Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 1, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LET'S GET IT ON |
2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | ||||||
| 2 | DELTA DAWN |
6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | ||||||
| 3 | BROTHER LOUIE |
1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | ||||||
| 4 | LIVE & LET DIE |
3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863) | ||||||
| 5 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) |
7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | ||||||
| 6 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING |
4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | ||||||
| 7 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE |
9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374) | ||||||
| 8 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND |
19 | 25 | 37 | 7 |  |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | ||||||
| 9 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK |
18 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | ||||||
| 10 | UNEASY RIDER |
11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576) | ||||||
| 11 | HERE I AM |
12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2247) | ||||||
| 12 | GYPSY MAN |
14 | 18 | 25 | 8 | |
| War (United Artists 281) | ||||||
| 13 | SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING |
17 | 19 | 27 | 6 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40105) | ||||||
| 14 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH |
15 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | ||||||
| 15 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY |
16 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | ||||||
| 16 | HALF BREED |
22 | 40 | 54 | 7 | |
| Cher (MCA 40102) | ||||||
| 17 | ANGEL |
20 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | ||||||
| 18 | GET DOWN |
5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |  |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629) | ||||||
| 19 | FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY |
8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45880) | ||||||
| 20 | HOW CAN I TELL HER |
21 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | ||||||
| 21 | MONSTER MASH |
10 | 10 | 11 | 37 | |
| Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Parrot 348) | ||||||
| 22 | THE MORNING AFTER |
13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | ||||||
| 23 | MY MARIA |
29 | 37 | 52 | 6 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | ||||||
| 24 | BELIEVE IN HUMANITY |
25 | 30 | 38 | 8 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66035) | ||||||
| 25 | THE HURT |
26 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1418) | ||||||
| 26 | HIGHER GROUND |
44 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | ||||||
| 27 | THAT LADY |
35 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | ||||||
| 28 | I WAS CHECKIN' OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN' IN |
30 | 35 | 43 | 11 | |
| Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | ||||||
| 29 | FREE RIDE |
34 | 48 | 69 | 5 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | ||||||
| 30 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT |
31 | 33 | 36 | 13 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | ||||||
| 31 | CHINA GROVE |
43 | 67 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | ||||||
| 32 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES |
40 | 51 | 60 | 7 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 138) | ||||||
| 33 | EVERYONE'S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE |
33 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450) | ||||||
| 34 | SHOW BIZ KIDS |
38 | 46 | 62 | 5 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11382) | ||||||
| 35 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE |
39 | 47 | 50 | 10 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | ||||||
| 36 | BABY I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU |
37 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| Independents (Wand 11258) | ||||||
| 37 | A MILLION TO ONE |
42 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | ||||||
| 38 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS |
32 | 31 | 33 | 17 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | ||||||
| 39 | LOVING ARMS |
41 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | ||||||
| 40 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES |
45 | 66 | 79 | 4 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724) | ||||||
| 41 | FUTURE SHOCK |
46 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | ||||||
| 42 | THERE IT IS |
48 | 58 | 90 | 5 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | ||||||
| 43 | TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY |
49 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412) | ||||||
| 44 | CLOUDS |
36 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45857) | ||||||
| 45 | RAMBLIN' MAN |
68 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | ||||||
| 46 | I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE |
52 | 64 | 88 | 4 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2042) | ||||||
| 47 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION |
53 | 63 | 76 | 7 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | ||||||
| 48 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND |
55 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | ||||||
| 49 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN |
23 | 15 | 14 | 20 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | ||||||
| 50 | HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) |
60 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7131) | ||||||
| 51 | GHETTO CHILD |
61 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | ||||||
| 52 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE |
24 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1446) | ||||||
| 53 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR |
62 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| Cross Country (Atco 6934) | ||||||
| 54 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY |
63 | 72 | 83 | 5 | |
| Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | ||||||
| 55 | MUSKRAT LOVE |
64 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7725) | ||||||
| 56 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE |
59 | 65 | 72 | 8 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | ||||||
| 57 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND |
67 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | ||||||
| 58 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN |
51 | 53 | 56 | 9 | |
| Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | ||||||
| 59 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) |
75 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | ||||||
| 60 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE |
65 | 71 | 77 | 8 | |
| Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | ||||||
| 61 | YES WE CAN CAN |
70 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | ||||||
| 62 | SWEET HARMONY |
66 | 73 | 80 | 7 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | ||||||
| 63 | YOU GOT ME ANYWAY |
71 | 82 | 93 | 4 | |
| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | ||||||
| 64 | TONIGHT |
73 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | ||||||
| 65 | YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE |
74 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | ||||||
| 66 | GET IT TOGETHER |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1277) | ||||||
| 67 | THE LONG WAY HOME |
69 | 76 | 81 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang 703) | ||||||
| 68 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU |
72 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11373) | ||||||
| 69 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14194) | ||||||
| 70 | HURTS SO GOOD |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | ||||||
| 71 | DIAMOND GIRL |
27 | 24 | 17 | 16 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | ||||||
| 72 | ECSTASY |
82 | 93 | 95 | 5 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | ||||||
| 73 | AS TIME GOES BY |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039) | ||||||
| 74 | EVIL |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | ||||||
| 75 | THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007) | ||||||
| 76 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE |
89 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Deodato (CTI 16) | ||||||
| 77 | JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY |
87 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | ||||||
| 78 | WALKING ON BACK |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edward Bear (Capitol 3683) | ||||||
| 79 | ASHES TO ASHES |
84 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | ||||||
| 80 | SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) |
85 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | ||||||
| 81 | ALL I NEED IS TIME |
86 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | ||||||
| 82 | KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | ||||||
| 83 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0067) | ||||||
| 84 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | ||||||
| 85 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | ||||||
| 86 | THE PEACEMAKER |
88 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6021) | ||||||
| 87 | NEVER LET YOU GO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1051) | ||||||
| 88 | OUTLAW MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11025) | ||||||
| 89 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN |
95 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| New York City (Chelsea 0025) | ||||||
| 90 | BASKETBALL JONES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038) | ||||||
| 91 | HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | ||||||
| 92 | SUMMER IN THE CITY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 1455) | ||||||
| 93 | EVERYBODY BUT ME |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| G.W. Kenny (Kama Sutra 581) | ||||||
| 94 | SLICK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Willie Hutch (Motown 1252) | ||||||
| 95 | IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45889) | ||||||
| 97 | YOUNG LOVE |
-- | 41 | 42 | 7 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14583b) | ||||||
| 98 | TRYING TO SLIP (AWAY) |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lloyd Price (GSF 6904) | ||||||
| 99 | WHY ME |
-- | -- | 57 | 16 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 100 | MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chester (Bell 45,379) | ||||||
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:
• "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple (# 28)
• "Shambala" by Three Dog Night (# 47)
• "Money" by Pink Floyd (# 50)
• "Lord, Mr. Ford" by Jerry Reed (# 54)
• "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango (# 56)
• "Bongo Rock" by Incredible Bongo Band (# 57)
• "Sylvia" by Focus (# 58)
• "Make Up Your Mind" by J. Geils Band (# 76)
• "Hang Loose" by Mandrill (# 92)
• "Stay Away From Me" by Sylvers (# 93)
• "Touch Of Magic" by James LeRoy (# 94)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: