Sunday August 12, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 11, 1973



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1   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 4 8 15 11
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
2   LIVE & LET DIE 9 11 17 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
3   THE MORNING AFTER 7 16 26 9
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
4   GET DOWN 6 7 9 8
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
5   BROTHER LOUIE 11 15 25 10
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
6   LET'S GET IT ON 13 35 50 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
7   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 1 2 3 11
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
8   SMOKE ON THE WATER 3 3 4 12
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
9   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 15 20 28 8
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
10   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 12 13 18 8
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
11   MONSTER MASH 17 18 22 34
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
12   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 16 22 38 5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
13   DELTA DAWN 19 26 34 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
14   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 2 1 2 17  
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
15   UNEASY RIDER 18 24 37 11
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
16   HERE I AM 22 34 43 7
Al Green (Hi 2247)
17   DIAMOND GIRL 8 9 12 13
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
18   SHAMBALA 5 4 1 13  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
19   MONEY 10 10 14 13
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
20   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 25 32 41 8
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
21   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 30 37 42 8
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
22   SOUL MAKOSSA 26 30 35 9
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
23   WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW 24 28 32 10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
24   HOW CAN I TELL HER 27 33 39 9
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
25   GYPSY MAN 34 48 57 5
War (United Artists 281)
26   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 51 72 -- 3  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
27   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 53 75 -- 3  
Elton John (MCA 40105)
28   OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY 28 31 36 10
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
29   ANGEL 35 45 53 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
30   BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 21 6 10 15
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
31   MISDEMEANOR 14 14 16 12  
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
32   THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU 29 29 31 15
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
33   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 23 17 19 14
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
34   THE HURT 40 47 56 6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
35   NATURAL HIGH 32 5 5 19
Bloodstone (London 1046)
36   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 39 44 46 10
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
37   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 52 69 86 4  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
38   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 44 56 68 5
Carole King (Ode 66035)
39   CLOUDS 41 49 55 7
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
40   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 46 54 65 6
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
41   SOUL MAKOSSA 42 42 45 9
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
42   YOUNG LOVE 47 55 64 5
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
43   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 48 57 72 8
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
44   SO VERY HARD TO GO 20 19 20 13  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
45   PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND 36 23 7 22
Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
46   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 54 62 74 5
Independents (Wand 11258)
47   WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 38 12 6 24
Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
48   ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 49 52 48 13
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
49   KODACHROME 45 38 8 13
Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
50   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 56 67 75 7
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
51   HE DID WITH ME 50 51 54 10
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362)
52   MY MARIA 67 86 -- 3  
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
53   LORD, MR. FORD 57 65 73 7
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
54   HALF BREED 64 78 89 4
Cher (MCA 40102)
55   THAT LADY 66 77 -- 3  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
56   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 65 70 78 6
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
57   WHY ME 58 61 62 15
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
58   DOING IT TO DEATH 31 21 23 12  
Fred Wesley & JB's (People 621)
59   BONGO ROCK 60 63 69 10
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
60   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 70 81 92 4
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
61   LOVING ARMS 72 88 -- 3  
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
62   SHOW BIZ KIDS 73 -- -- 2  
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
63   I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (PT. 1) 37 25 27 10  
Intruders (Gamble 2506)
64   BLOCKBUSTER 43 46 51 9  
Sweet (Bell 45,361)
65   FUTURE SHOCK 77 87 -- 3  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
66   A MILLION TO ONE 75 89 -- 3
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
67   SYLVIA 69 71 79 5
Focus (Sire 708)
68   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 62 66 70 5
Carole King (Ode 66035b)
69   FREE RIDE 85 -- -- 2  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
70   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY 86 -- -- 2  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
71   BLACK BYRD 71 73 76 11
Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212)
72   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 78 80 85 5
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
73   I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY 33 27 29 12  
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955)
74   DIDN'T I 80 83 94 4
Sylvia (Vibration 524)
75   ONE TIN SOLDIER 79 82 90 6
Coven (MGM 14308)
76   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 82 96 97 4
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
77   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 81 84 84 5
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
78   L.A. FREEWAY 84 91 98 5
Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054)
79   BILLION DOLLAR BABIES -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
80   SWEET HARMONY 89 92 95 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
81   THE LONG WAY HOME 88 94 96 4
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
82   SUNSHINE 87 90 93 5
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853)
83   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY 91 -- -- 2
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
84   MAKE UP YOUR MIND -- -- -- 1  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974)
85   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
86   MR. SKIN 92 98 99 4
Spirit (Epic 10701)
87   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR -- -- -- 1  
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
88   I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE -- -- -- 1  
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
89   MUSKRAT LOVE -- -- -- 1  
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
90   THERE IT IS 94 -- -- 2
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
91   ASHES TO ASHES 95 -- -- 2
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
92   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
93   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY -- -- -- 1  
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
94   THE PEACEMAKER 98 -- -- 2
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
95   ECSTASY 99 -- -- 2
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
96   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY 97 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol 3648)
97   LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER 100 -- -- 2
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0028)
98   TOUCH OF MAGIC -- -- -- 1  
James LeRoy (Janus 219)
99   DON'T LET IT END ('TIL YOU LET IT BEGIN) -- -- -- 1  
Miracles (Tamla 54237)
100   DARLING COME BACK HOME 93 100 91 7
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236)

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:

   • "Give Me Love" by George Harrison (# 55)
   • "Tequila Sunrise" by Eagles (# 59)
   • "Long Train Runnin'" by Doobie Brothers (# 61)
   • "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie" by Dr. Hook (# 63)
   • "Never, Never, Never" by Shirley Bassey (# 68)
   • "There You Go" by Edwin Starr (# 74)
   • "You Were Always There" by Donna Fargo (# 76)
   • "Glamour Boy" by Guess Who (# 83)
   • "It's Forever" by Ebonys (# 90)
   • "Sunshine Ship" by Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Cashman & West
102   HANDS Debbie Dawn
103   STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites
104   HANG LOOSE Mandrill
105   YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters
106   EASY EVIL John Kay
107   SLICK Willie Hutch
108   SEEDS Melanie
109   ALFIE Delfonics
110   RHAPSODY IN BLUE Deodato
111   ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Climax
112   LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE Slade
113   REGGAE MY WAY Chubby Checker
114   THAT'S HOW I FEEL Crusaders
115   DAYDREAM David Cassidy
116   SUMMER IN THE CITY Quincy Jones
117   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty
118   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City
119   MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Teresa Brewer
120   STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers
121   BIRDMAN (PT. 1) Rare Bird
122   NAUGHTY GIRL Guy Shannon
123   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
124   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles
125   WOULDN'T I BE SOMEONE Bee Gees
126   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
127   CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Soft Tones
128   EVERYBODY BUT ME G.W. Kenny
129   I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU Pastors
130   LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
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