Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 18, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	LIVE & LET DIE	2	9	11	8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
2	BROTHER LOUIE	5	11	15	11
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
3	LET'S GET IT ON	6	13	35	7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
4	TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING	1	4	8	12
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
5	THE MORNING AFTER	3	7	16	10
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
6	GET DOWN	4	6	7	9
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
7	DELTA DAWN	13	19	26	9
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
8	FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY	10	12	13	9
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
9	I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME)	9	15	20	9
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
10	MONSTER MASH	11	17	18	35
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
11	SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE	12	16	22	6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
12	UNEASY RIDER	15	18	24	12
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
13	HERE I AM	16	22	34	8
Al Green (Hi 2247)
14	YESTERDAY ONCE MORE	7	1	2	12
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
15	BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN	14	2	1	18
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
16	ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH	21	30	37	9
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
17	IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY	20	25	32	9
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
18	GYPSY MAN	25	34	48	6
War (United Artists 281)
19	SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING	27	53	75	4
Elton John (MCA 40105)
20	LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK	26	51	72	4
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
21	SMOKE ON THE WATER	8	3	3	13
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
22	HOW CAN I TELL HER	24	27	33	10
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
23	ANGEL	29	35	45	8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
24	DIAMOND GIRL	17	8	9	14
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
25	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	37	52	69	5
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
26	SHAMBALA	18	5	4	14
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
27	SOUL MAKOSSA	22	26	30	10
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
28	WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW	23	24	28	11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363)
29	THE HURT	34	40	47	7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
30	BELIEVE IN HUMANITY	38	44	56	6
Carole King (Ode 66035)
31	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	33	23	17	15
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
32	MONEY	19	10	10	14
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
33	NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT	36	39	44	11
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
34	EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE	40	46	54	7
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
35	I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN	43	48	57	9
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
36	NATURAL HIGH	35	32	5	20
Bloodstone (London 1046)
37	MY MARIA	52	67	86	4
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
38	CLOUDS	39	41	49	8
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
39	BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU	46	54	62	6
Independents (Wand 11258)
40	HALF BREED	54	64	78	5
Cher (MCA 40102)
41	YOUNG LOVE	42	47	55	6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b)
42	BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY	30	21	6	16
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
43	MISDEMEANOR	31	14	14	13
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580)
44	OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY	28	28	31	11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970)
45	THAT LADY	55	66	77	4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
46	SHOW BIZ KIDS	62	73	--	3
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
47	SWEET CHARLIE BABE	50	56	67	8
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
48	FREE RIDE	69	85	--	3
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
49	LOVING ARMS	61	72	88	4
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
50	ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN	48	49	52	14
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
51	THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES	60	70	81	5
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
52	LORD, MR. FORD	53	57	65	8
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
53	SIXTY MINUTE MAN	56	65	70	7
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
54	FUTURE SHOCK	65	77	87	4
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
55	A MILLION TO ONE	66	75	89	4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
56	TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY	70	86	--	3
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
57	BONGO ROCK	59	60	63	11
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
58	THERE IT IS	90	94	--	3
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
59	SO VERY HARD TO GO	44	20	19	14
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
60	THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU	32	29	29	16
Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
61	SOUL MAKOSSA	41	42	42	10
Afrique (Mainstream 5542)
62	SYLVIA	67	69	71	6
Focus (Sire 708)
63	FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION	76	82	96	5
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
64	I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE	88	--	--	2
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
65	LOVE, LOVE, LOVE	72	78	80	6
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
66	BILLION DOLLAR BABIES	79	--	--	2
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
67	CHINA GROVE	--	--	--	1
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
68	ONE TIN SOLDIER	75	79	82	7
Coven (MGM 14308)
69	HIGHER GROUND	--	--	--	1
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
70	THE LAST THING ON MY MIND	--	--	--	1
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
71	JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE	77	81	84	6
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
72	ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY	83	91	--	3
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
73	SWEET HARMONY	80	89	92	5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
74	HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE)	--	--	--	1
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
75	GHETTO CHILD	--	--	--	1
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
76	THE LONG WAY HOME	81	88	94	5
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
77	IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR	87	--	--	2
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
78	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	85	--	--	2
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
79	MUSKRAT LOVE	89	--	--	2
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
80	MAKE UP YOUR MIND	84	--	--	2
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974)
81	STONED OUT OF MY MIND	--	--	--	1
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
82	YOU GOT ME ANYWAY	93	--	--	2
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
83	YES WE CAN CAN	--	--	--	1
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
84	TONIGHT	--	--	--	1
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
85	MR. SKIN	86	92	98	5
Spirit (Epic 10701)
86	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
87	ASHES TO ASHES	91	95	--	3
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
88	YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE	--	--	--	1
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
89	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	--	--	--	1
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
90	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	92	--	--	2
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
91	THE PEACEMAKER	94	98	--	3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
92	HANG LOOSE	--	--	--	1
Mandrill (Polydor 14187)
93	ECSTASY	95	99	--	3
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
94	DAYDREAM	--	--	--	1
David Cassidy (Bell 45,386)
95	TOUCH OF MAGIC	98	--	--	2
James LeRoy (Janus 219)
96	RAMBLIN' MAN	--	--	--	1
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
97	MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN	--	--	--	1
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
98	ALL I NEED IS TIME	--	--	--	1
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107)
99	RHAPSODY IN BLUE	--	--	--	1
Deodato (CTI 16)
100	THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL	--	--	--	1
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4349)

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:

   • "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes (# 45)
   • "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston (# 47)
   • "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon (# 49)
   • "He Did With Me" by Vicki Lawrence (# 51)
   • "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson (# 57)
   • "Doing It To Death" by Fred Wesley & JB's (# 58)
   • "I'll Always Love My Mama (pt. 1)" by Intruders (# 63)
   • "Blockbuster" by Sweet (# 64)
   • "You Light Up My Life" by Carole King (# 68)
   • "Black Byrd" by Donald Byrd (# 71)
   • "I'd Rather Be A Cowboy" by John Denver (# 73)
   • "Didn't I" by Sylvia (# 74)
   • "L.A. Freeway" by Jerry Jeff Walker (# 78)
   • "Sunshine" by Mickey Newbury (# 82)
   • "Send A Little Love My Way" by Anne Murray (# 96)
   • "Let's Spend The Night Together" by David Bowie (# 97)
   • "Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin)" by Miracles (# 99)
   • "Darling Come Back Home" by Eddie Kendricks (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	EASY EVIL	John Kay
102	THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY	Napoleon XIV
103	HANDS	Debbie Dawn
104	BIRDMAN (PT. 1)	Rare Bird
105	SEXY, SEXY, SEXY	James Brown
106	THAT'S HOW I FEEL	Crusaders
107	LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / FEEL SO FINE	Slade
108	SEEDS	Melanie
109	SUMMER IN THE CITY	Quincy Jones
110	STAY AWAY FROM ME	Sylvers
111	ALFIE	Delfonics
112	REGGAE MY WAY	Chubby Checker
113	AS TIME GOES BY	Nilsson
114	LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN	Brown Sugar
115	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	Ann Peebles
116	NAUGHTY GIRL	Guy Shannon
117	EVERYBODY BUT ME	G.W. Kenny
118	WALKING ON BACK	Edward Bear
119	TRYING TO SLIP (AWAY)	Lloyd Price
120	CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE	Soft Tones
121	MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC	Teresa Brewer
122	WOULDN'T I BE SOMEONE	Bee Gees
123	I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY	Skylark
124	LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS	Don Downing
125	I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU	Pastors