Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 14, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KUNG FU FIGHTING |
2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
| 2 | ANGIE BABY |
4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
| 3 | CAT'S IN THE CRADLE |
5 | 9 | 17 | 13 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
| 4 | I CAN HELP |
3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
| 5 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN |
1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
| 6 | DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) |
6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
| 7 | SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) |
8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
| 8 | JUNIOR'S FARM |
11 | 15 | 25 | 6 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
| 9 | YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING |
10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
| 10 | LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS |
23 | 56 | -- | 3 |  |
| Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344) | ||||||
| 11 | YOU GOT THE LOVE |
12 | 14 | 26 | 10 | |
| Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
| 12 | ONLY YOU |
15 | 20 | 31 | 5 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1876) | ||||||
| 13 | LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN |
16 | 27 | 47 | 9 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
| 14 | MY MELODY OF LOVE |
7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
| 15 | I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) |
17 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
| 16 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN |
20 | 23 | 36 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
| 17 | AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG |
19 | 21 | 34 | 6 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
| 18 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN |
25 | 39 | 70 | 4 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1646) | ||||||
| 19 | ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN |
21 | 24 | 38 | 6 | |
| Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
| 20 | FAIRYTALE |
22 | 25 | 37 | 10 | |
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
| 21 | BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE |
24 | 36 | 52 | 8 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
| 22 | WISHING YOU WERE HERE |
9 | 10 | 13 | 10 |  |
| Chicago (Columbia 10049) | ||||||
| 23 | MANDY |
35 | 42 | 72 | 5 | |
| Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613) | ||||||
| 24 | MUST OF GOT LOST |
29 | 33 | 43 | 7 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
| 25 | PROMISED LAND |
26 | 31 | 41 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
| 26 | WOMAN TO WOMAN |
27 | 34 | 40 | 10 | |
| Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
| 27 | WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT |
38 | 30 | 35 | 9 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1308) | ||||||
| 28 | I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME |
18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293) | ||||||
| 29 | DARK HORSE |
33 | 40 | 73 | 4 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1877) | ||||||
| 30 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
46 | 66 | 80 | 7 | |
| Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
| 31 | LONGFELLOW SERENADE |
13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
| 32 | RIDE 'EM COWBOY |
37 | 41 | 42 | 11 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
| 33 | HEAVY FALLIN' OUT |
34 | 38 | 46 | 9 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
| 34 | YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET |
14 | 8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622) | ||||||
| 35 | DREAM ON |
42 | 48 | 56 | 6 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
| 36 | MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN |
44 | 54 | 71 | 4 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765) | ||||||
| 37 | DANCIN' FOOL |
45 | 55 | 81 | 4 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075) | ||||||
| 38 | FIRE, BABY I'M ON FIRE |
32 | 35 | 45 | 8 | |
| Andy Kim (Capitol 3962) | ||||||
| 39 | BACK HOME AGAIN |
30 | 13 | 5 | 13 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | ||||||
| 40 | AFTER THE GOLDRUSH |
36 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| Prelude (Island 002) | ||||||
| 41 | FREEBIRD |
59 | 70 | 85 | 4 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328) | ||||||
| 42 | DOCTOR'S ORDERS |
60 | 78 | 92 | 4 | |
| Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113) | ||||||
| 43 | EVERLASTING LOVE |
31 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | ||||||
| 44 | READY |
62 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1645) | ||||||
| 45 | WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT |
28 | 22 | 7 | 12 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1874) | ||||||
| 46 | GET DANCIN' |
70 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | ||||||
| 47 | PLAY SOMETHING SWEET |
39 | 32 | 33 | 13 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill 15013) | ||||||
| 48 | LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT |
48 | 50 | 32 | 12 | |
| Latimore (Glades 1722) | ||||||
| 49 | ROCKIN' SOUL |
47 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | ||||||
| 50 | WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE |
40 | 43 | 48 | 8 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 503) | ||||||
| 51 | BEST OF MY LOVE |
72 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45218) | ||||||
| 52 | MY EYES ADORED YOU |
64 | 67 | 75 | 6 | |
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
| 53 | THE HEARTBREAK KID |
57 | 62 | 76 | 5 | |
| Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12039) | ||||||
| 54 | WITHOUT LOVE |
55 | 60 | 69 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | ||||||
| 55 | THE ENTERTAINER |
68 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10064) | ||||||
| 56 | TIN MAN |
52 | 45 | 21 | 18 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7839) | ||||||
| 57 | BLACK LASSIE FEATURING JOHNNY STASH |
50 | 47 | 50 | 7 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode 66104) | ||||||
| 58 | YOU AND I |
51 | 52 | 60 | 6 | |
| Johnny Bristol (MGM 14762) | ||||||
| 59 | SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) |
61 | 65 | 67 | 10 | |
| Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
| 60 | PICK UP THE PIECES |
76 | 87 | 94 | 4 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | ||||||
| 61 | I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING |
65 | 69 | 74 | 7 | |
| Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | ||||||
| 62 | STRUTTIN' |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | ||||||
| 63 | SUNSHINE ROSES |
69 | 74 | 84 | 5 | |
| Gene Cotton (Myrrh 137) | ||||||
| 64 | POSTCARD |
66 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| Who (MCA 40330) | ||||||
| 65 | ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10070) | ||||||
| 66 | SHE'S GONE |
71 | 72 | 77 | 9 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 3957) | ||||||
| 67 | ONE TEAR |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255) | ||||||
| 68 | SOMEDAY |
73 | 75 | 82 | 8 | |
| Dave Loggins (Epic 50035) | ||||||
| 69 | I BELONG TO YOU |
79 | 84 | 89 | 5 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | ||||||
| 70 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU |
82 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | ||||||
| 71 | DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY |
74 | 79 | 86 | 6 | |
| First Class (UK 49028) | ||||||
| 72 | SHOE SHOE SHINE |
75 | 76 | 83 | 7 | |
| Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | ||||||
| 73 | CHANGES |
87 | 91 | -- | 10 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605) | ||||||
| 74 | YOU'RE NO GOOD |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990) | ||||||
| 75 | RUBY, BABY |
85 | 89 | 97 | 4 | |
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036) | ||||||
| 76 | SEXY IDA (PT. 2) |
80 | 80 | 87 | 6 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
| 77 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 4002) | ||||||
| 78 | I FEEL SANCTIFIED |
81 | 88 | 95 | 4 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1319) | ||||||
| 79 | BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE |
86 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | ||||||
| 80 | LADY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102) | ||||||
| 81 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552) | ||||||
| 82 | COLDBLOODED |
83 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14258) | ||||||
| 83 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW |
88 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610) | ||||||
| 84 | LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620) | ||||||
| 85 | CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573) | ||||||
| 86 | A WOMAN'S STORY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cher (Warner-Spector 0400) | ||||||
| 87 | DO YOUR THING |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | ||||||
| 88 | TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 3987) | ||||||
| 89 | IF |
90 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Telly Savalas (MCA 40301) | ||||||
| 90 | MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO PARKIN' |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029) | ||||||
| 91 | GEE BABY |
97 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614) | ||||||
| 92 | ROCK 'N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) |
95 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Terry Jacks (Bell 45,606) | ||||||
| 93 | MY MAIN MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0227) | ||||||
| 94 | RIDE THE TIGER |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10080) | ||||||
| 95 | PHILADELPHIA |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 12029) | ||||||
| 96 | SAFE AT HOME |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217) | ||||||
| 97 | HAPPY PEOPLE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7138) | ||||||
| 98 | DON'T CHA LOVE IT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54256) | ||||||
| 99 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | ||||||
| 100 | FIRE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | ||||||
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:
• "Touch Me" by Fancy (# 41)
• "Life Is A Rock" by Reunion (# 43)
• "So You Are A Star" by Hudson Brothers (# 49)
• "La La Peace Song" by Al Wilson (# 53)
• "Three Ring Circus" by Blue Magic (# 54)
• "Early Morning Love" by Sammy Johns (# 56)
• "Jazzman" by Carole King (# 58)
• "Let This Be A Lesson To You" by Independents (# 63)
• "Evil Boll-Weevil" by Grand Canyon (# 67)
• "Harlem" by 5th Dimension (# 92)
• "Love Me Now" by Ruby Winters (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | MS. GRACE |
Tymes | ||||
| 102 | I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) |
Bobby Bland | ||||
| 103 | CRAZY TALK |
Chilliwack | ||||
| 104 | DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU |
Sugarloaf | ||||
| 105 | EVERGREEN |
Booker T | ||||
| 106 | CHARADE |
Bee Gees | ||||
| 107 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL |
Joe Cocker | ||||
| 108 | FOUR OR FIVE TIMES |
Peter Dean | ||||
| 109 | JUST LEAVE ME ALONE |
Don Potter | ||||
| 110 | SAD SWEET DREAMER |
Sweet Sensation | ||||
| 111 | GET INTO THE WIND |
Steppenwolf | ||||
| 112 | WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS |
Lynn Anderson | ||||
| 113 | WHEN A CHILD IS BORN |
Michael Holm | ||||
| 114 | PART OF THE PLAN |
Dan Fogelberg | ||||
| 115 | COSTAFINE TOWN |
Splinter | ||||
| 116 | LADY MARMALADE |
LaBelle | ||||
| 117 | LA LA LOVE YOU |
Don McLean | ||||
| 118 | SALLY G |
Paul McCartney & Wings | ||||
| 119 | HOPPY, GENE AND ME |
Roy Rogers | ||||
| 120 | I AM I AM |
Smokey Robinson | ||||
| 121 | VOODOO MAGIC |
Rhodes Kids | ||||
| 122 | HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND |
Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| 123 | LONG TALL GLASSES |
Leo Sayer | ||||
| 124 | WHEN MABEL COMES IN THE ROOM |
Michael Allen | ||||
| 125 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE |
T.G. Sheppard | ||||