Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 29, 1973
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | ||||||
2 | LEAVE ME ALONE | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | ||||||
3 | TIME IN A BOTTLE | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | ||||||
4 | THE JOKER | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | ||||||
5 | HELLO, IT'S ME | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | ||||||
6 | SHOW AND TELL | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | ||||||
7 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Elton John (MCA 40148) | ||||||
8 | LIVING FOR THE CITY | 12 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | ||||||
9 | IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | ||||||
10 | MIND GAMES | 11 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
John Lennon (Apple 1868) | ||||||
11 | HELEN WHEELS | 15 | 19 | 23 | 7 | |
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | ||||||
12 | YOU'RE SIXTEEN | 19 | 36 | 70 | 4 | |
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | ||||||
13 | WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY | 14 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | ||||||
14 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP | 16 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
Barry White (20th Century 2058) | ||||||
15 | SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM | 20 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011) | ||||||
16 | D'YER MAKER | 17 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | ||||||
17 | I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION | 24 | 29 | 38 | 6 | |
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | ||||||
18 | MY MUSIC | 13 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | ||||||
19 | ME AND BABY BROTHER | 22 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
War (United Artists 350) | ||||||
20 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY | 21 | 22 | 26 | 12 | |
Stylistics (Avco 4625) | ||||||
21 | LIVIN' FOR YOU | 26 | 32 | 39 | 6 | |
Al Green (Hi 2257) | ||||||
22 | LET ME BE THERE | 25 | 30 | 37 | 10 | |
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | ||||||
23 | THE WAY WE WERE | 32 | 66 | 92 | 5 | |
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | ||||||
24 | LOVE'S THEME | 41 | 64 | 87 | 5 | |
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | ||||||
25 | TOP OF THE WORLD | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Carpenters (A&M 1468) | ||||||
26 | WALK LIKE A MAN | 30 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | ||||||
27 | PAINTED LADIES | 27 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | ||||||
28 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT | 34 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | ||||||
29 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES | 35 | 44 | 51 | 9 | |
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | ||||||
30 | AMERICAN TUNE | 36 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | ||||||
31 | TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY | 37 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
El Chicano (MCA 40104) | ||||||
32 | JUST YOU 'N' ME | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
Chicago (Columbia 45933) | ||||||
33 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME | 43 | 50 | 60 | 7 | |
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | ||||||
34 | COME GET TO THIS | 18 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241) | ||||||
35 | PHOTOGRAPH | 28 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | ||||||
36 | LET ME SERENADE YOU | 23 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370) | ||||||
37 | A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING | 39 | 43 | 49 | 8 | |
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | ||||||
38 | SMARTY PANTS | 38 | 39 | 40 | 12 | |
First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | ||||||
39 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK | 40 | 40 | 42 | 11 | |
Persuaders (Atco 6943) | ||||||
40 | THE RIVER OF LOVE | 45 | 53 | 62 | 7 | |
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | ||||||
41 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY | 44 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | ||||||
42 | I GOT A NAME | 29 | 24 | 7 | 14 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | ||||||
43 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER | 50 | 58 | 66 | 8 | |
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | ||||||
44 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT | 46 | 49 | 53 | 7 | |
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | ||||||
45 | THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD | 47 | 55 | 63 | 7 | |
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369) | ||||||
46 | THE LOVE I LOST (PT. 1) | 33 | 16 | 10 | 15 | |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3533) | ||||||
47 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN | 48 | 51 | 57 | 16 | |
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | ||||||
48 | STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 7 | |
James Brown (Polydor 14210) | ||||||
49 | PRETTY LADY | 31 | 31 | 33 | 12 | |
Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | ||||||
50 | LOVE HAS NO PRIDE | 58 | 72 | 88 | 4 | |
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026) | ||||||
51 | HANGIN' AROUND | 59 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069) | ||||||
52 | I SHALL SING | 63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983) | ||||||
53 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN | 62 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
Temptations (Gordy 7133) | ||||||
54 | AIN'T GOT NO HOME | 55 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
The Band (Capitol 3758) | ||||||
55 | JIM DANDY | 68 | 86 | 96 | 4 | |
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | ||||||
56 | STEP INTO CHRISTMAS | 65 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
Elton John (MCA 65018) | ||||||
57 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? | 60 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | ||||||
58 | LOVE SONG | 66 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | ||||||
59 | ROCK ON | 67 | 81 | 86 | 6 | |
David Essex (Columbia 45940) | ||||||
60 | LOVE REIGN O'ER ME | 54 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
Who (MCA 40152) | ||||||
61 | BIG TIME OPERATOR | 64 | 71 | 78 | 6 | |
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | ||||||
62 | MIDNIGHT RIDER | 74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035) | ||||||
63 | RIVER | 42 | 42 | 45 | 9 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 141) | ||||||
64 | A FOOL SUCH AS I | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982) | ||||||
65 | PLEASE, DADDY | 70 | 77 | 82 | 6 | |
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | ||||||
66 | CAN THIS BE REAL | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | ||||||
67 | JUNGLE BOOGIE | 78 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | ||||||
68 | TEENAGE LAMENT '74 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762) | ||||||
69 | BABY COME CLOSE | 73 | 89 | 90 | 6 | |
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | ||||||
70 | SORROW | 69 | 76 | 80 | 7 | |
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160) | ||||||
71 | BLUE COLLAR | 71 | 78 | 83 | 5 | |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | ||||||
72 | JOY (PT. 1) | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085) | ||||||
73 | SHOWDOWN | 76 | 83 | 94 | 4 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337) | ||||||
74 | INSPIRATION | 77 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
Paul Williams (A&M 1479) | ||||||
75 | ABRA-CA-DABRA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070) | ||||||
76 | LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU | 85 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Paul Anka (Fame 345) | ||||||
77 | RAISED ON ROBBERY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029) | ||||||
78 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | ||||||
79 | JESSICA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036) | ||||||
80 | STAR | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | ||||||
81 | AMERICANS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | ||||||
82 | LAST KISS | 84 | 92 | 95 | 7 | |
Wednesday (Sussex 507) | ||||||
83 | LAST KISS | 86 | 94 | 97 | 22 | |
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | ||||||
84 | I LOVE | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | ||||||
85 | BOOGIE DOWN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | ||||||
86 | YOU'RE SO UNIQUE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | ||||||
87 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE | 91 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
B.B. King (ABC 11406) | ||||||
88 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535) | ||||||
89 | JOLENE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | ||||||
90 | W.O.L.D. | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | ||||||
91 | WANG DANG DOODLE | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243) | ||||||
92 | COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN | 96 | 100 | -- | 6 | |
Gary & Dave (London 200) | ||||||
93 | IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT'S SPRING) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062) | ||||||
94 | MY SWEET LADY | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | ||||||
95 | FLASHBACK | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
5th Dimension (Bell 45,425) | ||||||
96 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Roy Clark (Dot 17480) | ||||||
97 | THIS IS YOUR SONG | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806) | ||||||
98 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | ||||||
99 | MEADOWS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373) | ||||||
100 | ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Mocedades (Tara 100) |
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:
• "Space Race" by Billy Preston (# 51)
• "Be" by Neil Diamond (# 52)
• "Corazon" by Carole King (# 53)
• "My Old School" by Steely Dan (# 56)
• "Come Live With Me" by Ray Charles (# 57)
• "Let Me Try Again" by Frank Sinatra (# 61)
• "Half A Million Miles From Home" by Albert Hammond (# 72)
• "I Found Sunshine" by Chi-Lites (# 80)
• "I Miss You" by Dells (# 82)
• "Love For You" by Sonoma (# 83)
• "I'm The Midnight Special" by Clarence Carter (# 87)
• "Take Me To Your Heart" by Monkey Meeks (# 93)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | ONE TIN SOLDIER | Coven | ||||
102 | SEXY MAMA | Moments | ||||
103 | DADDY WHAT IF | Bobby Bare | ||||
104 | WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC | Grass Roots | ||||
105 | RAINBOW SONG | America | ||||
106 | SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE | Wilson Pickett | ||||
107 | BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON | Lou Christie | ||||
108 | STORMY MONDAY | Latimore | ||||
109 | WILD IN THE STREETS | Garland Jeffreys | ||||
110 | IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY | Jim Croce | ||||
111 | LAY LADY LAY | Brook Benton | ||||
112 | DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR | Loudon Wainwright III | ||||
113 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY | New York City | ||||
114 | TIME FADES AWAY | Neil Young | ||||
115 | WHAT CAN I TELL HER | Timmy Thomas | ||||
116 | WHAT IS HIP? | Tower Of Power | ||||
117 | CAN'T SAY NOTHIN' | Curtis Mayfield | ||||
118 | BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR | Dick Feller | ||||
119 | SOUL POWER 74 (PT. 1) | Maceo & Macks | ||||
120 | I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT | Barnaby Bye |