Friday May 9, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 3, 1975



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1   HE DON'T LOVE YOU 3 10 17 9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45240)
2   HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG 1 3 8 14
B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)
3   JACKIE BLUE 4 14 18 13
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1654)
4   PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 2 1 1 9
Elton John (MCA 40364)
5   CHEVY VAN 5 6 10 14
Sammy Johns (GRC 2046)
6   LONG TALL GLASSES 7 8 15 11
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8043)
7   SHINING STAR 11 12 14 13
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090)
8   HOW LONG 15 17 25 8
Ace (Anchor 21000)
9   WALKING IN RHYTHM 14 16 20 13
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736)
10   I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE 12 15 19 8
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 615)
11   BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 17 20 27 12
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540)
12   IT'S A MIRACLE 16 18 22 10
Barry Manilow (Arista 0108)
13   ONLY YESTERDAY 18 24 33 6
Carpenters (A&M 1677)
14   EMMA 6 7 9 14
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16031)
15   THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY 19 25 31 7
John Denver (RCA Victor 10239)
16   SUPERNATURAL THING (PT. 1) 9 13 16 15
Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241)
17   WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU 8 9 12 9
Barry White (20th Century 2177)
18   KILLER QUEEN 22 23 26 12
Queen (Elektra 45226)
19   BAD TIME 26 37 56 5
Grand Funk (Capitol 4046)
20   AUTOBAHN 24 28 36 7
Kraftwerk (Vertigo 203)
21   L-O-V-E (LOVE) 10 11 13 10  
Al Green (Hi 2282)
22   YOUNG AMERICANS 27 34 40 8
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10152)
23   LOVING YOU 13 2 2 15
Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057)
24   STAND BY ME 20 22 24 8
John Lennon (Apple 1881)
25   THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE 21 21 23 13
Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232)
26   SHOESHINE BOY 28 30 32 13
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257)
27   BAD LUCK (PT. 1) 31 39 46 6
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3562)
28   FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE / AMIE 32 38 43 10
Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor 10184)
29   CUT THE CAKE 34 41 66 5
Average White Band (Atlantic 3261)
30   LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT 37 42 65 6
Major Harris (Atlantic 3248)
31   THE IMMIGRANT 36 40 47 7
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40370)
32   LADY MARMALADE 23 5 4 17
LaBelle (Epic 50048)
33   SISTER GOLDEN HAIR 41 64 80 4
America (Warner Bros. 8086)
34   SHAVING CREAM 35 36 42 10
Benny Bell (Vanguard 35183)
35   DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT 39 44 55 7
Lobo (Big Tree 16033)
36   SHAKEY GROUND 40 50 57 6
Temptations (Gordy 7142)
37   HIJACK 43 56 64 9
Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246)
38   WHEN WILL I BE LOVED 47 55 69 4
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050)
39   ONLY WOMEN 50 59 72 5  
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3254)
40   I WANT TO BE FREE 48 57 70 5
Ohio Players (Mercury 73675)
41   MY LITTLE LADY 42 45 51 9
Bloodstone (London 1061)
42   RUNAWAY 44 46 54 8
Charlie Kulis (Playboy 6023)
43   RAINY DAY PEOPLE 46 51 59 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1328)
44   OLD DAYS 72 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia 10131)
45   TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT 51 60 71 4
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 70102)
46   I'M NOT LISA 53 61 75 6
Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009)
47   GROWIN' 49 52 61 6
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 10118)
48   GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) 58 71 81 5
Joe Simon (Spring 156)
49   THE LAST FAREWELL 65 78 89 6  
Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor 50030)
50   I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 52 54 58 7
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8075)
51   WILDFIRE 63 75 85 7  
Michael Murphey (Epic 50084)
52   SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE 59 70 79 4
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567)
53   ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY 56 65 74 7
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163)
54   GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD 64 79 -- 3
Bad Company (Swan Song 70103)
55   MAGIC 60 67 78 5
Pilot (EMI 3992)
56   NO NO SONG 25 4 3 13  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1880)
57   HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 29 26 7 15  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40349)
58   THE WAY WE WERE / TRY TO REMEMBER 73 -- -- 2  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 463)
59   EXPRESS 38 35 21 14  
B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001)
60   REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET 69 81 92 4
Tavares (Capitol 4010)
61   I WANNA DANCE WIT' CHOO (DOO DAT DANCE) (PT. 1) 71 86 91 4
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3015)
62   SWING YOUR DADDY 57 58 62 9
Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006)
63   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 76 88 96 4  
Consumer Rapport (Wing And A Prayer 101)
64   BEER BARREL POLKA 45 47 50 9  
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12056)
65   ONCE YOU GET STARTED 33 27 6 13  
Rufus (ABC 12066)
66   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 68 69 73 6
Evie Sands (Haven 7010)
67   HANG ON SLOOPY 70 72 77 6
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2755)
68   BLOODY WELL RIGHT 81 93 -- 3  
Supertramp (A&M 1660)
69   THANK YOU BABY 79 -- -- 2
Stylistics (Avco 4652)
70   GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 78 -- -- 2
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3565)
71   TOUCH ME BABY (REACHING OUT FOR YOUR LOVE) 74 80 82 8
Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110)
72   BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA 82 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258)
73   WHERE IS THE LOVE 75 77 83 4
Betty Wright (Alston 3713)
74   BLACK SUPERMAN--MUHAMMAD ALI 77 82 84 8
Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band (Pye 71012)
75   MISTY 80 83 87 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 614)
76   LET THERE BE MUSIC 92 -- -- 2  
Orleans (Asylum 45243)
77   THE HUSTLE 91 -- -- 2  
Van McCoy (Avco 4653)
78   SADIE -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 3268)
79   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 98 -- -- 2  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1672)
80   SAIL ON SAILOR 85 91 -- 6
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1325)
81   DYNOMITE (PT. 1) 99 -- -- 2  
Bazuka (A&M 1666)
82   TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS -- -- -- 1  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8092)
83   SHACKIN' UP 87 94 -- 3
Barbara Mason (Buddah 459)
84   CHECK IT OUT 88 96 -- 3
Bobby Womack (United Artists 621)
85   DON'T LEAVE ME IN THE MORNING 90 98 -- 3
Odia Coates (United Artists 601b)
86   (JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET 97 -- -- 2  
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 602)
87   REAL MAN 89 95 98 4
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0304)
88   WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
War (United Artists 629)
89   ME & MRS. JONES 100 -- -- 2  
Ron Banks & Dramatics (ABC 12090)
90   ROCKIN' CHAIR -- -- -- 1  
Gwen McCrae (Cat 1996)
91   TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY 93 100 -- 3
Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10228)
92   ONE MORE TOMORROW 94 -- -- 2
Henry Gross (A&M 1682)
93   ANYTIME (I'LL BE THERE) 96 -- -- 2
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1327)
94   SAVE ME 95 99 -- 3
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10212)
95   BLANKET ON THE GROUND -- -- -- 1  
Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584)
96   LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN -- -- -- 1  
Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402)
97   PINBALL 84 90 97 4  
Brian Protheroe (Chrysalis 2104)
98   99 MILES FROM L.A. -- -- -- 1  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6037)
99   JUDY MAE -- -- -- 1  
Boomer Castleman (Mums 6038)
100   MISTER MAGIC -- -- -- 1  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu 924)

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:

   • "Poetry Man" by Phoebe Snow (# 30)
   • "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker (# 54)
   • "Satin Soul" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (# 55)
   • "Tangled Up In Blue" by Bob Dylan (# 61)
   • "(If You Add) All The Love In The World" by Mac Davis (# 62)
   • "Cry To Me" by Loleatta Holloway (# 66)
   • "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (# 67)
   • "Spider Jiving" by Andy Fairweather-Low (# 83)
   • "Sandy" by Hollies (# 86)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ALL RIGHT NOW Lea Roberts
102   THIS OL' COWBOY Marshall Tucker Band
103   MIDNIGHT BLUE Melissa Manchester
104   ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE Man Ingredient
105   THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE Reunion
106   IT DO FEEL GOOD Donna Fargo
107   YOU NEED LOVE Styx
108   YOUR MAMA WON'T LIKE ME Suzi Quatro
109   IT HURTS A LITTLE EVEN NOW John Reid
110   I'M NOT IN LOVE 10cc
111   GRANDDADDY (PT. 1) New Birth
112   GRINGO EN MEXICO Maria Muldaur
113   GOOD VIBRATIONS Troggs
114   ACHOO Sparks
115   DAMN IT ALL Gene Cotton
116   THE HANDS OF TIME (BRIAN'S SONG) Atlantic & Pacific
117   LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY Charlie Daniels Band
118   WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Janis Ian
119   YOU CAN'T GET OFF WITH YOUR SHOES ON Barefoot Jerry
120   MINNESOTA Northern Light
121   ASTRAL MAN Nektar
122   BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA Spaghetti Head
123   SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU Guess Who
124   SLIPPERY WHEN WET Commodores
125   JUST LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET Fallen Angels
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