Sunday December 23, 1973
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 22, 1973



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1   THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL 5 9 12 13
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
2   HELLO, IT'S ME 3 4 8 13
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
3   LEAVE ME ALONE 4 5 10 9
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
4   TIME IN A BOTTLE 6 11 26 6
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
5   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 2 1 4 9
Elton John (MCA 40148)
6   JUST YOU 'N' ME 1 3 5 14
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
7   THE JOKER 9 13 18 10
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
8   SHOW AND TELL 10 12 15 12
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
9   TOP OF THE WORLD 7 2 1 13
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
10   IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) 11 14 17 8
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
11   MIND GAMES 13 16 21 7
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
12   LIVING FOR THE CITY 17 24 38 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
13   MY MUSIC 14 17 20 9
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
14   WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY 15 18 27 7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
15   HELEN WHEELS 19 23 33 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
16   NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP 21 25 31 8
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
17   D'YER MAKER 20 22 24 11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
18   COME GET TO THIS 18 20 25 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
19   YOU'RE SIXTEEN 36 70 -- 3  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
20   SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM 23 29 35 9
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
21   ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 22 26 28 11
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
22   ME AND BABY BROTHER 25 28 30 7
War (United Artists 350)
23   LET ME SERENADE YOU 12 15 16 8  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
24   I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION 29 38 55 5
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
25   LET ME BE THERE 30 37 46 9
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
26   LIVIN' FOR YOU 32 39 48 5
Al Green (Hi 2257)
27   PAINTED LADIES 28 30 37 10
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
28   PHOTOGRAPH 8 6 2 12  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
29   I GOT A NAME 24 7 3 13
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
30   WALK LIKE A MAN 35 41 54 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
31   PRETTY LADY 31 33 39 11
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
32   THE WAY WE WERE 66 92 100 4  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
33   THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) 16 10 9 14  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533)
34   ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT 41 50 58 6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
35   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 44 51 60 8
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
36   AMERICAN TUNE 46 56 75 4
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
37   TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY 45 54 76 6
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
38   SMARTY PANTS 39 40 41 11
First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
39   A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING 43 49 51 7
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
40   SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK 40 42 45 10
Persuaders (Atco 6943)
41   LOVE'S THEME 64 87 98 4  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
42   RIVER 42 45 52 8
Joe Simon (Spring 141)
43   UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME 50 60 68 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
44   KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY 56 64 72 5  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
45   THE RIVER OF LOVE 53 62 70 6
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
46   SISTER MARY ELEPHANT 49 53 61 6
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
47   THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD 55 63 71 6
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
48   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 51 57 56 15
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
49   STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) 54 59 62 6
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
50   IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER 58 66 69 7
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
51   SPACE RACE 26 8 6 15  
Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
52   BE 27 19 19 10  
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
53   CORAZON 34 27 29 10  
Carole King (Ode 66039)
54   LOVE REIGN O'ER ME 59 61 66 6
Who (MCA 40152)
55   AIN'T GOT NO HOME 60 65 73 5
The Band (Capitol 3758)
56   MY OLD SCHOOL 57 58 63 9
Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
57   COME LIVE WITH ME 52 52 53 7
Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
58   LOVE HAS NO PRIDE 72 88 -- 3  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
59   HANGIN' AROUND 75 84 -- 3  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
60   WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? 74 79 87 5  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
61   LET ME TRY AGAIN 67 73 78 6
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
62   LET YOUR HAIR DOWN 82 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
63   I SHALL SING -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
64   BIG TIME OPERATOR 71 78 81 5
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
65   STEP INTO CHRISTMAS 85 -- -- 2  
Elton John (MCA 65018)
66   LOVE SONG 84 -- -- 2  
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
67   ROCK ON 81 86 95 5  
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
68   JIM DANDY 86 96 -- 3  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
69   SORROW 76 80 82 6
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
70   PLEASE, DADDY 77 82 89 5
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
71   BLUE COLLAR 78 83 94 4
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
72   HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME 79 85 91 5
Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
73   BABY COME CLOSE 89 90 92 5  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
74   MIDNIGHT RIDER -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
75   CAN THIS BE REAL -- -- -- 1  
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
76   SHOWDOWN 83 94 -- 3
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
77   INSPIRATION 88 99 -- 3  
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
78   JUNGLE BOOGIE 95 -- -- 2  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
79   A FOOL SUCH AS I -- -- -- 1  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
80   I FOUND SUNSHINE 87 89 90 6
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
81   JOY (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
82   I MISS YOU 90 91 93 5
Dells (Cadet 5700)
83   LOVE FOR YOU 91 93 -- 5
Sonoma (Dunhill 4365)
84   LAST KISS 92 95 97 6
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
85   LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU 99 -- -- 2  
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
86   LAST KISS 94 97 99 21
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
87   I'M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL 93 98 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Fame 330)
88   I LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
89   STAR -- -- -- 1  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
90   TEENAGE LAMENT '74 -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
91   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 98 -- -- 2
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
92   STORMY MONDAY -- -- -- 1  
Latimore (Glades 1716)
93   TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART 96 100 -- 3
Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133)
94   JOLENE -- -- -- 1  
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
95   WANG DANG DOODLE -- -- -- 1  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
96   COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN 100 -- 96 5
Gary & Dave (London 200)
97   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW -- -- -- 1  
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
98   FLASHBACK -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,425)
99   MY SWEET LADY -- -- -- 1  
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
100   THIS IS YOUR SONG -- -- -- 1  
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)

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:

   • "Mammy Blue" by Stories (# 33)
   • "Heartbeat--It's A Lovebeat" by DeFranco Family (# 37)
   • "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 38)
   • "Ooh Baby" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 47)
   • "Dream On" by Aerosmith (# 48)
   • "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond (# 61)
   • "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson (# 62)
   • "Cheaper To Keep Her" by Johnnie Taylor (# 63)
   • "Frisky" by Sly & Family Stone (# 65)
   • "Sally From Syracuse" by Stu Nunnery (# 68)
   • "It's All Over" by Independents (# 69)
   • "Fell For You" by Dramatics (# 70)
   • "When I Fall In Love" by Donny Osmond (# 73)
   • "I Wanna Know Your Name" by Intruders (# 80)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   JESSICA Allman Brothers Band
102   IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT'S SPRING) Love Unlimited
103   WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC Grass Roots
104   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) Mocedades
105   ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven
106   TRYING TO HOLD ONTO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier
107   RAINBOW SONG America
108   RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell
109   DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR Loudon Wainwright III
110   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
111   BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller
112   QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City
113   WHAT CAN I TELL HER Timmy Thomas
114   LOVE ME FOR WHAT I AM Lobo
115   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie
116   SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE Wilson Pickett
117   WILD IN THE STREETS Garland Jeffreys
118   BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE Syl Johnson
119   SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) Maceo & Macks
120   SING ABOUT LOVE Lynn Anderson
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