Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 27, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TSOP	1	3	6	9
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540)
2	THE LOCOMOTION	4	11	17	8
Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
3	BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME	3	4	7	11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
4	BENNIE AND THE JETS	2	1	2	11
Elton John (MCA 40198)
5	COME AND GET YOUR LOVE	6	7	9	17
Redbone (Epic 11035)
6	OH MY MY	8	9	16	9
Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
7	I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG	10	12	14	9
Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
8	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE	9	10	12	12
Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
9	THE SHOW MUST GO ON	13	19	24	7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
10	KEEP ON SINGING	11	13	15	8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
11	JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY	14	17	21	12
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
12	THE ENTERTAINER	25	33	46	7
Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
13	TUBULAR BELLS	17	20	25	10
Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
14	LET IT RIDE	15	16	20	9
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
15	DANCING MACHINE	19	26	35	8
Jackson Five (Motown 1286)
16	PIANO MAN	16	18	22	12
Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
17	THE STREAK	43	85	--	3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
18	HOOKED ON A FEELING	7	2	1	12
Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
19	(I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG	22	25	31	6
Chicago (Columbia 46020)
20	MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU)	20	23	28	11
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
21	MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS	28	36	43	8
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
22	LET'S GET MARRIED	26	30	39	7
Al Green (Hi 2262)
23	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU	29	54	84	4
Carpenters (A&M 1521)
24	THE LORD'S PRAYER	5	5	8	11
Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
25	THE PAYBACK (PT. 1)	27	28	33	8
James Brown (Polydor 14223)
26	HELP ME	30	35	42	9
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
27	DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING	34	42	53	5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
28	OH VERY YOUNG	33	38	45	7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
29	YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW	35	47	62	7
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
30	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS	12	6	5	15
John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
31	OUTSIDE WOMAN	32	32	34	13
Bloodstone (London 1052)
32	A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG	18	8	10	11
Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
33	I'M IN LOVE	46	58	87	4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
34	HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU	36	41	48	8
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636)
35	I'M A TRAIN	39	43	49	9
Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
36	BAND ON THE RUN	59	76	--	3
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
37	MOCKINGBIRD	24	14	3	13
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
38	TELL ME A LIE	21	21	26	13
Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
39	STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE	51	65	76	5
Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
40	TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND	23	24	29	10
Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
41	MY GIRL BILL	60	80	--	3
Jim Stafford (MGM 14718)
42	STAR BABY	45	48	56	9
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
43	SEASONS IN THE SUN	31	29	27	16
Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
44	THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE	47	52	57	13
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538)
45	HEAVENLY	49	50	54	8
Temptations (Gordy 7135)
46	A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER	50	51	61	6
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
47	IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW	57	63	79	4
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
48	WEREWOLF	56	62	73	5
Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
49	MIGHTY MIGHTY	53	56	65	7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
50	DAYBREAK	63	73	86	4
Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
51	DANCE WITH THE DEVIL	52	57	67	6
Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
52	TOUCH AND GO	48	49	51	9
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
53	CHAMELEON	55	59	70	7
Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
54	I AM WHAT I AM	58	66	90	6
Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
55	YOU WON'T SEE ME	75	--	--	2
Anne Murray (Capitol 3867)
56	VIRGINIA (TOUCH ME LIKE YOU DO)	38	39	40	12
Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
57	FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY	78	--	--	2
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3544)
58	IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE	62	64	68	5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
59	ONE HELL OF A WOMAN	68	83	93	5
Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
60	KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY	64	70	77	8
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
61	ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR	65	68	74	5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024)
62	BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO	89	95	--	3
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
63	WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (IN A FIELD OF STONE)	54	55	60	8
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
64	WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU	66	67	69	7
Creative Source (Sussex 509)
65	ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY	71	81	94	4
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
66	SUNDOWN	80	89	--	3
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
67	HOLLYWOOD SWINGING	88	99	--	3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
68	LOVING YOU	67	69	71	8
Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
69	IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT	73	74	78	9
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
70	ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK	82	88	96	36
Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
71	POWER OF LOVE	74	72	75	8
Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
72	PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY	77	79	82	7
Emotions (Volt 4106)
73	(I'M A) YOYO MAN	84	--	--	2
Rick Cunha (GRC 2016)
74	BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT	94	100	--	3
William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)
75	SUMMER BREEZE	76	77	80	5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253)
76	THIS HEART	79	82	88	7
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
77	THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH	90	96	--	3
Bill Withers (Sussex 513)
78	NO CHARGE	85	91	98	5
Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
79	SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK)	86	92	--	3
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3543)
80	THE AIR THAT I BREATHE	95	--	--	2
Hollies (Epic 11100)
81	GOIN' DOWN SLOW	81	86	91	5
Bobby Bland (Dunhill 4379)
82	ONE CHAIN DON'T MAKE NO PRISON	--	--	--	1
Four Tops (Dunhill 4386)
83	SLEEPIN'	--	--	--	1
Diana Ross (Motown 1295)
84	LA GRANGE	91	93	--	3
ZZ Top (London 203)
85	SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME	--	--	--	1
DeFranco Family (20th Century 2088)
86	MADELAINE	87	90	95	7
Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
87	BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO	92	--	--	2
Paper Lace (Mercury 73479)
88	COME MONDAY	--	--	--	1
Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385)
89	DAYBREAKER	99	--	--	2
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405)
90	CAN YOU HANDLE IT?	93	97	--	3
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782)
91	DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING	96	--	--	2
Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0042)
92	IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN	--	--	--	1
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1515)
93	UNBORN CHILD	98	--	--	8
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
94	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE	100	--	--	2
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082)
95	AFTER MIDNIGHT	--	--	--	1
Maggie Bell (Atlantic 3018)
96	RHAPSODY IN WHITE	--	--	--	1
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2090)
97	WILDFLOWER	--	--	--	1
New Birth (RCA Victor 0265)
98	TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR	--	--	--	1
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2752)
99	48 CRASH	--	--	--	1
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,401)
100	THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL	--	--	--	1
Mott The Hoople (Columbia 46035)

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:

   • "Jet" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 37)
   • "Dark Lady" by Cher (# 40)
   • "Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)" by Mocedades (# 41)
   • "Rock On" by David Essex (# 42)
   • "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" by Steve Miller Band (# 44)
   • "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" by Barry White (# 61)
   • "Once You Understand" by Think (# 69)
   • "Traveling Boy" by Art Garfunkel (# 70)
   • "Pepper Box" by Peppers (# 72)
   • "Beyond The Blue Horizon" by Lou Christie (# 83)
   • "What Do You Know About Love" by Apple & Appleberry (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES	Linda Ronstadt
102	FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I'M A CHANGED MAN)	Impressions
103	HELP YOURSELF	Undisputed Truth
104	IF I WERE A CARPENTER	Leon Russell
105	DO IT AGAIN	Deodato / Airto
106	NOTHIN' TO LOSE	Kiss
107	HEADLINE HUSTLER	10cc
108	LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS	Natural Four
109	DAVY	Shirley Bassey
110	SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED	Ike & Tina Turner
111	BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN	Frank Sinatra
112	THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL STAY	Tomorrow's Promise
113	CHICAGO, DAMN	Bobbi Humphrey
114	SIDESHOW	Blue Magic
115	PRISONER OF LOVE	Vogues
116	SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE	Aerosmith
117	BONEY MORONEY	Johnny Winter
118	MAIN THEME FROM THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS	Ventures
119	TEEN ANGEL	Wednesday
120	SCRATCH	Crusaders