Cashbox Top 100 Singles

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SEASONS IN THE SUN	2	6	10	8
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
2	BOOGIE DOWN	4	5	6	10
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
3	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	5	8	9	18
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
4	LOVE'S THEME	1	2	3	14
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
5	THE WAY WE WERE	3	3	1	14
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
6	ROCK ON	8	10	14	15
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
7	DARK LADY	11	13	18	8
Cher (MCA 40161)
8	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	13	19	35	7
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
9	JET	18	27	45	5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
10	MOCKINGBIRD	17	28	47	5
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
11	LAST TIME I SAW HIM	15	17	19	10
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
12	LOVE SONG	16	18	20	12
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
13	JUNGLE BOOGIE	14	15	8	12
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
14	YOU'RE SIXTEEN	12	9	4	13
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
15	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	7	7	7	16
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
16	HOOKED ON A FEELING	34	64	83	4
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
17	I LOVE	19	21	22	11
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
18	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	20	22	30	9
Redbone (Epic 11035)
19	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	26	33	40	10
Mocedades (Tara 100)
20	PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER	21	14	16	10
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
21	SEXY MAMA	24	29	36	9
Moments (Stang 5052)
22	TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN	28	32	38	10
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
23	ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO	29	39	54	7
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
24	MY SWEET LADY	27	31	34	11
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
25	MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1)	31	37	43	7
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
26	STAR	30	35	41	11
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
27	BENNIE AND THE JETS	43	72	--	3
Elton John (MCA 40198)
28	THE LORD'S PRAYER	44	85	--	3
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
29	CAN THIS BE REAL	25	26	28	11
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
30	THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE	42	60	72	5
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
31	IN THE MOOD	32	38	44	7
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
32	I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE	38	47	58	12
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
33	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE	52	67	81	4
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
34	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	50	74	--	3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
35	W.O.L.D.	40	45	53	10
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
36	BABY COME CLOSE	37	48	52	15
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
37	A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG	48	83	--	3
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
38	I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY	45	52	64	5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
39	LET ME BE THERE	9	4	5	19
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
40	YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL	41	42	46	6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244)
41	ENERGY CRISIS '74	49	57	66	6
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
42	I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND	46	53	61	7
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
43	HEARTBREAKER	10	11	13	8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
44	AMERICANS	6	1	2	10
Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
45	MIDNIGHT RIDER	22	16	17	11
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0035)
46	JIM DANDY	23	12	12	13
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
47	JESSICA	33	34	39	10
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
48	LAST KISS	51	56	57	16
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
49	YOU'RE SO UNIQUE	35	30	32	10
Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
50	DADDY WHAT IF	53	58	62	9
Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
51	MUST BE LOVE	55	59	63	7
James Gang (Atco 6953)
52	TELL ME A LIE	60	69	80	5
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
53	HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE	63	84	--	3
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
54	ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS	74	--	--	2
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
55	GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES	58	61	70	6
NRBQ (Kama Sutra 586)
56	SHOW AND TELL	36	20	11	22
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
57	WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE	62	66	77	5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
58	ABRA-CA-DABRA	47	23	25	10
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
59	HOUSTON (I'M COMIN' TO SEE YOU)	65	70	76	5
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808)
60	VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO)	69	80	89	4
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
61	STOP TO START	66	71	75	7
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
62	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	76	81	86	4
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
63	I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG	--	--	--	1
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
64	MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU)	79	88	--	3
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
65	WATCHING THE RIVER RUN	81	--	--	2
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
66	OH MY MY	--	--	--	1
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
67	SHE'S GONE	71	82	85	5
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
68	TRY (TRY TO FALL IN LOVE)	70	78	87	4
Cooker (Scepter 12388)
69	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	72	92	--	3
Persuaders (Atco 6956)
70	OUTSIDE WOMAN	80	90	92	5
Bloodstone (London 1052)
71	PIANO MAN	84	87	94	4
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
72	YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH	83	--	--	2
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
73	LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING	73	73	74	8
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
74	I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN	78	79	84	5
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
75	THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE)	77	76	79	7
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
76	THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE	82	86	91	5
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
77	TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND	87	--	--	2
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
78	US AND THEM	88	--	--	2
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832)
79	TUBULAR BELLS	100	--	--	2
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
80	UNBORN CHILD	85	--	--	2
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
81	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	86	91	93	6
New York City (Chelsea 0150)
82	TSOP	--	--	--	1
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
83	SKYBIRD	--	--	--	1
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
84	LET IT RIDE	--	--	--	1
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
85	PEPPER BOX	89	100	--	3
Peppers (Event 213)
86	HELP ME	--	--	--	1
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
87	TOUCH AND GO	--	--	--	1
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
88	HOMELY GIRL	98	99	--	3
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
89	STAR BABY	--	--	--	1
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
90	I WISH IT WAS ME	91	93	97	4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
91	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	93	--	--	2
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
92	IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME	99	--	--	2
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
93	THE CRUDE OIL BLUES	94	96	98	4
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224)
94	THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES	95	95	96	4
Tavares (Capitol 3794)
95	WILLIE PASS THE WATER	97	98	100	4
Ripple (GRC 1013)
96	NICE TO BE AROUND	96	97	--	3
Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2072)
97	ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND	--	--	--	9
Think (Big Tree 15000)
98	IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT	--	--	--	1
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
99	I'M A TRAIN	--	--	--	1
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
100	MR. NATURAL	--	--	--	1
Bee Gees (RSO 408)

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:

   • "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair (# 39)
   • "Let Me Get To Know You" by Paul Anka (# 54)
   • "I Miss You" by Dells (# 56)
   • "Teenage Lament '74" by Alice Cooper (# 57)
   • "I Shall Sing" by Art Garfunkel (# 59)
   • "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band (# 61)
   • "Smoking In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station (# 64)
   • "I've Got To Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 67)
   • "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich (# 68)
   • "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" by New Seekers (# 75)
   • "Jolene" by Dolly Parton (# 90)
   • "A Mother For My Children" by Whispers (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	LOVING ARMS	Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
102	POWER OF LOVE	Martha Reeves
103	A EUROPEAN SPEAKS UP FOR THE U.S.	Guido Sarducci
104	MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS	Maria Muldaur
105	I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME	Millie Jackson
106	SHE	Southcote
107	CHAMELEON	Herbie Hancock
108	ROCK ME ON THE WATER	Eugene Wallace
109	BIG TIME LOVER	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
110	NEWSY NEIGHBORS	First Choice
111	I'M FALLING IN LOVE	Fantastic Four
112	LOVING YOU	Johnny Nash
113	MADELAINE	Stu Nunnery
114	MY FELLOW AMERICANS	Chris Glendon
115	WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE)	Tanya Tucker
116	SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH	Black Sabbath
117	KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY	Leon Haywood
118	GUMBO JONES	Charlie Allen And PG&E
119	WHAT IS HIP?	Tower Of Power
120	LOVIN' THE EASY WAY	Dobie Gray
121	STONE COUNTY	Johnny Winter
122	SAXOPHONES	Jimmy Buffett
123	I TOLD YOU SO	Delfonics
124	YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC	Frank Sinatra
125	MUSIC EYES	Heartsfield