Tuesday August 20, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 17, 1974



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1   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 3 9 12 10
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025)
2   THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 1 7 16 10
Paper Lace (Mercury 73492)
3   YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY 7 22 35 7
Paul Anka (United Artists 454)
4   DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 2 1 2 9
Elton John (MCA 40259)
5   SIDESHOW 5 8 11 16
Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
6   TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 9 12 14 13
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487)
7   PLEASE COME TO BOSTON 8 15 21 15
Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
8   TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD 14 18 26 9
Rufus (ABC 11427)
9   I SHOT THE SHERIFF 12 30 45 6
Eric Clapton (RSO 409)
10   CALL ON ME 11 13 15 9
Chicago (Columbia 46062)
11   WILDWOOD WEED 16 28 38 7
Jim Stafford (MGM 14737)
12   ROCK ME GENTLY 15 19 27 10
Andy Kim (Capitol 3895)
13   MACHINE GUN 13 16 19 10
Commodores (Motown 1307)
14   ANNIE'S SONG 4 2 1 13
John Denver (RCA Victor 0295)
15   I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 18 31 36 7
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735)
16   WILD THING 21 24 34 12
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
17   KEEP ON SMILING 19 25 28 13
Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043)
18   HANG ON IN THERE BABY 20 21 24 8
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715)
19   YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD 22 26 29 11
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897)
20   SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE 27 29 33 7
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001)
21   RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER 6 3 3 16  
Steely Dan (ABC 11439)
22   SHININ' ON 28 33 40 7
Grand Funk (Capitol 3917)
23   CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE 30 42 71 4
Barry White (20th Century 2120)
24   NOTHING FROM NOTHING 29 36 43 6
Billy Preston (A&M 1544)
25   ROCK YOUR BABY 23 5 5 13
George McCrae (T.K. 1004)
26   ROCK THE BOAT 25 6 6 14
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232)
27   THEN CAME YOU 36 59 83 5
Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
28   HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND 34 41 51 10
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305)
29   RADAR LOVE 10 11 13 14  
Golden Earring (Track/MCA 40202)
30   RUB IT IN 32 39 47 7
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013)
31   LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 39 48 57 5
Stylistics (Avco 4640)
32   ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT 49 63 -- 3  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1602)
33   WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 44 62 -- 3  
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006)
34   KUNG FU 35 37 39 8
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999)
35   WATERLOO 24 10 10 13  
Abba (Atlantic 3035)
36   ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN 17 4 4 14  
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002)
37   CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN 47 54 69 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324)
38   FISH AIN'T BITIN' 26 27 31 8  
Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438)
39   RINGS 46 53 64 5
Lobo (Big Tree 15008)
40   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE 42 46 59 5
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296)
41   TIME FOR LIVIN' 43 49 54 8
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140)
42   FREE MAN IN PARIS 50 57 68 5
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041)
43   BEACH BABY 54 64 89 4  
First Class (UK 49022)
44   IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL 59 -- -- 2  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301)
45   THE AIR THAT I BREATHE 33 14 7 18  
Hollies (Epic 11100)
46   I LOVE MY FRIEND 57 70 -- 3  
Charlie Rich (Epic 20006)
47   YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING 74 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252)
48   SECRETARY 51 51 55 8
Betty Wright (Alston 4622)
49   SUGAR BABY LOVE 58 68 78 5
Rubettes (Polydor 15089)
50   SWEET HOME ALABAMA 63 77 99 4  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258)
51   EYES OF SILVER 52 55 66 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832)
52   YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) 56 61 67 8
Donna Fargo (Dot 17506)
53   YOU'RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY 53 58 63 9
Bobby Womack (United Artists 439)
54   TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED 62 65 77 4
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249)
55   MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE) 65 75 86 4
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043)
56   IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP 31 23 23 12  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0280)
57   MY THANG 45 34 30 11  
James Brown (Polydor 14244)
58   KALIMBA STORY 55 60 65 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070)
59   WALK ON 61 67 81 6
Neil Young (Reprise 1209)
60   RIVER'S RISIN' 67 76 87 5
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143)
61   MOONLIGHT SPECIAL 69 73 88 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604)
62   I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE 73 82 -- 3  
Cher (MCA 40273)
63   THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES 72 80 92 4
Bloodstone (London 1055)
64   FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I'M A CHANGED MAN) 37 17 18 16  
Impressions (Curtom 1997)
65   CITY IN THE SKY 68 71 75 6
Staple Singers (Stax 0215)
66   PUT OUT THE LIGHT 38 40 41 10  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1539)
67   CAPTAIN HOWDY 70 72 76 9
Simon Stokes (Casablanca 0007)
68   I HONESTLY LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280)
69   GOOD THINGS DON'T LAST FOREVER 71 74 80 6
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156)
70   CAN'T GET ENOUGH 80 92 -- 3
Bad Company (Swan Song 70015)
71   ALL SHOOK UP 79 85 90 6
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477)
72   IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 75 78 82 7
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034)
73   DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM) 77 83 93 4
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828)
74   EARACHE MY EYE 96 -- -- 2  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102)
75   MY LOVE 78 81 85 6
Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032)
76   WOMBLING SUMMER PARTY 82 87 -- 3
Wombles (Columbia 10013)
77   DO IT BABY 89 97 -- 3  
Miracles (Tamla 54248)
78   MANY RIVERS TO CROSS 81 86 94 4
Nilsson (RCA Victor 10001)
79   YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER 92 -- -- 2  
Tymes (RCA Victor 10022)
80   LOVER'S CROSS 84 90 97 4
Melanie (Neighborhood 4215)
81   SKIN TIGHT 94 98 -- 3  
Ohio Players (Mercury 73609)
82   SUGAR LUMP 85 89 96 4
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103)
83   KINGS OF THE PARTY -- -- -- 1  
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b)
84   SECOND AVENUE 86 93 100 4
Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601)
85   MA! (HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME) 87 95 -- 3
Lena Zavaroni (Stax 0206)
86   GET OUT OF DENVER 88 94 -- 3
Bob Seger (Palladium 1205)
87   SURFIN' U.S.A. 93 -- -- 19
Beach Boys (Capitol 3924)
88   STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) -- -- -- 1  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601)
89   A NEW ROCK AND ROLL 90 96 -- 3
Mahogany Rush (20th Century 211)
90   DOOR TO YOUR HEART 91 99 -- 3
Dramatics (Cadet 5704)
91   LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254)
92   THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON 95 -- -- 2
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047)
93   YOU GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN' 97 -- -- 2
Kay-Gees (Gang 1321)
94   MIDNIGHT FLOWER 99 100 -- 3
Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005)
95   TIN MAN -- -- -- 1  
America (Warner Bros. 7839)
96   FREE 98 -- -- 2
Fresh Start (ABC/Dunhill 15002)
97   AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE -- -- -- 1  
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251)
98   STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES -- -- -- 1  
Mac Davis (Columbia 10018)
99   AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003)
100   ANOTHER LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 594)

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:

   • "On And On" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 40)
   • "This Heart" by Gene Redding (# 41)
   • "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" by Jim Croce (# 48)
   • "You Won't See Me" by Anne Murray (# 60)
   • "American Girls" by Rick Springfield (# 64)
   • "One Hell Of A Woman" by Mac Davis (# 66)
   • "Between Her Goodbye And My Hello" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 76)
   • "Dance Master" by Willie Henderson (# 83)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   NEVER MY LOVE Blue Swede
102   BOOGIE BANDS AND ONE NIGHT STANDS Kathy Dalton
103   TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG Blood, Sweat & Tears
104   SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans
105   DESPERADO Linda Ronstadt
106   JESSE JAMES IS AN OUTLAW, HONEY Rick Cunha
107   TRAVELIN' PRAYER Billy Joel
108   ANYTIME. . . BABE David Clayton-Thomas
109   LEAVING WHIPPORWHILL Leon Russell
110   LOVE IS THE ANSWER Van McCoy
111   DANCING IN THE STREET Dovells
112   JUMP BACK Tom Scott & L.A. Express
113   YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND Frank Sinatra
114   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones
115   THE NEED TO BE Jim Weatherly
116   LET'S MAKE LOVE AT HOME SOMETIME Escorts
117   FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Yvonne Fair
118   LITTLE BIT OF UNDERSTANDING B.W. Stevenson
119   PUT THE MUSIC WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS Olympic Runners
120   DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds
121   I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee
122   SHANG-A-LANG Tinker's Moon
123   SAVE THE SUNLIGHT Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
124   I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells
125   GAME CALLED LOVE Originals
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