Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 31, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Rufus (ABC 11427) | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Paul Anka (United Artists 454) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Eric Clapton (RSO 409) | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Paper Lace (Mercury 73492) | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14737) | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| Andy Kim (Capitol 3895) | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735) | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | ||||||
| 10 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Barry White (20th Century 2120) | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Fancy (Big Tree 15004) | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 13 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3897) | ||||||
| 14 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Dave Loggins (Epic 11115) | ||||||
| 16 | 22 | 32 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1602) | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4640) | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 9 | ||
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3917) | ||||||
| 19 | 42 | 68 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | ||||||
| 20 | 30 | 47 | 74 | 4 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12006) | ||||||
| 22 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12013) | ||||||
| 23 | 28 | 44 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19301) | ||||||
| 24 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 8 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 0324) | ||||||
| 25 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 6 | ||
| First Class (UK 49022) | ||||||
| 26 | 34 | 50 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258) | ||||||
| 27 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 7 | ||
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11041) | ||||||
| 28 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 12 | ||
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | ||||||
| 29 | 53 | 74 | 96 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66102) | ||||||
| 30 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73487) | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Wet Willie (Capricorn 0043) | ||||||
| 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15001) | ||||||
| 34 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) | ||||||
| 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Elton John (MCA 40259) | ||||||
| 36 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 7 | ||
| Rubettes (Polydor 15089) | ||||||
| 37 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 15008) | ||||||
| 38 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 15 | ![]() | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 0295) | ||||||
| 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 10 | ||
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | ||||||
| 40 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 15 | ||
| George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | ||||||
| 41 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Chicago (Columbia 46062) | ||||||
| 42 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song 70015) | ||||||
| 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | ||||||
| 44 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Cher (MCA 40273) | ||||||
| 45 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 16 | ||
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | ||||||
| 46 | 61 | 79 | 92 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Tymes (RCA Victor 10022) | ||||||
| 47 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7832) | ||||||
| 48 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | ||||||
| 49 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 10 | ||
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) | ||||||
| 50 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 11043) | ||||||
| 51 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Bloodstone (London 1055) | ||||||
| 52 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 7 | ![]() | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296) | ||||||
| 53 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11143) | ||||||
| 54 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 8 | ||
| Neil Young (Reprise 1209) | ||||||
| 55 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 604) | ||||||
| 56 | 65 | 77 | 89 | 5 | ||
| Miracles (Tamla 54248) | ||||||
| 57 | 71 | 88 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601) | ||||||
| 58 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 8 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | ||||||
| 59 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Blue Swede (EMI 3938) | ||||||
| 60 | 80 | 98 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) | ||||||
| 61 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Commodores (Motown 1307) | ||||||
| 62 | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14255) | ||||||
| 63 | 72 | 81 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | ||||||
| 64 | 74 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16001b) | ||||||
| 65 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 8 | ||
| Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,477) | ||||||
| 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 9 | ||
| Sami Jo (MGM South 7034) | ||||||
| 67 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 5 | ||
| Wombles (Columbia 10013) | ||||||
| 68 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828) | ||||||
| 69 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 9 | ||
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | ||||||
| 70 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 11439) | ||||||
| 71 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 8 | ||
| Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | ||||||
| 72 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002) | ||||||
| 73 | 83 | 87 | 93 | 21 | ||
| Beach Boys (Capitol 3924) | ||||||
| 74 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45201) | ||||||
| 75 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 6 | ||
| Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103) | ||||||
| 76 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Carole King (Ode 66101) | ||||||
| 77 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4215) | ||||||
| 78 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 6 | ||
| Tim Moore (A Small Record Co. 0601) | ||||||
| 79 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10015) | ||||||
| 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 5 | ||
| Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | ||||||
| 81 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14746) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200) | ||||||
| 84 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | ||||||
| 85 | 87 | 91 | -- | 3 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | ||||||
| 86 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420) | ||||||
| 87 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 5 | ||
| Four Tops (ABC/Dunhill 15005) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309) | ||||||
| 89 | 94 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 40251) | ||||||
| 90 | 93 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| America (Warner Bros. 7839) | ||||||
| 91 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Steppenwolf (Mums 6031) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205) | ||||||
| 94 | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15003) | ||||||
| 95 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Kathy Dalton (DiscReet 1210) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Redbone (Epic 50015) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Sam Neely (A&M 1612) | ||||||
| 98 | 99 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 594) | ||||||
| 99 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Van McCoy (Avco 4639) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 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:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Eagles | |||||
| 102 | Rick Cunha | |||||
| 103 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | |||||
| 104 | O.C. Smith | |||||
| 105 | Manhattans | |||||
| 106 | Frank Sinatra | |||||
| 107 | Mickey Gilley | |||||
| 108 | Leon Russell | |||||
| 109 | Sweet Dreams | |||||
| 110 | Linda Ronstadt | |||||
| 111 | B.T. Express | |||||
| 112 | Smokey Robinson | |||||
| 113 | Quincy Jones | |||||
| 114 | Blackbyrds | |||||
| 115 | Dovells | |||||
| 116 | Pointer Sisters | |||||
| 117 | Waylon Jennings | |||||
| 118 | Bobby Goldsboro | |||||
| 119 | Dells | |||||
| 120 | Tinker's Moon | |||||
| 121 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |||||
| 122 | Drifters | |||||
| 123 | Laura Lee | |||||
| 124 | Freddy Cannon | |||||
| 125 | Bobby Vinton | |||||


