Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 21, 1974
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | ANGIE BABY | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
2 | CAT'S IN THE CRADLE | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
3 | KUNG FU FIGHTING | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
4 | LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS | 10 | 23 | 56 | 4 | |
Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344) | ||||||
5 | JUNIOR'S FARM | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
6 | YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
7 | I CAN HELP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
8 | ONLY YOU | 12 | 15 | 20 | 6 | |
Ringo Starr (Apple 1876) | ||||||
9 | SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
10 | YOU GOT THE LOVE | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
11 | LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN | 13 | 16 | 27 | 10 | |
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
12 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN | 18 | 25 | 39 | 5 | |
Carpenters (A&M 1646) | ||||||
13 | I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
14 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN | 16 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
15 | AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG | 17 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
16 | ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN | 19 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |
Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
17 | MANDY | 23 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613) | ||||||
18 | BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE | 21 | 24 | 36 | 9 | |
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
19 | FAIRYTALE | 20 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
20 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
21 | MUST OF GOT LOST | 24 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
22 | DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
23 | PROMISED LAND | 25 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
24 | DARK HORSE | 29 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
George Harrison (Apple 1877) | ||||||
25 | MY MELODY OF LOVE | 14 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
26 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE | 30 | 46 | 66 | 8 | |
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
27 | WISHING YOU WERE HERE | 22 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Chicago (Columbia 10049) | ||||||
28 | MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN | 36 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765) | ||||||
29 | WOMAN TO WOMAN | 26 | 27 | 34 | 11 | |
Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
30 | RIDE 'EM COWBOY | 32 | 37 | 41 | 12 | |
Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
31 | HEAVY FALLIN' OUT | 33 | 34 | 38 | 10 | |
Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
32 | DREAM ON | 35 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
33 | DANCIN' FOOL | 37 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075) | ||||||
34 | LONGFELLOW SERENADE | 31 | 13 | 4 | 12 | |
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
35 | I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME | 28 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293) | ||||||
36 | FREEBIRD | 41 | 59 | 70 | 5 | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328) | ||||||
37 | DOCTOR'S ORDERS | 42 | 60 | 78 | 5 | |
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113) | ||||||
38 | GET DANCIN' | 46 | 70 | 82 | 4 | |
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | ||||||
39 | READY | 44 | 62 | 77 | 4 | |
Cat Stevens (A&M 1645) | ||||||
40 | YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET | 34 | 14 | 8 | 15 | |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622) | ||||||
41 | ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) | 65 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
Mac Davis (Columbia 10070) | ||||||
42 | BEST OF MY LOVE | 51 | 72 | 92 | 4 | |
Eagles (Asylum 45218) | ||||||
43 | PICK UP THE PIECES | 60 | 76 | 87 | 5 | |
Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | ||||||
44 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 39 | 30 | 13 | 14 | |
John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | ||||||
45 | EVERLASTING LOVE | 43 | 31 | 16 | 14 | |
Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | ||||||
46 | MY EYES ADORED YOU | 52 | 64 | 67 | 7 | |
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
47 | WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT | 45 | 28 | 22 | 13 | |
John Lennon (Apple 1874) | ||||||
48 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Grand Funk (Capitol 4002) | ||||||
49 | THE ENTERTAINER | 55 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
Billy Joel (Columbia 10064) | ||||||
50 | STRUTTIN' | 62 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | ||||||
51 | THE HEARTBREAK KID | 53 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12039) | ||||||
52 | WITHOUT LOVE | 54 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | ||||||
53 | WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT | 27 | 38 | 30 | 10 | |
Jackson Five (Motown 1308) | ||||||
54 | WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE | 50 | 40 | 43 | 9 | |
Eric Clapton (RSO 503) | ||||||
55 | AFTER THE GOLDRUSH | 40 | 36 | 17 | 15 | |
Prelude (Island 002) | ||||||
56 | CHANGES | 73 | 87 | 91 | 11 | |
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605) | ||||||
57 | LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT | 48 | 48 | 50 | 13 | |
Latimore (Glades 1722) | ||||||
58 | SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) | 59 | 61 | 65 | 11 | |
Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
59 | I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING | 61 | 65 | 69 | 8 | |
Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | ||||||
60 | I BELONG TO YOU | 69 | 79 | 84 | 6 | |
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | ||||||
61 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU | 70 | 82 | 94 | 4 | |
Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | ||||||
62 | ONE TEAR | 67 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255) | ||||||
63 | SUNSHINE ROSES | 63 | 69 | 74 | 6 | |
Gene Cotton (Myrrh 137) | ||||||
64 | YOU'RE NO GOOD | 74 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990) | ||||||
65 | FIRE, BABY I'M ON FIRE | 38 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
Andy Kim (Capitol 3962) | ||||||
66 | FIRE | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | ||||||
67 | SOMEDAY | 68 | 73 | 75 | 9 | |
Dave Loggins (Epic 50035) | ||||||
68 | LADY | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102) | ||||||
69 | RUBY, BABY | 75 | 85 | 89 | 5 | |
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036) | ||||||
70 | LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620) | ||||||
71 | DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY | 71 | 74 | 79 | 7 | |
First Class (UK 49028) | ||||||
72 | CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573) | ||||||
73 | SHOE SHOE SHINE | 72 | 75 | 76 | 8 | |
Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | ||||||
74 | TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Al Martino (Capitol 3987) | ||||||
75 | A WOMAN'S STORY | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Cher (Warner-Spector 0400) | ||||||
76 | SEXY IDA (PT. 2) | 76 | 80 | 80 | 7 | |
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
77 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS | 81 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552) | ||||||
78 | BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE | 79 | 86 | 97 | 4 | |
Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | ||||||
79 | I FEEL SANCTIFIED | 78 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
Commodores (Motown 1319) | ||||||
80 | BIG YELLOW TAXI | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221) | ||||||
81 | COLDBLOODED | 82 | 83 | 85 | 5 | |
James Brown (Polydor 14258) | ||||||
82 | BLACK WATER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062) | ||||||
83 | LONELY PEOPLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
America (Warner Bros. 8048) | ||||||
84 | WHEN A CHILD IS BORN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Michael Holm (Mercury 73642) | ||||||
85 | DO YOUR THING | 87 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | ||||||
86 | HAPPY PEOPLE | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Temptations (Gordy 7138) | ||||||
87 | I'M A WOMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319) | ||||||
88 | MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO PARKIN' | 90 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029) | ||||||
89 | COSTAFINE TOWN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Splinter (Dark Horse 10002) | ||||||
90 | GEE BABY | 91 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614) | ||||||
91 | MY MAIN MAN | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Staple Singers (Stax 0227) | ||||||
92 | SAFE AT HOME | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217) | ||||||
93 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW | 83 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610) | ||||||
94 | PHILADELPHIA | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
B.B. King (ABC 12029) | ||||||
95 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | ||||||
96 | YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Jim Stafford (MGM 14775) | ||||||
97 | DON'T CHA LOVE IT | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Miracles (Tamla 54256) | ||||||
98 | I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015) | ||||||
99 | HOPPY, GENE AND ME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154) | ||||||
100 | DAY TRIPPER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Anne Murray (Capitol 4000) |
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:
• "Play Something Sweet" by Three Dog Night (# 47)
• "Rockin' Soul" by Hues Corporation (# 49)
• "Tin Man" by America (# 56)
• "Black Lassie Featuring Johnny Stash" by Cheech & Chong (# 57)
• "You And I" by Johnny Bristol (# 58)
• "Postcard" by Who (# 64)
• "She's Gone" by Tavares (# 66)
• "If" by Telly Savalas (# 89)
• "Rock 'n Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)" by Terry Jacks (# 92)
• "Ride The Tiger" by Jefferson Starship (# 94)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE | Manhattans | ||||
102 | MS. GRACE | Tymes | ||||
103 | DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU | Sugarloaf | ||||
104 | EVERGREEN | Booker T | ||||
105 | CRAZY TALK | Chilliwack | ||||
106 | MINE FOR ME | Rod Stewart | ||||
107 | I AM I AM | Smokey Robinson | ||||
108 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL | Joe Cocker | ||||
109 | SAD SWEET DREAMER | Sweet Sensation | ||||
110 | PART OF THE PLAN | Dan Fogelberg | ||||
111 | LADY MARMALADE | LaBelle | ||||
112 | LONG TALL GLASSES | Leo Sayer | ||||
113 | HOT DAWGIT | Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
114 | GOOD TIMES, ROCK AND ROLL | Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids | ||||
115 | JUST LEAVE ME ALONE | Don Potter | ||||
116 | LA LA LOVE YOU | Don McLean | ||||
117 | WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS | Lynn Anderson | ||||
118 | UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE | Polly Brown | ||||
119 | SHOULD ANYBODY ASK | Gary Bonner | ||||
120 | YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT (WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE) | Deep Purple | ||||
121 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE | T.G. Sheppard | ||||
122 | GET INTO THE WIND | Steppenwolf | ||||
123 | BOOGIE JOE, THE GRINDER | Quincy Jones | ||||
124 | I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE | Newbeats | ||||
125 | VOODOO MAGIC | Rhodes Kids |