Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 6, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HALF BREED	3	5	7	12
Cher (MCA 40102)
2	HIGHER GROUND	5	8	10	8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
3	RAMBLIN' MAN	8	10	14	8
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
4	LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK	1	2	4	11
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
5	LET'S GET IT ON	6	6	3	14
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
6	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	2	1	2	12
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
7	THAT LADY	9	11	13	11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
8	MY MARIA	10	12	16	11
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
9	ANGIE	14	27	55	5
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
10	CHINA GROVE	12	14	20	8
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
11	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	15	23	34	8
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
12	FREE RIDE	13	15	19	10
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
13	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	21	30	63	7
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
14	THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES	16	18	22	12
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
15	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	26	48	62	6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
16	ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY	18	20	28	10
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
17	YES WE CAN CAN	19	25	32	8
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
18	IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR	20	24	35	9
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
19	SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE	4	4	5	13
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
20	ALL I KNOW	27	49	65	5
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
21	YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE	25	31	48	8
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
22	DELTA DAWN	7	3	1	16
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
23	SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING	11	9	9	11
Elton John (MCA 40105)
24	YOU GOT ME ANYWAY	29	34	43	9
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
25	KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	34	43	51	6
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
26	HURTS SO GOOD	31	44	52	7
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
27	HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE)	28	29	36	8
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
28	GET IT TOGETHER	30	33	47	7
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
29	LET ME IN	35	45	57	5
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
30	BASKETBALL JONES	42	53	68	6
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
31	JESSE	47	77	--	3
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982)
32	BROTHER LOUIE	22	13	6	18
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
33	ECSTASY	40	46	54	10
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
34	JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE	36	39	46	13
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
35	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	44	52	67	8
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
36	SPACE RACE	45	57	82	4
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
37	TONIGHT	37	41	49	8
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
38	FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION	39	40	42	12
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900)
39	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	41	50	58	9
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
40	WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN	48	76	--	3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
41	PAPER ROSES	50	66	84	5
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
42	GHETTO CHILD	24	26	31	8
Spinners (Atlantic 2973)
43	JUST YOU 'N' ME	65	85	--	3
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
44	TOP OF THE WORLD	81	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
45	LOVING ARMS	43	36	37	11
Dobie Gray (MCA 40100)
46	GYPSY MAN	17	7	8	13
War (United Artists 281)
47	RAISED ON ROCK	63	81	--	3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088)
48	NEVER LET YOU GO	51	61	70	6
Bloodstone (London 1051)
49	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	57	67	76	7
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
50	SUCH A NIGHT	53	62	75	5
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
51	OUTLAW MAN	55	63	73	6
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
52	SISTER JAMES	61	71	96	5
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)
53	I GOT A NAME	76	--	--	2
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
54	THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1)	72	91	--	3
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
55	RHAPSODY IN BLUE	56	59	64	8
Deodato (CTI 16)
56	EVIL	54	55	60	7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
57	TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING	23	19	15	19
Diana Ross (Motown 1239)
58	RUBBER BULLETS	69	79	91	5
10cc (UK 49015)
59	FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING)	60	64	69	6
John Denver (RCA Victor 0067)
60	FUNKY STUFF	71	95	--	3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557)
61	SWEET CHARLIE BABE	32	32	33	15
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956)
62	FRIENDS	79	--	--	2
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2980)
63	TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH	73	83	99	4
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049)
64	THIS TIME IT'S REAL	68	74	86	4
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733)
65	STONED OUT OF MY MIND	67	69	53	8
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
66	COUNTRY SUNSHINE	70	75	87	4
Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072)
67	YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME	82	--	--	2
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
68	PHOTOGRAPH	--	--	--	1
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
69	MUSKRAT LOVE	33	37	45	9
America (Warner Bros. 7725)
70	WHY ME	78	84	89	21
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
71	I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE	38	38	41	9
Barry White (20th Century 2042)
72	CHECK IT OUT	84	--	--	2
Tavares (Capitol 3674)
73	WOMAN FROM TOKYO	86	--	--	5
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7737)
74	SEXY, SEXY, SEXY	46	47	50	7
James Brown (Polydor 14194)
75	YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	77	80	85	6
Ray Price (Columbia 45889)
76	AS TIME GOES BY	64	65	66	7
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039)
77	EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES	83	87	92	4
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3641)
78	THE LAST THING ON MY MIND	49	42	44	8
Neil Diamond (MCA 40092)
79	IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD	80	82	88	6
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494)
80	CHEAPER TO KEEP HER	--	--	--	1
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
81	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	100	--	--	2
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
82	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	89	96	98	4
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
83	SHADY LADY	93	98	100	4
Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379)
84	JOYFUL RESURRECTION	90	93	--	3
Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 702)
85	ASHES TO ASHES	91	--	77	9
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
86	I'M COMING HOME	88	89	93	5
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
87	MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER	99	--	--	2
Dells (Cadet 5698)
88	GOTTA FIND A WAY	--	--	--	1
Moments (Stang 5050)
89	WEST COAST WOMAN	92	97	--	3
Painter (Elektra 45862)
90	YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT	94	--	--	2
Manhattans (Columbia 45927)
91	STEALIN'	--	--	--	1
Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738)
92	LIFE AIN'T EASY	95	99	--	3
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925)
93	HELLO, IT'S ME	97	--	--	2
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
94	YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS	--	--	--	1
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1244)
95	LOVE IS ALL	96	100	--	3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40076)
96	REDNECK FRIEND	--	--	--	1
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023)
97	IN THE RAIN	98	--	--	2
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100)
98	SHOW AND TELL	--	--	--	1
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
99	ALL THE WAY DOWN	--	--	--	1
Etta James (Chess 2144)
100	DREAM ON	--	--	--	1
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)

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:

   • "A Million To One" by Donny Osmond (# 52)
   • "Here I Am" by Al Green (# 58)
   • "Live & Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 59)
   • "Twisting The Night Away" by Rod Stewart (# 62)
   • "If You Want Me To Stay" by Sly & Family Stone (# 66)
   • "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 74)
   • "I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)" by Johnnie Taylor (# 75)
   • "I'll Have To Go Away" by Skylark (# 85)
   • "Queen Of The Roller Derby" by Leon Russell (# 87)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	OH! NO NOT MY BABY	Rod Stewart
102	SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE	Kyle
103	TAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER	Rodney Allen Rippy
104	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	Stylistics
105	KISS IT AND MAKE IT BETTER	Mac Davis
106	LOVE DON'T CARE WHERE IT GROWS	Perry Como
107	POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE	Wayne Newton
108	SLIPPIN' AWAY	Jean Shepard
109	HE	Today's People
110	CALICO	Tommy James
111	VADO VIA	Drupi
112	MR. SKIN	Spirit
113	GIRL BLUE	Main Ingredient
114	PRETTY LADY	Lighthouse
115	DANGWA	Manu Dibango
116	SHIDDLE-EE-DEE	Clint Holmes
117	COSMIC SLOP	Funkadelic
118	ME AND MY MUMMY	Bobby (Boris) Pickett
119	TRASH	New York Dolls
120	SMARTY PANTS	First Choice
121	MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER	Chester
122	BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE	Syl Johnson
123	SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU	Lenny Welch
124	RIDIN' MY THUMB TO MEXICO	Johnny Rodriguez
125	RAZAMANAZ	Nazareth
126	LET ME BE THERE	Olivia Newton-John
127	SLAG SOLUTION	Hot Butter
128	HAVING A PARTY	Ovations
129	YOU DON'T OWE ME	Blue Ridge Rangers
130	ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)	Kevin Johnson