Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 30, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS |
2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | ||||||
| 2 | DARK LADY |
3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Cher (MCA 40161) | ||||||
| 3 | MOCKINGBIRD |
4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880) | ||||||
| 4 | HOOKED ON A FEELING |
6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| Blue Swede (EMI 3627) | ||||||
| 5 | BENNIE AND THE JETS |
7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40198) | ||||||
| 6 | JET |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871) | ||||||
| 7 | ROCK ON |
1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| David Essex (Columbia 45940) | ||||||
| 8 | TSOP |
12 | 26 | 38 | 5 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540) | ||||||
| 9 | ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) |
9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
| Mocedades (Tara 100) | ||||||
| 10 | THE LORD'S PRAYER |
11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491) | ||||||
| 11 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME |
13 | 19 | 26 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | ||||||
| 12 | SEASONS IN THE SUN |
8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432) | ||||||
| 13 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE |
17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| Redbone (Epic 11035) | ||||||
| 14 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG |
18 | 21 | 29 | 7 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | ||||||
| 15 | MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) |
16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | ||||||
| 16 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE |
19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | ||||||
| 17 | I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG |
21 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11424) | ||||||
| 18 | OH MY MY |
23 | 28 | 35 | 5 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1872) | ||||||
| 19 | KEEP ON SINGING |
27 | 39 | 70 | 4 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845) | ||||||
| 20 | STAR |
20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | |
| Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | ||||||
| 21 | THE LOCOMOTION |
40 | 58 | 80 | 4 |  |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3840) | ||||||
| 22 | THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE |
22 | 23 | 24 | 9 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | ||||||
| 23 | BOOGIE DOWN |
10 | 1 | 2 | 14 |  |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | ||||||
| 24 | LET IT RIDE |
39 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457) | ||||||
| 25 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE |
28 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2077) | ||||||
| 26 | W.O.L.D. |
26 | 27 | 30 | 14 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | ||||||
| 27 | TELL ME A LIE |
32 | 36 | 43 | 9 | |
| Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | ||||||
| 28 | PIANO MAN |
34 | 42 | 52 | 8 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 45963) | ||||||
| 29 | JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY |
33 | 40 | 48 | 8 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | ||||||
| 30 | ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS |
31 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033) | ||||||
| 31 | TUBULAR BELLS |
38 | 46 | 60 | 6 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100) | ||||||
| 32 | I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY |
30 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | ||||||
| 33 | MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) |
37 | 44 | 55 | 7 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | ||||||
| 34 | MY SWEET LADY |
29 | 29 | 23 | 15 | |
| Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | ||||||
| 35 | THE SHOW MUST GO ON |
47 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382) | ||||||
| 36 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN |
14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | |
| Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | ||||||
| 37 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND |
44 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | ||||||
| 38 | OUTSIDE WOMAN |
43 | 51 | 59 | 9 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1052) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO |
15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751) | ||||||
| 40 | THE PAYBACK (PT. 1) |
46 | 53 | 85 | 4 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14223) | ||||||
| 41 | WATCHING THE RIVER RUN |
42 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010) | ||||||
| 42 | (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG |
55 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 46020) | ||||||
| 43 | THE WAY WE WERE |
24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | ||||||
| 44 | DANCING MACHINE |
57 | 66 | 84 | 4 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1286) | ||||||
| 45 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE |
25 | 25 | 27 | 16 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11406) | ||||||
| 46 | VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO) |
51 | 54 | 58 | 8 | |
| Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001) | ||||||
| 47 | YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH |
53 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837) | ||||||
| 48 | SKYBIRD |
50 | 57 | 66 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998) | ||||||
| 49 | HELP ME |
59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034) | ||||||
| 50 | LET'S GET MARRIED |
62 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2262) | ||||||
| 51 | MUST BE LOVE |
45 | 47 | 50 | 11 | |
| James Gang (Atco 6953) | ||||||
| 52 | I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN |
54 | 61 | 69 | 9 | |
| Soul Children (Stax 0182) | ||||||
| 53 | TOUCH AND GO |
56 | 63 | 77 | 5 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076) | ||||||
| 54 | SHE'S GONE |
52 | 55 | 62 | 9 | |
| Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993) | ||||||
| 55 | MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS |
76 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183) | ||||||
| 56 | OH VERY YOUNG |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1503) | ||||||
| 57 | HEAVENLY |
66 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7135) | ||||||
| 58 | HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU |
75 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636) | ||||||
| 59 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE |
63 | 67 | 71 | 9 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538) | ||||||
| 60 | I'M A TRAIN |
71 | 79 | 88 | 5 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6026) | ||||||
| 61 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME |
64 | 69 | 81 | 6 | |
| New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | ||||||
| 62 | STAR BABY |
65 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217) | ||||||
| 63 | ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND |
70 | 77 | 87 | 13 | |
| Think (Big Tree 15000) | ||||||
| 64 | THE ENTERTAINER |
72 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174) | ||||||
| 65 | UNBORN CHILD |
67 | 70 | 73 | 6 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771) | ||||||
| 66 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE) |
68 | 73 | 86 | 4 | |
| Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | ||||||
| 67 | PEPPER BOX |
69 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| Peppers (Event 213) | ||||||
| 68 | JUNGLE BOOGIE |
35 | 33 | 13 | 16 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | ||||||
| 69 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES |
36 | 14 | 3 | 22 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | ||||||
| 70 | WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU |
74 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Creative Source (Sussex 509) | ||||||
| 71 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW |
86 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4634) | ||||||
| 72 | A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020) | ||||||
| 73 | BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON |
79 | 82 | 89 | 6 | |
| Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402) | ||||||
| 74 | LOVING YOU |
80 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic 11070) | ||||||
| 75 | DANCE WITH THE DEVIL |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029) | ||||||
| 76 | DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | ||||||
| 77 | CHAMELEON |
92 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | ||||||
| 78 | I WISH IT WAS ME |
81 | 84 | 90 | 8 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | ||||||
| 79 | POWER OF LOVE |
83 | 88 | 98 | 4 | |
| Martha Reeves (MCA 40194) | ||||||
| 80 | MIGHTY MIGHTY |
84 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | ||||||
| 81 | IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT |
82 | 85 | 91 | 5 | |
| Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588) | ||||||
| 82 | WEREWOLF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221) | ||||||
| 83 | IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450) | ||||||
| 84 | SUMMER BREEZE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | ||||||
| 85 | PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY |
95 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Emotions (Volt 4106) | ||||||
| 86 | ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024) | ||||||
| 87 | STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 15001) | ||||||
| 88 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY |
90 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | ||||||
| 89 | MUSIC EYES |
94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Heartsfield (Mercury 73449) | ||||||
| 90 | THIS HEART |
96 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | ||||||
| 91 | GOIN' DOWN SLOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4379) | ||||||
| 92 | STEAM HEAT |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248) | ||||||
| 93 | MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784) | ||||||
| 94 | I AM WHAT I AM |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049) | ||||||
| 95 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | ||||||
| 96 | MADELAINE |
99 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088) | ||||||
| 97 | ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK |
-- | -- | -- | 32 | |
| Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025) | ||||||
| 98 | LOVING ARMS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M 1498) | ||||||
| 99 | NO CHARGE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | ||||||
| 100 | SIMONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Henry Gross (A&M 1494) | ||||||
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:
• "Love Song" by Anne Murray (# 41)
• "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (# 48)
• "We're Getting Careless With Our Love" by Johnnie Taylor (# 49)
• "Last Time I Saw Him" by Diana Ross (# 58)
• "Sexy Mama" by Moments (# 60)
• "Energy Crisis '74" by Dickie Goodman (# 61)
• "Homely Girl" by Chi-Lites (# 77)
• "I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind" by Four Tops (# 78)
• "I Love" by Tom T. Hall (# 85)
• "Mr. Natural" by Bee Gees (# 87)
• "She" by Southcote (# 91)
• "Newsy Neighbors" by First Choice (# 93)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? |
Graham Central Station | ||||
| 102 | MA-MA-MA BELLE |
Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| 103 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER |
Eugene Wallace | ||||
| 104 | DAYBREAK |
Nilsson | ||||
| 105 | STREAKIN' |
Streakers | ||||
| 106 | DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING |
Gregg Allman | ||||
| 107 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH |
Bill Withers | ||||
| 108 | I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME |
Millie Jackson | ||||
| 109 | HEADLINE HUSTLER |
10cc | ||||
| 110 | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN |
Sammy Davis, Jr. | ||||
| 111 | SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | ||||
| 112 | SUNDOWN |
Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
| 113 | HELP YOURSELF |
Undisputed Truth | ||||
| 114 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN |
Frank Sinatra | ||||
| 115 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES |
Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| 116 | LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO |
Chambers Brothers | ||||
| 117 | LOVE ME TENDER |
Mick Ronson | ||||
| 118 | SWEET JANE |
Lou Reed | ||||
| 119 | SAXOPHONES |
Jimmy Buffett | ||||
| 120 | CHICAGO, DAMN |
Bobbi Humphrey | ||||
| 121 | I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP |
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain | ||||
| 122 | STONE COUNTY |
Johnny Winter | ||||
| 123 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER |
Leon Russell | ||||
| 124 | SHE'S MY LADY (SHE'S ALL I NEED) |
Don Reed | ||||
| 125 | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE |
Apple & Appleberry | ||||