Wednesday December 5, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 1, 1973



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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:

RankSongArtist
101   I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Clarence Carter
102   LOVE FOR YOU Sonoma
103   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE Linda Ronstadt
104   JIM DANDY Black Oak Arkansas
105   INSPIRATION Paul Williams
106   REASON TO FEEL Scuffy Shew
107   GOOD OLD SONG Dobie Gray
108   WALKING IN THE GEORGIA RAIN Sonny Geraci & Climax
109   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
110   TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART Monkey Meeks
111   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
112   SING ABOUT LOVE Lynn Anderson
113   SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra
114   IF YOU DON'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY Fred Wesley & JB's
115   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) Mocedades
116   TOGETHER (BODY AND SOULIN') Mission
117   SUNSHINE LADY Willie Hutch
118   MIRACLE MAKER (SWEET SOUL SHAKER) Hues Corporation
119   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark
120   POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE Wayne Newton
121   LOUIE (PT. 1) Lou Zerato
122   SHIPS IN THE NIGHT Vicki Lawrence
123   THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE Hollies
124   SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Livingston Taylor
125   THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Jody Miller
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