Thursday January 17, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 12, 1974



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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