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:

Rank	Song	Artist
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