Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 8, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	4	7	9	7
Elton John (MCA 40148)
2	TOP OF THE WORLD	1	2	4	11
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
3	JUST YOU 'N' ME	5	8	10	12
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
4	HELLO, IT'S ME	8	12	15	11
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
5	LEAVE ME ALONE	10	15	24	7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
6	PHOTOGRAPH	2	1	2	10
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
7	I GOT A NAME	3	3	5	11
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
8	SPACE RACE	6	9	11	13
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
9	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	12	17	21	11
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
10	THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1)	9	10	12	12
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
11	TIME IN A BOTTLE	26	41	65	4
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
12	SHOW AND TELL	15	23	32	10
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
13	THE JOKER	18	29	38	8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
14	IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)	17	24	36	6
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
15	LET ME SERENADE YOU	16	19	23	6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
16	MIND GAMES	21	28	37	5
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
17	MY MUSIC	20	22	26	7
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
18	WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY	27	33	43	5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
19	BE	19	21	25	8
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
20	COME GET TO THIS	25	31	41	6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
21	MAMMY BLUE	22	25	29	8
Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
22	D'YER MAKER	24	27	31	9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
23	HELEN WHEELS	33	54	69	4
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
24	LIVING FOR THE CITY	38	47	59	5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
25	NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP	31	42	64	6
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
26	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	28	30	34	9
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
27	CORAZON	29	34	40	8
Carole King (Ode 66039)
28	ME AND BABY BROTHER	30	35	50	5
War (United Artists 350)
29	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	35	45	57	7
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
30	PAINTED LADIES	37	44	51	8
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
31	HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT	13	4	1	16
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
32	MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA	7	5	3	15
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
33	PRETTY LADY	39	48	54	9
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
34	OOH BABY	11	13	16	9
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633)
35	PAPER ROSES	14	6	6	14
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
36	CHEAPER TO KEEP HER	23	18	19	10
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
37	LET ME BE THERE	46	59	73	7
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
38	I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION	55	72	--	3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
39	LIVIN' FOR YOU	48	64	--	3
Al Green (Hi 2257)
40	SMARTY PANTS	41	43	47	9
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
41	WALK LIKE A MAN	54	65	85	4
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
42	SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK	45	49	56	8
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
43	ANGIE	36	16	7	14
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
44	KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (PT. 1)	32	11	8	17
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
45	RIVER	52	60	70	6
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
46	YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME	34	14	14	11
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
47	DREAM ON	43	46	49	10
Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
48	WHY ME	42	32	33	30
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
49	A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING	51	56	71	5
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
50	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT	58	66	84	4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
51	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	60	67	80	6
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
52	COME LIVE WITH ME	53	57	67	5
Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
53	SISTER MARY ELEPHANT	61	70	83	4
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
54	TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY	76	86	97	4
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
55	FELL FOR YOU	50	52	60	7
Dramatics (Volt 4099)
56	AMERICAN TUNE	75	--	--	2
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
57	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	56	58	62	13
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
58	MY OLD SCHOOL	63	69	75	7
Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
59	STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1)	62	68	82	4
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
60	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	68	78	88	4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
61	LOVE REIGN O'ER ME	66	76	87	4
Who (MCA 40152)
62	THE RIVER OF LOVE	70	79	89	4
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
63	THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD	71	80	92	4
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
64	KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY	72	81	--	3
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
65	AIN'T GOT NO HOME	73	82	--	3
The Band (Capitol 3758)
66	IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER	69	75	81	5
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
67	SALLY FROM SYRACUSE	67	71	76	6
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
68	I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY	59	63	74	5
Ripple (GRC 1004)
69	FRISKY	84	--	--	2
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060)
70	YOU'RE SIXTEEN	--	--	--	1
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
71	NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS	44	26	27	16
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
72	ALL I KNOW	47	38	13	14
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
73	LET ME TRY AGAIN	78	84	91	4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
74	SAIL AROUND THE WORLD	49	51	53	9
David Gates (Elektra 45868)
75	I'M A ROCKER	77	88	--	3
Raspberries (Capitol 3765)
76	IT'S ALL OVER	79	83	90	5
Independents (Wand 11263)
77	WHEN I FALL IN LOVE	85	--	--	2
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677b)
78	BIG TIME OPERATOR	81	85	--	3
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
79	WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?	87	96	--	3
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
80	SORROW	82	87	94	4
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
81	I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME	86	92	--	3
Intruders (Gamble 2508)
82	PLEASE, DADDY	89	95	--	3
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
83	BLUE COLLAR	94	--	--	2
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
84	HANGIN' AROUND	--	--	--	1
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
85	HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME	91	94	--	3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
86	ROCK ON	95	100	--	3
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
87	LOVE'S THEME	98	--	--	2
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
88	LOVE HAS NO PRIDE	--	--	--	1
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
89	I FOUND SUNSHINE	90	91	99	4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
90	BABY COME CLOSE	92	93	--	3
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
91	I MISS YOU	93	98	--	3
Dells (Cadet 5700)
92	THE WAY WE WERE	100	--	--	2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
93	LOVE FOR YOU	--	--	--	3
Sonoma (Dunhill 4365)
94	SHOWDOWN	--	--	--	1
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
95	LAST KISS	97	99	100	4
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
96	JIM DANDY	--	--	--	1
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
97	LAST KISS	99	--	--	19
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
98	I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL	--	--	--	1
Clarence Carter (Fame 330)
99	INSPIRATION	--	--	--	1
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
100	TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART	--	--	--	1
Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133)

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:

   • "We May Never Pass This Way Again" by Seals & Crofts (# 40)
   • "There Ain't No Way" by Lobo (# 57)
   • "Little Girl Gone" by Donna Fargo (# 64)
   • "Knocking On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan (# 65)
   • "Never Let You Go" by Bloodstone (# 74)
   • "Having A Party" by Ovations (# 80)
   • "Redneck Friend" by Jackson Browne (# 83)
   • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (# 88)
   • "Could You Ever Love Me Again" by Gary & Dave (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR	Loudon Wainwright III
102	CAN THIS BE REAL	Natural Four
103	REASON TO FEEL	Scuffy Shew
104	SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW	Roy Clark
105	BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR	Dick Feller
106	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	New York City
107	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	Mocedades
108	LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU	Paul Anka
109	GOOD OLD SONG	Dobie Gray
110	SING ABOUT LOVE	Lynn Anderson
111	STORMY MONDAY	Latimore
112	MIRACLE MAKER (SWEET SOUL SHAKER)	Hues Corporation
113	FLASHBACK	5th Dimension
114	WALKING IN THE GEORGIA RAIN	Sonny Geraci & Climax
115	THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE	Hollies
116	THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO	Newbeats
117	POUR ME A LITTLE MORE WINE	Wayne Newton
118	ONE TIN SOLDIER	Coven
119	IF YOU DON'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY	Fred Wesley & JB's
120	THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN	Jody Miller