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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 25, 1973



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1   BROTHER LOUIE 2 5 11 12
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
2   LET'S GET IT ON 3 6 13 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
3   LIVE & LET DIE 1 2 9 9
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
4   TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 4 1 4 13
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
5   GET DOWN 6 4 6 10
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
6   DELTA DAWN 7 13 19 10
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
7   I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) 9 9 15 10
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
8   FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY 8 10 12 10
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
9   SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE 11 12 16 7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
10   MONSTER MASH 10 11 17 36
Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348)
11   UNEASY RIDER 12 15 18 13
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
12   HERE I AM 13 16 22 9
Al Green (Hi 2247)
13   THE MORNING AFTER 5 3 7 11
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
14   GYPSY MAN 18 25 34 7
War (United Artists 281)
15   ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH 16 21 30 10
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
16   IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY 17 20 25 10
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
17   SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING 19 27 53 5
Elton John (MCA 40105)
18   LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK 20 26 51 5
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
19   WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 25 37 52 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
20   ANGEL 23 29 35 9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
21   HOW CAN I TELL HER 22 24 27 11
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
22   HALF BREED 40 54 64 6  
Cher (MCA 40102)
23   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN 15 14 2 19
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
24   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 14 7 1 13
Carpenters (A&M 1446)
25   BELIEVE IN HUMANITY 30 38 44 7
Carole King (Ode 66035)
26   THE HURT 29 34 40 8
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
27   DIAMOND GIRL 24 17 8 15
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
28   SMOKE ON THE WATER 21 8 3 14
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710)
29   MY MARIA 37 52 67 5
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
30   I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN 35 43 48 10
Don Covay (Mercury 73385)
31   NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 33 36 39 12
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
32   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 31 33 23 16
Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
33   EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE 34 40 46 8
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450)
34   FREE RIDE 48 69 85 4  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
35   THAT LADY 45 55 66 5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
36   CLOUDS 38 39 41 9
David Gates (Elektra 45857)
37   BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU 39 46 54 7
Independents (Wand 11258)
38   SHOW BIZ KIDS 46 62 73 4
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
39   SWEET CHARLIE BABE 47 50 56 9
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
40   THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES 51 60 70 6  
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
41   LOVING ARMS 49 61 72 5
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
42   A MILLION TO ONE 55 66 75 5  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
43   CHINA GROVE 67 -- -- 2  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
44   HIGHER GROUND 69 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
45   BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 66 79 -- 3  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
46   FUTURE SHOCK 54 65 77 5
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
47   SHAMBALA 26 18 5 15  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
48   THERE IT IS 58 90 94 4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
49   TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY 56 70 86 4
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
50   MONEY 32 19 10 15  
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
51   SIXTY MINUTE MAN 53 56 65 8
Clarence Carter (Fame 250)
52   I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 64 88 -- 3  
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
53   FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 63 76 82 6
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
54   LORD, MR. FORD 52 53 57 9
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960)
55   THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 70 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
56   SOUL MAKOSSA 27 22 26 11  
Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971)
57   BONGO ROCK 57 59 60 12
Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588)
58   SYLVIA 62 67 69 7
Focus (Sire 708)
59   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 65 72 78 7
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928)
60   HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) 74 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
61   GHETTO CHILD 75 -- -- 2  
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
62   IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 77 87 -- 3  
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
63   ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY 72 83 91 4
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
64   MUSKRAT LOVE 79 89 -- 3  
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
65   JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE 71 77 81 7
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
66   SWEET HARMONY 73 80 89 6
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
67   STONED OUT OF MY MIND 81 -- -- 2  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
68   RAMBLIN' MAN 96 -- -- 2  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
69   THE LONG WAY HOME 76 81 88 6
Neil Diamond (Bang 703)
70   YES WE CAN CAN 83 -- -- 2  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
71   YOU GOT ME ANYWAY 82 93 -- 3  
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
72   TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU 78 85 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
73   TONIGHT 84 -- -- 2  
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
74   YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE 88 -- -- 2  
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
75   KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) 86 -- -- 2  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
76   MAKE UP YOUR MIND 80 84 -- 3
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974)
77   GET IT TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
78   AS TIME GOES BY -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039)
79   SEXY, SEXY, SEXY -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14194)
80   HURTS SO GOOD -- -- -- 1  
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
81   WALKING ON BACK -- -- -- 1  
Edward Bear (Capitol 3683)
82   ECSTASY 93 95 99 4  
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
83   THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007)
84   ASHES TO ASHES 87 91 95 4
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
85   SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) 89 -- -- 2
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
86   ALL I NEED IS TIME 98 -- -- 2  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107)
87   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 90 92 -- 3
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
88   THE PEACEMAKER 91 94 98 4
Albert Hammond (Mums 6021)
89   RHAPSODY IN BLUE 99 -- -- 2
Deodato (CTI 16)
90   EVIL -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
91   DAYDREAM 94 -- -- 2
David Cassidy (Bell 45,386)
92   HANG LOOSE 92 -- -- 2
Mandrill (Polydor 14187)
93   STAY AWAY FROM ME -- -- -- 1  
Sylvers (Pride 1029)
94   TOUCH OF MAGIC 95 98 -- 3
James LeRoy (Janus 219)
95   MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN 97 -- -- 2
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
96   NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS -- -- -- 1  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
97   HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT -- -- -- 1  
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
98   THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL 100 -- -- 2
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4349)
99   EVERYBODY BUT ME -- -- -- 1  
G.W. Kenny (Kama Sutra 581)
100   TRYING TO SLIP (AWAY) -- -- -- 1  
Lloyd Price (GSF 6904)

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:

   • "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 28)
   • "Natural High" by Bloodstone (# 36)
   • "Young Love" by Donny Osmond (# 41)
   • "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Bette Midler (# 42)
   • "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers (# 43)
   • "Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zeppelin (# 44)
   • "Roll Over Beethoven" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 50)
   • "So Very Hard To Go" by Tower Of Power (# 59)
   • "There's No Me Without You" by Manhattans (# 60)
   • "Soul Makossa" by Afrique (# 61)
   • "One Tin Soldier" by Coven (# 68)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Bob Dylan
102   THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY Napoleon XIV
103   OUTLAW MAN Eagles
104   SUMMER IN THE CITY Quincy Jones
105   EASY EVIL John Kay
106   BIRDMAN (PT. 1) Rare Bird
107   THAT'S HOW I FEEL Crusaders
108   MR. SKIN Spirit
109   BOOGIE MAN Catfish Hodge
110   IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD Mike Curb Congregation
111   LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN Brown Sugar
112   SEEDS Melanie
113   I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY Skylark
114   MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER Chester
115   REGGAE MY WAY Chubby Checker
116   NAUGHTY GIRL Guy Shannon
117   GRAPEFRUIT -- JUICY FRUIT Jimmy Buffett
118   CAN'T YOU SEE Marshall Tucker Band
119   LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER David Bowie
120   YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Ray Price
121   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles
122   SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Lenny Welch
123   SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY Anne Murray
124   JOYFUL RESURRECTION Tom Fogerty
125   CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Soft Tones
126   GLORY HALLELUJAH David Huff
127   I'M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis
128   I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU Pastors
129   RUBBER BULLETS 10cc
130   HANDS Debbie Dawn
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