Thursday April 24, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 19, 1975



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1   PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 1 2 9 7
Elton John (MCA 40364)
2   LOVING YOU 2 3 1 13
Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057)
3   HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG 8 10 15 12
B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)
4   NO NO SONG 3 1 5 11
Ringo Starr (Apple 1880)
5   LADY MARMALADE 4 5 2 15
LaBelle (Epic 50048)
6   CHEVY VAN 10 13 16 12
Sammy Johns (GRC 2046)
7   EMMA 9 11 13 12
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16031)
8   LONG TALL GLASSES 15 20 25 9
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8043)
9   WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU 12 14 19 7
Barry White (20th Century 2177)
10   HE DON'T LOVE YOU 17 21 24 7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45240)
11   L-O-V-E (LOVE) 13 15 18 8
Al Green (Hi 2282)
12   SHINING STAR 14 16 22 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090)
13   SUPERNATURAL THING (PT. 1) 16 18 21 13
Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241)
14   JACKIE BLUE 18 23 31 11
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1654)
15   I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE 19 25 37 6
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 615)
16   WALKING IN RHYTHM 20 34 48 11
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736)
17   HOW LONG 25 32 45 6
Ace (Anchor 21000)
18   IT'S A MIRACLE 22 29 35 8
Barry Manilow (Arista 0108)
19   POETRY MAN 5 6 7 15  
Phoebe Snow (Shelter 40353)
20   BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 27 35 42 10
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540)
21   THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE 23 26 30 11
Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232)
22   STAND BY ME 24 33 46 6
John Lennon (Apple 1881)
23   KILLER QUEEN 26 31 38 10
Queen (Elektra 45226)
24   ONLY YESTERDAY 33 57 78 4
Carpenters (A&M 1677)
25   THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY 31 42 58 5
John Denver (RCA Victor 10239)
26   HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 7 8 3 13  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40349)
27   ONCE YOU GET STARTED 6 7 11 11  
Rufus (ABC 12066)
28   AUTOBAHN 36 54 66 5
Kraftwerk (Vertigo 203)
29   YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL 11 4 4 14  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1641)
30   SHOESHINE BOY 32 38 43 11
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257)
31   MY EYES ADORED YOU 29 12 6 24
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
32   SATIN SOUL 28 28 29 12
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162)
33   LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE 34 36 41 8
Spinners (Atlantic 3252)
34   YOUNG AMERICANS 40 56 68 6
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10152)
35   EXPRESS 21 9 10 12  
B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001)
36   SHAVING CREAM 42 51 61 8
Benny Bell (Vanguard 35183)
37   BAD TIME 56 77 -- 3  
Grand Funk (Capitol 4046)
38   FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE / AMIE 43 47 56 8
Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor 10184)
39   BAD LUCK (PT. 1) 46 59 77 4
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3562)
40   THE IMMIGRANT 47 61 73 5
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40370)
41   CUT THE CAKE 66 88 -- 3  
Average White Band (Atlantic 3261)
42   LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT 65 78 100 4  
Major Harris (Atlantic 3248)
43   TANGLED UP IN BLUE 45 48 52 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10106)
44   DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT 55 67 76 5  
Lobo (Big Tree 16033)
45   MY LITTLE LADY 51 60 63 7
Bloodstone (London 1061)
46   RUNAWAY 54 58 67 6
Charlie Kulis (Playboy 6023)
47   BEER BARREL POLKA 50 55 60 7
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12056)
48   LINDA ON MY MIND 48 50 51 10
Conway Twitty (MCA 40339)
49   THE PILL 49 52 62 7
Loretta Lynn (MCA 40358)
50   SHAKEY GROUND 57 70 80 4
Temptations (Gordy 7142)
51   RAINY DAY PEOPLE 59 71 83 4
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1328)
52   GROWIN' 61 74 84 4
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 10118)
53   HARRY TRUMAN 30 19 20 10  
Chicago (Columbia 10092)
54   I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 58 64 74 5
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8075)
55   WHEN WILL I BE LOVED 69 -- -- 2  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050)
56   HIJACK 64 76 93 7
Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246)
57   I WANT TO BE FREE 70 81 -- 3  
Ohio Players (Mercury 73675)
58   SWING YOUR DADDY 62 66 70 7
Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006)
59   ONLY WOMEN 72 86 -- 3  
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3254)
60   TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT 71 -- -- 2  
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 70102)
61   I'M NOT LISA 75 87 97 4  
Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009)
62   (IF YOU ADD) ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD 63 69 75 5
Mac Davis (Columbia 10111)
63   REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE 60 65 71 6
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14790)
64   SISTER GOLDEN HAIR 80 -- -- 2  
America (Warner Bros. 8086)
65   ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY 74 80 89 5
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163)
66   CRY TO ME 67 73 79 5
Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047)
67   MAGIC 78 89 -- 3  
Pilot (EMI 3992)
68   SUN GODDESS 68 75 81 6
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10103)
69   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 73 83 88 4
Evie Sands (Haven 7010)
70   SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE 79 -- -- 2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567)
71   GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) 81 94 -- 3
Joe Simon (Spring 156)
72   HANG ON SLOOPY 77 82 87 4
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2755)
73   SHAME SHAME SHAME 35 24 8 14  
Shirley & Company (Vibration 532)
74   DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU 37 17 12 17  
Sugarloaf (Claridge 402)
75   WILDFIRE 85 92 94 5
Michael Murphey (Epic 50084)
76   WHO'S SORRY NOW 39 41 47 8  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14786)
77   WHERE IS THE LOVE 83 -- -- 2
Betty Wright (Alston 3713)
78   THE LAST FAREWELL 89 96 98 4  
Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor 50030)
79   GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD -- -- -- 1  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70103)
80   TOUCH ME BABY (REACHING OUT FOR YOUR LOVE) 82 85 86 6
Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110)
81   REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET 92 -- -- 2  
Tavares (Capitol 4010)
82   BLACK SUPERMAN--MUHAMMAD ALI 84 91 92 6
Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band (Pye 71012)
83   MISTY 87 -- -- 2
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 614)
84   RESCUE ME 86 93 95 4
Cher (MCA 40375)
85   A HURRICANE IS COMING TONITE 90 97 -- 3
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10229)
86   I WANNA DANCE WIT' CHOO (DOO DAT DANCE) (PT. 1) 91 -- -- 2
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3015)
87   SPIDER JIVING 93 98 99 4
Andy Fairweather-Low (A&M 1649)
88   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 96 -- -- 2
Consumer Rapport (Wing And A Prayer 101)
89   THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL 94 -- -- 2
Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12072)
90   PINBALL 97 -- -- 2
Brian Protheroe (Chrysalis 2104)
91   SAIL ON SAILOR -- -- -- 4
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1325)
92   SANDY -- -- -- 1  
Hollies (Epic 50086)
93   BLOODY WELL RIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Supertramp (A&M 1660)
94   SHACKIN' UP -- -- -- 1  
Barbara Mason (Buddah 459)
95   REAL MAN 98 -- -- 2
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0304)
96   CHECK IT OUT -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Womack (United Artists 621)
97   A PIRATE LOOKS AT FORTY 100 -- -- 2
Jimmy Buffett (ABC/Dunhill 15029)
98   DON'T LEAVE ME IN THE MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Odia Coates (United Artists 601b)
99   SAVE ME -- -- -- 1  
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10212)
100   TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10228)

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:

   • "Sad Sweet Dreamer" by Sweet Sensation (# 38)
   • "Butter Boy" by Fanny (# 41)
   • "Black Water" by Doobie Brothers (# 44)
   • "I Wanna Learn A Love Song" by Harry Chapin (# 52)
   • "I Am Love (pts. 1 & 2)" by Jackson Five (# 53)
   • "We're Almost There" by Michael Jackson (# 76)
   • "My First Day Without Her" by Dennis Yost & Classics IV (# 88)
   • "Sneaky Snake" by Tom T. Hall (# 95)
   • "Only One Woman" by Nigel Olsson (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   IT DO FEEL GOOD Donna Fargo
102   THIS OL' COWBOY Marshall Tucker Band
103   BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA Smokey Robinson
104   YOUR MAMA WON'T LIKE ME Suzi Quatro
105   ALL RIGHT NOW Lea Roberts
106   DYNOMITE (PT. 1) Bazuka
107   KOJAK COLUMBO Nilsson
108   YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO SAY NO Boz Scaggs
109   ONE MORE TOMORROW Henry Gross
110   SHOOT 'EM UP Joe Vitale
111   MIDNIGHT BLUE Melissa Manchester
112   MISTER MAGIC Grover Washington, Jr.
113   GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT O'Jays
114   BLUE EYED SOUL (PT. 1) Carl Douglas
115   ANYTIME (I'LL BE THERE) Frank Sinatra
116   THE HANDS OF TIME (BRIAN'S SONG) Atlantic & Pacific
117   WILLING TO LEARN Tower Of Power
118   LET THERE BE MUSIC Orleans
119   IT HURTS A LITTLE EVEN NOW John Reid
120   GOOD VIBRATIONS Troggs
121   99 MILES FROM L.A. Albert Hammond
122   2 + 2 Jaggerz
123   THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE Reunion
124   TOBY Chi-Lites
125   YOU CAN'T GET OFF WITH YOUR SHOES ON Barefoot Jerry
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