Monday April 15, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 13, 1974



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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