Cashbox Top 100 Singles

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TIME IN A BOTTLE	2	3	4	9
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
2	THE JOKER	3	4	7	13
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
3	SHOW AND TELL	5	6	8	15
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
4	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	9	15	20	12
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
5	HELEN WHEELS	6	11	15	9
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
6	LIVING FOR THE CITY	7	8	12	10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
7	YOU'RE SIXTEEN	8	12	19	6
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
8	LEAVE ME ALONE	1	2	3	12
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
9	NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP	10	14	16	11
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
10	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	4	1	1	16
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
11	I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION	12	17	24	8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
12	THE WAY WE WERE	14	23	32	7
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
13	LOVE'S THEME	15	24	41	7
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
14	AMERICANS	41	81	--	3
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
15	LIVIN' FOR YOU	17	21	26	8
Al Green (Hi 2257)
16	LET ME BE THERE	19	22	25	12
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
17	ME AND BABY BROTHER	18	19	22	10
War (United Artists 350)
18	WALK LIKE A MAN	21	26	30	9
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
19	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	25	33	43	9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
20	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT	23	28	34	9
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
21	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	24	29	35	11
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
22	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	11	7	5	12
Elton John (MCA 40148)
23	HELLO, IT'S ME	13	5	2	16
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
24	D'YER MAKER	16	16	17	14
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
25	I SHALL SING	39	52	63	4
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
26	JIM DANDY	40	55	68	6
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
27	AMERICAN TUNE	28	30	36	7
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
28	TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY	29	31	37	9
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
29	MIND GAMES	22	10	11	10
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
30	IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER	35	43	50	10
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
31	TOP OF THE WORLD	30	25	9	16
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
32	IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)	20	9	10	11
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
33	WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY	26	13	14	10
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
34	LET YOUR HAIR DOWN	43	53	62	5
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
35	KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY	37	41	44	8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
36	THE RIVER OF LOVE	36	40	45	9
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
37	I LOVE	68	84	88	4
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
38	MIDNIGHT RIDER	52	62	74	4
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
39	TEENAGE LAMENT '74	50	68	90	4
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
40	HANGIN' AROUND	42	51	59	6
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
41	SISTER MARY ELEPHANT	44	44	46	9
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
42	LOVE SONG	49	58	66	5
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
43	ROCK ON	51	59	67	8
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
44	THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD	45	45	47	9
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
45	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	46	47	48	18
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
46	LOVE HAS NO PRIDE	48	50	58	6
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
47	STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1)	47	48	49	9
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
48	PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER	76	88	--	3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
49	JUNGLE BOOGIE	57	67	78	5
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
50	A FOOL SUCH AS I	55	64	79	4
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
51	PLEASE, DADDY	56	65	70	8
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
52	ABRA-CA-DABRA	59	75	--	3
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
53	JOY (PT. 1)	60	72	81	4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
54	WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?	54	57	60	8
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
55	IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY	62	--	--	2
Jim Croce (ABC 11413)
56	CAN THIS BE REAL	61	66	75	4
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
57	LAST TIME I SAW HIM	64	78	--	3
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
58	BIG TIME OPERATOR	58	61	64	8
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
59	BOOGIE DOWN	73	85	--	3
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
60	YOU'RE SO UNIQUE	74	86	--	3
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
61	A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING	33	37	39	10
Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
62	RAISED ON ROBBERY	65	77	--	3
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029)
63	BABY COME CLOSE	63	69	73	8
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
64	SHOWDOWN	67	73	76	6
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
65	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	27	20	21	14
Stylistics (Avco 4625)
66	MY SWEET LADY	79	94	99	4
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
67	JESSICA	70	79	--	3
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
68	BLUE COLLAR	69	71	71	7
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
69	LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU	72	76	85	5
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
70	INSPIRATION	71	74	77	6
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
71	STAR	75	80	89	4
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
72	HEARTBREAKER	--	--	--	1
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
73	LAST KISS	77	82	84	9
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
74	LAST KISS	78	83	86	24
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
75	WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO	86	--	--	2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252)
76	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	98	--	--	2
Redbone (Epic 11035)
77	TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN	88	98	--	3
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
78	I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE	82	87	91	5
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
79	MY MUSIC	31	18	13	12
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
80	JOLENE	84	89	94	4
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
81	W.O.L.D.	85	90	--	3
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
82	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	94	100	--	3
Mocedades (Tara 100)
83	WANG DANG DOODLE	87	91	95	4
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
84	MEADOWS	89	99	--	3
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373)
85	DARK LADY	--	--	--	1
Cher (MCA 40161)
86	DADDY WHAT IF	97	--	--	2
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
87	IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT'S SPRING)	90	93	--	3
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062)
88	THE AMERICANS (A CANADIAN'S OPINION)	--	--	--	1
Gordon Sinclair (Avco 4628)
89	THIS IS YOUR SONG	92	97	100	4
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)
90	JUST YOU 'N' ME	34	32	6	17
Chicago (Columbia 45933)
91	COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN	91	92	96	8
Gary & Dave (London 200)
92	FLASHBACK	93	95	98	4
5th Dimension (Bell 45,425)
93	ONE TIN SOLDIER	96	--	--	17
Coven (Warner Bros. 0101)
94	SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW	95	96	97	4
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
95	PAINTED LADIES	32	27	27	13
Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
96	CAN'T SAY NOTHIN'	99	--	--	2
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993)
97	LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING	--	--	--	1
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
98	SEXY MAMA	100	--	--	2
Moments (Stang 5052)
99	I GOT A NAME	83	42	29	16
Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
100	SEASONS IN THE SUN	--	--	--	1
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)

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:

   • "Smarty Pants" by First Choice (# 38)
   • "Ain't Got No Home" by The Band (# 53)
   • "Photograph" by Ringo Starr (# 66)
   • "Come Get To This" by Marvin Gaye (# 80)
   • "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Persuaders (# 81)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	STORMY MONDAY	Latimore
102	RAINBOW SONG	America
103	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	Lou Christie
104	ANOTHER LONELY SONG	Tammy Wynette
105	BICYCLE MORNING	Billy Sans
106	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	New York City
107	I TOLD YOU SO	Delfonics
108	BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR	Dick Feller
109	SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE	Wilson Pickett
110	WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE	Manhattans
111	WILD IN THE STREETS	Garland Jeffreys
112	KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE	Queen
113	I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT	Barnaby Bye
114	TIME FADES AWAY	Neil Young
115	YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME	New Seekers
116	WHAT IS HIP?	Tower Of Power
117	THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE	Charlie Rich
118	THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES	Tavares
119	WE CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC	Grass Roots
120	A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN	Whispers