Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 13, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HIGHER GROUND	2	5	8	9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
2	HALF BREED	1	3	5	13
Cher (MCA 40102)
3	RAMBLIN' MAN	3	8	10	9
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
4	ANGIE	9	14	27	6
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
5	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	11	15	23	9
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
6	THAT LADY	7	9	11	12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
7	MY MARIA	8	10	12	12
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
8	CHINA GROVE	10	12	14	9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
9	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	15	26	48	7
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
10	FREE RIDE	12	13	15	11
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
11	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	13	21	30	8
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
12	LET'S GET IT ON	5	6	6	15
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
13	LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK	4	1	2	12
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
14	ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY	16	18	20	11
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
15	YES WE CAN CAN	17	19	25	9
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
16	ALL I KNOW	20	27	49	6
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
17	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	6	2	1	13
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
18	JESSE	31	47	77	4
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982)
19	BASKETBALL JONES	30	42	53	7
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
20	YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE	21	25	31	9
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
21	YOU GOT ME ANYWAY	24	29	34	10
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
22	KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	25	34	43	7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
23	HURTS SO GOOD	26	31	44	8
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
24	LET ME IN	29	35	45	6
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
25	IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR	18	20	24	10
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
26	GET IT TOGETHER	28	30	33	8
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
27	THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES	14	16	18	13
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
28	DELTA DAWN	22	7	3	17
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
29	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	35	44	52	9
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
30	SPACE RACE	36	45	57	5
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
31	JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE	34	36	39	14
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
32	ECSTASY	33	40	46	11
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
33	I GOT A NAME	53	76	--	3
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
34	WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN	40	48	76	4
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
35	PAPER ROSES	41	50	66	6
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
36	JUST YOU 'N' ME	43	65	85	4
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
37	TOP OF THE WORLD	44	81	--	3
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
38	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	39	41	50	10
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
39	RAISED ON ROCK	47	63	81	4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088)
40	HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE)	27	28	29	9
Temptations (Gordy 7131)
41	THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1)	54	72	91	4
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
42	SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE	19	4	4	14
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
43	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	49	57	67	8
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
44	PHOTOGRAPH	68	--	--	2
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
45	SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING	23	11	9	12
Elton John (MCA 40105)
46	NEVER LET YOU GO	48	51	61	7
Bloodstone (London 1051)
47	SUCH A NIGHT	50	53	62	6
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
48	SISTER JAMES	52	61	71	6
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)
49	OUTLAW MAN	51	55	63	7
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
50	RUBBER BULLETS	58	69	79	6
10cc (UK 49015)
51	FUNKY STUFF	60	71	95	4
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557)
52	FRIENDS	62	79	--	3
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2980)
53	YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME	67	82	--	3
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
54	BROTHER LOUIE	32	22	13	19
Stories (Kama Sutra 577)
55	GYPSY MAN	46	17	7	14
War (United Artists 281)
56	TONIGHT	37	37	41	9
Raspberries (Capitol 3610)
57	RHAPSODY IN BLUE	55	56	59	9
Deodato (CTI 16)
58	EVIL	56	54	55	8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888)
59	TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH	63	73	83	5
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049)
60	COUNTRY SUNSHINE	66	70	75	5
Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072)
61	CHECK IT OUT	72	84	--	3
Tavares (Capitol 3674)
62	THIS TIME IT'S REAL	64	68	74	5
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733)
63	WHY ME	70	78	84	22
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
64	STONED OUT OF MY MIND	65	67	69	9
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500)
65	WOMAN FROM TOKYO	73	86	--	6
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7737)
66	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	81	100	--	3
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
67	CHEAPER TO KEEP HER	80	--	--	2
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
68	OOH BABY	--	--	--	1
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
69	SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE	--	--	--	1
Four Tops (Dunhill 4366)
70	SHADY LADY	83	93	98	5
Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379)
71	MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER	87	99	--	3
Dells (Cadet 5698)
72	SHOW AND TELL	98	--	--	2
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
73	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	--	--	--	1
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
74	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	82	89	96	5
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
75	OH! NO NOT MY BABY	--	--	--	1
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73426)
76	SMARTY PANTS	--	--	--	1
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
77	ASHES TO ASHES	85	91	--	10
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
78	I'M COMING HOME	86	88	89	6
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
79	ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS	--	--	--	1
Hank Wilson (Shelter 7336)
80	GOTTA FIND A WAY	88	--	--	2
Moments (Stang 5050)
81	WEST COAST WOMAN	89	92	97	4
Painter (Elektra 45862)
82	TAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER	--	--	--	1
Rodney Allen Rippy (Bell 45,403)
83	STEALIN'	91	--	--	2
Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738)
84	YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT	90	94	--	3
Manhattans (Columbia 45927)
85	HELLO, IT'S ME	93	97	--	3
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
86	LIFE AIN'T EASY	92	95	99	4
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925)
87	D'YER MAKER	--	--	--	1
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
88	REDNECK FRIEND	96	--	--	2
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023)
89	YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS	94	--	--	2
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1244)
90	ALL THE WAY DOWN	99	--	--	2
Etta James (Chess 2144)
91	LET ME BE YOUR LOVEMAKER	--	--	--	1
Betty Wright (Alston 4619)
92	RIDIN' MY THUMB TO MEXICO	--	--	--	1
Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416)
93	YOU DON'T OWE ME	--	--	--	1
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 710)
94	SAIL AROUND THE WORLD	--	--	--	1
David Gates (Elektra 45868)
95	LITTLE GIRL GONE	--	--	--	1
Donna Fargo (Dot 17476)
96	IN THE RAIN	97	98	--	3
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100)
97	THERE AIN'T NO WAY	--	--	--	1
Lobo (Big Tree 16012)
98	DREAM ON	100	--	--	2
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
99	PRETTY LADY	--	--	--	1
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
100	HAVING A PARTY	--	--	--	1
Ovations (MGM 14623)

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:

   • "Freedom For The Stallion" by Hues Corporation (# 38)
   • "Ghetto Child" by Spinners (# 42)
   • "Loving Arms" by Dobie Gray (# 45)
   • "Touch Me In The Morning" by Diana Ross (# 57)
   • "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning)" by John Denver (# 59)
   • "Sweet Charlie Babe" by Jackie Moore (# 61)
   • "Muskrat Love" by America (# 69)
   • "I've Got So Much To Give" by Barry White (# 71)
   • "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" by James Brown (# 74)
   • "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" by Ray Price (# 75)
   • "As Time Goes By" by Nilsson (# 76)
   • "Everybody's Had The Blues" by Merle Haggard (# 77)
   • "The Last Thing On My Mind" by Neil Diamond (# 78)
   • "It's A Small Small World" by Mike Curb Congregation (# 79)
   • "Joyful Resurrection" by Tom Fogerty (# 84)
   • "Love Is All" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	FELL FOR YOU	Dramatics
102	SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE	Kyle
103	LOVE DON'T CARE WHERE IT GROWS	Perry Como
104	WRAPPED UP IN YOUR WARM AND TENDER LOVE	Tyrone Davis
105	KISS IT AND MAKE IT BETTER	Mac Davis
106	HEY, LITTLE GIRL	Foster Sylvers
107	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU	Maureen McGovern
108	CALICO	Tommy James
109	HE	Today's People
110	SLIPPIN' AWAY	Jean Shepard
111	GIRL BLUE	Main Ingredient
112	LET ME BE THERE	Olivia Newton-John
113	ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)	Kevin Johnson
114	VADO VIA	Drupi
115	PAINTED LADIES	Ian Thomas
116	TRASH	New York Dolls
117	ROLLER COASTER	Blood, Sweat & Tears
118	LIFESTREAM	Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band
119	POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE	Wayne Newton
120	DANGWA	Manu Dibango
121	RAZAMANAZ	Nazareth
122	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	Jim Stafford
123	MR. SKIN	Spirit
124	SHIDDLE-EE-DEE	Clint Holmes
125	WIG-WAM BAM	Sweet
126	BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE	Syl Johnson
127	SLAG SOLUTION	Hot Butter
128	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	Brownsville Station
129	ME AND MY MUMMY	Bobby (Boris) Pickett
130	COSMIC SLOP	Funkadelic