Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 21, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
| 4 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344) | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1876) | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | ||
| Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
| 12 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1646) | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | 35 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613) | ||||||
| 18 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 11 | ||
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 8 | ||
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ![]() | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
| 23 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
| 24 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 5 | ||
| George Harrison (Apple 1877) | ||||||
| 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
| 26 | 30 | 46 | 66 | 8 | ||
| Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
| 27 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 10049) | ||||||
| 28 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765) | ||||||
| 29 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
| 30 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 12 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
| 31 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
| 32 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
| 33 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 5 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075) | ||||||
| 34 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
| 35 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 15 | ||
| Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293) | ||||||
| 36 | 41 | 59 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 60 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113) | ||||||
| 38 | 46 | 70 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | ||||||
| 39 | 44 | 62 | 77 | 4 | ||
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1645) | ||||||
| 40 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622) | ||||||
| 41 | 65 | 84 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10070) | ||||||
| 42 | 51 | 72 | 92 | 4 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 45218) | ||||||
| 43 | 60 | 76 | 87 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | ||||||
| 44 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 14 | ||
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | ||||||
| 45 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 14 | ||
| Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | ||||||
| 46 | 52 | 64 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
| 47 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 13 | ||
| John Lennon (Apple 1874) | ||||||
| 48 | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 4002) | ||||||
| 49 | 55 | 68 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10064) | ||||||
| 50 | 62 | 77 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | ||||||
| 51 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12039) | ||||||
| 52 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | ||||||
| 53 | 27 | 38 | 30 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1308) | ||||||
| 54 | 50 | 40 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Eric Clapton (RSO 503) | ||||||
| 55 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Prelude (Island 002) | ||||||
| 56 | 73 | 87 | 91 | 11 | ![]() | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605) | ||||||
| 57 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 13 | ||
| Latimore (Glades 1722) | ||||||
| 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 11 | ||
| Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
| 59 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 8 | ||
| Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | ||||||
| 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | ||||||
| 61 | 70 | 82 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | ||||||
| 62 | 67 | 78 | -- | 3 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255) | ||||||
| 63 | 63 | 69 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Gene Cotton (Myrrh 137) | ||||||
| 64 | 74 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990) | ||||||
| 65 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Andy Kim (Capitol 3962) | ||||||
| 66 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | ||||||
| 67 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 9 | ||
| Dave Loggins (Epic 50035) | ||||||
| 68 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102) | ||||||
| 69 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 5 | ||
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036) | ||||||
| 70 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620) | ||||||
| 71 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 7 | ||
| First Class (UK 49028) | ||||||
| 72 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573) | ||||||
| 73 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 8 | ||
| Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | ||||||
| 74 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 3987) | ||||||
| 75 | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Cher (Warner-Spector 0400) | ||||||
| 76 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 7 | ||
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
| 77 | 81 | 94 | -- | 3 | ||
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552) | ||||||
| 78 | 79 | 86 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | ||||||
| 79 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Commodores (Motown 1319) | ||||||
| 80 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221) | ||||||
| 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 5 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14258) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| America (Warner Bros. 8048) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Michael Holm (Mercury 73642) | ||||||
| 85 | 87 | 91 | -- | 3 | ||
| James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | ||||||
| 86 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7138) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319) | ||||||
| 88 | 90 | 93 | -- | 3 | ||
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Splinter (Dark Horse 10002) | ||||||
| 90 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614) | ||||||
| 91 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0227) | ||||||
| 92 | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217) | ||||||
| 93 | 83 | 88 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610) | ||||||
| 94 | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 12029) | ||||||
| 95 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14775) | ||||||
| 97 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Miracles (Tamla 54256) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Manhattans | |||||
| 102 | Tymes | |||||
| 103 | Sugarloaf | |||||
| 104 | Booker T | |||||
| 105 | Chilliwack | |||||
| 106 | Rod Stewart | |||||
| 107 | Smokey Robinson | |||||
| 108 | Joe Cocker | |||||
| 109 | Sweet Sensation | |||||
| 110 | Dan Fogelberg | |||||
| 111 | LaBelle | |||||
| 112 | Leo Sayer | |||||
| 113 | Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire | |||||
| 114 | Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids | |||||
| 115 | Don Potter | |||||
| 116 | Don McLean | |||||
| 117 | Lynn Anderson | |||||
| 118 | Polly Brown | |||||
| 119 | Gary Bonner | |||||
| 120 | Deep Purple | |||||
| 121 | T.G. Sheppard | |||||
| 122 | Steppenwolf | |||||
| 123 | Quincy Jones | |||||
| 124 | Newbeats | |||||
| 125 | Rhodes Kids | |||||


