Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 4, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  THE LOCOMOTION |
2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3840) | ||||||
| 2 | TSOP |
1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3540) | ||||||
| 3 | THE SHOW MUST GO ON |
9 | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382) | ||||||
| 4 | DANCING MACHINE |
15 | 19 | 26 | 9 |  |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1286) | ||||||
| 5 | THE ENTERTAINER |
12 | 25 | 33 | 8 | |
| Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174) | ||||||
| 6 | TUBULAR BELLS |
13 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100) | ||||||
| 7 | THE STREAK |
17 | 43 | 85 | 4 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) | ||||||
| 8 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE |
5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| Redbone (Epic 11035) | ||||||
| 9 | JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY |
11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | ||||||
| 10 | OH MY MY |
6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1872) | ||||||
| 11 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME |
3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | ||||||
| 12 | KEEP ON SINGING |
10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845) | ||||||
| 13 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE |
8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | ||||||
| 14 | LET IT RIDE |
14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457) | ||||||
| 15 | MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS |
21 | 28 | 36 | 9 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183) | ||||||
| 16 | (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG |
19 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 46020) | ||||||
| 17 | I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU |
23 | 29 | 54 | 5 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1521) | ||||||
| 18 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW |
29 | 35 | 47 | 8 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4634) | ||||||
| 19 | HOOKED ON A FEELING |
18 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
| Blue Swede (EMI 3627) | ||||||
| 20 | HELP ME |
26 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034) | ||||||
| 21 | LET'S GET MARRIED |
22 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2262) | ||||||
| 22 | DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING |
27 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | ||||||
| 23 | OH VERY YOUNG |
28 | 33 | 38 | 8 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1503) | ||||||
| 24 | THE PAYBACK (PT. 1) |
25 | 27 | 28 | 9 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14223) | ||||||
| 25 | PIANO MAN |
16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 45963) | ||||||
| 26 | BAND ON THE RUN |
36 | 59 | 76 | 4 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873) | ||||||
| 27 | BENNIE AND THE JETS |
4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |  |
| Elton John (MCA 40198) | ||||||
| 28 | I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG |
7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11424) | ||||||
| 29 | MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) |
20 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | ||||||
| 30 | I'M IN LOVE |
33 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | ||||||
| 31 | I'M A TRAIN |
35 | 39 | 43 | 10 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6026) | ||||||
| 32 | MY GIRL BILL |
41 | 60 | 80 | 4 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14718) | ||||||
| 33 | THE LORD'S PRAYER |
24 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491) | ||||||
| 34 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS |
30 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | ||||||
| 35 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY |
57 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3544) | ||||||
| 36 | STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE |
39 | 51 | 65 | 6 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 15001) | ||||||
| 37 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG |
32 | 18 | 8 | 12 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | ||||||
| 38 | MOCKINGBIRD |
37 | 24 | 14 | 14 | |
| Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880) | ||||||
| 39 | BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO |
62 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435) | ||||||
| 40 | STAR BABY |
42 | 45 | 48 | 10 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217) | ||||||
| 41 | IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW |
47 | 57 | 63 | 5 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) | ||||||
| 42 | DAYBREAK |
50 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246) | ||||||
| 43 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE |
44 | 47 | 52 | 14 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3538) | ||||||
| 44 | YOU WON'T SEE ME |
55 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 3867) | ||||||
| 45 | WEREWOLF |
48 | 56 | 62 | 6 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221) | ||||||
| 46 | SUNDOWN |
66 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194) | ||||||
| 47 | MIGHTY MIGHTY |
49 | 53 | 56 | 8 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | ||||||
| 48 | SEASONS IN THE SUN |
43 | 31 | 29 | 17 | |
| Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432) | ||||||
| 49 | CHAMELEON |
53 | 55 | 59 | 8 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | ||||||
| 50 | DANCE WITH THE DEVIL |
51 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029) | ||||||
| 51 | ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK |
70 | 82 | 88 | 37 | |
| Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025) | ||||||
| 52 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING |
67 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | ||||||
| 53 | I AM WHAT I AM |
54 | 58 | 66 | 7 | |
| Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049) | ||||||
| 54 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN |
59 | 68 | 83 | 6 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | ||||||
| 55 | OUTSIDE WOMAN |
31 | 32 | 32 | 14 | |
| Bloodstone (London 1052) | ||||||
| 56 | IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE |
58 | 62 | 64 | 6 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450) | ||||||
| 57 | HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU |
34 | 36 | 41 | 9 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3636) | ||||||
| 58 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY |
60 | 64 | 70 | 9 | |
| Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | ||||||
| 59 | A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER |
46 | 50 | 51 | 7 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020) | ||||||
| 60 | ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR |
61 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024) | ||||||
| 61 | ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY |
65 | 71 | 81 | 5 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795) | ||||||
| 62 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT |
74 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | ||||||
| 63 | WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU |
64 | 66 | 67 | 8 | |
| Creative Source (Sussex 509) | ||||||
| 64 | (I'M A) YOYO MAN |
73 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Rick Cunha (GRC 2016) | ||||||
| 65 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century 2088) | ||||||
| 66 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH |
77 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | ||||||
| 67 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND |
40 | 23 | 24 | 11 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | ||||||
| 68 | HEAVENLY |
45 | 49 | 50 | 9 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7135) | ||||||
| 69 | NO CHARGE |
78 | 85 | 91 | 6 | |
| Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | ||||||
| 70 | THE AIR THAT I BREATHE |
80 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Hollies (Epic 11100) | ||||||
| 71 | SUMMER BREEZE |
75 | 76 | 77 | 6 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | ||||||
| 72 | THIS HEART |
76 | 79 | 82 | 8 | |
| Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | ||||||
| 73 | ONE CHAIN DON'T MAKE NO PRISON |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | ||||||
| 74 | SLEEPIN' |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1295) | ||||||
| 75 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | ||||||
| 76 | HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45887) | ||||||
| 77 | COME MONDAY |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385) | ||||||
| 78 | LA GRANGE |
84 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| ZZ Top (London 203) | ||||||
| 79 | DAYBREAKER |
89 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405) | ||||||
| 80 | SOMETHING THERE IS ABOUT YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 11035) | ||||||
| 81 | BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO |
87 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Paper Lace (Mercury 73479) | ||||||
| 82 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? |
90 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | ||||||
| 83 | RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11439) | ||||||
| 84 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I'M A CHANGED MAN) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1997) | ||||||
| 85 | ALREADY GONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11036) | ||||||
| 86 | IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1515) | ||||||
| 87 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE |
94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082) | ||||||
| 88 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Maggie Bell (Atlantic 3018) | ||||||
| 89 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2090) | ||||||
| 90 | TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2752) | ||||||
| 91 | WILDFLOWER |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | ||||||
| 92 | HELP YOURSELF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | ||||||
| 93 | 48 CRASH |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,401) | ||||||
| 94 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | ||||||
| 95 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia 46035) | ||||||
| 96 | (EVERYBODY WANNA GET RICH) RITE AWAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6957) | ||||||
| 97 | I DON'T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0260) | ||||||
| 98 | SIDESHOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | ||||||
| 99 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 40210) | ||||||
| 100 | THE SOUND OF SILENCE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 46038) | ||||||
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:
• "Tell Me A Lie" by Sami Jo (# 38)
• "Touch And Go" by Al Wilson (# 52)
• "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)" by Bill Amesbury (# 56)
• "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)" by Tanya Tucker (# 63)
• "Loving You" by Johnny Nash (# 68)
• "If It Feels Good, Do It" by Ian Lloyd & Stories (# 69)
• "Power Of Love" by Martha Reeves (# 71)
• "Put A Little Love Away" by Emotions (# 72)
• "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (# 79)
• "Goin' Down Slow" by Bobby Bland (# 81)
• "Madelaine" by Stu Nunnery (# 86)
• "Don't Mess Up A Good Thing" by Gregg Allman (# 91)
• "Unborn Child" by Seals & Crofts (# 93)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | THE LONE RANGER |
Oscar Brown Jr. | ||||
| 102 | LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS |
Natural Four | ||||
| 103 | TEEN ANGEL |
Wednesday | ||||
| 104 | YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON |
Ann Peebles | ||||
| 105 | DAVY |
Shirley Bassey | ||||
| 106 | SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE |
Aerosmith | ||||
| 107 | PRISONER OF LOVE |
Vogues | ||||
| 108 | DO IT AGAIN |
Deodato / Airto | ||||
| 109 | NOTHIN' TO LOSE |
Kiss | ||||
| 110 | GEORGIA PORCUPINE |
George Fischoff | ||||
| 111 | BONEY MORONEY |
Johnny Winter | ||||
| 112 | THEME OF FOXY BROWN |
Willie Hutch | ||||
| 113 | HEADLINE HUSTLER |
10cc | ||||
| 114 | SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED |
Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
| 115 | SCRATCH |
Crusaders | ||||
| 116 | THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL STAY |
Tomorrow's Promise | ||||
| 117 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN |
Frank Sinatra | ||||
| 118 | NEW YORK CITY GIRL |
Rob Hegel | ||||
| 119 | CHICAGO, DAMN |
Bobbi Humphrey | ||||
| 120 | KEEP ON SMILING |
Wet Willie | ||||
| 121 | SIDESHOW |
Blue Magic | ||||
| 122 | O HEAVEN, HOW YOU'VE CHANGED TO ME |
Melissa Manchester | ||||
| 123 | WE CAN MAKE IT LAST FOREVER |
Ronnie Dyson | ||||
| 124 | SHO NUFF BOOGIE (PT. 1) |
Sylvia & Moments | ||||
| 125 | MAIN THEME FROM THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS |
Ventures | ||||