Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 22, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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:

Rank	Song	Artist
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