Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 4, 1975
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS |
2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344) | ||||||
| 2 | YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING |
4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2133) | ||||||
| 3 | MANDY |
11 | 17 | 23 | 8 | |
| Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613) | ||||||
| 4 | JUNIOR'S FARM |
5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875) | ||||||
| 5 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN |
9 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1646) | ||||||
| 6 | ONLY YOU |
7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1876) | ||||||
| 7 | LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN |
8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313) | ||||||
| 8 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN |
10 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | ||||||
| 9 | CAT'S IN THE CRADLE |
1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203) | ||||||
| 10 | KUNG FU FIGHTING |
3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | ||||||
| 11 | I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) |
12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | ||||||
| 12 | ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN |
13 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569) | ||||||
| 13 | BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE |
14 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101) | ||||||
| 14 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
20 | 26 | 30 | 10 | |
| Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | ||||||
| 15 | ANGIE BABY |
6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972) | ||||||
| 16 | SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) |
16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2274) | ||||||
| 17 | MUST OF GOT LOST |
19 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214) | ||||||
| 18 | MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN |
24 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765) | ||||||
| 19 | DARK HORSE |
21 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1877) | ||||||
| 20 | DOCTOR'S ORDERS |
25 | 37 | 42 | 7 | |
| Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113) | ||||||
| 21 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL |
29 | 48 | 77 | 4 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 4002) | ||||||
| 22 | PROMISED LAND |
23 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | ||||||
| 23 | BEST OF MY LOVE |
30 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45218) | ||||||
| 24 | GET DANCIN' |
31 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | ||||||
| 25 | DANCIN' FOOL |
27 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075) | ||||||
| 26 | YOU'RE NO GOOD |
46 | 64 | 74 | 5 |  |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990) | ||||||
| 27 | RIDE 'EM COWBOY |
28 | 30 | 32 | 14 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 712) | ||||||
| 28 | FREEBIRD |
34 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328) | ||||||
| 29 | PICK UP THE PIECES |
37 | 43 | 60 | 7 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | ||||||
| 30 | ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) |
35 | 41 | 65 | 5 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 10070) | ||||||
| 31 | READY |
33 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1645) | ||||||
| 32 | DREAM ON |
32 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006) | ||||||
| 33 | FIRE |
49 | 66 | 100 | 4 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | ||||||
| 34 | I CAN HELP |
17 | 7 | 4 | 15 |  |
| Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | ||||||
| 35 | YOU GOT THE LOVE |
18 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| Rufus (ABC 12032) | ||||||
| 36 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN |
22 | 20 | 5 | 15 | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550) | ||||||
| 37 | STRUTTIN' |
44 | 50 | 62 | 5 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | ||||||
| 38 | MY EYES ADORED YOU |
43 | 46 | 52 | 9 | |
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003) | ||||||
| 39 | THE ENTERTAINER |
42 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10064) | ||||||
| 40 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU |
47 | 61 | 70 | 6 | |
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | ||||||
| 41 | LONELY PEOPLE |
61 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 8048) | ||||||
| 42 | BLACK WATER |
55 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062) | ||||||
| 43 | AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG |
15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302) | ||||||
| 44 | I BELONG TO YOU |
51 | 60 | 69 | 8 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | ||||||
| 45 | CHANGES |
48 | 56 | 73 | 13 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605) | ||||||
| 46 | LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN |
53 | 70 | 84 | 4 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620) | ||||||
| 47 | WHEN A CHILD IS BORN |
65 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Michael Holm (Mercury 73642) | ||||||
| 48 | SWEET SURRENDER |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10148) | ||||||
| 49 | DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED) |
26 | 22 | 6 | 16 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395) | ||||||
| 50 | LADY |
57 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102) | ||||||
| 51 | CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD |
60 | 72 | 85 | 4 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573) | ||||||
| 52 | RUBY, BABY |
56 | 69 | 75 | 7 | |
| Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC 12036) | ||||||
| 53 | BIG YELLOW TAXI |
63 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221) | ||||||
| 54 | SUGAR PIE GUY (PT. 1) |
54 | 58 | 59 | 13 | |
| Joneses (Mercury 73614) | ||||||
| 55 | #9 DREAM |
66 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1878) | ||||||
| 56 | ONE TEAR |
58 | 62 | 67 | 5 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255) | ||||||
| 57 | HAPPY PEOPLE |
64 | 86 | 97 | 4 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7138) | ||||||
| 58 | DAY TRIPPER |
67 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4000) | ||||||
| 59 | WOMAN TO WOMAN |
39 | 29 | 26 | 13 | |
| Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | ||||||
| 60 | FAIRYTALE |
36 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254) | ||||||
| 61 | MY MELODY OF LOVE |
38 | 25 | 14 | 16 | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022) | ||||||
| 62 | YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE |
73 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM 14775) | ||||||
| 63 | LONGFELLOW SERENADE |
41 | 34 | 31 | 14 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043) | ||||||
| 64 | NIGHTINGALE |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66106) | ||||||
| 65 | TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) |
69 | 74 | 88 | 4 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 3987) | ||||||
| 66 | A WOMAN'S STORY |
68 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| Cher (Warner-Spector 0400) | ||||||
| 67 | I'M A WOMAN |
76 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319) | ||||||
| 68 | SEXY IDA (PT. 2) |
70 | 76 | 76 | 9 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | ||||||
| 69 | BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE |
72 | 78 | 79 | 6 | |
| Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | ||||||
| 70 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS |
71 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3552) | ||||||
| 71 | WITHOUT LOVE |
52 | 52 | 54 | 8 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | ||||||
| 72 | I AM I AM |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251) | ||||||
| 73 | HEAVY FALLIN' OUT |
40 | 31 | 33 | 12 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4647) | ||||||
| 74 | DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 10045) | ||||||
| 75 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME |
89 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | ||||||
| 76 | DO YOUR THING |
79 | 85 | 87 | 5 | |
| James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | ||||||
| 77 | HOPPY, GENE AND ME |
88 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154) | ||||||
| 78 | MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO PARKIN' |
81 | 88 | 90 | 5 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029) | ||||||
| 79 | COSTAFINE TOWN |
82 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Splinter (Dark Horse 10002) | ||||||
| 80 | COLDBLOODED |
78 | 81 | 82 | 7 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14258) | ||||||
| 81 | MY MAIN MAN |
85 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0227) | ||||||
| 82 | GEE BABY |
84 | 90 | 91 | 6 | |
| Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614) | ||||||
| 83 | SAFE AT HOME |
86 | 92 | 96 | 5 | |
| Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217) | ||||||
| 84 | AIN'T THAT PECULIAR |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diamond Reo (Big Tree 16030) | ||||||
| 85 | DON'T CHA LOVE IT |
90 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54256) | ||||||
| 86 | PHILADELPHIA |
87 | 94 | 95 | 5 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 12029) | ||||||
| 87 | I WOULDN'T TREAT A DOG (THE WAY YOU TREATED ME) |
91 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015) | ||||||
| 88 | PART OF THE PLAN |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Epic 50055) | ||||||
| 89 | DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sugarloaf (Claridge 402) | ||||||
| 90 | NEVER LET HER GO |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45223) | ||||||
| 91 | CHRISTMAS DREAM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 10122) | ||||||
| 92 | UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Polly Brown (GTO 1002) | ||||||
| 93 | YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT (WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE) |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 8049) | ||||||
| 94 | GUAVA JELLY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10075) | ||||||
| 95 | CRAZY TALK |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chilliwack (Sire 716) | ||||||
| 96 | LET ME START TONITE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lamont Dozier (ABC 12044) | ||||||
| 97 | SHOULD ANYBODY ASK |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gary Bonner (Atlantic 3234) | ||||||
| 98 | FUTURE SHOCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hello People (ABC/Dunhill 15023) | ||||||
| 99 | HOT DAWGIT |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056) | ||||||
| 100 | MS. GRACE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tymes (RCA Victor 10128) | ||||||
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:
• "Wishing You Were Here" by Chicago (# 45)
• "I've Got The Music In Me" by Kiki Dee (# 50)
• "Let's Straighten It Out" by Latimore (# 59)
• "I'll Be Your Everything" by Percy Sledge (# 62)
• "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (# 75)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | LADY MARMALADE |
LaBelle | ||||
| 102 | IT'S ALL RIGHT |
Jim Capaldi | ||||
| 103 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL |
Joe Cocker | ||||
| 104 | THANKS FOR THE SMILES |
Charlie Ross | ||||
| 105 | SUNSHINE (PT. 2) |
O'Jays | ||||
| 106 | SAD SWEET DREAMER |
Sweet Sensation | ||||
| 107 | GOOD TIMES, ROCK AND ROLL |
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids | ||||
| 108 | I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE |
Al Wilson | ||||
| 109 | PLEDGING MY LOVE |
Tom Jones | ||||
| 110 | MINE FOR ME |
Rod Stewart | ||||
| 111 | LA LA LOVE YOU |
Don McLean | ||||
| 112 | WOLFMAN JACK |
Todd Rundgren | ||||
| 113 | SINCE I FOUND MY BABY |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||
| 114 | I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE |
Newbeats | ||||
| 115 | WORDS ARE IMPOSSIBLE |
Margie Joseph | ||||
| 116 | GIRLS (PT. 1) |
Moments & Whatnauts | ||||
| 117 | MIDNIGHT SKY (PT. 1) |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 118 | RHYME TYME PEOPLE |
Kool & Gang | ||||
| 119 | GENERATION |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
| 120 | EVERGREEN |
Booker T | ||||
| 121 | BOOGIE JOE, THE GRINDER |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 122 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME |
Dave Mason | ||||
| 123 | LONG TALL GLASSES |
Leo Sayer | ||||
| 124 | WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS |
Lynn Anderson | ||||
| 125 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE |
T.G. Sheppard | ||||