Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 28, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CAT'S IN THE CRADLE |
2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
| 2 | LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS |
4 | 10 | 23 | 5 | |
| Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344) | ||||||
| 3 | KUNG FU FIGHTING |
3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
| 4 | YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING |
6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
| 5 | JUNIOR'S FARM |
5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
| 6 | ANGIE BABY |
1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
| 7 | ONLY YOU |
8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1876) | ||||||
| 8 | LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN |
11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
| 9 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN |
12 | 18 | 25 | 6 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1646) | ||||||
| 10 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN |
14 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
| 11 | MANDY |
17 | 23 | 35 | 7 | |
| Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613) | ||||||
| 12 | I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) |
13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
| 13 | ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN |
16 | 19 | 21 | 8 | |
| Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
| 14 | BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE |
18 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
| 15 | AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG |
15 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
| 16 | SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) |
9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
| 17 | I CAN HELP |
7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
| 18 | YOU GOT THE LOVE |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
| 19 | MUST OF GOT LOST |
21 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
| 20 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
26 | 30 | 46 | 9 | |
| Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
| 21 | DARK HORSE |
24 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1877) | ||||||
| 22 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN |
20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
| 23 | PROMISED LAND |
23 | 25 | 26 | 11 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
| 24 | MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN |
28 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765) | ||||||
| 25 | DOCTOR'S ORDERS |
37 | 42 | 60 | 6 |  |
| Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113) | ||||||
| 26 | DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) |
22 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
| 27 | DANCIN' FOOL |
33 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075) | ||||||
| 28 | RIDE 'EM COWBOY |
30 | 32 | 37 | 13 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
| 29 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL |
48 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 4002) | ||||||
| 30 | BEST OF MY LOVE |
42 | 51 | 72 | 5 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45218) | ||||||
| 31 | GET DANCIN' |
38 | 46 | 70 | 5 | |
| Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | ||||||
| 32 | DREAM ON |
32 | 35 | 42 | 8 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
| 33 | READY |
39 | 44 | 62 | 5 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1645) | ||||||
| 34 | FREEBIRD |
36 | 41 | 59 | 6 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328) | ||||||
| 35 | ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) |
41 | 65 | 84 | 4 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10070) | ||||||
| 36 | FAIRYTALE |
19 | 20 | 22 | 12 |  |
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
| 37 | PICK UP THE PIECES |
43 | 60 | 76 | 6 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | ||||||
| 38 | MY MELODY OF LOVE |
25 | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
| 39 | WOMAN TO WOMAN |
29 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
| 40 | HEAVY FALLIN' OUT |
31 | 33 | 34 | 11 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
| 41 | LONGFELLOW SERENADE |
34 | 31 | 13 | 13 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
| 42 | THE ENTERTAINER |
49 | 55 | 68 | 5 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10064) | ||||||
| 43 | MY EYES ADORED YOU |
46 | 52 | 64 | 8 | |
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
| 44 | STRUTTIN' |
50 | 62 | 77 | 4 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | ||||||
| 45 | WISHING YOU WERE HERE |
27 | 22 | 9 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10049) | ||||||
| 46 | YOU'RE NO GOOD |
64 | 74 | 89 | 4 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990) | ||||||
| 47 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU |
61 | 70 | 82 | 5 | |
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | ||||||
| 48 | CHANGES |
56 | 73 | 87 | 12 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605) | ||||||
| 49 | FIRE |
66 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | ||||||
| 50 | I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME |
35 | 28 | 18 | 16 | |
| Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40293) | ||||||
| 51 | I BELONG TO YOU |
60 | 69 | 79 | 7 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | ||||||
| 52 | WITHOUT LOVE |
52 | 54 | 55 | 7 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | ||||||
| 53 | LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN |
70 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620) | ||||||
| 54 | SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) |
58 | 59 | 61 | 12 | |
| Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
| 55 | BLACK WATER |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062) | ||||||
| 56 | RUBY, BABY |
69 | 75 | 85 | 6 | |
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036) | ||||||
| 57 | LADY |
68 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102) | ||||||
| 58 | ONE TEAR |
62 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255) | ||||||
| 59 | LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT |
57 | 48 | 48 | 14 | |
| Latimore (Glades 1722) | ||||||
| 60 | CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD |
72 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573) | ||||||
| 61 | LONELY PEOPLE |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 8048) | ||||||
| 62 | I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING |
59 | 61 | 65 | 9 | |
| Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | ||||||
| 63 | BIG YELLOW TAXI |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221) | ||||||
| 64 | HAPPY PEOPLE |
86 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7138) | ||||||
| 65 | WHEN A CHILD IS BORN |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Michael Holm (Mercury 73642) | ||||||
| 66 | #9 DREAM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| John Lennon (Apple 1878) | ||||||
| 67 | DAY TRIPPER |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4000) | ||||||
| 68 | A WOMAN'S STORY |
75 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Cher (Warner-Spector 0400) | ||||||
| 69 | TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) |
74 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 3987) | ||||||
| 70 | SEXY IDA (PT. 2) |
76 | 76 | 80 | 8 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
| 71 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS |
77 | 81 | 94 | 4 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552) | ||||||
| 72 | BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE |
78 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | ||||||
| 73 | YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14775) | ||||||
| 74 | SWEET SURRENDER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10148) | ||||||
| 75 | YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET |
40 | 34 | 14 | 16 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622) | ||||||
| 76 | I'M A WOMAN |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319) | ||||||
| 77 | I AM I AM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251) | ||||||
| 78 | COLDBLOODED |
81 | 82 | 83 | 6 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14258) | ||||||
| 79 | DO YOUR THING |
85 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | ||||||
| 80 | NIGHTINGALE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66106) | ||||||
| 81 | MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO PARKIN' |
88 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029) | ||||||
| 82 | COSTAFINE TOWN |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Splinter (Dark Horse 10002) | ||||||
| 83 | DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 10045) | ||||||
| 84 | GEE BABY |
90 | 91 | 97 | 5 | |
| Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614) | ||||||
| 85 | MY MAIN MAN |
91 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0227) | ||||||
| 86 | SAFE AT HOME |
92 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217) | ||||||
| 87 | PHILADELPHIA |
94 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 12029) | ||||||
| 88 | HOPPY, GENE AND ME |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154) | ||||||
| 89 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME |
95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | ||||||
| 90 | DON'T CHA LOVE IT |
97 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54256) | ||||||
| 91 | I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015) | ||||||
| 92 | PART OF THE PLAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Epic 50055) | ||||||
| 93 | DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sugarloaf (Claridge 402) | ||||||
| 94 | NEVER LET HER GO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45223) | ||||||
| 95 | UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Polly Brown (GTO 1002) | ||||||
| 96 | AIN'T THAT PECULIAR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diamond Reo (Big Tree 16030) | ||||||
| 97 | YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT (WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 8049) | ||||||
| 98 | SHOULD ANYBODY ASK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gary Bonner (Atlantic 3234) | ||||||
| 99 | CRAZY TALK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chilliwack (Sire 716) | ||||||
| 100 | HOT DAWGIT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056) | ||||||
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:
• "Back Home Again" by John Denver (# 44)
• "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton (# 45)
• "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" by John Lennon (# 47)
• "The Heartbreak Kid" by Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (# 51)
• "Whatever You Got, I Want" by Jackson Five (# 53)
• "Willie And The Hand Jive" by Eric Clapton (# 54)
• "After The Goldrush" by Prelude (# 55)
• "Sunshine Roses" by Gene Cotton (# 63)
• "Fire, Baby I'm On Fire" by Andy Kim (# 65)
• "Someday" by Dave Loggins (# 67)
• "Dreams Are Ten A Penny" by First Class (# 71)
• "Shoe Shoe Shine" by Dynamic Superiors (# 73)
• "I Feel Sanctified" by Commodores (# 79)
• "Everybody Needs A Rainbow" by Ray Stevens (# 93)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | MS. GRACE |
Tymes | ||||
| 102 | LADY MARMALADE |
LaBelle | ||||
| 103 | SUNSHINE (PT. 2) |
O'Jays | ||||
| 104 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL |
Joe Cocker | ||||
| 105 | EVERGREEN |
Booker T | ||||
| 106 | SAD SWEET DREAMER |
Sweet Sensation | ||||
| 107 | MINE FOR ME |
Rod Stewart | ||||
| 108 | I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE |
Al Wilson | ||||
| 109 | LONG TALL GLASSES |
Leo Sayer | ||||
| 110 | GOOD TIMES, ROCK AND ROLL |
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids | ||||
| 111 | LA LA LOVE YOU |
Don McLean | ||||
| 112 | WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS |
Lynn Anderson | ||||
| 113 | JUST LEAVE ME ALONE |
Don Potter | ||||
| 114 | BOOGIE JOE, THE GRINDER |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 115 | IT'S ALL RIGHT |
Jim Capaldi | ||||
| 116 | I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE |
Newbeats | ||||
| 117 | WOLFMAN JACK |
Todd Rundgren | ||||
| 118 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE |
T.G. Sheppard | ||||
| 119 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME |
Dave Mason | ||||
| 120 | GENERATION |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
| 121 | LET ME START TONITE |
Lamont Dozier | ||||
| 122 | MIDNIGHT SKY (PT. 1) |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 123 | GIRLS (PT. 1) |
Moments & Whatnauts | ||||
| 124 | PLEDGING MY LOVE |
Tom Jones | ||||
| 125 | RHYME TYME PEOPLE |
Kool & Gang | ||||