Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 9, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SEASONS IN THE SUN	1	2	6	9
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
2	BOOGIE DOWN	2	4	5	11
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
3	SPIDERS AND SNAKES	3	5	8	19
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
4	DARK LADY	7	11	13	9
Cher (MCA 40161)
5	ROCK ON	6	8	10	16
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
6	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	8	13	19	8
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
7	JET	9	18	27	6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
8	MOCKINGBIRD	10	17	28	6
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
9	LAST TIME I SAW HIM	11	15	17	11
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
10	LOVE SONG	12	16	18	13
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
11	HOOKED ON A FEELING	16	34	64	5
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
12	THE WAY WE WERE	5	3	3	15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
13	JUNGLE BOOGIE	13	14	15	13
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
14	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	19	26	33	11
Mocedades (Tara 100)
15	BENNIE AND THE JETS	27	43	72	4
Elton John (MCA 40198)
16	THE LORD'S PRAYER	28	44	85	4
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
17	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	18	20	22	10
Redbone (Epic 11035)
18	ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO	23	29	39	8
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
19	TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN	22	28	32	11
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
20	SEXY MAMA	21	24	29	10
Moments (Stang 5052)
21	MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1)	25	31	37	8
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
22	STAR	26	30	35	12
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
23	MY SWEET LADY	24	27	31	12
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
24	THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE	30	42	60	6
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
25	LOVE'S THEME	4	1	2	15
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
26	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	34	50	74	4
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
27	I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE	32	38	47	13
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
28	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE	33	52	67	5
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
29	A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG	37	48	83	4
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
30	W.O.L.D.	35	40	45	11
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
31	I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY	38	45	52	6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
32	PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER	20	21	14	11
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3535)
33	I LOVE	17	19	21	12
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
34	I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG	63	--	--	2
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
35	OH MY MY	66	--	--	2
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
36	YOU'RE SIXTEEN	14	12	9	14
Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
37	UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME	15	7	7	17
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
38	TSOP	82	--	--	2
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
39	ENERGY CRISIS '74	41	49	57	7
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
40	HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE	53	63	84	4
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
41	I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND	42	46	53	8
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
42	ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS	54	74	--	3
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
43	TELL ME A LIE	52	60	69	6
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
44	CAN THIS BE REAL	29	25	26	12
Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
45	LAST KISS	48	51	56	17
Wednesday (Sussex 507)
46	BABY COME CLOSE	36	37	48	16
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
47	IN THE MOOD	31	32	38	8
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
48	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	62	76	81	5
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
49	LET ME BE THERE	39	9	4	20
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
50	MUST BE LOVE	51	55	59	8
James Gang (Atco 6953)
51	WATCHING THE RIVER RUN	65	81	--	3
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
52	PIANO MAN	71	84	87	5
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
53	WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE	57	62	66	6
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
54	HOUSTON (I'M COMIN' TO SEE YOU)	59	65	70	6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808)
55	MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU)	64	79	88	4
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
56	YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL	40	41	42	7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244)
57	STOP TO START	61	66	71	8
Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
58	VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO)	60	69	80	5
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
59	OUTSIDE WOMAN	70	80	90	6
Bloodstone (London 1052)
60	TUBULAR BELLS	79	100	--	3
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
61	LET IT RIDE	84	--	--	2
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
62	SHE'S GONE	67	71	82	6
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
63	TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND	77	87	--	3
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
64	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	69	72	92	4
Persuaders (Atco 6956)
65	YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH	72	83	--	3
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
66	SKYBIRD	83	--	--	2
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
67	TRY (TRY TO FALL IN LOVE)	68	70	78	5
Cooker (Scepter 12388)
68	LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING	73	73	73	9
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
69	I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN	74	78	79	6
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
70	KEEP ON SINGING	--	--	--	1
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
71	THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE	76	82	86	6
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
72	US AND THEM	78	88	--	3
Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832)
73	UNBORN CHILD	80	85	--	3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
74	THERE'S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (TO APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE)	75	77	76	8
Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
75	HELP ME	86	--	--	2
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
76	PEPPER BOX	85	89	100	4
Peppers (Event 213)
77	TOUCH AND GO	87	--	--	2
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
78	QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY	81	86	91	7
New York City (Chelsea 0150)
79	STAR BABY	89	--	--	2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
80	THE LOCOMOTION	--	--	--	1
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
81	IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME	92	99	--	3
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
82	HOMELY GIRL	88	98	99	4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
83	HEAVENLY	--	--	--	1
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
84	DANCING MACHINE	--	--	--	1
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
85	THE PAYBACK (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
86	WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE)	--	--	--	1
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
87	ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND	97	--	--	10
Think (Big Tree 15000)
88	I'M A TRAIN	99	--	--	2
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
89	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	91	93	--	3
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
90	I WISH IT WAS ME	90	91	93	5
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
91	IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT	98	--	--	2
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
92	HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU	--	--	--	1
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
93	LOVING YOU	--	--	--	1
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
94	WILLIE PASS THE WATER	95	97	98	5
Ripple (GRC 1013)
95	MR. NATURAL	100	--	--	2
Bee Gees (RSO 408)
96	MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS	--	--	--	1
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
97	KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY	--	--	--	1
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
98	POWER OF LOVE	--	--	--	1
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
99	SHE	--	--	--	1
Southcote (Buddah 399)
100	NEWSY NEIGHBORS	--	--	--	1
First Choice (Philly Groove 183)

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:

   • "Heartbreaker" by Rolling Stones (# 43)
   • "Americans" by Byron MacGregor (# 44)
   • "Midnight Rider" by Allman Brothers Band (# 45)
   • "Jim Dandy" by Black Oak Arkansas (# 46)
   • "Jessica" by Allman Brothers Band (# 47)
   • "You're So Unique" by Billy Preston (# 49)
   • "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare (# 50)
   • "Get That Gasoline Blues" by NRBQ (# 55)
   • "Show And Tell" by Al Wilson (# 56)
   • "Abra-Ca-Dabra" by DeFranco Family (# 58)
   • "The Crude Oil Blues" by Jerry Reed (# 93)
   • "That's The Sound That Lonely Makes" by Tavares (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME	Millie Jackson
102	MY FELLOW AMERICANS	Chris Glendon
103	WHAT IS HIP?	Tower Of Power
104	LOVING ARMS	Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
105	A EUROPEAN SPEAKS UP FOR THE U.S.	Guido Sarducci
106	NICE TO BE AROUND	Maureen McGovern
107	CHAMELEON	Herbie Hancock
108	STONE COUNTY	Johnny Winter
109	I'M FALLING IN LOVE	Fantastic Four
110	LOVIN' THE EASY WAY	Dobie Gray
111	MADELAINE	Stu Nunnery
112	SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH	Black Sabbath
113	ROCK ME ON THE WATER	Eugene Wallace
114	MUSIC EYES	Heartsfield
115	GUMBO JONES	Charlie Allen And PG&E
116	GOIN' DOWN SLOW	Bobby Blue Bland
117	COLOUR MY WORLD	Arthur Prysock
118	PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY	Emotions
119	BIG TIME LOVER	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
120	SHE'S MY LADY (SHE'S ALL I NEED)	Don Reed
121	SAXOPHONES	Jimmy Buffett
122	YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC	Frank Sinatra
123	MIGHTY MIGHTY	Earth, Wind & Fire
124	THE ENTERTAINER	Marvin Hamlisch
125	DANCE WITH THE DEVIL	Cozy Powell