Thursday August 9, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 4, 1973



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1   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 2 3 8 10
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
2   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 1 2 7 16
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
3   SMOKE ON THE WATER 3 4 9 11
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
4   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 8 15 24 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
5   SHAMBALA 4 1 3 12
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
6   GET DOWN 7 9 13 7
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
7   THE MORNING AFTER 16 26 42 8
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
8   DIAMOND GIRL 9 12 15 12
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
9   LIVE & LET DIE 11 17 28 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
10   MONEY 10 14 17 12
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
11   BROTHER LOUIE 15 25 44 9
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
12   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 13 18 29 7
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
13   LET'S GET IT ON 35 50 61 5  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
14   MISDEMEANOR 14 16 19 11
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
15   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 20 28 39 7
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
16   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 22 38 59 4
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
17   MONSTER MASH 18 22 25 33
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
18   UNEASY RIDER 24 37 48 10
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
19   DELTA DAWN 26 34 40 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
20   SO VERY HARD TO GO 19 20 21 12
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
21   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 6 10 12 14  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
22   HERE I AM 34 43 54 6  
Al Green (Hi 2247)
23   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 17 19 23 13
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
24   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 28 32 36 9
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
25   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 32 41 53 7
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
26   SOUL MAKOSSA 30 35 43 8
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
27   HOW CAN I TELL HER 33 39 45 8
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
28   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 31 36 41 9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
29   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 29 31 33 14
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
30   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 37 42 47 7
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
31   DOING IT TO DEATH 21 23 27 11
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
32   NATURAL HIGH 5 5 6 18  
Bloodstone (London 1046)
33   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 27 29 35 11
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
34   GYPSY MAN 48 57 75 4  
War (United Artists 281)
35   ANGEL 45 53 64 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
36   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 23 7 5 21  
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
37   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 25 27 32 9  
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
38   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 12 6 1 23  
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
39   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 44 46 51 9
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
40   THE HURT 47 56 67 5
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
41   CLOUDS 49 55 63 6
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
42   SOUL MAKOSSA 42 45 52 8
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
43   BLOCKBUSTER 46 51 57 8
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
44   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 56 68 83 4  
Carole King (Ode 66035)
45   KODACHROME 38 8 2 12
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
46   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 54 65 77 5
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
47   YOUNG LOVE 55 64 76 4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
48   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 57 72 80 7
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
49   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 52 48 50 12
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
50   HE DID WITH ME 51 54 56 9
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
51   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 72 -- -- 2  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
52   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 69 86 -- 3  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
53   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 75 -- -- 2  
Elton John (MCA 40105)
54   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 62 74 93 4
Independents (Wand 11258)
55   GIVE ME LOVE 39 11 4 13  
George Harrison (Apple 1862)
56   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 67 75 84 6  
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
57   LORD, MR. FORD 65 73 81 6
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
58   WHY ME 61 62 62 14
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
59   TEQUILA SUNRISE 40 44 49 9  
Eagles (Asylum 11017)
60   BONGO ROCK 63 69 71 9
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
61   LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 41 13 10 16  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
62   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 66 70 79 4
Carole King (Ode 66035b)
63   ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE 59 61 65 6
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45878)
64   HALF BREED 78 89 -- 3  
Cher (MCA 40102)
65   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 70 78 87 5
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
66   THAT LADY 77 -- -- 2  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
67   MY MARIA 86 -- -- 2  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
68   NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 58 58 60 14
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
69   SYLVIA 71 79 89 4
Focus (Sire 708)
70   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 81 92 -- 3  
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
71   BLACK BYRD 73 76 78 10
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
72   LOVING ARMS 88 -- -- 2  
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
73   SHOW BIZ KIDS -- -- -- 1  
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
74   THERE YOU GO 79 83 90 5
Edwin Starr (Soul 35103)
75   A MILLION TO ONE 89 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
76   YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE 76 80 85 6
Donna Fargo (Dot 17460)
77   FUTURE SHOCK 87 -- -- 2
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
78   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 80 85 92 4
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
79   ONE TIN SOLDIER 82 90 96 5
Coven (MGM 14308)
80   DIDN'T I 83 94 -- 3
Sylvia (Vibration 524)
81   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 84 84 91 4
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
82   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 96 97 -- 3  
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
83   GLAMOUR BOY 85 87 94 4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0977)
84   L.A. FREEWAY 91 98 100 4
Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054)
85   FREE RIDE -- -- -- 1  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
86   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
87   SUNSHINE 90 93 98 4
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853)
88   THE LONG WAY HOME 94 96 -- 3
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
89   SWEET HARMONY 92 95 -- 3
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
90   IT'S FOREVER 93 -- -- 2
Ebonys (Philadelphia Int'l 3529)
91   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY -- -- -- 1  
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
92   MR. SKIN 98 99 -- 3
Spirit (Epic 10701)
93   DARLING COME BACK HOME 100 91 97 6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)
94   THERE IT IS -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
95   ASHES TO ASHES -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
96   SUNSHINE SHIP 99 100 -- 3
Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (Columbia 45881)
97   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol 3648)
98   THE PEACEMAKER -- -- -- 1  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
99   ECSTASY -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
100   LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0028)

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:

   • "Satin Sheets" by Jeanne Pruett (# 36)
   • "Time To Get Down" by O'Jays (# 43)
   • "Goin' Home" by Osmonds (# 50)
   • "My Love" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 53)
   • "The Plastic Man" by Temptations (# 60)
   • "Swamp Witch" by Jim Stafford (# 64)
   • "Right Place, Wrong Time" by Dr. John (# 68)
   • "My Merry-Go-Round" by Johnny Nash (# 74)
   • "You're Gettin' A Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds (# 95)
   • "Top Of The World" by Lynn Anderson (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Cross Country
102   TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy
103   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
104   HANDS Debbie Dawn
105   ALFIE Delfonics
106   HANG LOOSE Mandrill
107   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Cashman & West
108   SEEDS Melanie
109   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
110   SLICK Willie Hutch
111   MAKE UP YOUR MIND J. Geils Band
112   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
113   LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE Slade
114   OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers
115   EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire
116   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
117   REGGAE MY WAY Chubby Checker
118   EASY EVIL John Kay
119   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City
120   STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers
121   LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
122   NAUGHTY GIRL Guy Shannon
123   RUBBER BULLETS 10cc
124   SHOULD I TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE? (THE ANSWER) Connie Francis
125   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson
126   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty
127   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King
128   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) Miracles
129   WOULDN'T I BE SOMEONE Bee Gees
130   NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S KID Jud Strunk
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