Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending November 9, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JAZZMAN | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66101) | ||||||
| 2 |  WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1874) | ||||||
| 3 |  YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622) | ||||||
| 4 |  YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | ||||||
| 5 |  THE BITCH IS BACK | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40297) | ||||||
| 6 |  MY MELODY OF LOVE | 11 | 21 | 41 | 8 | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
| 7 |  STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) | ||||||
| 8 |  TIN MAN | 9 | 11 | 19 | 13 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7839) | ||||||
| 9 |  LIFE IS A ROCK | 13 | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| Reunion (RCA Victor 10056) | ||||||
| 10 |  DO IT BABY | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54248) | ||||||
| 11 |  BACK HOME AGAIN | 14 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | ||||||
| 12 |  LONGFELLOW SERENADE | 15 | 19 | 34 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
| 13 |  EVERLASTING LOVE | 16 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | ||||||
| 14 |  I CAN HELP | 17 | 22 | 44 | 7 | |
| Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
| 15 |  CAREFREE HIGHWAY | 18 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309) | ||||||
| 16 |  DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) | 19 | 25 | 30 | 8 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
| 17 |  WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN | 22 | 37 | 49 | 7 | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
| 18 |  THE NEED TO BE | 21 | 23 | 26 | 12 | |
| Jim Weatherly (Buddah 420) | ||||||
| 19 |  CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 |  | 
| Bad Company (Swan Song 70015) | ||||||
| 20 |  WISHING YOU WERE HERE | 24 | 36 | 72 | 5 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10049) | ||||||
| 21 |  ANGIE BABY | 30 | 48 | 71 | 4 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
| 22 |  SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) | 27 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
| 23 |  SO YOU ARE A STAR | 26 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| Hudson Brothers (Casablanca 0108) | ||||||
| 24 |  LOVE ME FOR A REASON | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 |  | 
| Osmonds (MGM 14746) | ||||||
| 25 |  OVERNIGHT SENSATION | 29 | 32 | 37 | 9 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3946) | ||||||
| 26 |  PLAY SOMETHING SWEET | 28 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15013) | ||||||
| 27 |  LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY (PT. 1) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3206) | ||||||
| 28 |  I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME | 32 | 38 | 45 | 9 | |
| Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293) | ||||||
| 29 |  I HONESTLY LOVE YOU | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 |  | 
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | ||||||
| 30 |  I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) | 40 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
| 31 |  AFTER THE GOLDRUSH | 35 | 40 | 46 | 9 | |
| Prelude (Island 002) | ||||||
| 32 |  CAT'S IN THE CRADLE | 38 | 45 | 53 | 8 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
| 33 |  DISTANT LOVER | 33 | 34 | 36 | 8 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54253) | ||||||
| 34 |  PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE | 39 | 44 | 50 | 10 | |
| Gino Vannelli (A&M 1614) | ||||||
| 35 |  YOU CAN HAVE HER | 36 | 42 | 47 | 11 | |
| Sam Neely (A&M 1612) | ||||||
| 36 |  LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT | 41 | 47 | 55 | 7 | |
| Latimore (Glades 1722) | ||||||
| 37 |  YOU GOT THE LOVE | 43 | 51 | 64 | 5 | |
| Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
| 38 |  KUNG FU FIGHTING | 47 | 59 | 78 | 4 | |
| Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
| 39 |  SWEET HOME ALABAMA | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 |  | 
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40258) | ||||||
| 40 |  ROCKIN' SOUL | 46 | 53 | 63 | 5 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | ||||||
| 41 |  STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' WOMAN | 20 | 20 | 24 | 11 |  | 
| Steppenwolf (Mums 6031) | ||||||
| 42 |  THE BLACK-EYED BOYS | 45 | 52 | 61 | 6 | |
| Paper Lace (Mercury 73620) | ||||||
| 43 |  HONEY, HONEY | 37 | 39 | 43 | 9 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3209) | ||||||
| 44 |  YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING | 70 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
| 45 |  STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT) | 25 | 14 | 15 | 13 |  | 
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,601) | ||||||
| 46 |  NEVER MY LOVE | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 |  | 
| Blue Swede (EMI 3938) | ||||||
| 47 |  SKIN TIGHT | 42 | 17 | 11 | 15 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | ||||||
| 48 |  WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT | 56 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1308) | ||||||
| 49 |  TOUCH ME | 55 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| Fancy (Big Tree 16026) | ||||||
| 50 |  WOMAN TO WOMAN | 52 | 61 | 74 | 5 | |
| Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
| 51 |  THREE RING CIRCUS | 57 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco 7004) | ||||||
| 52 |  FAIRYTALE | 64 | 78 | 88 | 5 |  | 
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
| 53 |  RIDE 'EM COWBOY | 58 | 67 | 76 | 6 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
| 54 |  FIRE, BABY I'M ON FIRE | 68 | 77 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Andy Kim (Capitol 3962) | ||||||
| 55 |  HEAVY FALLIN' OUT | 65 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
| 56 |  PROMISED LAND | 63 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
| 57 |  EARLY MORNING LOVE | 60 | 62 | 65 | 9 | |
| Sammy Johns (GRC 2021) | ||||||
| 58 |  DORAVILLE | 59 | 64 | 68 | 8 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14248) | ||||||
| 59 |  PRETZEL LOGIC | 61 | 63 | 66 | 7 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12033) | ||||||
| 60 |  I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE | 62 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 1007b) | ||||||
| 61 |  WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE | 69 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 503) | ||||||
| 62 |  LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN | 71 | 86 | 94 | 4 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
| 63 |  BLACK LASSIE FEATURING JOHNNY STASH | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66104) | ||||||
| 64 |  IN THE BOTTLE | 66 | 68 | 69 | 9 | |
| Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | ||||||
| 65 |  DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW | 67 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| Frank Zappa (DiscReet 1312) | ||||||
| 66 |  JUNIOR'S FARM | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
| 67 |  NOBODY | 76 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8041) | ||||||
| 68 |  ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
| 69 |  LA LA PEACE SONG | 80 | 90 | 96 | 4 |  | 
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30200) | ||||||
| 70 |  TRAVELIN' SHOES | 72 | 74 | 79 | 9 | |
| Elvin Bishop (Capricorn 0202) | ||||||
| 71 |  SECOND AVENUE | 44 | 46 | 48 | 10 |  | 
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10020) | ||||||
| 72 |  COUNTRY SIDE OF LIFE | 81 | 91 | 97 | 4 | |
| Wet Willie (Capricorn 0212) | ||||||
| 73 |  AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
| 74 |  ASK ME | 83 | 85 | 91 | 5 | |
| Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | ||||||
| 75 |  MUST OF GOT LOST | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
| 76 |  BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
| 77 |  SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) | 82 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
| 78 |  LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU | 79 | 81 | 84 | 6 | |
| Independents (Wand 11279) | ||||||
| 79 |  EVIL BOLL-WEEVIL | 88 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| Grand Canyon (Bang 713) | ||||||
| 80 |  GIVE ME A REASON TO BE GONE | 84 | 89 | 100 | 7 | |
| Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2109) | ||||||
| 81 |  CANDY'S GOING BAD | 78 | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| Golden Earring (Track/MCA 40309) | ||||||
| 82 |  LIVE IT UP (PT. 1) | 74 | 65 | 62 | 13 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | ||||||
| 83 |  BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE | 94 | 98 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
| 84 |  LOVE MY LIFE AWAY | 87 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Hagers (Elektra 45209) | ||||||
| 85 |  SHE'S GONE | 86 | 87 | 93 | 4 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 3957) | ||||||
| 86 |  DREAM ON | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
| 87 |  SOMEDAY | 89 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Dave Loggins (Epic 50035) | ||||||
| 88 |  I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | ||||||
| 89 |  MY EYES ADORED YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
| 90 |  LA LA PEACE SONG | 93 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| O.C. Smith (Columbia 10031) | ||||||
| 91 |  NOTHING FROM NOTHING | 49 | 26 | 5 | 18 |  | 
| Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | ||||||
| 92 |  YOU AND I | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Johnny Bristol (MGM 14762) | ||||||
| 93 |  LOOK AWAY | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1623) | ||||||
| 94 |  NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
| 95 |  FUNKY PRESIDENT (PEOPLE IT'S BAD) | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14258b) | ||||||
| 96 |  SHOE SHOE SHINE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | ||||||
| 97 |  DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| First Class (UK 49028) | ||||||
| 98 |  LOOSE BOOTY | 95 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 50033) | ||||||
| 99 |  SEXY IDA (PT. 2) | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
| 100 |  EASY STREET | 96 | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic 50034) | ||||||
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
    • "Then Came You" by Spinners (# 48)
    • "Beach Baby" by First Class (# 50)
    • "Higher Plane" by Kool & Gang (# 51)
    • "Give It To The People" by Righteous Brothers (# 53)
    • "You Little Trustmaker" by Tymes (# 54)
    • "Virgin Man" by Smokey Robinson (# 75)
    • "Battle Of New Orleans" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 77)
    • "She Called Me Baby" by Charlie Rich (# 90)
    • "I Can Stand A Little Rain" by Joe Cocker (# 91)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |  PLEASE MR. POSTMAN | Pat Boone Family | ||||
| 102 |  LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY | Dolly Parton | ||||
| 103 |  THE BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN | Dr. Hook | ||||
| 104 |  I FEEL SANCTIFIED | Commodores | ||||
| 105 |  EVERGREEN | Booker T | ||||
| 106 |  NOTHING YOU CAN DO | Average White Band | ||||
| 107 |  CAROUSEL MAN | Cher | ||||
| 108 |  TIME | Mighty Clouds Of Joy | ||||
| 109 |  VOODOO MAGIC | Rhodes Kids | ||||
| 110 |  ONE MORE TIME | Redbone | ||||
| 111 |  WORN OUT BROKEN HEART | Sam Dees | ||||
| 112 |  TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN' | Aerosmith | ||||
| 113 |  WALKING IN THE WIND | Traffic | ||||
| 114 |  SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY | Manhattans | ||||
| 115 |  NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS & LABELS | Albert Hammond | ||||
| 116 |  ROSES ARE RED MY LOVE | Wednesday | ||||
| 117 |  HE DID ME WRONG, BUT HE DID IT RIGHT | Patti Dahlstrom | ||||
| 118 |  SALLY CAN'T DANCE | Lou Reed | ||||
| 119 |  FALLING OUT OF LOVE | Buster Brown | ||||
| 120 |  CAREFUL MAN | John Edwards | ||||
| 121 |  LOVE ME NOW | Ruby Winters | ||||
| 122 |  WHEN MABEL COMES IN THE ROOM | Michael Allen | ||||
| 123 |  BRING BACK THE LOVE OF YESTERDAY | Dells | ||||
| 124 |  PALM GREASE | Herbie Hancock | ||||
| 125 |  I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY GOODBYE | Andy & David Williams | ||||


 
 