Cashbox Top 100 Singles

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE JOKER	2	3	4	14
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
2	SHOW AND TELL	3	5	6	16
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
3	SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM	4	9	15	13
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
4	YOU'RE SIXTEEN	7	8	12	7
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
5	TIME IN A BOTTLE	1	2	3	10
Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
6	LIVING FOR THE CITY	6	7	8	11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
7	I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION	11	12	17	9
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
8	AMERICANS	14	41	81	4
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
9	LOVE'S THEME	13	15	24	8
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
10	THE WAY WE WERE	12	14	23	8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
11	NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP	9	10	14	12
Barry White (20th Century 2058)
12	LET ME BE THERE	16	19	22	13
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
13	HELEN WHEELS	5	6	11	10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
14	LIVIN' FOR YOU	15	17	21	9
Al Green (Hi 2257)
15	ME AND BABY BROTHER	17	18	19	11
War (United Artists 350)
16	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	19	25	33	10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
17	WALK LIKE A MAN	18	21	26	10
Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
18	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT	20	23	28	10
Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
19	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	21	24	29	12
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
20	THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL	10	4	1	17
Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
21	JIM DANDY	26	40	55	7
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
22	I SHALL SING	25	39	52	5
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 45983)
23	LEAVE ME ALONE	8	1	2	13
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
24	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	22	11	7	13
Elton John (MCA 40148)
25	HELLO, IT'S ME	23	13	5	17
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
26	D'YER MAKER	24	16	16	15
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
27	TOP OF THE WORLD	31	30	25	17
Carpenters (A&M 1468)
28	MIDNIGHT RIDER	38	52	62	5
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
29	IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER	30	35	43	11
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
30	LET YOUR HAIR DOWN	34	43	53	6
Temptations (Gordy 7133)
31	AMERICAN TUNE	27	28	30	8
Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
32	I LOVE	37	68	84	5
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
33	TEENAGE LAMENT '74	39	50	68	5
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762)
34	KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY	35	37	41	9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
35	LOVE SONG	42	49	58	6
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
36	ROCK ON	43	51	59	9
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
37	JUNGLE BOOGIE	49	57	67	6
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
38	SISTER MARY ELEPHANT	41	44	44	10
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
39	HANGIN' AROUND	40	42	51	7
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
40	PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER	48	76	88	4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
41	MIND GAMES	29	22	10	11
John Lennon (Apple 1868)
42	HEARTBREAKER	72	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
43	ABRA-CA-DABRA	52	59	75	4
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
44	THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD	44	45	45	10
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4369)
45	LOVE HAS NO PRIDE	46	48	50	7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
46	STONED TO THE BONE (PT. 1)	47	47	48	10
James Brown (Polydor 14210)
47	JOY (PT. 1)	53	60	72	5
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085)
48	CAN THIS BE REAL	56	61	66	5
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
49	A FOOL SUCH AS I	50	55	64	5
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982)
50	LAST TIME I SAW HIM	57	64	78	4
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
51	BOOGIE DOWN	59	73	85	4
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
52	YOU'RE SO UNIQUE	60	74	86	4
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
53	IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY	55	62	--	3
Jim Croce (ABC 11413)
54	PLEASE, DADDY	51	56	65	9
John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
55	MY SWEET LADY	66	79	94	5
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
56	TELL HER SHE'S LOVELY	28	29	31	10
El Chicano (MCA 40104)
57	IF YOU'RE READY (COME GO WITH ME)	32	20	9	12
Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
58	RAISED ON ROBBERY	62	65	77	4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029)
59	SHOWDOWN	64	67	73	7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
60	DARK LADY	85	--	--	2
Cher (MCA 40161)
61	BABY COME CLOSE	63	63	69	9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
62	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	76	98	--	3
Redbone (Epic 11035)
63	I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN	45	46	47	19
Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
64	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	82	94	100	4
Mocedades (Tara 100)
65	JESSICA	67	70	79	4
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
66	LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU	69	72	76	6
Paul Anka (Fame 345)
67	STAR	71	75	80	5
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
68	TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN	77	88	98	4
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
69	INSPIRATION	70	71	74	7
Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
70	WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO	75	86	--	3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252)
71	THE RIVER OF LOVE	36	36	40	10
B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
72	LAST KISS	73	77	82	10
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
73	WHO'S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY	33	26	13	11
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
74	I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE	78	82	87	6
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
75	W.O.L.D.	81	85	90	4
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
76	SEASONS IN THE SUN	100	--	--	2
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
77	THE AMERICANS (A CANADIAN'S OPINION)	88	--	--	2
Gordon Sinclair (Avco 4628)
78	DADDY WHAT IF	86	97	--	3
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
79	SEXY MAMA	98	100	--	3
Moments (Stang 5052)
80	LAST KISS	74	78	83	25
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
81	WANG DANG DOODLE	83	87	91	5
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243)
82	MEADOWS	84	89	99	4
Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373)
83	MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
84	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	--	--	--	1
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
85	IN THE MOOD	--	--	--	1
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
86	I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND	--	--	--	1
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
87	ONE TIN SOLDIER	93	96	--	18
Coven (Warner Bros. 0101)
88	THIS IS YOUR SONG	89	92	97	5
Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806)
89	MUST BE LOVE	--	--	--	1
James Gang (Atco 6953)
90	WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?	54	54	57	9
Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
91	COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN	91	91	92	9
Gary & Dave (London 200)
92	LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING	97	--	--	2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
93	JOLENE	80	84	89	5
Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145)
94	SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW	94	95	96	5
Roy Clark (Dot 17480)
95	STOP TO START	--	--	--	1
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
96	CAN'T SAY NOTHIN'	96	99	--	3
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993)
97	THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE)	--	--	--	1
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
98	ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO	--	--	--	1
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
99	REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE	--	--	--	1
New Seekers (MGM 14683)
100	BICYCLE MORNING	--	--	--	1
Billy Sans (Atco 6945)

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:

   • "Big Time Operator" by Keith Hampshire (# 58)
   • "A Song I'd Like To Sing" by Kris & Rita (# 61)
   • "Rockin' Roll Baby" by Stylistics (# 65)
   • "Blue Collar" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (# 68)
   • "My Music" by Loggins & Messina (# 79)
   • "It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)" by Love Unlimited (# 87)
   • "Just You 'n' Me" by Chicago (# 90)
   • "Flashback" by 5th Dimension (# 92)
   • "Painted Ladies" by Ian Thomas (# 95)
   • "I Got A Name" by Jim Croce (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	STORMY MONDAY	Latimore
102	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	Lou Christie
103	MARLENA	Bobby Goldsboro
104	RAINBOW SONG	America
105	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	New York City
106	ANOTHER LONELY SONG	Tammy Wynette
107	IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE	Tom Middleton
108	WILD IN THE STREETS	Garland Jeffreys
109	SHE'S GONE	Hall & Oates
110	THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES	Tavares
111	THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE	Charlie Rich
112	GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES	NRBQ
113	WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE	Manhattans
114	I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT	Barnaby Bye
115	A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN	Whispers
116	WHAT IS HIP?	Tower Of Power
117	I TOLD YOU SO	Delfonics
118	I MISS YOU	Dells
119	LAY LADY LAY	Brook Benton
120	DEEPER AND DEEPER	Bo Donaldson & Heywoods