Friday May 2, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 26, 1975



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1   HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG 3 8 10 13
B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)
2   PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 1 1 2 8
Elton John (MCA 40364)
3   HE DON'T LOVE YOU 10 17 21 8
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45240)
4   JACKIE BLUE 14 18 23 12
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1654)
5   CHEVY VAN 6 10 13 13
Sammy Johns (GRC 2046)
6   EMMA 7 9 11 13
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16031)
7   LONG TALL GLASSES 8 15 20 10
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8043)
8   WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU 9 12 14 8
Barry White (20th Century 2177)
9   SUPERNATURAL THING (PT. 1) 13 16 18 14
Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241)
10   L-O-V-E (LOVE) 11 13 15 9
Al Green (Hi 2282)
11   SHINING STAR 12 14 16 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090)
12   I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE 15 19 25 7
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 615)
13   LOVING YOU 2 2 3 14  
Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057)
14   WALKING IN RHYTHM 16 20 34 12
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736)
15   HOW LONG 17 25 32 7
Ace (Anchor 21000)
16   IT'S A MIRACLE 18 22 29 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0108)
17   BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 20 27 35 11
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540)
18   ONLY YESTERDAY 24 33 57 5
Carpenters (A&M 1677)
19   THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY 25 31 42 6
John Denver (RCA Victor 10239)
20   STAND BY ME 22 24 33 7
John Lennon (Apple 1881)
21   THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE 21 23 26 12
Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232)
22   KILLER QUEEN 23 26 31 11
Queen (Elektra 45226)
23   LADY MARMALADE 5 4 5 16  
LaBelle (Epic 50048)
24   AUTOBAHN 28 36 54 6
Kraftwerk (Vertigo 203)
25   NO NO SONG 4 3 1 12  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1880)
26   BAD TIME 37 56 77 4  
Grand Funk (Capitol 4046)
27   YOUNG AMERICANS 34 40 56 7
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10152)
28   SHOESHINE BOY 30 32 38 12
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257)
29   HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 26 7 8 14
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40349)
30   POETRY MAN 19 5 6 16  
Phoebe Snow (Shelter 40353)
31   BAD LUCK (PT. 1) 39 46 59 5
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3562)
32   FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE / AMIE 38 43 47 9
Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor 10184)
33   ONCE YOU GET STARTED 27 6 7 12
Rufus (ABC 12066)
34   CUT THE CAKE 41 66 88 4
Average White Band (Atlantic 3261)
35   SHAVING CREAM 36 42 51 9
Benny Bell (Vanguard 35183)
36   THE IMMIGRANT 40 47 61 6
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40370)
37   LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT 42 65 78 5
Major Harris (Atlantic 3248)
38   EXPRESS 35 21 9 13
B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001)
39   DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT 44 55 67 6
Lobo (Big Tree 16033)
40   SHAKEY GROUND 50 57 70 5
Temptations (Gordy 7142)
41   SISTER GOLDEN HAIR 64 80 -- 3  
America (Warner Bros. 8086)
42   MY LITTLE LADY 45 51 60 8
Bloodstone (London 1061)
43   HIJACK 56 64 76 8  
Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246)
44   RUNAWAY 46 54 58 7
Charlie Kulis (Playboy 6023)
45   BEER BARREL POLKA 47 50 55 8
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12056)
46   RAINY DAY PEOPLE 51 59 71 5
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1328)
47   WHEN WILL I BE LOVED 55 69 -- 3
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050)
48   I WANT TO BE FREE 57 70 81 4
Ohio Players (Mercury 73675)
49   GROWIN' 52 61 74 5
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 10118)
50   ONLY WOMEN 59 72 86 4
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3254)
51   TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT 60 71 -- 3
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 70102)
52   I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 54 58 64 6
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8075)
53   I'M NOT LISA 61 75 87 5
Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009)
54   YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL 29 11 4 15  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1641)
55   SATIN SOUL 32 28 28 13  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162)
56   ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY 65 74 80 6
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163)
57   SWING YOUR DADDY 58 62 66 8
Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006)
58   GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) 71 81 94 4  
Joe Simon (Spring 156)
59   SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE 70 79 -- 3  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567)
60   MAGIC 67 78 89 4
Pilot (EMI 3992)
61   TANGLED UP IN BLUE 43 45 48 8  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10106)
62   (IF YOU ADD) ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD 62 63 69 6
Mac Davis (Columbia 10111)
63   WILDFIRE 75 85 92 6  
Michael Murphey (Epic 50084)
64   GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD 79 -- -- 2  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70103)
65   THE LAST FAREWELL 78 89 96 5  
Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor 50030)
66   CRY TO ME 66 67 73 6
Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047)
67   SUN GODDESS 68 68 75 7
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10103)
68   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 69 73 83 5
Evie Sands (Haven 7010)
69   REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET 81 92 -- 3  
Tavares (Capitol 4010)
70   HANG ON SLOOPY 72 77 82 5
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2755)
71   I WANNA DANCE WIT' CHOO (DOO DAT DANCE) (PT. 1) 86 91 -- 3  
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3015)
72   OLD DAYS -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 10131)
73   THE WAY WE WERE / TRY TO REMEMBER -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 463)
74   TOUCH ME BABY (REACHING OUT FOR YOUR LOVE) 80 82 85 7
Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110)
75   WHERE IS THE LOVE 77 83 -- 3
Betty Wright (Alston 3713)
76   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 88 96 -- 3  
Consumer Rapport (Wing And A Prayer 101)
77   BLACK SUPERMAN--MUHAMMAD ALI 82 84 91 7
Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band (Pye 71012)
78   GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT -- -- -- 1  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3565)
79   THANK YOU BABY -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4652)
80   MISTY 83 87 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 614)
81   BLOODY WELL RIGHT 93 -- -- 2  
Supertramp (A&M 1660)
82   BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258)
83   SPIDER JIVING 87 93 98 5
Andy Fairweather-Low (A&M 1649)
84   PINBALL 90 97 -- 3
Brian Protheroe (Chrysalis 2104)
85   SAIL ON SAILOR 91 -- -- 5
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1325)
86   SANDY 92 -- -- 2
Hollies (Epic 50086)
87   SHACKIN' UP 94 -- -- 2
Barbara Mason (Buddah 459)
88   CHECK IT OUT 96 -- -- 2
Bobby Womack (United Artists 621)
89   REAL MAN 95 98 -- 3
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0304)
90   DON'T LEAVE ME IN THE MORNING 98 -- -- 2
Odia Coates (United Artists 601b)
91   THE HUSTLE -- -- -- 1  
Van McCoy (Avco 4653)
92   LET THERE BE MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Orleans (Asylum 45243)
93   TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY 100 -- -- 2
Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10228)
94   ONE MORE TOMORROW -- -- -- 1  
Henry Gross (A&M 1682)
95   SAVE ME 99 -- -- 2
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10212)
96   ANYTIME (I'LL BE THERE) -- -- -- 1  
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1327)
97   (JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET -- -- -- 1  
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 602)
98   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1672)
99   DYNOMITE (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Bazuka (A&M 1666)
100   ME & MRS. JONES -- -- -- 1  
Ron Banks & Dramatics (ABC 12090)

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:

   • "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli (# 31)
   • "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" by Spinners (# 33)
   • "Linda On My Mind" by Conway Twitty (# 48)
   • "The Pill" by Loretta Lynn (# 49)
   • "Harry Truman" by Chicago (# 53)
   • "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Gloria Gaynor (# 63)
   • "Shame Shame Shame" by Shirley & Company (# 73)
   • "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf (# 74)
   • "Who's Sorry Now" by Marie Osmond (# 76)
   • "Rescue Me" by Cher (# 84)
   • "A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite" by Carol Douglas (# 85)
   • "The House On Telegraph Hill" by Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (# 89)
   • "A Pirate Looks At Forty" by Jimmy Buffett (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ALL RIGHT NOW Lea Roberts
102   IT DO FEEL GOOD Donna Fargo
103   YOUR MAMA WON'T LIKE ME Suzi Quatro
104   KOJAK COLUMBO Nilsson
105   THIS OL' COWBOY Marshall Tucker Band
106   MISTER MAGIC Grover Washington, Jr.
107   MIDNIGHT BLUE Melissa Manchester
108   YOU MAKE IT SO HARD TO SAY NO Boz Scaggs
109   SHOOT 'EM UP Joe Vitale
110   BLUE EYED SOUL (PT. 1) Carl Douglas
111   ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE Man Ingredient
112   THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE Reunion
113   THE HANDS OF TIME (BRIAN'S SONG) Atlantic & Pacific
114   99 MILES FROM L.A. Albert Hammond
115   IT HURTS A LITTLE EVEN NOW John Reid
116   JUST LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET Fallen Angels
117   GOOD VIBRATIONS Troggs
118   2 + 2 Jaggerz
119   ACHOO Sparks
120   WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Janis Ian
121   GRANDDADDY (PT. 1) New Birth
122   GRINGO EN MEXICO Maria Muldaur
123   ASTRAL MAN Nektar
124   YOU CAN'T GET OFF WITH YOUR SHOES ON Barefoot Jerry
125   SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU Guess Who
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