Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 20, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TSOP	3	6	8	8
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
2	BENNIE AND THE JETS	1	2	5	10
Elton John (MCA 40198)
3	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	4	7	11	10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
4	THE LOCOMOTION	11	17	21	7
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
5	THE LORD'S PRAYER	5	8	10	10
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
6	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	7	9	13	16
Redbone (Epic 11035)
7	HOOKED ON A FEELING	2	1	4	11
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
8	OH MY MY	9	16	18	8
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
9	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE	10	12	16	11
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
10	I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG	12	14	17	8
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
11	KEEP ON SINGING	13	15	19	7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
12	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	6	5	1	14
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
13	THE SHOW MUST GO ON	19	24	35	6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
14	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	17	21	29	11
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
15	LET IT RIDE	16	20	24	8
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
16	PIANO MAN	18	22	28	11
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
17	TUBULAR BELLS	20	25	31	9
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
18	A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG	8	10	14	10
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
19	DANCING MACHINE	26	35	44	7
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
20	MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU)	23	28	33	10
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
21	TELL ME A LIE	21	26	27	12
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
22	(I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG	25	31	42	5
Chicago (Columbia 46020)
23	TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND	24	29	37	9
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
24	MOCKINGBIRD	14	3	3	12
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
25	THE ENTERTAINER	33	46	64	6
Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
26	LET'S GET MARRIED	30	39	50	6
Al Green (Hi 2262)
27	THE PAYBACK (PT. 1)	28	33	40	7
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
28	MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS	36	43	55	7
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
29	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU	54	84	--	3
Carpenters (A&M 1521)
30	HELP ME	35	42	49	8
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
31	SEASONS IN THE SUN	29	27	12	15
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
32	OUTSIDE WOMAN	32	34	38	12
Bloodstone (London 1052)
33	OH VERY YOUNG	38	45	56	6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
34	DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING	42	53	76	4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
35	YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW	47	62	71	6
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
36	HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU	41	48	58	7
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
37	JET	27	13	6	12
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
38	VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO)	39	40	46	11
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
39	I'M A TRAIN	43	49	60	8
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
40	DARK LADY	15	4	2	15
Cher (MCA 40161)
41	ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)	22	11	9	17
Mocedades (Tara 100)
42	ROCK ON	31	18	7	22
David Essex (Columbia 45940)
43	THE STREAK	85	--	--	2
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
44	YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH	40	41	47	9
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
45	STAR BABY	48	56	62	8
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
46	I'M IN LOVE	58	87	--	3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
47	THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE	52	57	59	12
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
48	TOUCH AND GO	49	51	53	8
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
49	HEAVENLY	50	54	57	7
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
50	A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER	51	61	72	5
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
51	STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE	65	76	87	4
Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
52	DANCE WITH THE DEVIL	57	67	75	5
Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
53	MIGHTY MIGHTY	56	65	80	6
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
54	WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE)	55	60	66	7
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
55	CHAMELEON	59	70	77	6
Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
56	WEREWOLF	62	73	82	4
Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
57	IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW	63	79	--	3
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
58	I AM WHAT I AM	66	90	94	5
Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
59	BAND ON THE RUN	76	--	--	2
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
60	MY GIRL BILL	80	--	--	2
Jim Stafford (MGM 14718)
61	HONEY PLEASE, CAN'T YA SEE	34	23	25	10
Barry White (20th Century 2077)
62	IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE	64	68	83	4
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
63	DAYBREAK	73	86	--	3
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
64	KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY	70	77	88	7
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
65	ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR	68	74	86	4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024)
66	WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU	67	69	70	6
Creative Source (Sussex 509)
67	LOVING YOU	69	71	74	7
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
68	ONE HELL OF A WOMAN	83	93	95	4
Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
69	ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND	53	55	63	16
Think (Big Tree 15000)
70	TRAVELING BOY	71	81	--	3
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 46030)
71	ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY	81	94	--	3
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
72	PEPPER BOX	61	63	67	10
Peppers (Event 213)
73	IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT	74	78	81	8
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
74	POWER OF LOVE	72	75	79	7
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
75	YOU WON'T SEE ME	--	--	--	1
Anne Murray (Capitol 3867)
76	SUMMER BREEZE	77	80	84	4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253)
77	PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY	79	82	85	6
Emotions (Volt 4106)
78	FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY	--	--	--	1
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3544)
79	THIS HEART	82	88	90	6
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
80	SUNDOWN	89	--	--	2
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
81	GOIN' DOWN SLOW	86	91	91	4
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4379)
82	ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK	88	96	97	35
Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
83	BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON	75	72	73	9
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
84	(I'M A) YOYO MAN	--	--	--	1
Rick Cunha (GRC 2016)
85	NO CHARGE	91	98	99	4
Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
86	SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK)	92	--	--	2
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3543)
87	MADELAINE	90	95	96	6
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
88	HOLLYWOOD SWINGING	99	--	--	2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
89	BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO	95	--	--	2
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
90	THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH	96	--	--	2
Bill Withers (Sussex 513)
91	LA GRANGE	93	--	--	2
ZZ Top (London 203)
92	BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO	--	--	--	1
Paper Lace (Mercury 73479)
93	CAN YOU HANDLE IT?	97	--	--	2
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782)
94	BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT	100	--	--	2
William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)
95	THE AIR THAT I BREATHE	--	--	--	1
Hollies (Epic 11100)
96	DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING	--	--	--	1
Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0042)
97	WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE	98	100	--	3
Apple & Appleberry (ABC 11415)
98	UNBORN CHILD	--	--	65	7
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
99	DAYBREAKER	--	--	--	1
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405)
100	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE	--	--	--	1
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082)

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:

   • "Mighty Love (pt. 1)" by Spinners (# 37)
   • "There Won't Be Anymore" by Charlie Rich (# 44)
   • "On A Night Like This" by Bob Dylan (# 45)
   • "Boogie Down" by Eddie Kendricks (# 46)
   • "Skybird" by Neil Diamond (# 60)
   • "I'll Be The Other Woman" by Soul Children (# 78)
   • "Steam Heat" by Pointer Sisters (# 84)
   • "Might Just Take Your Life" by Deep Purple (# 87)
   • "Simone" by Henry Gross (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	COME MONDAY	Jimmy Buffett
102	HELP YOURSELF	Undisputed Truth
103	SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES	Linda Ronstadt
104	YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO SAY NO	Boz Scaggs
105	HEADLINE HUSTLER	10cc
106	DO IT AGAIN	Deodato / Airto
107	BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN	Frank Sinatra
108	IF I WERE A CARPENTER	Leon Russell
109	SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED	Ike & Tina Turner
110	THEME OF FOXY BROWN	Willie Hutch
111	CHICAGO, DAMN	Bobbi Humphrey
112	NOTHIN' TO LOSE	Kiss
113	SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE	Aerosmith
114	IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN	Ozark Mountain Daredevils
115	LOOK FOR THE LIGHT	B.W. Stevenson
116	STREAKIN'	Streakers
117	SIDESHOW	Blue Magic
118	48 CRASH	Suzi Quatro
119	MAIN THEME FROM THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS	Ventures
120	SUPERSTREAKER	Flesh Gordon