Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 13, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BENNIE AND THE JETS	2	5	7	9
Elton John (MCA 40198)
2	HOOKED ON A FEELING	1	4	6	10
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
3	TSOP	6	8	12	7
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
4	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	7	11	13	9
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
5	THE LORD'S PRAYER	8	10	11	9
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
6	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	5	1	2	13
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
7	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	9	13	17	15
Redbone (Epic 11035)
8	A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG	10	14	18	9
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
9	OH MY MY	16	18	23	7
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
10	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE	12	16	19	10
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
11	THE LOCOMOTION	17	21	40	6
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
12	I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG	14	17	21	7
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
13	KEEP ON SINGING	15	19	27	6
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
14	MOCKINGBIRD	3	3	4	11
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
15	DARK LADY	4	2	3	14
Cher (MCA 40161)
16	LET IT RIDE	20	24	39	7
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
17	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	21	29	33	10
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
18	PIANO MAN	22	28	34	10
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
19	THE SHOW MUST GO ON	24	35	47	5
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
20	TUBULAR BELLS	25	31	38	8
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
21	TELL ME A LIE	26	27	32	11
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
22	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	11	9	9	16
Mocedades (Tara 100)
23	MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU)	28	33	37	9
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
24	TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND	29	37	44	8
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
25	(I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG	31	42	55	4
Chicago (Columbia 46020)
26	DANCING MACHINE	35	44	57	6
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
27	JET	13	6	5	11
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
28	THE PAYBACK (PT. 1)	33	40	46	6
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
29	SEASONS IN THE SUN	27	12	8	14
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
30	LET'S GET MARRIED	39	50	62	5
Al Green (Hi 2262)
31	ROCK ON	18	7	1	21
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
32	OUTSIDE WOMAN	34	38	43	11
Bloodstone (London 1052)
33	THE ENTERTAINER	46	64	72	5
Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
34	HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE	23	25	28	9
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
35	HELP ME	42	49	59	7
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
36	MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS	43	55	76	6
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
37	MIGHTY LOVE (PT. 1)	19	15	16	13
Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
38	OH VERY YOUNG	45	56	73	5
Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
39	VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO)	40	46	51	10
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
40	YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH	41	47	53	8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
41	HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU	48	58	75	6
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
42	DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING	53	76	--	3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
43	I'M A TRAIN	49	60	71	7
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
44	THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE	30	22	22	11
Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
45	ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS	32	30	31	8
Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
46	BOOGIE DOWN	38	23	10	16
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
47	YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW	62	71	86	5
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
48	STAR BABY	56	62	65	7
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
49	TOUCH AND GO	51	53	56	7
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
50	HEAVENLY	54	57	66	6
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
51	A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER	61	72	88	4
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
52	THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE	57	59	63	11
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
53	ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND	55	63	70	15
Think (Big Tree 15000)
54	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU	84	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M 1521)
55	WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE)	60	66	68	6
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
56	MIGHTY MIGHTY	65	80	84	5
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
57	DANCE WITH THE DEVIL	67	75	89	4
Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
58	I'M IN LOVE	87	--	--	2
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
59	CHAMELEON	70	77	92	5
Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
60	SKYBIRD	50	48	50	7
Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
61	PEPPER BOX	63	67	69	9
Peppers (Event 213)
62	WEREWOLF	73	82	--	3
Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
63	IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW	79	--	--	2
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
64	IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE	68	83	--	3
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
65	STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE	76	87	--	3
Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
66	I AM WHAT I AM	90	94	100	4
Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
67	WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU	69	70	74	5
Creative Source (Sussex 509)
68	ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR	74	86	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024)
69	LOVING YOU	71	74	80	6
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
70	KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY	77	88	90	6
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
71	TRAVELING BOY	81	--	--	2
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 46030)
72	POWER OF LOVE	75	79	83	6
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
73	DAYBREAK	86	--	--	2
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
74	IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT	78	81	82	7
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
75	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	72	73	79	8
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
76	BAND ON THE RUN	--	--	--	1
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
77	SUMMER BREEZE	80	84	--	3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253)
78	I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN	52	52	54	11
Soul Children (Stax 0182)
79	PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY	82	85	95	5
Emotions (Volt 4106)
80	MY GIRL BILL	--	--	--	1
Jim Stafford (MGM 14718)
81	ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY	94	--	--	2
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
82	THIS HEART	88	90	96	5
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
83	ONE HELL OF A WOMAN	93	95	--	3
Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
84	STEAM HEAT	89	92	97	4
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248)
85	THE STREAK	--	--	--	1
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
86	GOIN' DOWN SLOW	91	91	--	3
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4379)
87	MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE	92	93	98	4
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784)
88	ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK	96	97	--	34
Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
89	SUNDOWN	--	--	--	1
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
90	MADELAINE	95	96	99	5
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
91	NO CHARGE	98	99	--	3
Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
92	SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK)	--	--	--	1
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3543)
93	LA GRANGE	--	--	--	1
ZZ Top (London 203)
94	SIMONE	99	100	--	3
Henry Gross (A&M 1494)
95	BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO	--	--	--	1
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
96	THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH	--	--	--	1
Bill Withers (Sussex 513)
97	CAN YOU HANDLE IT?	--	--	--	1
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782)
98	WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE	100	--	--	2
Apple & Appleberry (ABC 11415)
99	HOLLYWOOD SWINGING	--	--	--	1
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
100	BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT	--	--	--	1
William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)

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:

   • "Star" by Stealers Wheel (# 36)
   • "I've Got A Thing About You Baby" by Elvis Presley (# 37)
   • "W.O.L.D." by Harry Chapin (# 44)
   • "Trying To Hold On To My Woman" by Lamont Dozier (# 47)
   • "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates (# 58)
   • "It's Been A Long Time" by New Birth (# 59)
   • "My Sweet Lady" by Cliff DeYoung (# 64)
   • "Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo" by Rick Derringer (# 66)
   • "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand (# 83)
   • "Music Eyes" by Heartsfield (# 85)
   • "Loving Arms" by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE	Love Unlimited
102	DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING	Gregg Allman
103	HELP YOURSELF	Undisputed Truth
104	STREAKIN'	Streakers
105	I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP	Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
106	BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN	Frank Sinatra
107	MA-MA-MA BELLE	Electric Light Orchestra
108	HEADLINE HUSTLER	10cc
109	SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES	Linda Ronstadt
110	DO IT AGAIN	Deodato / Airto
111	LOOK FOR THE LIGHT	B.W. Stevenson
112	IF I WERE A CARPENTER	Leon Russell
113	SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED	Ike & Tina Turner
114	THE AIR THAT I BREATHE	Hollies
115	FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY	O'Jays
116	THEME OF FOXY BROWN	Willie Hutch
117	YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO SAY NO	Boz Scaggs
118	SUPERSTREAKER	Flesh Gordon
119	SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE	Aerosmith
120	CHICAGO, DAMN	Bobbi Humphrey