Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 20, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RAMBLIN' MAN	3	3	8	10
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027)
2	ANGIE	4	9	14	7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
3	HALF BREED	2	1	3	14
Cher (MCA 40102)
4	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	5	11	15	10
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
5	HIGHER GROUND	1	2	5	10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235)
6	THAT LADY	6	7	9	13
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251)
7	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	9	15	26	8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
8	CHINA GROVE	8	10	12	10
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728)
9	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	11	13	21	9
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
10	FREE RIDE	10	12	13	12
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024)
11	YES WE CAN CAN	15	17	19	10
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229)
12	ALL I KNOW	16	20	27	7
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
13	ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY	14	16	18	12
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361)
14	JESSE	18	31	47	5
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982)
15	MY MARIA	7	8	10	13
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030)
16	BASKETBALL JONES	19	30	42	8
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038)
17	KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	22	25	34	8
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
18	YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE	20	21	25	10
Conway Twitty (MCA 40094)
19	HURTS SO GOOD	23	26	31	9
Millie Jackson (Spring 139)
20	YOU GOT ME ANYWAY	21	24	29	11
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217)
21	LET ME IN	24	29	35	7
Osmonds (MGM 14617)
22	PAPER ROSES	35	41	50	7
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
23	SPACE RACE	30	36	45	6
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
24	GET IT TOGETHER	26	28	30	9
Jackson Five (Motown 1277)
25	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	29	35	44	10
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
26	I GOT A NAME	33	53	76	4
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
27	JUST YOU 'N' ME	36	43	65	5
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
28	TOP OF THE WORLD	37	44	81	4
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
29	WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN	34	40	48	5
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
30	PHOTOGRAPH	44	68	--	3
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
31	ECSTASY	32	33	40	12
Ohio Players (Westbound 216)
32	LET'S GET IT ON	12	5	6	16
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234)
33	RAISED ON ROCK	39	47	63	5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088)
34	THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1)	41	54	72	5
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
35	LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK	13	4	1	13
Paul Simon (Columbia 45907)
36	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	17	6	2	14
Grand Funk (Capitol 3660)
37	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	43	49	57	9
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
38	YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME	53	67	82	4
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
39	DELTA DAWN	28	22	7	18
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645)
40	JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE	31	34	36	15
Looking Glass (Epic 11001)
41	IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR	25	18	20	11
Cross Country (Atco 6934)
42	SISTER JAMES	48	52	61	7
Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461)
43	THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES	27	14	16	14
Joe Simon (Spring 138)
44	NEVER LET YOU GO	46	48	51	8
Bloodstone (London 1051)
45	SUCH A NIGHT	47	50	53	7
Dr. John (Atco 6937)
46	FRIENDS	52	62	79	4
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2980)
47	RUBBER BULLETS	50	58	69	7
10cc (UK 49015)
48	FUNKY STUFF	51	60	71	5
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557)
49	SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE	42	19	4	15
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,374)
50	OOH BABY	68	--	--	2
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
51	CHECK IT OUT	61	72	84	4
Tavares (Capitol 3674)
52	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	38	39	41	11
B.B. King (ABC 11373)
53	CHEAPER TO KEEP HER	67	80	--	3
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
54	COUNTRY SUNSHINE	60	66	70	6
Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072)
55	SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE	69	--	--	2
Four Tops (Dunhill 4366)
56	WHY ME	63	70	78	23
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
57	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	66	81	100	4
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
58	TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU'RE WITH	59	63	73	6
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049)
59	OUTLAW MAN	49	51	55	8
Eagles (Asylum 11025)
60	OH! NO NOT MY BABY	75	--	--	2
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73426)
61	WOMAN FROM TOKYO	65	73	86	7
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7737)
62	SHOW AND TELL	72	98	--	3
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
63	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	73	--	--	2
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
64	HELLO, IT'S ME	85	93	97	4
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
65	MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER	71	87	99	4
Dells (Cadet 5698)
66	SMARTY PANTS	76	--	--	2
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
67	D'YER MAKER	87	--	--	2
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
68	SHADY LADY	70	83	93	6
Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379)
69	ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS	79	--	--	2
Hank Wilson (Shelter 7336)
70	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	74	82	89	6
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
71	ASHES TO ASHES	77	85	91	11
5th Dimension (Bell 45,380)
72	I'M COMING HOME	78	86	88	7
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908)
73	GOTTA FIND A WAY	80	88	--	3
Moments (Stang 5050)
74	WEST COAST WOMAN	81	89	92	5
Painter (Elektra 45862)
75	BE	--	--	--	1
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
76	STEALIN'	83	91	--	3
Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738)
77	MAMMY BLUE	--	--	--	1
Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
78	TAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER	82	--	--	2
Rodney Allen Rippy (Bell 45,403)
79	CORAZON	--	--	--	1
Carole King (Ode 66039)
80	LIFE AIN'T EASY	86	92	95	5
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45925)
81	REDNECK FRIEND	88	96	--	3
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023)
82	DREAM ON	98	100	--	3
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
83	ALL THE WAY DOWN	90	99	--	3
Etta James (Chess 2144)
84	LET ME BE YOUR LOVEMAKER	91	--	--	2
Betty Wright (Alston 4619)
85	RIDIN' MY THUMB TO MEXICO	92	--	--	2
Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416)
86	PRETTY LADY	99	--	--	2
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
87	SAIL AROUND THE WORLD	94	--	--	2
David Gates (Elektra 45868)
88	LITTLE GIRL GONE	95	--	--	2
Donna Fargo (Dot 17476)
89	THE JOKER	--	--	--	1
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
90	THERE AIN'T NO WAY	97	--	--	2
Lobo (Big Tree 16012)
91	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU	--	--	--	1
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2051)
92	HAVING A PARTY	100	--	--	2
Ovations (MGM 14623)
93	WRAPPED UP IN YOUR WARM AND TENDER LOVE	--	--	--	1
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4526)
94	BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE	--	--	--	1
Syl Johnson (Hi 2250)
95	IN THE RAIN	96	97	98	4
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100)
96	CALICO	--	--	--	1
Tommy James (Roulette 7147)
97	PAINTED LADIES	--	--	--	1
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
98	HEY, LITTLE GIRL	--	--	--	1
Foster Sylvers (MGM 14630)
99	VADO VIA	--	--	--	1
Drupi (A&M 1460)
100	SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK	--	--	--	1
Persuaders (Atco 6943)

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:

   • "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" by Temptations (# 40)
   • "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" by Elton John (# 45)
   • "Brother Louie" by Stories (# 54)
   • "Gypsy Man" by War (# 55)
   • "Tonight" by Raspberries (# 56)
   • "Rhapsody In Blue" by Deodato (# 57)
   • "Evil" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 58)
   • "This Time It's Real" by Tower Of Power (# 62)
   • "Stoned Out Of My Mind" by Chi-Lites (# 64)
   • "You'd Better Believe It" by Manhattans (# 84)
   • "You're In Good Hands" by Jermaine Jackson (# 89)
   • "You Don't Owe Me" by Blue Ridge Rangers (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	FELL FOR YOU	Dramatics
102	LOVE DON'T CARE WHERE IT GROWS	Perry Como
103	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	Brownsville Station
104	LET ME BE THERE	Olivia Newton-John
105	ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)	Kevin Johnson
106	SHE BRINGS SUNSHINE	Kyle
107	ROLLER COASTER	Blood, Sweat & Tears
108	LIFESTREAM	Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band
109	SLIPPIN' AWAY	Jean Shepherd
110	WHEREFORE AND WHY	Glen Campbell
111	TRASH	New York Dolls
112	POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE	Wayne Newton
113	LET THERE BE DRUMS	Incredible Bongo Band
114	GIRL BLUE	Main Ingredient
115	RAZAMANAZ	Nazareth
116	WIG-WAM BAM	Sweet
117	I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
118	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	Jim Stafford
119	MR. SKIN	Spirit
120	TAKE THE HIGHWAY	Marshall Tucker Band
121	DANGWA	Manu Dibango
122	I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME	Intruders
123	HE	Today's People
124	BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN	Tanya Tucker
125	TOGETHER (BODY AND SOULIN')	Mission
126	SALLY FROM SYRACUSE	Stu Nunnery
127	KID STUFF	Barbara Fairchild
128	ME AND MY MUMMY	Bobby (Boris) Pickett
129	EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES	Merle Haggard
130	MANGO MEAT	Mandrill