Sunday September 1, 1974
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 31, 1974



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1   TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD 3 8 14 11
Rufus (ABC 11427)
2   YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY 1 3 7 9
Paul Anka (United Artists 454)
3   I SHOT THE SHERIFF 4 9 12 8
Eric Clapton (RSO 409)
4   THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 2 2 1 12
Paper Lace (Mercury 73492)
5   WILDWOOD WEED 5 11 16 9
Jim Stafford (MGM 14737)
6   ROCK ME GENTLY 8 12 15 12
Andy Kim (Capitol 3895)
7   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 6 1 3 12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025)
8   I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 10 15 18 9
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735)
9   THEN CAME YOU 11 27 36 7
Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
10   CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE 17 23 30 6
Barry White (20th Century 2120)
11   HANG ON IN THERE BABY 14 18 20 10
Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715)
12   WILD THING 13 16 21 14
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
13   YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD 15 19 22 13
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897)
14   NOTHING FROM NOTHING 20 24 29 8
Billy Preston (A&M 1544)
15   PLEASE COME TO BOSTON 7 7 8 17
Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
16   ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT 22 32 49 5
Cat Stevens (A&M 1602)
17   LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 23 31 39 7
Stylistics (Avco 4640)
18   SHININ' ON 19 22 28 9
Grand Funk (Capitol 3917)
19   I HONESTLY LOVE YOU 42 68 -- 3  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280)
20   YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING 30 47 74 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252)
21   WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 24 33 44 5
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006)
22   RUB IT IN 25 30 32 9
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013)
23   IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL 28 44 59 4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301)
24   CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN 31 37 47 8
Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324)
25   BEACH BABY 29 43 54 6
First Class (UK 49022)
26   SWEET HOME ALABAMA 34 50 63 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258)
27   FREE MAN IN PARIS 32 42 50 7
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041)
28   HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND 26 28 34 12
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305)
29   EARACHE MY EYE 53 74 96 4  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102)
30   TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 9 6 9 15  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487)
31   KEEP ON SMILING 16 17 19 15  
Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043)
32   KUNG FU 33 34 35 10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999)
33   SURE AS I'M SITTING HERE 18 20 27 9  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001)
34   I LOVE MY FRIEND 40 46 57 5
Charlie Rich (Epic 20006)
35   DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 12 4 2 11  
Elton John (MCA 40259)
36   SUGAR BABY LOVE 41 49 58 7
Rubettes (Polydor 15089)
37   RINGS 37 39 46 7
Lobo (Big Tree 15008)
38   ANNIE'S SONG 27 14 4 15  
John Denver (RCA Victor 0295)
39   TIME FOR LIVIN' 39 41 43 10
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140)
40   ROCK YOUR BABY 35 25 23 15
George McCrae (T.K. 1004)
41   CALL ON ME 21 10 11 11  
Chicago (Columbia 46062)
42   CAN'T GET ENOUGH 58 70 80 5  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70015)
43   TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED 46 54 62 6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249)
44   I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE 52 62 73 5
Cher (MCA 40273)
45   ROCK THE BOAT 43 26 25 16
Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232)
46   YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER 61 79 92 4  
Tymes (RCA Victor 10022)
47   EYES OF SILVER 49 51 52 7
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832)
48   SIDESHOW 36 5 5 18  
Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
49   YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOUR LIGHT DON'T SHINE) 50 52 56 10
Donna Fargo (Dot 17506)
50   MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE) 51 55 65 6
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043)
51   THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES 54 63 72 6
Bloodstone (London 1055)
52   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE 38 40 42 7  
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296)
53   RIVER'S RISIN' 55 60 67 7
Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143)
54   WALK ON 57 59 61 8
Neil Young (Reprise 1209)
55   MOONLIGHT SPECIAL 56 61 69 6
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604)
56   DO IT BABY 65 77 89 5
Miracles (Tamla 54248)
57   STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) 71 88 -- 3  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601)
58   CITY IN THE SKY 60 65 68 8
Staple Singers (Stax 0215)
59   NEVER MY LOVE 84 -- -- 2  
Blue Swede (EMI 3938)
60   STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 80 98 -- 3  
Mac Davis (Columbia 10018)
61   MACHINE GUN 44 13 13 12  
Commodores (Motown 1307)
62   PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS (PT. 1) 75 -- -- 2  
James Brown (Polydor 14255)
63   SKIN TIGHT 72 81 94 5
Ohio Players (Mercury 73609)
64   KINGS OF THE PARTY 74 83 -- 3
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b)
65   ALL SHOOK UP 67 71 79 8
Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477)
66   IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 69 72 75 9
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034)
67   WOMBLING SUMMER PARTY 73 76 82 5
Wombles (Columbia 10013)
68   DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM) 70 73 77 6
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828)
69   KALIMBA STORY 63 58 55 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070)
70   RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER 45 21 6 18  
Steely Dan (ABC 11439)
71   GOOD THINGS DON'T LAST FOREVER 68 69 71 8
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156)
72   ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN 48 36 17 16  
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002)
73   SURFIN' U.S.A. 83 87 93 21
Beach Boys (Capitol 3924)
74   FALLIN' IN LOVE 98 -- -- 2  
Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45201)
75   SUGAR LUMP 76 82 85 6
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103)
76   JAZZMAN -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode 66101)
77   LOVER'S CROSS 78 80 84 6
Melanie (Neighborhood 4215)
78   SECOND AVENUE 79 84 86 6
Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601)
79   TRAVELIN' PRAYER 85 -- -- 2
Billy Joel (Columbia 10015)
80   DOOR TO YOUR HEART 86 90 91 5
Dramatics (Cadet 5704)
81   LOVE ME FOR A REASON -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14746)
82   HIGHER PLANE -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562)
83   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200)
84   YOU GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN' 89 93 97 4
Kay-Gees (Gang 1321)
85   LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) 87 91 -- 3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254)
86   THE NEED TO BE 96 -- -- 2
Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420)
87   MIDNIGHT FLOWER 90 94 99 5
Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005)
88   CAREFREE HIGHWAY -- -- -- 1  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309)
89   AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE 94 97 -- 3
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251)
90   TIN MAN 93 95 -- 3
America (Warner Bros. 7839)
91   THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON 92 92 95 4
Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047)
92   STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Steppenwolf (Mums 6031)
93   ONE DAY AT A TIME -- -- -- 1  
Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205)
94   AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY 95 99 -- 3
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003)
95   BOOGIE BANDS AND ONE NIGHT STANDS 97 -- -- 2
Kathy Dalton (DiscReet 1210)
96   SUZIE GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Redbone (Epic 50015)
97   YOU CAN HAVE HER -- -- -- 1  
Sam Neely (A&M 1612)
98   ANOTHER LOVE 99 100 -- 3
Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 594)
99   LOVE IS THE ANSWER 100 -- -- 2
Van McCoy (Avco 4639)
100   1984 -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10026)

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:

   • "Waterloo" by Abba (# 47)
   • "Secretary" by Betty Wright (# 59)
   • "Radar Love" by Golden Earring (# 62)
   • "Captain Howdy" by Simon Stokes (# 64)
   • "You're Welcome, Stop On By" by Bobby Womack (# 66)
   • "My Love" by Margie Joseph (# 77)
   • "Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)" by Lena Zavaroni (# 81)
   • "Get Out Of Denver" by Bob Seger (# 82)
   • "A New Rock And Roll" by Mahogany Rush (# 88)
   • "Free" by Fresh Start (# 91)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   JAMES DEAN Eagles
102   JESSE JAMES IS AN OUTLAW, HONEY Rick Cunha
103   TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG Blood, Sweat & Tears
104   LA LA PEACE SONG O.C. Smith
105   SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans
106   YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND Frank Sinatra
107   I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley
108   LEAVING WHIPPORWHILL Leon Russell
109   HONEY HONEY Sweet Dreams
110   DESPERADO Linda Ronstadt
111   DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) B.T. Express
112   VIRGIN MAN Smokey Robinson
113   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones
114   DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds
115   DANCING IN THE STREET Dovells
116   FAIRYTALE Pointer Sisters
117   I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN Waylon Jennings
118   HELLO SUMMERTIME Bobby Goldsboro
119   I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells
120   SHANG-A-LANG Tinker's Moon
121   A WOMAN'S PLACE Gilbert O'Sullivan
122   KISSIN' IN THE BACK ROW OF THE MOVIES Drifters
123   I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee
124   ROCK N' ROLL A-B-C'S Freddy Cannon
125   MY MELODY OF LOVE Bobby Vinton
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