Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 15, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JUST YOU 'N' ME |
3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45933) | ||||||
| 2 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD |
1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40148) | ||||||
| 3 | HELLO, IT'S ME |
4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | ||||||
| 4 | LEAVE ME ALONE |
5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | ||||||
| 5 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL |
9 | 12 | 17 | 12 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | ||||||
| 6 | TIME IN A BOTTLE |
11 | 26 | 41 | 5 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | ||||||
| 7 | TOP OF THE WORLD |
2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1468) | ||||||
| 8 | PHOTOGRAPH |
6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | ||||||
| 9 | THE JOKER |
13 | 18 | 29 | 9 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | ||||||
| 10 | SHOW AND TELL |
12 | 15 | 23 | 11 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | ||||||
| 11 | IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) |
14 | 17 | 24 | 7 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | ||||||
| 12 | LET ME SERENADE YOU |
15 | 16 | 19 | 7 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370) | ||||||
| 13 | MIND GAMES |
16 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1868) | ||||||
| 14 | MY MUSIC |
17 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | ||||||
| 15 | WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY |
18 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | ||||||
| 16 | THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) |
10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533) | ||||||
| 17 | LIVING FOR THE CITY |
24 | 38 | 47 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | ||||||
| 18 | COME GET TO THIS |
20 | 25 | 31 | 7 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241) | ||||||
| 19 | HELEN WHEELS |
23 | 33 | 54 | 5 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | ||||||
| 20 | D'YER MAKER |
22 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | ||||||
| 21 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP |
25 | 31 | 42 | 7 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2058) | ||||||
| 22 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY |
26 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4625) | ||||||
| 23 | SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM |
29 | 35 | 45 | 8 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011) | ||||||
| 24 | I GOT A NAME |
7 | 3 | 3 | 12 |  |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | ||||||
| 25 | ME AND BABY BROTHER |
28 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| War (United Artists 350) | ||||||
| 26 | SPACE RACE |
8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | ||||||
| 27 | BE |
19 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942) | ||||||
| 28 | PAINTED LADIES |
30 | 37 | 44 | 9 | |
| Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | ||||||
| 29 | I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION |
38 | 55 | 72 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | ||||||
| 30 | LET ME BE THERE |
37 | 46 | 59 | 8 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | ||||||
| 31 | PRETTY LADY |
33 | 39 | 48 | 10 | |
| Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | ||||||
| 32 | LIVIN' FOR YOU |
39 | 48 | 64 | 4 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2257) | ||||||
| 33 | MAMMY BLUE |
21 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 584) | ||||||
| 34 | CORAZON |
27 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66039) | ||||||
| 35 | WALK LIKE A MAN |
41 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | ||||||
| 36 | YOU'RE SIXTEEN |
70 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | ||||||
| 37 | HEARTBEAT--IT'S A LOVEBEAT |
31 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | ||||||
| 38 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA |
32 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | ||||||
| 39 | SMARTY PANTS |
40 | 41 | 43 | 10 | |
| First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | ||||||
| 40 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK |
42 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| Persuaders (Atco 6943) | ||||||
| 41 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT |
50 | 58 | 66 | 5 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | ||||||
| 42 | RIVER |
45 | 52 | 60 | 7 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 141) | ||||||
| 43 | A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING |
49 | 51 | 56 | 6 | |
| Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | ||||||
| 44 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES |
51 | 60 | 67 | 7 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | ||||||
| 45 | TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY |
54 | 76 | 86 | 5 | |
| El Chicano (MCA 40104) | ||||||
| 46 | AMERICAN TUNE |
56 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | ||||||
| 47 | OOH BABY |
34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3633) | ||||||
| 48 | DREAM ON |
47 | 43 | 46 | 11 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 45894) | ||||||
| 49 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT |
53 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | ||||||
| 50 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME |
60 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | ||||||
| 51 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
57 | 56 | 58 | 14 | |
| Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | ||||||
| 52 | COME LIVE WITH ME |
52 | 53 | 57 | 6 | |
| Ray Charles (Crossover 973) | ||||||
| 53 | THE RIVER OF LOVE |
62 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | ||||||
| 54 | STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) |
59 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14210) | ||||||
| 55 | THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD |
63 | 71 | 80 | 5 | |
| Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369) | ||||||
| 56 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY |
64 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | ||||||
| 57 | MY OLD SCHOOL |
58 | 63 | 69 | 8 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11396) | ||||||
| 58 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER |
66 | 69 | 75 | 6 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | ||||||
| 59 | LOVE REIGN O'ER ME |
61 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| Who (MCA 40152) | ||||||
| 60 | AIN'T GOT NO HOME |
65 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| The Band (Capitol 3758) | ||||||
| 61 | PAPER ROSES |
35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | |
| Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | ||||||
| 62 | WHY ME |
48 | 42 | 32 | 31 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | ||||||
| 63 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER |
36 | 23 | 18 | 11 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | ||||||
| 64 | LOVE'S THEME |
87 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | ||||||
| 65 | FRISKY |
69 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060) | ||||||
| 66 | THE WAY WE WERE |
92 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | ||||||
| 67 | LET ME TRY AGAIN |
73 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181) | ||||||
| 68 | SALLY FROM SYRACUSE |
67 | 67 | 71 | 7 | |
| Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084) | ||||||
| 69 | IT'S ALL OVER |
76 | 79 | 83 | 6 | |
| Independents (Wand 11263) | ||||||
| 70 | FELL FOR YOU |
55 | 50 | 52 | 8 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4099) | ||||||
| 71 | BIG TIME OPERATOR |
78 | 81 | 85 | 4 | |
| Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | ||||||
| 72 | LOVE HAS NO PRIDE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026) | ||||||
| 73 | WHEN I FALL IN LOVE |
77 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14677b) | ||||||
| 74 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? |
79 | 87 | 96 | 4 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | ||||||
| 75 | HANGIN' AROUND |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069) | ||||||
| 76 | SORROW |
80 | 82 | 87 | 5 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160) | ||||||
| 77 | PLEASE, DADDY |
82 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | ||||||
| 78 | BLUE COLLAR |
83 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | ||||||
| 79 | HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME |
85 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6024) | ||||||
| 80 | I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME |
81 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| Intruders (Gamble 2508) | ||||||
| 81 | ROCK ON |
86 | 95 | 100 | 4 | |
| David Essex (Columbia 45940) | ||||||
| 82 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Temptations (Gordy 7133) | ||||||
| 83 | SHOWDOWN |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337) | ||||||
| 84 | LOVE SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | ||||||
| 85 | STEP INTO CHRISTMAS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elton John (MCA 65018) | ||||||
| 86 | JIM DANDY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | ||||||
| 87 | I FOUND SUNSHINE |
89 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503) | ||||||
| 88 | INSPIRATION |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Paul Williams (A&M 1479) | ||||||
| 89 | BABY COME CLOSE |
90 | 92 | 93 | 4 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | ||||||
| 90 | I MISS YOU |
91 | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5700) | ||||||
| 91 | LOVE FOR YOU |
93 | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Sonoma (Dunhill 4365) | ||||||
| 92 | LAST KISS |
95 | 97 | 99 | 5 | |
| Wednesday (Sussex 507) | ||||||
| 93 | I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Clarence Carter (Fame 330) | ||||||
| 94 | LAST KISS |
97 | 99 | -- | 20 | |
| J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | ||||||
| 95 | JUNGLE BOOGIE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | ||||||
| 96 | TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133) | ||||||
| 97 | WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4371) | ||||||
| 98 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11406) | ||||||
| 99 | LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Paul Anka (Fame 345) | ||||||
| 100 | COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN |
-- | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| Gary & Dave (London 200) | ||||||
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:
• "Angie" by Rolling Stones (# 43)
• "Keep On Truckin' (pt. 1)" by Eddie Kendricks (# 44)
• "You're A Special Part Of Me" by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (# 46)
• "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" by Ripple (# 68)
• "Nutbush City Limits" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 71)
• "All I Know" by Art Garfunkel (# 72)
• "Sail Around The World" by David Gates (# 74)
• "I'm A Rocker" by Raspberries (# 75)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | WANG DANG DOODLE |
Pointer Sisters | ||||
| 102 | JOLENE |
Dolly Parton | ||||
| 103 | DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR |
Loudon Wainwright III | ||||
| 104 | CAN THIS BE REAL |
Natural Four | ||||
| 105 | I LOVE |
Tom T. Hall | ||||
| 106 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW |
Roy Clark | ||||
| 107 | WHAT CAN I TELL HER |
Timmy Thomas | ||||
| 108 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY |
New York City | ||||
| 109 | SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE |
Wilson Pickett | ||||
| 110 | FLASHBACK |
5th Dimension | ||||
| 111 | THIS IS YOUR SONG |
Don Goodwin | ||||
| 112 | REASON TO FEEL |
Scuffy Shew | ||||
| 113 | ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) |
Mocedades | ||||
| 114 | ONE TIN SOLDIER |
Coven | ||||
| 115 | BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR |
Dick Feller | ||||
| 116 | SING ABOUT LOVE |
Lynn Anderson | ||||
| 117 | STORMY MONDAY |
Latimore | ||||
| 118 | GOOD OLD SONG |
Dobie Gray | ||||
| 119 | WHAT IS HIP? |
Tower Of Power | ||||
| 120 | BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE |
Syl Johnson | ||||
| 121 | MY SWEET LADY |
Cliff DeYoung | ||||
| 122 | WILD IN THE STREETS |
Garland Jeffreys | ||||
| 123 | SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) |
Maceo & Macks | ||||
| 124 | LOVE ME FOR WHAT I AM |
Lobo | ||||
| 125 | THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE |
Hollies | ||||