Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 15, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DELTA DAWN	1	2	6	13
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
2	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	4	8	19	9
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
3	LET'S GET IT ON	2	1	2	11
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
4	LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK	5	9	18	8
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
5	SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE	6	7	9	10
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
6	BROTHER LOUIE	3	3	1	15
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
7	HALF BREED	8	16	22	9
Cher (MCA 40102)
8	GYPSY MAN	11	12	14	10
War (United Artists 281)
9	SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING	9	13	17	8
Elton John (MCA 40105)
10	HIGHER GROUND	12	26	44	5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
11	HERE I AM	10	11	12	12
Al Green (Hi 2247)
12	LIVE & LET DIE	7	4	3	12
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863)
13	THAT LADY	17	27	35	8
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
14	RAMBLIN' MAN	21	45	68	5
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
15	TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING	13	6	4	16
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
16	MY MARIA	19	23	29	8
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
17	IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY	15	15	16	13
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017)
18	ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH	14	14	15	13
Four Tops (Dunhill 4354)
19	FREE RIDE	23	29	34	7
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
20	CHINA GROVE	24	31	43	5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
21	GET DOWN	20	18	5	13
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629)
22	THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES	26	32	40	9
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
23	I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME)	18	5	7	13
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161)
24	ANGEL	16	17	20	12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969)
25	HOW CAN I TELL HER	25	20	21	14
Lobo (Big Tree 16004)
26	UNEASY RIDER	22	10	11	16
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 576)
27	THE MORNING AFTER	27	22	13	14
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010)
28	ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY	35	54	63	7
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
29	A MILLION TO ONE	31	37	42	8
Donny Osmond (MGM 14583)
30	SHOW BIZ KIDS	32	34	38	7
Steely Dan (ABC 11382)
31	GHETTO CHILD	37	51	61	5
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
32	YES WE CAN CAN	49	61	70	5
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
33	SWEET CHARLIE BABE	34	35	39	12
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
34	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	48	59	75	5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
35	IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR	47	53	62	6
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
36	HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE)	43	50	60	5
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
37	LOVING ARMS	38	39	41	8
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
38	TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY	41	43	49	7
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412)
39	THERE IT IS	40	42	48	7
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523)
40	BILLION DOLLAR BABIES	36	40	45	6
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724)
41	I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE	42	46	52	6
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
42	FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION	44	47	53	9
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
43	YOU GOT ME ANYWAY	54	63	71	6
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
44	THE LAST THING ON MY MIND	46	48	55	5
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
45	MUSKRAT LOVE	51	55	64	6
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
46	JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE	52	60	65	10
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
47	GET IT TOGETHER	55	66	77	4
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
48	YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE	57	65	74	5
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
49	TONIGHT	56	64	73	5
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
50	SEXY, SEXY, SEXY	59	69	79	4
James Brown (Polydor 14194)
51	KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	64	82	--	3
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
52	HURTS SO GOOD	61	70	80	4
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
53	STONED OUT OF MY MIND	53	57	67	5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
54	ECSTASY	62	72	82	7
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
55	ANGIE	71	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
56	BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN	50	49	23	22
Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
57	LET ME IN	70	--	--	2
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
58	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	63	68	72	6
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
59	FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY	29	19	8	13
Chicago (Columbia 45880)
60	EVIL	65	74	90	4
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
61	THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER	66	75	83	4
Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007)
62	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	75	85	--	3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
63	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	74	91	97	4
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
64	RHAPSODY IN BLUE	69	76	89	5
Deodato (CTI 16)
65	ALL I KNOW	83	--	--	2
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
66	AS TIME GOES BY	68	73	78	4
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039)
67	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	76	80	85	5
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
68	BASKETBALL JONES	80	90	--	3
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
69	FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING)	73	83	--	3
John Denver (RCA Victor 0067)
70	NEVER LET YOU GO	79	87	--	3
Bloodstone (London 1051)
71	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	72	77	87	6
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867)
72	NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT	30	30	31	15
Bobby Womack (United Artists 255)
73	OUTLAW MAN	78	88	--	3
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
74	FUTURE SHOCK	39	41	46	8
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987)
75	SUCH A NIGHT	86	--	--	2
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
76	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	81	84	96	4
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
77	ASHES TO ASHES	82	79	84	7
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
78	SWEET HARMONY	60	62	66	9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233)
79	BELIEVE IN HUMANITY	28	24	25	10
Carole King (Ode 66035)
80	THE HURT	33	25	26	11
Cat Stevens (A&M 1418)
81	MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN	84	89	95	5
New York City (Chelsea 0025)
82	SPACE RACE	--	--	--	1
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
83	SLICK	88	94	--	3
Willie Hutch (Motown 1252)
84	PAPER ROSES	97	--	--	2
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
85	YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	91	96	--	3
Ray Price (Columbia 45889)
86	THIS TIME IT'S REAL	--	--	--	1
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733)
87	COUNTRY SUNSHINE	--	--	--	1
Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072)
88	IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD	90	95	--	3
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494)
89	WHY ME	93	99	--	18
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
90	I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY	96	--	--	2
Skylark (Capitol 3661)
91	RUBBER BULLETS	94	--	--	2
10cc (UK 49015)
92	EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES	--	--	--	1
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3641)
93	I'M COMING HOME	98	--	--	2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
94	QUEEN OF THE ROLLER DERBY	--	--	--	1
Leon Russell (Shelter 7337)
95	EASY EVIL	99	--	--	2
John Kay (Dunhill 4360)
96	SISTER JAMES	100	--	--	2
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)
97	BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN	--	--	--	1
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892)
98	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	--	--	--	1
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
99	TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH	--	--	--	1
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049)
100	SHADY LADY	--	--	--	1
Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 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:

   • "Baby I've Been Missing You" by Independents (# 45)
   • "I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In" by Don Covay (# 58)
   • "Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett (# 67)
   • "Walking On Back" by Edward Bear (# 77)
   • "The Peacemaker" by Albert Hammond (# 85)
   • "Summer In The City" by Quincy Jones (# 87)
   • "Everybody But Me" by G.W. Kenny (# 89)
   • "All I Need Is Time" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 92)
   • "Trying To Slip (Away)" by Lloyd Price (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER	Chester
102	LIFE AIN'T EASY	Dr. Hook
103	SHIDDLE-EE-DEE	Clint Holmes
104	SEND A LITTLE LOVE MY WAY	Anne Murray
105	FREEWHEELIN'	Fabulous Rhinestones
106	GRAPEFRUIT -- JUICY FRUIT	Jimmy Buffett
107	WOMAN FROM TOKYO	Deep Purple
108	COSMIC SLOP	Funkadelic
109	SLIPPIN' AWAY	Jean Shepard
110	THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY	Napoleon XIV
111	SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU	Lenny Welch
112	LOVE IS ALL	Engelbert Humperdinck
113	BIRDMAN (PT. 1)	Rare Bird
114	CAN'T YOU SEE	Marshall Tucker Band
115	KID STUFF	Barbara Fairchild
116	PARRTY (PT. 1)	Maceo & Macks
117	MAKE UP YOUR MIND	J. Geils Band
118	JOYFUL RESURRECTION	Tom Fogerty
119	IN THE RAIN	Arthur Prysock
120	FUNKY STUFF	Kool & Gang
121	CHECK IT OUT	Tavares
122	VADO VIA	Drupi
123	SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE	Kyle
124	WEST COAST WOMAN	Painter
125	ONE WORD	Austin Roberts
126	SLAG SOLUTION	Hot Butter
127	LONELINESS WILL BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN	Brown Sugar
128	DAYDREAM	David Cassidy
129	HELLO, IT'S ME	Todd Rundgren
130	I NEED YOU / ISN'T LIFE STRANGE / WITHOUT YOU	Pastors