Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 25, 1975

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	PLEASE MR. POSTMAN	2	4	5	10
Carpenters (A&M 1646)
2	MANDY	1	2	3	11
Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613)
3	LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN	3	5	7	15
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313)
4	BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN	6	8	8	12
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254)
5	YOU'RE NO GOOD	11	20	26	8
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990)
6	MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN	10	15	18	10
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765)
7	ONE MAN WOMAN-ONE WOMAN MAN	8	11	12	12
Paul Anka & Odia Coates (United Artists 569)
8	NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE	9	12	14	13
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748)
9	PICK UP THE PIECES	16	22	29	10
Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
10	FIRE	18	25	33	7
Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)
11	SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL	13	16	21	7
Grand Funk (Capitol 4002)
12	DOCTOR'S ORDERS	14	18	20	10
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10113)
13	BEST OF MY LOVE	15	19	23	9
Eagles (Asylum 45218)
14	LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS	5	3	1	9
Elton John & John Lennon (MCA 40344)
15	GET DANCIN'	17	21	24	9
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004)
16	YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING	4	1	2	13
Barry White (20th Century 2133)
17	ROCK N' ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)	19	23	30	8
Mac Davis (Columbia 10070)
18	BLACK WATER	26	34	42	6
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062)
19	ONLY YOU	7	6	6	11
Ringo Starr (Apple 1876)
20	BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE	12	13	13	14
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101)
21	MY EYES ADORED YOU	32	37	38	12
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
22	#9 DREAM	31	45	55	5
John Lennon (Apple 1878)
23	STRUTTIN'	27	31	37	8
Billy Preston (A&M 1644)
24	LONELY PEOPLE	28	33	41	6
America (Warner Bros. 8048)
25	SWEET SURRENDER	33	40	48	5
John Denver (RCA Victor 10148)
26	LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN	30	36	46	7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620)
27	FREEBIRD	25	26	28	10
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328)
28	KUNG FU FIGHTING	24	10	10	15
Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140)
29	JUNIOR'S FARM	20	7	4	12
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875)
30	LADY	43	44	50	7
Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102)
31	BIG YELLOW TAXI	40	47	53	6
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221)
32	READY	29	30	31	9
Cat Stevens (A&M 1645)
33	I BELONG TO YOU	36	38	44	11
Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
34	FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU	34	35	40	9
Barbara Mason (Buddah 441)
35	CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD	41	46	51	7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573)
36	NIGHTINGALE	44	51	64	5
Carole King (Ode 66106)
37	THE ENTERTAINER	37	39	39	9
Billy Joel (Columbia 10064)
38	WHEN A CHILD IS BORN	39	41	47	6
Michael Holm (Mercury 73642)
39	YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE	46	52	62	6
Jim Stafford (MGM 14775)
40	DING DONG, DING DONG	48	73	--	3
George Harrison (Apple 1879)
41	CHANGES	42	42	45	16
David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605)
42	I'M A WOMAN	49	57	67	6
Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319)
43	RIDE 'EM COWBOY	35	27	27	17
Paul Davis (Bang 712)
44	CAT'S IN THE CRADLE	22	9	9	19
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203)
45	DAY TRIPPER	47	49	58	6
Anne Murray (Capitol 4000)
46	AIN'T THAT PECULIAR	60	68	84	5
Diamond Reo (Big Tree 16030)
47	AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME	53	61	75	7
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038)
48	DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE	55	63	74	5
Manhattans (Columbia 10045)
49	HAPPY PEOPLE	52	54	57	7
Temptations (Gordy 7138)
50	UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE	63	72	92	5
Polly Brown (GTO 1002)
51	TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE)	59	62	65	7
Al Martino (Capitol 3987)
52	LADY MARMALADE	71	92	--	3
LaBelle (Epic 50048)
53	I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART)	21	14	11	16
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433)
54	MUST OF GOT LOST	23	17	17	13
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214)
55	ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY	--	--	--	1
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73656)
56	MOVIN' ON	76	--	--	2
Bad Company (Swan Song 70101)
57	WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN	51	53	36	18
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int'l 3550)
58	I AM LOVE (PTS. 1 & 2)	74	--	--	2
Jackson Five (Motown 1310)
59	DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU	72	81	89	5
Sugarloaf (Claridge 402)
60	I AM I AM	61	65	72	5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251)
61	NEVER LET HER GO	77	82	90	5
David Gates (Elektra 45223)
62	DANCIN' FOOL	38	24	25	10
Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075)
63	HOPPY, GENE AND ME	65	70	77	6
Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154)
64	RHYME TYME PEOPLE	68	83	--	3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1563)
65	I CAN HELP	50	48	34	18
Billy Swan (Monument 8621)
66	BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE	62	64	69	9
Carl Graves (A&M 1620)
67	DO IT ('TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED)	56	58	49	19
B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395)
68	ANGIE BABY	45	32	15	15
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972)
69	SALLY G	90	--	--	2
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875b)
70	COSTAFINE TOWN	69	75	79	6
Splinter (Dark Horse 10002)
71	MIDNIGHT SKY (PT. 1)	75	79	--	3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2255)
72	DON'T CHA LOVE IT	73	78	85	7
Miracles (Tamla 54256)
73	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	--	--	--	1
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40349)
74	MY BOY	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10191)
75	PART OF THE PLAN	78	85	88	5
Dan Fogelberg (Epic 50055)
76	YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL	94	--	--	2
Joe Cocker (A&M 1641)
77	THANKS FOR THE SMILES	81	91	--	3
Charlie Ross (Big Tree 16025)
78	POETRY MAN	88	96	--	3
Phoebe Snow (Shelter 40353)
79	LET ME START TONITE	80	86	96	4
Lamont Dozier (ABC 12044)
80	CHANGES	--	--	--	1
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 10077)
81	SHAME SHAME SHAME	99	--	--	2
Shirley & Company (Vibration 532)
82	FUTURE SHOCK	85	93	98	4
Hello People (ABC/Dunhill 15023)
83	I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE	86	94	--	3
Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30202)
84	THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT AGAIN	95	--	--	2
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 598)
85	SHOULD ANYBODY ASK	87	95	97	5
Gary Bonner (Atlantic 3234)
86	HOT DAWGIT	89	97	99	5
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056)
87	SAD SWEET DREAMER	97	--	--	2
Sweet Sensation (Pye 71002)
88	IT'S ALL RIGHT	91	98	--	3
Jim Capaldi (Island 003)
89	I FOUGHT THE LAW	--	--	--	1
Sam Neely (A&M 1651)
90	I GET LIFTED	92	--	--	2
George McCrae (T.K. 1007)
91	GOOD TIMES, ROCK AND ROLL	96	--	--	2
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,006)
92	GIRLS (PT. 1)	93	100	--	3
Moments & Whatnauts (Stang 5057)
93	STAR ON A TV SHOW	--	--	--	1
Stylistics (Avco 4649)
94	WOLFMAN JACK	98	--	--	2
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0301)
95	LOVING YOU	--	--	--	1
Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057)
96	I'LL STILL LOVE YOU	--	--	--	1
Jim Weatherly (Buddah 444)
97	SUPERNATURAL THING (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241)
98	ISN'T IT LONELY TOGETHER	--	--	--	1
Stark & O'Brien (RCA Victor 10109)
99	WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS	100	99	--	3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041)
100	IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	--	--	--	1
Millie Jackson (Spring 155)

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:

   • "Sugar Pie Guy (pt. 1)" by Joneses (# 54)
   • "Promised Land" by Elvis Presley (# 57)
   • "Sha-la-la (Make Me Happy)" by Al Green (# 58)
   • "Dark Horse" by George Harrison (# 64)
   • "You Got The Love" by Rufus (# 66)
   • "Where Are All My Friends" by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (# 67)
   • "My Main Man" by Staple Singers (# 70)
   • "Philadelphia" by B.B. King (# 79)
   • "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" by Bobby Bland (# 82)
   • "Guava Jelly" by Barbra Streisand (# 83)
   • "One Tear" by Eddie Kendricks (# 84)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	BUTTER BOY	Fanny
102	CHEVY VAN	Sammy Johns
103	WHERE HAVE THEY GONE	Jimmy Beaumont & Skyliners
104	YOU ARE YOU	Gilbert O'Sullivan
105	SUNSHINE (PT. 2)	O'Jays
106	PLEDGING MY LOVE	Tom Jones
107	THE BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN	Dr. Hook
108	LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME	Sister Sledge
109	SUPER DUPER LOVE (PT. 1)	Sugar Billy
110	THEME FROM CHICO AND THE MAN	Jose Feliciano
111	COOCHIE COOCHIE COO	Hudson Brothers
112	GET IT UP FOR LOVE	Johnny Rivers
113	I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE	Newbeats
114	MS. GRACE	Tymes
115	I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING / CHAPEL OF LOVE	Shirley
116	WALKING IN RHYTHM	Blackbyrds
117	ONLY ONE WOMAN	Nigel Olsson
118	ALASKA BLOODLINE	Joe & Bing
119	WOLF CREEK PASS	C.W. McCall
120	THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE	Jimmy Castor Bunch
121	GUILTY	First Choice
122	MIDNIGHT SHOW	Ron Dante
123	SINCE I FOUND MY BABY	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
124	LA LA LOVE YOU	Don McLean
125	WORDS ARE IMPOSSIBLE	Margie Joseph