
30   TIME TO GET DOWN 30 32 36 9
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3531)
31   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 33 39 46 12
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
32   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 36 43 50 7
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
33   THE PLASTIC MAN 34 38 43 8
Temptations (Gordy 7129)
34   DELTA DAWN 40 58 76 5
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
35   SOUL MAKOSSA 43 50 57 6
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
36   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 41 47 55 7
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
37   UNEASY RIDER 48 57 71 8  
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
38   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 59 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
39   HOW CAN I TELL HER 45 52 61 6
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
40   MY LOVE 11 6 3 15  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
41   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 53 62 78 5  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
42   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 47 61 77 5
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
43   HERE I AM 54 65 82 4  
Al Green (Hi 2247)
44   TEQUILA SUNRISE 49 55 64 7
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
45   SOUL MAKOSSA 52 59 70 6
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
46   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 51 56 68 7
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
47   SWAMP WITCH 31 33 35 11  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
48   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 50 54 58 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
49   ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR 14 8 8 14  
Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
50   LET'S GET IT ON 61 83 -- 3  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
51   BLOCKBUSTER 57 67 74 6
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
52   RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME 16 11 11 15  
Dr. John (Atco 6914)
53   ANGEL 64 81 89 4  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
54   HE DID WITH ME 56 49 51 7
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
55   CLOUDS 63 75 87 4
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
56   THE HURT 67 76 -- 3  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
57   GYPSY MAN 75 -- -- 2  
War (United Artists 281)
58   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 60 64 66 12
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
59   AND I LOVE YOU SO 18 19 20 16  
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
60   GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION 20 20 23 15  
Dells (Cadet 5696)
61   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE 65 74 84 4
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
62   WHY ME 62 63 63 12
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
63   DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE 38 15 16 13  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
64   YOUNG LOVE 76 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
65   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 77 87 -- 3  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
66   WATERGRATE 68 70 73 6
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 202)
67   GIVING IT ALL AWAY 66 60 62 9
Roger Daltrey (MCA 40053)
68   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 83 -- -- 2  
Carole King (Ode 66035)
69   BONGO ROCK 71 72 80 7
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
70   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 79 -- -- 2
Carole King (Ode 66035b)
71   SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! 72 80 88 5
Commander Cody (Paramount 0216)
72   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 80 93 94 5
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
73   LORD, MR. FORD 81 94 98 4
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
74   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 93 -- -- 2  
Independents (Wand 11258)
75   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 84 95 100 4
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
76   BLACK BYRD 78 84 86 8
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
77   MY MERRY-GO-ROUND 82 88 90 6
Johnny Nash (Epic 11003)
78   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 87 97 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
79   SYLVIA 89 -- -- 2
Focus (Sire 708)
80   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE 85 90 95 4
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
81   TOP OF THE WORLD 86 89 91 5
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857)
82   YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO SMART 88 92 96 4
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213)
83   THERE YOU GO 90 99 -- 3
Edwin Starr (Soul 35103)
84   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 91 -- -- 2
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
85   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 92 -- -- 2
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
86   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
87   GLAMOUR BOY 94 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0977)
88   WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE 95 96 97 4
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4345)
89   HALF BREED -- -- -- 1  
Cher (MCA 40102)
90   ONE TIN SOLDIER 96 100 -- 3
Coven (MGM 14308)
91   DARLING COME BACK HOME 97 98 99 4
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)
92   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
93   SUNSHINE 98 -- -- 2
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853)
94   DIDN'T I -- -- -- 1  
Sylvia (Vibration 524)
95   SWEET HARMONY -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
96   THE LONG WAY HOME -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
97   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION -- -- -- 1  
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
98   L.A. FREEWAY 100 -- -- 2
Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054)
99   MR. SKIN -- -- -- 1  
Spirit (Epic 10701)
100   SUNSHINE SHIP -- -- -- 1  
Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (Columbia 45881)

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:

   • "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers (# 19)
   • "What About Me" by Anne Murray (# 37)
   • "You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" by Stylistics (# 46)
   • "Pillow Talk" by Sylvia (# 55)
   • "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby" by Barry White (# 58)
   • "Finder's Keepers" by Chairmen Of The Board (# 69)
   • "Give It To Me" by J. Geils Band (# 70)
   • "Daniel" by Elton John (# 73)
   • "Be What You Are" by Staple Singers (# 74)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   GYPSY DAVY Arlo Guthrie
102   SEEDS Melanie
103   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
104   IT'S FOREVER Ebonys
105   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) Connie Francis
106   HELLO STRANGER Fire And Rain
107   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
108   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
109   TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy
110   KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS Tammy Wynette
111   SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL Todd Rundgren
112   THINK James Brown
113   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson
114   EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire
115   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King
116   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
117   NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S KID Jud Strunk
118   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Cashman & West
119   HOW LONG CAN I KEEP IT UP (PT. 1) Lyn Collins
120   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
121   STREET DANCE Fatback Band
122   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty
123   SOMETHING'S BURNING Candi Staton
124   LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE Slade
125   MAYBE BABY Gallery
126   SONGS B.J. Thomas
127   RUBBER BULLETS 10cc
128   HANG LOOSE Mandrill
129   ECSTASY Ohio Players
130   LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
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