Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 23, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||