Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 1, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TOP OF THE WORLD |
2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1468) | ||||||
| 2 | PHOTOGRAPH |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | ||||||
| 3 | I GOT A NAME |
3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | ||||||
| 4 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD |
7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40148) | ||||||
| 5 | JUST YOU 'N' ME |
8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45933) | ||||||
| 6 | SPACE RACE |
9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | ||||||
| 7 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | ||||||
| 8 | HELLO, IT'S ME |
12 | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | ||||||
| 9 | THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) |
10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533) | ||||||
| 10 | LEAVE ME ALONE |
15 | 24 | 41 | 6 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | ||||||
| 11 | OOH BABY |
13 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633) | ||||||
| 12 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL |
17 | 21 | 26 | 10 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | ||||||
| 13 | HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT |
4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | ||||||
| 14 | PAPER ROSES |
6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | ||||||
| 15 | SHOW AND TELL |
23 | 32 | 38 | 9 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | ||||||
| 16 | LET ME SERENADE YOU |
19 | 23 | 30 | 5 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370) | ||||||
| 17 | IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) |
24 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | ||||||
| 18 | THE JOKER |
29 | 38 | 55 | 7 |  |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | ||||||
| 19 | BE |
21 | 25 | 32 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942) | ||||||
| 20 | MY MUSIC |
22 | 26 | 42 | 6 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | ||||||
| 21 | MIND GAMES |
28 | 37 | 67 | 4 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1868) | ||||||
| 22 | MAMMY BLUE |
25 | 29 | 40 | 7 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 584) | ||||||
| 23 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER |
18 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | ||||||
| 24 | D'YER MAKER |
27 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | ||||||
| 25 | COME GET TO THIS |
31 | 41 | 52 | 5 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241) | ||||||
| 26 | TIME IN A BOTTLE |
41 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | ||||||
| 27 | WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY |
33 | 43 | 74 | 4 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | ||||||
| 28 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY |
30 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4625) | ||||||
| 29 | CORAZON |
34 | 40 | 49 | 7 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66039) | ||||||
| 30 | ME AND BABY BROTHER |
35 | 50 | 71 | 4 | |
| War (United Artists 350) | ||||||
| 31 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP |
42 | 64 | 80 | 5 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2058) | ||||||
| 32 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1) |
11 | 8 | 4 | 16 |  |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | ||||||
| 33 | HELEN WHEELS |
54 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | ||||||
| 34 | YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME |
14 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | ||||||
| 35 | SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM |
45 | 57 | 69 | 6 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011) | ||||||
| 36 | ANGIE |
16 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105) | ||||||
| 37 | PAINTED LADIES |
44 | 51 | 59 | 7 | |
| Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | ||||||
| 38 | LIVING FOR THE CITY |
47 | 59 | 77 | 4 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | ||||||
| 39 | PRETTY LADY |
48 | 54 | 62 | 8 | |
| Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | ||||||
| 40 | WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN |
20 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740) | ||||||
| 41 | SMARTY PANTS |
43 | 47 | 50 | 8 | |
| First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | ||||||
| 42 | WHY ME |
32 | 33 | 35 | 29 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 43 | DREAM ON |
46 | 49 | 54 | 9 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 45894) | ||||||
| 44 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS |
26 | 27 | 29 | 15 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | ||||||
| 45 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK |
49 | 56 | 65 | 7 | |
| Persuaders (Atco 6943) | ||||||
| 46 | LET ME BE THERE |
59 | 73 | 86 | 6 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | ||||||
| 47 | ALL I KNOW |
38 | 13 | 6 | 13 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926) | ||||||
| 48 | LIVIN' FOR YOU |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2257) | ||||||
| 49 | SAIL AROUND THE WORLD |
51 | 53 | 61 | 8 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45868) | ||||||
| 50 | FELL FOR YOU |
52 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4099) | ||||||
| 51 | A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING |
56 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | ||||||
| 52 | RIVER |
60 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 141) | ||||||
| 53 | COME LIVE WITH ME |
57 | 67 | 76 | 4 | |
| Ray Charles (Crossover 973) | ||||||
| 54 | WALK LIKE A MAN |
65 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | ||||||
| 55 | I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | ||||||
| 56 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
58 | 62 | 60 | 12 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | ||||||
| 57 | THERE AIN'T NO WAY |
50 | 52 | 57 | 8 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 16012) | ||||||
| 58 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT |
66 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | ||||||
| 59 | I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY |
63 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| Ripple (GRC 1004) | ||||||
| 60 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES |
67 | 80 | 89 | 5 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | ||||||
| 61 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT |
70 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | ||||||
| 62 | STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) |
68 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14210) | ||||||
| 63 | MY OLD SCHOOL |
69 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11396) | ||||||
| 64 | LITTLE GIRL GONE |
61 | 63 | 68 | 8 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17476) | ||||||
| 65 | KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR |
39 | 20 | 10 | 14 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | ||||||
| 66 | LOVE REIGN O'ER ME |
76 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Who (MCA 40152) | ||||||
| 67 | SALLY FROM SYRACUSE |
71 | 76 | 85 | 5 | |
| Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084) | ||||||
| 68 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME |
78 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | ||||||
| 69 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER |
75 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | ||||||
| 70 | THE RIVER OF LOVE |
79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | ||||||
| 71 | THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD |
80 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369) | ||||||
| 72 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | ||||||
| 73 | AIN'T GOT NO HOME |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Band (Capitol 3758) | ||||||
| 74 | NEVER LET YOU GO |
40 | 35 | 36 | 14 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1051) | ||||||
| 75 | AMERICAN TUNE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | ||||||
| 76 | TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY |
86 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| El Chicano (MCA 40104) | ||||||
| 77 | I'M A ROCKER |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3765) | ||||||
| 78 | LET ME TRY AGAIN |
84 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181) | ||||||
| 79 | IT'S ALL OVER |
83 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Independents (Wand 11263) | ||||||
| 80 | HAVING A PARTY |
73 | 77 | 83 | 8 | |
| Ovations (MGM 14623) | ||||||
| 81 | BIG TIME OPERATOR |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | ||||||
| 82 | SORROW |
87 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160) | ||||||
| 83 | REDNECK FRIEND |
77 | 79 | 72 | 9 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023) | ||||||
| 84 | FRISKY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060) | ||||||
| 85 | WHEN I FALL IN LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14677b) | ||||||
| 86 | I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Intruders (Gamble 2508) | ||||||
| 87 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | ||||||
| 88 | I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU |
89 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 313) | ||||||
| 89 | PLEASE, DADDY |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | ||||||
| 90 | I FOUND SUNSHINE |
91 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503) | ||||||
| 91 | HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6024) | ||||||
| 92 | BABY COME CLOSE |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | ||||||
| 93 | I MISS YOU |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5700) | ||||||
| 94 | BLUE COLLAR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | ||||||
| 95 | ROCK ON |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| David Essex (Columbia 45940) | ||||||
| 96 | COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN |
97 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Gary & Dave (London 200) | ||||||
| 97 | LAST KISS |
99 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Wednesday (Sussex 507) | ||||||
| 98 | LOVE'S THEME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | ||||||
| 99 | LAST KISS |
-- | -- | -- | 18 | |
| J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | ||||||
| 100 | THE WAY WE WERE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | ||||||
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:
• "Sweet Understanding Love" by Four Tops (# 36)
• "Summer (The First Time)" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 37)
• "Half Breed" by Cher (# 53)
• "Check It Out" by Tavares (# 55)
• "Stealin'" by Uriah Heep (# 62)
• "Back For A Taste Of Your Love" by Syl Johnson (# 74)
• "Rock 'n Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)" by Kevin Johnson (# 90)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: