Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending November 24, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	PHOTOGRAPH	2	3	5	8
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
2	TOP OF THE WORLD	4	9	11	9
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
3	I GOT A NAME	5	8	9	9
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
4	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	1	2	3	14
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
5	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	3	1	2	13
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
6	PAPER ROSES	6	7	8	12
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
7	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	9	15	32	5
Elton John (MCA 40148)
8	JUST YOU 'N' ME	10	12	17	10
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
9	SPACE RACE	11	13	16	11
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
10	THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1)	12	14	20	10
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
11	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	8	4	1	15
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
12	HELLO, IT'S ME	15	21	30	9
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
13	OOH BABY	16	20	26	7
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
14	YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME	14	19	22	9
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
15	LEAVE ME ALONE	24	41	54	5
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
16	ANGIE	7	5	4	12
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
17	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	21	26	36	9
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
18	CHEAPER TO KEEP HER	19	22	29	8
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
19	LET ME SERENADE YOU	23	30	51	4
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
20	WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN	18	18	21	10
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
21	BE	25	32	42	6
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
22	MY MUSIC	26	42	63	5
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
23	SHOW AND TELL	32	38	46	8
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
24	IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)	36	45	74	4
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
25	MAMMY BLUE	29	40	50	6
Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
26	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	27	29	31	14
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
27	D'YER MAKER	31	37	45	7
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
28	MIND GAMES	37	67	--	3
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
29	THE JOKER	38	55	66	6
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
30	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	34	39	47	7
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
31	COME GET TO THIS	41	52	72	4
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
32	WHY ME	33	35	41	28
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
33	WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY	43	74	--	3
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
34	CORAZON	40	49	58	6
Carole King (Ode 66039)
35	ME AND BABY BROTHER	50	71	--	3
War (United Artists 350)
36	SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE	30	33	39	7
Four Tops (Dunhill 4366)
37	SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)	17	17	19	15
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251)
38	ALL I KNOW	13	6	7	12
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
39	KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	20	10	10	13
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
40	NEVER LET YOU GO	35	36	38	13
Bloodstone (London 1051)
41	TIME IN A BOTTLE	65	--	--	2
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
42	NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP	64	80	93	4
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
43	SMARTY PANTS	47	50	57	7
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
44	PAINTED LADIES	51	59	68	6
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
45	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	57	69	92	5
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
46	DREAM ON	49	54	62	8
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
47	LIVING FOR THE CITY	59	77	--	3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
48	PRETTY LADY	54	62	71	7
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
49	SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK	56	65	79	6
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
50	THERE AIN'T NO WAY	52	57	70	7
Lobo (Big Tree 16012)
51	SAIL AROUND THE WORLD	53	61	65	7
David Gates (Elektra 45868)
52	FELL FOR YOU	60	66	83	5
Dramatics (Volt 4099)
53	HALF BREED	22	11	6	19
Cher (MCA 40102)
54	HELEN WHEELS	69	--	--	2
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
55	CHECK IT OUT	39	34	37	9
Tavares (Capitol 3674)
56	A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING	71	82	--	3
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
57	COME LIVE WITH ME	67	76	--	3
Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
58	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	62	60	64	11
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
59	LET ME BE THERE	73	86	96	5
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
60	RIVER	70	79	88	4
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
61	LITTLE GIRL GONE	63	68	73	7
Donna Fargo (Dot 17476)
62	STEALIN'	66	63	69	8
Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738)
63	I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY	74	87	--	3
Ripple (GRC 1004)
64	LIVIN' FOR YOU	--	--	--	1
Al Green (Hi 2257)
65	WALK LIKE A MAN	85	--	--	2
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
66	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT	84	--	--	2
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
67	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	80	89	99	4
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
68	STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1)	82	--	--	2
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
69	MY OLD SCHOOL	75	81	86	5
Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
70	SISTER MARY ELEPHANT	83	--	--	2
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
71	SALLY FROM SYRACUSE	76	85	95	4
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
72	I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION	--	--	--	1
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
73	HAVING A PARTY	77	83	87	7
Ovations (MGM 14623)
74	BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE	78	78	84	6
Syl Johnson (Hi 2250)
75	IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER	81	88	--	3
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
76	LOVE REIGN O'ER ME	87	--	--	2
Who (MCA 40152)
77	REDNECK FRIEND	79	72	76	8
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023)
78	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	88	--	--	2
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
79	THE RIVER OF LOVE	89	--	--	2
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
80	THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD	92	--	--	2
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
81	KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY	--	--	--	1
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
82	AIN'T GOT NO HOME	--	--	--	1
The Band (Capitol 3758)
83	IT'S ALL OVER	90	96	--	3
Independents (Wand 11263)
84	LET ME TRY AGAIN	91	--	--	2
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
85	BIG TIME OPERATOR	--	--	--	1
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
86	TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY	97	--	--	2
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
87	SORROW	94	--	--	2
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
88	I'M A ROCKER	--	--	--	1
Raspberries (Capitol 3765)
89	I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU	95	99	--	3
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 313)
90	ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)	96	100	--	3
Kevin Johnson (Mainstream 5548)
91	I FOUND SUNSHINE	99	--	--	2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
92	I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME	--	--	--	1
Intruders (Gamble 2508)
93	BABY COME CLOSE	--	--	--	1
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
94	HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME	--	--	--	1
Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
95	PLEASE, DADDY	--	--	--	1
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
96	WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?	--	--	--	1
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
97	COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN	98	--	--	2
Gary & Dave (London 200)
98	I MISS YOU	--	--	--	1
Dells (Cadet 5700)
99	LAST KISS	100	--	--	2
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
100	ROCK ON	--	--	--	1
David Essex (Columbia 45940)

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:

   • "Basketball Jones" by Cheech & Chong (# 28)
   • "Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers Band (# 42)
   • "Jesse" by Roberta Flack (# 44)
   • "Country Sunshine" by Dottie West (# 45)
   • "That Lady" by Isley Brothers (# 46)
   • "Yes We Can Can" by Pointer Sisters (# 48)
   • "Hurts So Good" by Millie Jackson (# 55)
   • "Raised On Rock" by Elvis Presley (# 58)
   • "Funky Stuff" by Kool & Gang (# 61)
   • "Rocky Mountain Way" by Joe Walsh (# 68)
   • "I Won't Last A Day Without You" by Maureen McGovern (# 72)
   • "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" by Hollies (# 86)
   • "Let There Be Drums" by Incredible Bongo Band (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL	Clarence Carter
102	INSPIRATION	Paul Williams
103	LAST KISS	J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers
104	GOOD OLD SONG	Dobie Gray
105	JIM DANDY	Black Oak Arkansas
106	REASON TO FEEL	Scuffy Shew
107	WALKING IN THE GEORGIA RAIN	Sonny Geraci & Climax
108	LOVE FOR YOU	Sonoma
109	BLUE COLLAR	Bachman-Turner Overdrive
110	BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR	Dick Feller
111	FRISKY	Sly & Family Stone
112	TOGETHER (BODY AND SOULIN')	Mission
113	LOVE HAS NO PRIDE	Linda Ronstadt
114	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	New York City
115	IF YOU DON'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY	Fred Wesley & JB's
116	MIRACLE MAKER (SWEET SOUL SHAKER)	Hues Corporation
117	SING ABOUT LOVE	Lynn Anderson
118	SUNSHINE LADY	Willie Hutch
119	SHOWDOWN	Electric Light Orchestra
120	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	Mocedades
121	LOVE DON'T CARE WHERE IT GROWS	Perry Como
122	TAKE THE HIGHWAY	Marshall Tucker Band
123	THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE	General Crook
124	LOUIE (PT. 1)	Lou Zerato
125	TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART	Monkey Meeks
126	POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE	Wayne Newton
127	SHIPS IN THE NIGHT	Vicki Lawrence