Cashbox Top 100 Singles

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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:

Rank	Song	Artist
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