Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 22, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND |
2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | ||||||
| 2 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK |
4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | ||||||
| 3 | DELTA DAWN |
1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | ||||||
| 4 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE |
5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374) | ||||||
| 5 | HALF BREED |
7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | |
| Cher (MCA 40102) | ||||||
| 6 | LET'S GET IT ON |
3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | ||||||
| 7 | GYPSY MAN |
8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| War (United Artists 281) | ||||||
| 8 | HIGHER GROUND |
10 | 12 | 26 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | ||||||
| 9 | SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING |
9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40105) | ||||||
| 10 | RAMBLIN' MAN |
14 | 21 | 45 | 6 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | ||||||
| 11 | THAT LADY |
13 | 17 | 27 | 9 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | ||||||
| 12 | MY MARIA |
16 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | ||||||
| 13 | BROTHER LOUIE |
6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | ||||||
| 14 | CHINA GROVE |
20 | 24 | 31 | 6 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | ||||||
| 15 | FREE RIDE |
19 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | ||||||
| 16 | HERE I AM |
11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2247) | ||||||
| 17 | LIVE & LET DIE |
12 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1863) | ||||||
| 18 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES |
22 | 26 | 32 | 10 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 138) | ||||||
| 19 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING |
15 | 13 | 6 | 17 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | ||||||
| 20 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY |
28 | 35 | 54 | 8 | |
| Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | ||||||
| 21 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY |
17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | ||||||
| 22 | GET DOWN |
21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3629) | ||||||
| 23 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) |
34 | 48 | 59 | 6 |  |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | ||||||
| 24 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR |
35 | 47 | 53 | 7 | |
| Cross Country (Atco 6934) | ||||||
| 25 | YES WE CAN CAN |
32 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | ||||||
| 26 | GHETTO CHILD |
31 | 37 | 51 | 6 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | ||||||
| 27 | ANGIE |
55 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105) | ||||||
| 28 | A MILLION TO ONE |
29 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | ||||||
| 29 | HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) |
36 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7131) | ||||||
| 30 | HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT |
63 | 74 | 91 | 5 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | ||||||
| 31 | YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE |
48 | 57 | 65 | 6 | |
| Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | ||||||
| 32 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE |
33 | 34 | 35 | 13 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | ||||||
| 33 | GET IT TOGETHER |
47 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1277) | ||||||
| 34 | YOU GOT ME ANYWAY |
43 | 54 | 63 | 7 | |
| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | ||||||
| 35 | TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY |
38 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412) | ||||||
| 36 | LOVING ARMS |
37 | 38 | 39 | 9 | |
| Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | ||||||
| 37 | MUSKRAT LOVE |
45 | 51 | 55 | 7 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7725) | ||||||
| 38 | I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE |
41 | 42 | 46 | 7 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2042) | ||||||
| 39 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE |
46 | 52 | 60 | 11 | |
| Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | ||||||
| 40 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION |
42 | 44 | 47 | 10 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | ||||||
| 41 | TONIGHT |
49 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | ||||||
| 42 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND |
44 | 46 | 48 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | ||||||
| 43 | KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR |
51 | 64 | 82 | 4 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | ||||||
| 44 | HURTS SO GOOD |
52 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | ||||||
| 45 | LET ME IN |
57 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14617) | ||||||
| 46 | ECSTASY |
54 | 62 | 72 | 8 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | ||||||
| 47 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY |
50 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14194) | ||||||
| 48 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
62 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | ||||||
| 49 | ALL I KNOW |
65 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926) | ||||||
| 50 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU |
58 | 63 | 68 | 7 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11373) | ||||||
| 51 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) |
23 | 18 | 5 | 14 |  |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | ||||||
| 52 | SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) |
67 | 76 | 80 | 6 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | ||||||
| 53 | BASKETBALL JONES |
68 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038) | ||||||
| 54 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH |
18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | ||||||
| 55 | EVIL |
60 | 65 | 74 | 5 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | ||||||
| 56 | ANGEL |
24 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | ||||||
| 57 | SPACE RACE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | ||||||
| 58 | HOW CAN I TELL HER |
25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | ||||||
| 59 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE |
64 | 69 | 76 | 6 | |
| Deodato (CTI 16) | ||||||
| 60 | THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBER |
61 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007) | ||||||
| 61 | NEVER LET YOU GO |
70 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1051) | ||||||
| 62 | SUCH A NIGHT |
75 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6937) | ||||||
| 63 | OUTLAW MAN |
73 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11025) | ||||||
| 64 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) |
69 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0067) | ||||||
| 65 | AS TIME GOES BY |
66 | 68 | 73 | 5 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039) | ||||||
| 66 | PAPER ROSES |
84 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | ||||||
| 67 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS |
76 | 81 | 84 | 5 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | ||||||
| 68 | THE MORNING AFTER |
27 | 27 | 22 | 15 | |
| Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | ||||||
| 69 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND |
53 | 53 | 57 | 6 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | ||||||
| 70 | JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY |
71 | 72 | 77 | 7 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | ||||||
| 71 | SISTER JAMES |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461) | ||||||
| 72 | SHOW BIZ KIDS |
30 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11382) | ||||||
| 73 | THERE IT IS |
39 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | ||||||
| 74 | THIS TIME IT'S REAL |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733) | ||||||
| 75 | COUNTRY SUNSHINE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072) | ||||||
| 76 | WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740) | ||||||
| 77 | JESSE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982) | ||||||
| 78 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN |
81 | 84 | 89 | 6 | |
| New York City (Chelsea 0025) | ||||||
| 79 | RUBBER BULLETS |
91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| 10cc (UK 49015) | ||||||
| 80 | YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME |
85 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45889) | ||||||
| 81 | RAISED ON ROCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088) | ||||||
| 82 | IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD |
88 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494) | ||||||
| 83 | TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049) | ||||||
| 84 | WHY ME |
89 | 93 | 99 | 19 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 85 | JUST YOU 'N' ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45933) | ||||||
| 86 | I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY |
90 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Skylark (Capitol 3661) | ||||||
| 87 | EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3641) | ||||||
| 88 | QUEEN OF THE ROLLER DERBY |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7337) | ||||||
| 89 | I'M COMING HOME |
93 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908) | ||||||
| 90 | SLICK |
83 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| Willie Hutch (Motown 1252) | ||||||
| 91 | THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533) | ||||||
| 92 | EASY EVIL |
95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill 4360) | ||||||
| 93 | JOYFUL RESURRECTION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 702) | ||||||
| 94 | BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892) | ||||||
| 95 | FUNKY STUFF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | ||||||
| 96 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | ||||||
| 97 | WEST COAST WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Painter (Elektra 45862) | ||||||
| 98 | SHADY LADY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379) | ||||||
| 99 | LIFE AIN'T EASY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925) | ||||||
| 100 | LOVE IS ALL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40076) | ||||||
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:
• "Uneasy Rider" by Charlie Daniels Band (# 26)
• "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper (# 40)
• "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce (# 56)
• "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by Chicago (# 59)
• "Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out" by Bobby Womack (# 72)
• "Future Shock" by Curtis Mayfield (# 74)
• "Ashes To Ashes" by 5th Dimension (# 77)
• "Sweet Harmony" by Smokey Robinson (# 78)
• "Believe In Humanity" by Carole King (# 79)
• "The Hurt" by Cat Stevens (# 80)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: