Monday March 25, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 23, 1974



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1   ROCK ON 3 5 6 18
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
2   SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS 5 6 8 10
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
3   DARK LADY 4 4 7 11
Cher (MCA 40161)
4   MOCKINGBIRD 7 8 10 8
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
5   JET 6 7 9 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
6   HOOKED ON A FEELING 8 11 16 7
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
7   BENNIE AND THE JETS 9 15 27 6
Elton John (MCA 40198)
8   SEASONS IN THE SUN 2 1 1 11
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
9   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 10 14 19 13
Mocedades (Tara 100)
10   BOOGIE DOWN 1 2 2 13
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
11   THE LORD'S PRAYER 13 16 28 6
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
12   TSOP 26 38 82 4  
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
13   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 19 26 34 6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
14   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 15 19 22 13
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
15   ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO 16 18 23 10
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
16   MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) 18 21 25 10
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
17   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 17 17 18 12
Redbone (Epic 11035)
18   A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG 21 29 37 6
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
19   LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE 22 28 33 7
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
20   STAR 20 22 26 14
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
21   I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG 24 34 63 4
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
22   THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE 23 24 30 8
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
23   OH MY MY 28 35 66 4
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
24   THE WAY WE WERE 12 12 5 17  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
25   I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE 25 27 32 15
B.B. King (ABC 11406)
26   W.O.L.D. 27 30 35 13
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
27   KEEP ON SINGING 39 70 -- 3  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
28   HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE 32 40 53 6
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
29   MY SWEET LADY 29 23 24 14
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
30   I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY 30 31 38 8
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
31   ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS 35 42 54 5
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
32   TELL ME A LIE 36 43 52 8
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
33   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 40 48 62 7
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
34   PIANO MAN 42 52 71 7
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
35   JUNGLE BOOGIE 33 13 13 15
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
36   SPIDERS AND SNAKES 14 3 3 21  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
37   MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) 44 55 64 6
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
38   TUBULAR BELLS 46 60 79 5
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
39   LET IT RIDE 50 61 84 4  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
40   THE LOCOMOTION 58 80 -- 3  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
41   LOVE SONG 11 10 12 15  
Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
42   WATCHING THE RIVER RUN 45 51 65 5
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
43   OUTSIDE WOMAN 51 59 70 8
Bloodstone (London 1052)
44   TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND 52 63 77 5
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
45   MUST BE LOVE 47 50 51 10
James Gang (Atco 6953)
46   THE PAYBACK (PT. 1) 53 85 -- 3
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
47   THE SHOW MUST GO ON 75 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
48   LOVE'S THEME 38 25 4 17
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
49   WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE 49 53 57 8
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
50   SKYBIRD 57 66 83 4
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
51   VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO) 54 58 60 7
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
52   SHE'S GONE 55 62 67 8
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
53   YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH 60 65 72 5
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
54   I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN 61 69 74 8
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
55   (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 46020)
56   TOUCH AND GO 63 77 87 4
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
57   DANCING MACHINE 66 84 -- 3
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
58   LAST TIME I SAW HIM 31 9 11 13  
Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
59   HELP ME 68 75 86 4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
60   SEXY MAMA 34 20 21 12  
Moments (Stang 5052)
61   ENERGY CRISIS '74 37 39 41 9  
Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
62   LET'S GET MARRIED 76 -- -- 2  
Al Green (Hi 2262)
63   THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE 67 71 76 8
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
64   IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 69 81 92 5
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
65   STAR BABY 72 79 89 4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
66   HEAVENLY 74 83 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
67   UNBORN CHILD 70 73 80 5
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
68   WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE) 73 86 -- 3
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
69   PEPPER BOX 71 76 85 6
Peppers (Event 213)
70   ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND 77 87 97 12
Think (Big Tree 15000)
71   I'M A TRAIN 79 88 99 4
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
72   THE ENTERTAINER 81 -- -- 2
Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
73   OH VERY YOUNG 83 -- -- 2
Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
74   WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU 78 -- -- 2
Creative Source (Sussex 509)
75   HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU 87 92 -- 3  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
76   MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS 90 96 -- 3  
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
77   HOMELY GIRL 80 82 88 6
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
78   I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND 41 41 42 10  
Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
79   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON 82 89 91 5
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
80   LOVING YOU 86 93 -- 3
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
81   I WISH IT WAS ME 84 90 90 7
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
82   IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT 85 91 98 4
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
83   POWER OF LOVE 88 98 -- 3
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
84   MIGHTY MIGHTY 91 -- -- 2
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
85   I LOVE 48 33 17 14  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
86   YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW 93 -- -- 2
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
87   MR. NATURAL 89 95 100 4
Bee Gees (RSO 408)
88   A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
89   DANCE WITH THE DEVIL -- -- -- 1  
Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
90   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY 92 97 -- 3
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
91   SHE 94 99 -- 3
Southcote (Buddah 399)
92   CHAMELEON 96 -- -- 2
Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
93   NEWSY NEIGHBORS 95 100 -- 3
First Choice (Philly Groove 183)
94   MUSIC EYES 97 -- -- 2
Heartsfield (Mercury 73449)
95   PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY 98 -- -- 2
Emotions (Volt 4106)
96   THIS HEART 99 -- -- 2
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
97   STEAM HEAT -- -- -- 1  
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248)
98   MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784)
99   MADELAINE 100 -- -- 2
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
100   I AM WHAT I AM -- -- -- 1  
Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)

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:

   • "Put Your Hands Together" by O'Jays (# 43)
   • "Stop To Start" by Blue Magic (# 56)
   • "Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" by Glen Campbell (# 59)
   • "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr (# 62)
   • "Life Is A Song Worth Singing" by Johnny Mathis (# 64)
   • "Last Kiss" by Wednesday (# 65)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVING ARMS Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
102   I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson
103   ROCK ME ON THE WATER Eugene Wallace
104   ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & Comets
105   SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt
106   SIMONE Henry Gross
107   SHE'S MY LADY (SHE'S ALL I NEED) Don Reed
108   MA-MA-MA BELLE Electric Light Orchestra
109   ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis
110   SUMMER BREEZE Isley Brothers
111   STONE COUNTY Johnny Winter
112   SAXOPHONES Jimmy Buffett
113   WEREWOLF Five Man Electrical Band
114   NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery
115   SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Sammy Davis, Jr.
116   ECSTACY Raspberries
117   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Frank Sinatra
118   SWEET JANE Lou Reed
119   LOVE ME TENDER Mick Ronson
120   GOIN' DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland
121   CHANGES David Bowie
122   LOVIN' THE EASY WAY Dobie Gray
123   I'M FALLING IN LOVE Fantastic Four
124   WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power
125   NICE TO BE AROUND Maureen McGovern
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