Sunday July 21, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 20, 1974



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1   ROCK YOUR BABY 2 4 9 9
George McCrae (T.K. 1004)
2   ANNIE'S SONG 3 8 12 9
John Denver (RCA Victor 0295)
3   ROCK THE BOAT 1 2 4 10
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232)
4   RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER 5 10 11 12
Steely Dan (ABC 11439)
5   ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN 6 9 10 10
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002)
6   DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 9 22 33 5
Elton John (MCA 40259)
7   THE AIR THAT I BREATHE 8 11 13 14
Hollies (Epic 11100)
8   YOU WON'T SEE ME 10 13 15 14
Anne Murray (Capitol 3867)
9   HOLLYWOOD SWINGING 7 7 8 15
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
10   ON AND ON 11 12 14 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423)
11   WATERLOO 13 19 25 9
Abba (Atlantic 3035)
12   SIDESHOW 14 23 31 12
Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
13   BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO 4 1 2 15
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
14   ONE HELL OF A WOMAN 15 16 18 17
Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
15   RADAR LOVE 17 24 28 10
Golden Earring (Track/MCA 40202)
16   IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 12 6 6 16
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
17   CALL ON ME 20 32 53 5
Chicago (Columbia 46062)
18   TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 21 28 32 9
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487)
19   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 22 33 42 6
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025)
20   WORKIN' AT THE CAR WASH BLUES 23 31 35 7
Jim Croce (ABC 11447)
21   SUNDOWN 16 5 1 15
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
22   MACHINE GUN 31 38 45 6
Commodores (Motown 1307)
23   FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I'M A CHANGED MAN) 28 37 44 12
Impressions (Curtom 1997)
24   THIS HEART 27 30 34 19
Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
25   IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP 29 34 39 8
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0280)
26   PLEASE COME TO BOSTON 30 35 40 11
Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
27   THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 36 48 62 6
Paper Lace (Mercury 73492)
28   HANG ON IN THERE BABY 34 51 84 4
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715)
29   LA GRANGE 24 25 26 15
ZZ Top (London 203)
30   MY THANG 32 36 41 7
James Brown (Polydor 14244)
31   ROCK ME GENTLY 40 49 59 6
Andy Kim (Capitol 3895)
32   TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD 39 53 69 5
Rufus (ABC 11427)
33   KEEP ON SMILING 35 40 46 9
Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043)
34   YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD 38 44 50 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897)
35   BALLERO 37 42 48 8
War (United Artists 432)
36   FISH AIN'T BITIN' 41 50 63 4
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438)
37   BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT 18 3 3 15  
William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)
38   COME MONDAY 26 27 30 13  
Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385)
39   SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE 47 67 -- 3
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001)
40   WILD THING 45 54 57 8
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
41   PUT OUT THE LIGHT 43 47 55 6
Joe Cocker (A&M 1539)
42   YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW 33 14 5 19
Stylistics (Avco 4634)
43   YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY 60 77 -- 3  
Paul Anka (United Artists 454)
44   I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 55 72 -- 3  
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735)
45   TRAIN OF THOUGHT 25 18 19 10  
Cher (MCA 40245)
46   KUNG FU 51 62 77 4
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999)
47   WILDWOOD WEED 59 79 -- 3  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14737)
48   LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 49 60 76 4
MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l 3547)
49   SHININ' ON 57 78 -- 3
Grand Funk (Capitol 3917)
50   BAND ON THE RUN 48 39 20 15
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
51   JIVE TURKEY (PT. 1) 53 58 66 8
Ohio Players (Mercury 73480)
52   ALREADY GONE 19 17 17 12  
Eagles (Asylum 11036)
53   REBEL REBEL 54 57 60 8
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0287)
54   NOTHING FROM NOTHING 74 -- -- 2  
Billy Preston (A&M 1544)
55   HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN 44 15 7 12  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45887)
56   YOU'VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE 58 61 64 6
Temptations (Gordy 7136)
57   RUB IT IN 73 91 -- 3  
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013)
58   OLD HOME FILLER-UP AN' KEEP ON-A-TRUCKIN' CAFE 61 75 -- 3
C.W. McCall (MGM 14738)
59   I SHOT THE SHERIFF 83 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO 409)
60   HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND 68 80 87 6
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305)
61   HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER 66 70 82 6
Millie Jackson (Spring 147)
62   THAT SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY 63 73 88 4
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488)
63   I'VE HAD IT 64 68 73 8
Fanny (Casablanca 0009)
64   ROOM FULL OF ROSES 67 71 75 5
Mickey Gilley (Playboy 50056)
65   TIME FOR LIVIN' 77 85 94 4  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140)
66   TOO LATE 70 74 81 7
Tavares (Capitol 3882)
67   I'VE BEEN BORN AGAIN 71 76 83 7
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0208)
68   SECRETARY 79 86 98 4  
Betty Wright (Alston 4622)
69   THE STREAK 72 41 24 15
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
70   YOU'RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY 76 84 93 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists 439)
71   WORSE COMES TO WORST 75 82 90 5
Billy Joel (Columbia 46055)
72   WHEN THE MORNING COMES 78 83 92 5
Hoyt Axton (A&M 1497)
73   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 80 87 99 4
Andy & David Williams (Barnaby 601)
74   YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) 81 89 100 4
Donna Fargo (Dot 17506)
75   LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4640)
76   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296)
77   AMERICAN GIRLS 84 92 -- 3
Rick Springfield (Columbia 46057)
78   KALIMBA STORY 88 96 -- 3
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070)
79   AIR DISASTER 85 93 -- 3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6030)
80   DANCE MASTER 86 95 -- 3
Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057)
81   FREE MAN IN PARIS -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041)
82   CAPTAIN HOWDY 82 88 96 5
Simon Stokes (Casablanca 0007)
83   RINGS -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 15008)
84   COME ON SAY IT 93 -- -- 2
Henry Gross (A&M 1534)
85   EYES OF SILVER -- -- -- 1  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832)
86   GOOD THINGS DON'T LAST FOREVER 90 -- -- 2
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156)
87   IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 91 99 -- 3
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034)
88   SONG FOR ANNA (CHANSON D'ANNA) 89 97 -- 3
Ohta-San (A&M 1505)
89   CITY IN THE SKY 99 -- -- 2
Staple Singers (Stax 0215)
90   BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO 92 100 -- 3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35111)
91   MY LOVE 96 -- -- 2
Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032)
92   WARMIN' UP THE BAND 94 98 -- 3
Don Everly (Ode 66046)
93   WALK ON 95 -- -- 2
Neil Young (Reprise 1209)
94   CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN 97 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324)
95   IT'S BETTER TO HAVE (AND DON'T NEED) -- -- -- 1  
Don Covay (Mercury 73469)
96   THEN CAME YOU -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
97   ALL SHOOK UP 98 -- -- 2
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477)
98   SUGAR BABY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Rubettes (Polydor 15089)
99   THE WALL STREET SHUFFLE 100 -- -- 2
10cc (UK 49023)
100   RIVER'S RISIN' -- -- -- 1  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143)

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:

   • "I'm The Leader Of The Gang" by Brownsville Station (# 42)
   • "I'm Coming Home" by Spinners (# 46)
   • "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils (# 50)
   • "If You Go Away" by Terry Jacks (# 52)
   • "Save The Last Dance For Me" by DeFranco Family (# 56)
   • "Silly Milly" by Blue Swede (# 62)
   • "Georgia Porcupine" by George Fischoff (# 65)
   • "For The Love Of Money" by O'Jays (# 69)
   • "What Made America Famous" by Harry Chapin (# 87)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVER'S CROSS Melanie
102   TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG Blood, Sweat & Tears
103   MANY RIVERS TO CROSS Nilsson
104   LIGHT SHINE Jesse Colin Young
105   WATERMELON MAN Herbie Hancock
106   THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Joe Simon
107   I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells
108   TAKE YOUR PLEASURE WHERE YOU FIND IT Wilson Pickett
109   CAN'T GET ENOUGH Bad Company
110   FREE Fresh Start
111   TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED Eddie Kendricks
112   SWEET HOME ALABAMA Lynyrd Skynyrd
113   MA! (HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME) Lena Zavaroni
114   DESPERADO Linda Ronstadt
115   THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON Tanya Tucker
116   STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE New York Dolls
117   MOONLIGHT SPECIAL Ray Stevens
118   SAVE THE SUNLIGHT Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
119   MAIN LINE Ashford & Simpson
120   RAINDROPS Barbara Acklin
121   PUT THE MUSIC WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS Olympic Runners
122   SECOND AVENUE Tim Moore
123   ANYTIME. . . BABE David Clayton-Thomas
124   RINGS Reuben Howell
125   YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND Frank Sinatra
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