Tuesday April 9, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 6, 1974



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1   HOOKED ON A FEELING 4 6 8 9
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
2   BENNIE AND THE JETS 5 7 9 8
Elton John (MCA 40198)
3   MOCKINGBIRD 3 4 7 10
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
4   DARK LADY 2 3 4 13
Cher (MCA 40161)
5   SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS 1 2 5 12
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
6   TSOP 8 12 26 6
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
7   BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME 11 13 19 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
8   THE LORD'S PRAYER 10 11 13 8
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
9   COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 13 17 17 14
Redbone (Epic 11035)
10   A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG 14 18 21 8
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
11   ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) 9 9 10 15
Mocedades (Tara 100)
12   LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE 16 19 22 9
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
13   JET 6 5 6 10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
14   I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG 17 21 24 6
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
15   KEEP ON SINGING 19 27 39 5
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
16   OH MY MY 18 23 28 6
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
17   THE LOCOMOTION 21 40 58 5
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
18   ROCK ON 7 1 3 20  
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
19   MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1) 15 16 18 12
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
20   LET IT RIDE 24 39 50 6
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
21   JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY 29 33 40 9
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
22   PIANO MAN 28 34 42 9
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
23   HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE 25 28 32 8
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
24   THE SHOW MUST GO ON 35 47 75 4  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
25   TUBULAR BELLS 31 38 46 7
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
26   TELL ME A LIE 27 32 36 10
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
27   SEASONS IN THE SUN 12 8 2 13  
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
28   MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) 33 37 44 8
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
29   TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND 37 44 52 7
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
30   THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE 22 22 23 10
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
31   (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG 42 55 -- 3  
Chicago (Columbia 46020)
32   ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS 30 31 35 7
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
33   THE PAYBACK (PT. 1) 40 46 53 5
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
34   OUTSIDE WOMAN 38 43 51 10
Bloodstone (London 1052)
35   DANCING MACHINE 44 57 66 5
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
36   STAR 20 20 20 16  
Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
37   I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY 32 30 30 10
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
38   BOOGIE DOWN 23 10 1 15  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
39   LET'S GET MARRIED 50 62 76 4  
Al Green (Hi 2262)
40   VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO) 46 51 54 9
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
41   YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH 47 53 60 7
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
42   HELP ME 49 59 68 6
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
43   MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS 55 76 90 5  
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
44   W.O.L.D. 26 26 27 15  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
45   OH VERY YOUNG 56 73 83 4  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
46   THE ENTERTAINER 64 72 81 4  
Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
47   TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN 36 14 15 15  
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
48   HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU 58 75 87 5
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
49   I'M A TRAIN 60 71 79 6  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
50   SKYBIRD 48 50 57 6
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
51   TOUCH AND GO 53 56 63 6
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
52   I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN 52 54 61 10
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
53   DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING 76 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
54   HEAVENLY 57 66 74 5
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
55   ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND 63 70 77 14
Think (Big Tree 15000)
56   STAR BABY 62 65 72 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
57   THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE 59 63 67 10
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
58   SHE'S GONE 54 52 55 10
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 2993)
59   IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 61 64 69 7
New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
60   WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE) 66 68 73 5
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
61   A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER 72 88 -- 3  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
62   YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW 71 86 93 4
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
63   PEPPER BOX 67 69 71 8
Peppers (Event 213)
64   MY SWEET LADY 34 29 29 16  
Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
65   MIGHTY MIGHTY 80 84 91 4  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
66   ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO 39 15 16 12  
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
67   DANCE WITH THE DEVIL 75 89 -- 3
Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
68   IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE 83 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
69   WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU 70 74 78 4
Creative Source (Sussex 509)
70   CHAMELEON 77 92 96 4
Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
71   LOVING YOU 74 80 86 5
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
72   BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON 73 79 82 7
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
73   WEREWOLF 82 -- -- 2
Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
74   ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR 86 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024)
75   POWER OF LOVE 79 83 88 5
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
76   STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE 87 -- -- 2  
Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
77   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY 88 90 92 5  
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
78   IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT 81 82 85 6
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
79   IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
80   SUMMER BREEZE 84 -- -- 2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253)
81   TRAVELING BOY -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 46030)
82   PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY 85 95 98 4
Emotions (Volt 4106)
83   THE WAY WE WERE 43 24 12 19  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
84   I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 1521)
85   MUSIC EYES 89 94 97 4
Heartsfield (Mercury 73449)
86   DAYBREAK -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
87   I'M IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
88   THIS HEART 90 96 99 4
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
89   STEAM HEAT 92 97 -- 3
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248)
90   I AM WHAT I AM 94 100 -- 3
Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
91   GOIN' DOWN SLOW 91 -- -- 2
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4379)
92   MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE 93 98 -- 3
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784)
93   ONE HELL OF A WOMAN 95 -- -- 2
Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
94   ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY -- -- -- 1  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
95   MADELAINE 96 99 100 4
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
96   ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK 97 -- -- 33
Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
97   LOVING ARMS 98 -- -- 2
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M 1498)
98   NO CHARGE 99 -- -- 2
Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
99   SIMONE 100 -- -- 2
Henry Gross (A&M 1494)
100   WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Apple & Appleberry (ABC 11415)

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:

   • "Watching The River Run" by Loggins & Messina (# 41)
   • "I Like To Live The Love" by B.B. King (# 45)
   • "Must Be Love" by James Gang (# 51)
   • "Unborn Child" by Seals & Crofts (# 65)
   • "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & Gang (# 68)
   • "Spiders And Snakes" by Jim Stafford (# 69)
   • "I Wish It Was Me" by Tyrone Davis (# 78)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot
102   UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Love Unlimited
103   STREAKIN' Streakers
104   THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers
105   DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING Gregg Allman
106   LA GRANGE ZZ Top
107   CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station
108   SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK Harold Melvin & Blue Notes
109   HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth
110   I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
111   MA-MA-MA BELLE Electric Light Orchestra
112   LOOK FOR THE LIGHT B.W. Stevenson
113   ROCK ME ON THE WATER Eugene Wallace
114   BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Frank Sinatra
115   HEADLINE HUSTLER 10cc
116   SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED Ike & Tina Turner
117   SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt
118   I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson
119   LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO Chambers Brothers
120   SUPERSTREAKER Flesh Gordon
121   IF I WERE A CARPENTER Leon Russell
122   CHICAGO, DAMN Bobbi Humphrey
123   DO IT AGAIN Deodato / Airto
124   BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn
125   I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics
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