Wednesday October 10, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 6, 1973



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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